Evolution of Nursing Theory

Question 1

History of professional nursing began with ______________ envisioned nurses as a body of educated women.

Answer 1

Florence Nightingale

Question 2

Nightingale’s vision and establishment of a School of Nursing at _______________ in _______ marked the birth of modern nursing.

Answer 2

St. Thomas Hospital in London

Question 3

Nightingale’s pioneering activities in nursing practice and education and her writings became a guide for establishing ______ and ______ in ______ at the beginning of ________ century.

Answer 3

Nursing school and hospitals in US at the beginning of 20th century

Question 4

The transition from _______ to _________ is described here in successive eras of history as nurses began developing a body of specialized knowledge on which to base nursing practice.

Answer 4

Vocation to Profession

Question 5

Enumerate the five eras of history

Answer 5

Curriculum Era, Research Era, Research Era and the Graduate Education Era, Theory Era, Theory Utilization Era

Question 6

What year is curriculum era?

Answer 6

1900-1940s

Question 7

What year is research era?

Answer 7

1950-1970s

Question 8

What year is research era and the graduate education era?

Answer 8

1950-1970s

Question 9

What year is theory era?

Answer 9

1980-1990s

Question 10

What year is theory utilization era?

Answer 10

21st Century

Question 11

In what era did they address the question of what content nurse should study to learn how to be a nurse.

Answer 11

Curriculum Era

Question 12

In what era did they give emphasis on what courses nursing student should take, with the goal of arriving at a standardized curriculum.

Answer 12

Curriculum Era

Question 13

Mid ______’s, a standardized curriculum has been published and adopted by many diploma nursing programs.

Answer 13

1930

Question 14

This era emphasized course selection and content for nursing programs and gave way to the research era.

Answer 14

Curriculum Era