NCLEX Style Chapter 7 Flashcards
Historically, the practical nurse was which of the following?
a) The first skilled care nurse
b) The first school nurse
c) The first hospice nurse
d) The first home health nurse
d) the first home health nurse
Which of the following statements is true about nursing history?
a-Nursing developed as a form of Christian charity.
b-Women in ancient Greece were trained as nurses.
c- In ancient Babylonia, women cared for the sick.
d-The Bible does not mention nurses.
B in ancient Babylonia
When was the first real hospital in America built? a- Renaissance era b-Eighteenth century c-Age of industrialization d- Nineteenth century?
Eighteenth Century
Who is known as the founder of modern nursing? a- Phoebe b- Sisters of Charity c- Florence Nightingale d- Dorothea Dix
Florence Nightingale
who wrote Notes on Nursing? a-Lillian Wald b-Dorothea Dix c-Florence Nightingale D- Clara Barton
D- Florence Nightingale
Which was the first state to pass a law licensing practical nurses?
a) Mississippi
b) Tennessee
c) Georgia
d) Alabama
a) Mississippi
In 1917, which group of nurses developed standardization of nursing requirements for practical nursing?
a) American Nurses Society
b) National League for Nursing (NLN)
c) American Nurses Association
d) Joint Committee on Practical Nurses
B) National League for Nursing (NLN)
Which of the following statements is true?
a) The end of World War II saw an increase of nurses.
b) The first real school of nursing was in England.
c) Prior to World War I, most nursing was done in homes.
d) Florence Nightingale cared for the sick during the Civil War.
C) Prior to World War 1, most nursing was done in homes
By the end of the nineteenth century, nursing expanded services to include which of the following?
a) Industrial nursing and home health nursing
b) Public health nursing and school nursing
c) Public health nursing and parish nursing
d) Home health nursing and well-being care
b) public health nursing and school nursing
________ were houses for the poor in the North American colonies during the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.
Almshouses
