NSG NSG 500 EXAM 1
NSG 500 EXAM 1: (NEW 2026 UPDATE) ADVANCED HEALTH
ASSESSMENT GUIDE| QUESTIONS & ANSWERS| GRADE A|
100% CORRECT (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)
Nursing Evolution During World War 1 ANS >> ✓More nurses were needed with the onset
of WW1; thus, opportunity for development of the profession occurred--John Hopkins and
Columbia University started a BSN level nursing education.
Linda Richards ANS >> ✓The first nurse to graduate in the United States from a formal
nursing program (the program she attended was founded by Dr. Susan Dimock at the New
England Hospital for Women and Children in 1873; Dimock died in 1875)
The Goldmark Report ANS >> ✓During WW1, the Goldmark Report called for all nurses to
be education in universities and for hospital-based training to be terminated.
Role of Nurses in Public Health (early 1900's) ANS >> ✓During the early 1900's, public
health became an area for the most autonomous practice of nursing. The focus was on helping
the poor and destitute.
NSG 500
, NSG NSG 500 EXAM 1
Key players were Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster.
Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster ANS >> ✓Lillian and Mary started the Nurses Settlement
House in the NYC tenements, which became the Henry Street Settlement. This effort then
developed into the Visiting Nurses Society, and served as a model for other community
nursing efforts.
Margaret Sanger ANS >> ✓Margaret Sanger is a key example of nurses advocating for
patients. She fought to make birth control available and safe for all women. Her organization
became what we know as Planned Parenthood
Nursing Education Changes in the Mid 20th Century ANS >> ✓During this time, nursing
education moved out from physician driven hospital programs to college and university-
based programs. At the same time, in response to many nursing shortages, community
colleges developed 2 year ADN programs
1985 Proposal ANS >> ✓In the 1980's, the ANA proposed the "1985 Proposal" to move all
entry level RNs to the BSN level. This proposal was not met and is still not met; however, the
push for hospitals to have Magnet Status is currently driving this initiative
Advanced Nursing Degrees ANS >> ✓APN programs developed in the mid-1970's to educate
BSN level nurses to more advanced and focused clinical practice (this Master's level degree
is being replaced by the Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP)
PhD in nursing programs developed in the late 1980's to early 1990's.
NSG 500
NSG 500 EXAM 1: (NEW 2026 UPDATE) ADVANCED HEALTH
ASSESSMENT GUIDE| QUESTIONS & ANSWERS| GRADE A|
100% CORRECT (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)
Nursing Evolution During World War 1 ANS >> ✓More nurses were needed with the onset
of WW1; thus, opportunity for development of the profession occurred--John Hopkins and
Columbia University started a BSN level nursing education.
Linda Richards ANS >> ✓The first nurse to graduate in the United States from a formal
nursing program (the program she attended was founded by Dr. Susan Dimock at the New
England Hospital for Women and Children in 1873; Dimock died in 1875)
The Goldmark Report ANS >> ✓During WW1, the Goldmark Report called for all nurses to
be education in universities and for hospital-based training to be terminated.
Role of Nurses in Public Health (early 1900's) ANS >> ✓During the early 1900's, public
health became an area for the most autonomous practice of nursing. The focus was on helping
the poor and destitute.
NSG 500
, NSG NSG 500 EXAM 1
Key players were Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster.
Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster ANS >> ✓Lillian and Mary started the Nurses Settlement
House in the NYC tenements, which became the Henry Street Settlement. This effort then
developed into the Visiting Nurses Society, and served as a model for other community
nursing efforts.
Margaret Sanger ANS >> ✓Margaret Sanger is a key example of nurses advocating for
patients. She fought to make birth control available and safe for all women. Her organization
became what we know as Planned Parenthood
Nursing Education Changes in the Mid 20th Century ANS >> ✓During this time, nursing
education moved out from physician driven hospital programs to college and university-
based programs. At the same time, in response to many nursing shortages, community
colleges developed 2 year ADN programs
1985 Proposal ANS >> ✓In the 1980's, the ANA proposed the "1985 Proposal" to move all
entry level RNs to the BSN level. This proposal was not met and is still not met; however, the
push for hospitals to have Magnet Status is currently driving this initiative
Advanced Nursing Degrees ANS >> ✓APN programs developed in the mid-1970's to educate
BSN level nurses to more advanced and focused clinical practice (this Master's level degree
is being replaced by the Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP)
PhD in nursing programs developed in the late 1980's to early 1990's.
NSG 500
