NURS 1131 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
How are the seven nursing trends related? Correct Answers
They are interconnected and collectively shape the development
of the nursing profession.
How can you judge website reliability? Correct Answers Check
author, bias, updates, sources, expertise.
How did Nightingale improve the nursing image? Correct
Answers Published data, improved conditions, proved
outcomes.
How does historical research complement quantitative research?
Correct Answers Reveals values and beliefs behind practice.
How does the sociopolitical climate affect healthcare? Correct
Answers Shapes priorities, workforce, and delivery systems.
Was there formal licensure in the Nightingale era? Correct
Answers Not formal; graduates were 'certificated'.
Was there licensure in the 1600-1700s? Correct Answers None.
What are Boolean operators? Correct Answers AND, OR, NOT.
What are examples of newer nursing specialties? Correct
Answers School nursing, public health, rehabilitation.
, What are investigative search tools? Correct Answers
Keywords, MeSH terms, Boolean operators, time frames.
What are key nursing databases? Correct Answers CINAHL,
PubMed, Medline, JSTOR, Ovid, EBSCO.
What are Nightingale's environmental principles? Correct
Answers Cleanliness, ventilation, light, noise control, nutrition.
What are primary historical sources? Correct Answers Diaries,
letters, original documents, recordings.
What are protective role factors in nursing? Correct Answers
Licensure, degrees, certification, Nurse Practice Act.
What are the characteristics of a profession? Correct Answers
Extended education, defined knowledge base, specialized skills.
What are the four historical research steps? Correct Answers
Acquisition, Analysis, Interpretation, Verification.
What are the main influences on the image of nursing? Correct
Answers Media, communication, entertainment, and public
perception.
What are the seven trends examined in nursing history? Correct
Answers Image, Education, Advancement in Practice, War,
Workforce Issues, Licensure & Regulation, Research in Nursing
What are the three realms of nursing practice? Correct Answers
Delegated, Independent, Interdependent.
SOLUTIONS
How are the seven nursing trends related? Correct Answers
They are interconnected and collectively shape the development
of the nursing profession.
How can you judge website reliability? Correct Answers Check
author, bias, updates, sources, expertise.
How did Nightingale improve the nursing image? Correct
Answers Published data, improved conditions, proved
outcomes.
How does historical research complement quantitative research?
Correct Answers Reveals values and beliefs behind practice.
How does the sociopolitical climate affect healthcare? Correct
Answers Shapes priorities, workforce, and delivery systems.
Was there formal licensure in the Nightingale era? Correct
Answers Not formal; graduates were 'certificated'.
Was there licensure in the 1600-1700s? Correct Answers None.
What are Boolean operators? Correct Answers AND, OR, NOT.
What are examples of newer nursing specialties? Correct
Answers School nursing, public health, rehabilitation.
, What are investigative search tools? Correct Answers
Keywords, MeSH terms, Boolean operators, time frames.
What are key nursing databases? Correct Answers CINAHL,
PubMed, Medline, JSTOR, Ovid, EBSCO.
What are Nightingale's environmental principles? Correct
Answers Cleanliness, ventilation, light, noise control, nutrition.
What are primary historical sources? Correct Answers Diaries,
letters, original documents, recordings.
What are protective role factors in nursing? Correct Answers
Licensure, degrees, certification, Nurse Practice Act.
What are the characteristics of a profession? Correct Answers
Extended education, defined knowledge base, specialized skills.
What are the four historical research steps? Correct Answers
Acquisition, Analysis, Interpretation, Verification.
What are the main influences on the image of nursing? Correct
Answers Media, communication, entertainment, and public
perception.
What are the seven trends examined in nursing history? Correct
Answers Image, Education, Advancement in Practice, War,
Workforce Issues, Licensure & Regulation, Research in Nursing
What are the three realms of nursing practice? Correct Answers
Delegated, Independent, Interdependent.
