ROSDAHLS TEXTBOOK OF BASIC NURSING
CERTIFICATION ASSESSMENT 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Roman Matrons. Answer: Women who cared for sick and injured
◉ Monastic Nursing Orders. Answer: Established during the 1st
century to care for the sick
◉ Crusades (1096-1291). Answer: Male military personnel
conducted most nursing care during this period
◉ Maltese cross. Answer: The symbol for the order of nursing during
the Crusades, a forerunner of nursing school pins worn today
◉ The Reformation. Answer: Period from the 1500s to 1800s when
many monasteries closed and nursing was considered the most
menial of all tasks
◉ Dark ages of nursing. Answer: Period when nursing was viewed
poorly and associated with prisoners or prostitutes
, ◉ Kaiserswerth School for Nursing. Answer: Established in 1836 by
Pastor Theodor Fliedner, it was part of the Lutheran Order of
Deaconesses
◉ Florence Nightingale. Answer: Most famous student of the
Kaiserswerth School for Nursing
◉ 1836. Answer: Year the Kaiserswerth School for Nursing was
established
◉ Early influences on nursing. Answer: Belief that sickness was
punishment or possession by evil spirits, with care provided by
shamans and women in folk roles
◉ 500 BC. Answer: Greeks acknowledged causes of disease and
established hostels or hospitals to care for the sick and injured
◉ Caduceus. Answer: Modern symbol of medicine based on mythical
figures, associated with healing
◉ Aesculapius. Answer: Mythical figure associated with healing,
represented by the staff and caduceus
CERTIFICATION ASSESSMENT 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Roman Matrons. Answer: Women who cared for sick and injured
◉ Monastic Nursing Orders. Answer: Established during the 1st
century to care for the sick
◉ Crusades (1096-1291). Answer: Male military personnel
conducted most nursing care during this period
◉ Maltese cross. Answer: The symbol for the order of nursing during
the Crusades, a forerunner of nursing school pins worn today
◉ The Reformation. Answer: Period from the 1500s to 1800s when
many monasteries closed and nursing was considered the most
menial of all tasks
◉ Dark ages of nursing. Answer: Period when nursing was viewed
poorly and associated with prisoners or prostitutes
, ◉ Kaiserswerth School for Nursing. Answer: Established in 1836 by
Pastor Theodor Fliedner, it was part of the Lutheran Order of
Deaconesses
◉ Florence Nightingale. Answer: Most famous student of the
Kaiserswerth School for Nursing
◉ 1836. Answer: Year the Kaiserswerth School for Nursing was
established
◉ Early influences on nursing. Answer: Belief that sickness was
punishment or possession by evil spirits, with care provided by
shamans and women in folk roles
◉ 500 BC. Answer: Greeks acknowledged causes of disease and
established hostels or hospitals to care for the sick and injured
◉ Caduceus. Answer: Modern symbol of medicine based on mythical
figures, associated with healing
◉ Aesculapius. Answer: Mythical figure associated with healing,
represented by the staff and caduceus
