CEPN FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
When surveyed, nursing has consistently been chosen as: - ANSWER -The most
trusted profession
The earliest type of formal nursing education program was the - ANSWER -diploma
program.
In 1900, the primary reason for hospital-based nursing education programs was to -
ANSWER -staff the hospitals that operated the education programs.
Florence Nightingale is often credited as being the first nurse researcher. This
designation is based on - ANSWER -her use of data on the morbidity and mortality of
soldiers in hospitals in Scutari.
Which of the following African-American public health nurses was instrumental in
providing excellent nursing care to underserved families despite these social
challenges? - ANSWER -Jessie Sleet Scales
Because of her work in the Henry Street Settlement, which of the following nursing
leaders is considered the founder of public health nursing? - ANSWER -Lillian Wald
Who was the first educated African-American professional nurse - ANSWER -Mary
Eliza Mahoney
Margaret Sanger, as a nurse and activist, worked in the early 1900s with immigrant
women. What was the focus of her somewhat controversial work? - ANSWER -Safe
contraception and family planning for women
,To which early nursing leader is attributed the founding of the American Red Cross? -
ANSWER -Clara Barton
What war impacted nursing to stretch its boundaries of nursing practice in jungle mobile
hospital units and assuming the responsibility to perform emergency procedures? -
ANSWER -Vietnam War
Which early nursing leader founded the first training school for nurses that would later
become a model for early nursing education? - ANSWER -Florence Nightingale
What was the most significant impact on the profession of nursing made by Mary
Breckenridge in her role as a frontier nurse? - ANSWER -She demonstrated that nurses
were capable of caring for new mothers and newborns in remote areas.
What were some of the application requirements of nursing education programs in the
1900s? - ANSWER -Female, sensitive, subservient
What was the conclusion of the Goldmark Report? - ANSWER -Advocated for the
establishment of collegiate nursing education.
Who was the Superintendent of Women Nurses of the Union Army? - ANSWER -
Dorthea Dix
What is the significance of the Hill-Burton Act of 1946? - ANSWER -Provided funds to
construct hospitals, nursing homes, and other health facilities
To which early nursing leader is attributed the founding of the American Red Cross? -
ANSWER -Clara Barton
Which of the following nursing roles is not considered an advanced practice role? -
ANSWER -Community health nurse
, What has been found about the outcomes of patients cared for in hospitals with a higher
percentage of BSN-prepared nurses as compared to patients in hospitals with a lower
percentage of BSN-prepared nurses? - ANSWER -Outcomes were better in hospitals
with more BSN-prepared nurses.
Which of the following best describes trends in nursing education? - ANSWER -
Numbers of RNs with bachelor's and higher degrees are increasing.
Which of the following statements is correct about community health nursing (CHN)? -
ANSWER -Prevention and community education are the cornerstones of CHN.
During the Great Depression, staffing of hospitals changed with an impact lasting to the
current day. What was this change? - ANSWER -The employment of graduate nurses in
hospitals
NPs are advanced practice nurses who - ANSWER -can diagnose and treat common
and chronic conditions.
The racial and ethnic composition of the nursing profession will change to more
accurately reflect the population as a whole when - ANSWER -the increased numbers
of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in educational programs graduate and begin to
practice.
Despite the variety of work settings available to the RN, data indicate that the primary
work site for RNs is - ANSWER -acute care hospitals.
What has been found about the outcomes of patients cared for in hospitals with a higher
percentage of BSN-prepared nurses as compared to patients in hospitals with a lower
percentage of BSN-prepared nurses? - ANSWER -Outcomes were better in hospitals
with more BSN-prepared nurses.
ANSWERS
When surveyed, nursing has consistently been chosen as: - ANSWER -The most
trusted profession
The earliest type of formal nursing education program was the - ANSWER -diploma
program.
In 1900, the primary reason for hospital-based nursing education programs was to -
ANSWER -staff the hospitals that operated the education programs.
Florence Nightingale is often credited as being the first nurse researcher. This
designation is based on - ANSWER -her use of data on the morbidity and mortality of
soldiers in hospitals in Scutari.
Which of the following African-American public health nurses was instrumental in
providing excellent nursing care to underserved families despite these social
challenges? - ANSWER -Jessie Sleet Scales
Because of her work in the Henry Street Settlement, which of the following nursing
leaders is considered the founder of public health nursing? - ANSWER -Lillian Wald
Who was the first educated African-American professional nurse - ANSWER -Mary
Eliza Mahoney
Margaret Sanger, as a nurse and activist, worked in the early 1900s with immigrant
women. What was the focus of her somewhat controversial work? - ANSWER -Safe
contraception and family planning for women
,To which early nursing leader is attributed the founding of the American Red Cross? -
ANSWER -Clara Barton
What war impacted nursing to stretch its boundaries of nursing practice in jungle mobile
hospital units and assuming the responsibility to perform emergency procedures? -
ANSWER -Vietnam War
Which early nursing leader founded the first training school for nurses that would later
become a model for early nursing education? - ANSWER -Florence Nightingale
What was the most significant impact on the profession of nursing made by Mary
Breckenridge in her role as a frontier nurse? - ANSWER -She demonstrated that nurses
were capable of caring for new mothers and newborns in remote areas.
What were some of the application requirements of nursing education programs in the
1900s? - ANSWER -Female, sensitive, subservient
What was the conclusion of the Goldmark Report? - ANSWER -Advocated for the
establishment of collegiate nursing education.
Who was the Superintendent of Women Nurses of the Union Army? - ANSWER -
Dorthea Dix
What is the significance of the Hill-Burton Act of 1946? - ANSWER -Provided funds to
construct hospitals, nursing homes, and other health facilities
To which early nursing leader is attributed the founding of the American Red Cross? -
ANSWER -Clara Barton
Which of the following nursing roles is not considered an advanced practice role? -
ANSWER -Community health nurse
, What has been found about the outcomes of patients cared for in hospitals with a higher
percentage of BSN-prepared nurses as compared to patients in hospitals with a lower
percentage of BSN-prepared nurses? - ANSWER -Outcomes were better in hospitals
with more BSN-prepared nurses.
Which of the following best describes trends in nursing education? - ANSWER -
Numbers of RNs with bachelor's and higher degrees are increasing.
Which of the following statements is correct about community health nursing (CHN)? -
ANSWER -Prevention and community education are the cornerstones of CHN.
During the Great Depression, staffing of hospitals changed with an impact lasting to the
current day. What was this change? - ANSWER -The employment of graduate nurses in
hospitals
NPs are advanced practice nurses who - ANSWER -can diagnose and treat common
and chronic conditions.
The racial and ethnic composition of the nursing profession will change to more
accurately reflect the population as a whole when - ANSWER -the increased numbers
of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in educational programs graduate and begin to
practice.
Despite the variety of work settings available to the RN, data indicate that the primary
work site for RNs is - ANSWER -acute care hospitals.
What has been found about the outcomes of patients cared for in hospitals with a higher
percentage of BSN-prepared nurses as compared to patients in hospitals with a lower
percentage of BSN-prepared nurses? - ANSWER -Outcomes were better in hospitals
with more BSN-prepared nurses.
