QUIZ 1: NURSING HISTORY/
COMMUNICATION/ WELLNESS
(UNITEK) EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Dorthea Dix - ANS dedicated to improving conditions for the mentally ill. led movement to
build new mental hospitals and improve existing ones
Clara Barton - ANS Founded the American Red Cross
Mary Eliza Mahoney - ANS first African American professional nurse
1st af. Am nurse
Lillian D. Wald (1867-1940) - ANS Responsible for the development of public health nursing in
the United States through the founding of the Henry Street Settlement in New York City.
Florence Nightingale - ANS Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder of modern
nursing. began professional education of nursing.
Led a group of nurses to Scutari, Turkey during the Crimean War.
Pastor Theodor Fliedner - ANS Established the Kaiserswerth School of nursing in
Kaiserswerth, Germany
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, Mary Ann Ball (1817-1901) - ANS One of the greatest nurse heroines of the Civil War.
Championed the rights and comforts of the soldiers; organized diet kitchens, laundries,
ambulance service; and supervised the nursing staff.
Linda Richards - ANS America's first trained nurse
Developed present day documentation system
World War 1 - ANS Newly formed Army & Nurse Corps
World War 2 - ANS Cadet Nurse Corps was established
"Lady with the Lamp" - ANS Florence Nightengale, now symbol of nursing is the lamp
Pittsburgh Infirmary - ANS Now Passavant Hospital
Created by Fliedner
Bellevue Hospital - ANS Opened first school of nursing (1873).
NCLEX - ANS National Council Licensure Examination
Nurse Practice Act (NPA) - ANS defines the scope and limitations of professional nursing
practice; vary from state to state
Accredation - ANS Voluntary review to evaluate compliance with organization standards
Standards are usually far higher than required by the state
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COMMUNICATION/ WELLNESS
(UNITEK) EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Dorthea Dix - ANS dedicated to improving conditions for the mentally ill. led movement to
build new mental hospitals and improve existing ones
Clara Barton - ANS Founded the American Red Cross
Mary Eliza Mahoney - ANS first African American professional nurse
1st af. Am nurse
Lillian D. Wald (1867-1940) - ANS Responsible for the development of public health nursing in
the United States through the founding of the Henry Street Settlement in New York City.
Florence Nightingale - ANS Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder of modern
nursing. began professional education of nursing.
Led a group of nurses to Scutari, Turkey during the Crimean War.
Pastor Theodor Fliedner - ANS Established the Kaiserswerth School of nursing in
Kaiserswerth, Germany
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, Mary Ann Ball (1817-1901) - ANS One of the greatest nurse heroines of the Civil War.
Championed the rights and comforts of the soldiers; organized diet kitchens, laundries,
ambulance service; and supervised the nursing staff.
Linda Richards - ANS America's first trained nurse
Developed present day documentation system
World War 1 - ANS Newly formed Army & Nurse Corps
World War 2 - ANS Cadet Nurse Corps was established
"Lady with the Lamp" - ANS Florence Nightengale, now symbol of nursing is the lamp
Pittsburgh Infirmary - ANS Now Passavant Hospital
Created by Fliedner
Bellevue Hospital - ANS Opened first school of nursing (1873).
NCLEX - ANS National Council Licensure Examination
Nurse Practice Act (NPA) - ANS defines the scope and limitations of professional nursing
practice; vary from state to state
Accredation - ANS Voluntary review to evaluate compliance with organization standards
Standards are usually far higher than required by the state
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