NUR1010
Professional Nursing I
Q & A w/ Rationales
2024
,1. Which of the following is considered the founder of
modern nursing who established the first secular nursing
school in London and improved sanitary conditions in
hospitals during the Crimean War?
a) Clara Barton
b) Dorothea Dix
c) Florence Nightingale*
d) Mary Seacole
Rationale: Florence Nightingale is widely regarded as the
founder of modern nursing for her contributions to nursing
education, research, and practice. She established the
Nightingale School of Nursing at St. Thomas' Hospital in
London in 1860, which was the first secular nursing school
in the world. She also advocated for better hygiene and
sanitation in hospitals, especially during the Crimean War,
where she reduced the mortality rate of wounded soldiers
by implementing sanitary reforms.
2. Which of the following is a historical example of a nurse
theorist who developed a conceptual model of nursing that
emphasized the holistic care of individuals, families, and
communities?
a) Martha Rogers*
b) Virginia Henderson
c) Jean Watson
d) Betty Neuman
Rationale: Martha Rogers developed the Science of Unitary
Human Beings, a conceptual model of nursing that views
human beings as dynamic energy fields that interact with
, their environments. She proposed that nursing's goal is to
promote health and well-being for individuals, families,
and communities by fostering harmonious interactions
between human and environmental fields.
3. Which of the following is a historical example of a nurse
leader who advocated for social justice and human rights
and founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York City
to provide community health services to poor and
immigrant populations?
a) Lillian Wald*
b) Margaret Sanger
c) Isabel Hampton Robb
d) Mary Breckinridge
Rationale: Lillian Wald was a pioneer of public health
nursing and social reform. She founded the Henry Street
Settlement in 1893, which was one of the first community
health centers in the United States that offered nursing care,
health education, social services, and advocacy to low-
income and immigrant populations. She also campaigned
for women's suffrage, child labor laws, civil rights, and
peace.
4. Which of the following is a historical example of a nurse
educator who established the first standardized curriculum
for nursing education and wrote one of the first textbooks
on nursing principles and practice?
a) Adelaide Nutting
b) Annie Goodrich
c) Isabel Hampton Robb*
Professional Nursing I
Q & A w/ Rationales
2024
,1. Which of the following is considered the founder of
modern nursing who established the first secular nursing
school in London and improved sanitary conditions in
hospitals during the Crimean War?
a) Clara Barton
b) Dorothea Dix
c) Florence Nightingale*
d) Mary Seacole
Rationale: Florence Nightingale is widely regarded as the
founder of modern nursing for her contributions to nursing
education, research, and practice. She established the
Nightingale School of Nursing at St. Thomas' Hospital in
London in 1860, which was the first secular nursing school
in the world. She also advocated for better hygiene and
sanitation in hospitals, especially during the Crimean War,
where she reduced the mortality rate of wounded soldiers
by implementing sanitary reforms.
2. Which of the following is a historical example of a nurse
theorist who developed a conceptual model of nursing that
emphasized the holistic care of individuals, families, and
communities?
a) Martha Rogers*
b) Virginia Henderson
c) Jean Watson
d) Betty Neuman
Rationale: Martha Rogers developed the Science of Unitary
Human Beings, a conceptual model of nursing that views
human beings as dynamic energy fields that interact with
, their environments. She proposed that nursing's goal is to
promote health and well-being for individuals, families,
and communities by fostering harmonious interactions
between human and environmental fields.
3. Which of the following is a historical example of a nurse
leader who advocated for social justice and human rights
and founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York City
to provide community health services to poor and
immigrant populations?
a) Lillian Wald*
b) Margaret Sanger
c) Isabel Hampton Robb
d) Mary Breckinridge
Rationale: Lillian Wald was a pioneer of public health
nursing and social reform. She founded the Henry Street
Settlement in 1893, which was one of the first community
health centers in the United States that offered nursing care,
health education, social services, and advocacy to low-
income and immigrant populations. She also campaigned
for women's suffrage, child labor laws, civil rights, and
peace.
4. Which of the following is a historical example of a nurse
educator who established the first standardized curriculum
for nursing education and wrote one of the first textbooks
on nursing principles and practice?
a) Adelaide Nutting
b) Annie Goodrich
c) Isabel Hampton Robb*
