NURS 2300 Test 1 Questions With All Correct
Answers
Florence Nightingale Correct answer-Mother of Nursing, founded Nightingale School of nursing,
Reduced the mortality rate at Scutari Hospital from 40% to less than 2%
Mary Seacole Correct answer-Jamaican nurse and businesswoman, Greatest black Briton in 2003,
Expert on cholera, funded herself - saved 80,000 people
Clara Barton Correct answer-Angel of the Battlefield, Founder of the American Red Cross
Dorothea Dix Correct answer-Civil War Superintendent of the Union Army Nurses, advocate for
mentally ill and prisoners
Louisa May Alcott Correct answer-Author of little women, Served as a nurse and wrote about her
experiences
Mary Ann Bickerdyke Correct answer-Made cleanliness a priority, Brought order out of chaos
Mary Mahoney Correct answer-First black graduate of nursing school, schools were segregated,
New England Hospital for Women and Children
Lillian Wald Correct answer-Mother of Public Health Nursing, Wald made healthcare more widely
available, Established Henry Street House
Margaret Sanger Correct answer-Fought for immigrant women and safe contraception, family
planning
Mary Breckinridge Correct answer-Frontier Nursing Service, First organized midwifery program in
the US, Rode horseback to provide care for health stricken mountain people
Nursing Image Correct answer-Poor portrayal in media, first in ethic and honesty ratings , patient
satisfaction
Critical Thinking in nursing Correct answer-Making good clinical judgments requires excellent
critical thinking skills
Definition of critical thinking Correct answer-1. Raises questions and problems and formulates
them clearly and precisely
2. Gathers and assess relevant information
3. Arrives at conclusions and solutions that are well reasoned and tests them..
Summary of Critical Thinkers Correct answer-What information do we have, need, and how can I
get it?
What am I, the patient, the family feeling?
What standards to consider and what are the risks?
Who and what are benefiting?
Alternatives?
How are we going to proceed? What has been achieved? What do we want to achieve?
Answers
Florence Nightingale Correct answer-Mother of Nursing, founded Nightingale School of nursing,
Reduced the mortality rate at Scutari Hospital from 40% to less than 2%
Mary Seacole Correct answer-Jamaican nurse and businesswoman, Greatest black Briton in 2003,
Expert on cholera, funded herself - saved 80,000 people
Clara Barton Correct answer-Angel of the Battlefield, Founder of the American Red Cross
Dorothea Dix Correct answer-Civil War Superintendent of the Union Army Nurses, advocate for
mentally ill and prisoners
Louisa May Alcott Correct answer-Author of little women, Served as a nurse and wrote about her
experiences
Mary Ann Bickerdyke Correct answer-Made cleanliness a priority, Brought order out of chaos
Mary Mahoney Correct answer-First black graduate of nursing school, schools were segregated,
New England Hospital for Women and Children
Lillian Wald Correct answer-Mother of Public Health Nursing, Wald made healthcare more widely
available, Established Henry Street House
Margaret Sanger Correct answer-Fought for immigrant women and safe contraception, family
planning
Mary Breckinridge Correct answer-Frontier Nursing Service, First organized midwifery program in
the US, Rode horseback to provide care for health stricken mountain people
Nursing Image Correct answer-Poor portrayal in media, first in ethic and honesty ratings , patient
satisfaction
Critical Thinking in nursing Correct answer-Making good clinical judgments requires excellent
critical thinking skills
Definition of critical thinking Correct answer-1. Raises questions and problems and formulates
them clearly and precisely
2. Gathers and assess relevant information
3. Arrives at conclusions and solutions that are well reasoned and tests them..
Summary of Critical Thinkers Correct answer-What information do we have, need, and how can I
get it?
What am I, the patient, the family feeling?
What standards to consider and what are the risks?
Who and what are benefiting?
Alternatives?
How are we going to proceed? What has been achieved? What do we want to achieve?
