AUBURN NURS 3110 EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Florence Nightingale - ANSWER-First practicing epidemiologist. Believed the role of
nurses was to help the body recover, and then remain free, form disease. Used her
keen mind and statistical analysis to show the connection between poor sanitation
and diseases like cholera and dysentery. Organized first school of nursing in 1860.
Improved sanitation in battlefield hospitals. Known as "lady with the lamp."
Clara Barton - ANSWER-Founded American Red Cross
Dorothea Lynde Dix - ANSWER-Supervisor of female nurses in the Union army
Mother Bicherdyke - ANSWER-Organized ambulance service, supervised nurses,
searched for abandoned, wounded soldiers on the battlefield
Harriet tubman - ANSWER-Prominent female in the underground railroad movement
to free slaves
Mary Mahoney - ANSWER-First professionally educated African American. One of
the first proponents of better relationships between cultures and races and respect
for individuals regardless of background, race, color, or religion
Isabel Hampton Robb - ANSWER-Helped found the American Nurses Association in
1911. Influential author of multiple books. One of the original founders of the
American Journal of Nursing.
Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster - ANSWER-1893; Nursing expanded in the
community owing to these influences.
Peplau - ANSWER-Focus on interpersonal relations between nurse, patient, and
patient's family. Development of nurse-patient relationship.
Henderson - ANSWER-14 basic needs of the whole person, framing nursing care
are the needs of the individual
Orem - ANSWER-Focuses on patient's self-care needs; goal is for patient to manage
his or her health problems
Leininger - ANSWER-Theory of cultural care diversity and university; considers
social structure factors
Neuman - ANSWER-Based on stress and the patient's reaction to the stressor, role
of nursing is to stabilize the patient or situation
Roy - ANSWER-Views the patient as an adaptive system; when patient cannot adapt
to stressors, nursing is nedded
, Watson - ANSWER-Defines the outcome of nursing activity with regard to the
humanistic aspects of life. Purpose is to understand the interrelationships among
health, illness, and human behavior
Benner and Wrubel - ANSWER-Caring is central; caring means that persons, events,
projects, and things matter to people
Twentieth century - ANSWER-Movement toward scientific, research-based practice
and defined body of knowledge. Development of nursing code of ethics, changes in
curriculum, nursing in multiple care settings, advances in technology and informatics,
end of life care (ELNEC).
Twentieth century events that shaped nursing education - ANSWER-Movement
toward scientific, research-based practice and defined body of knowledge
1901: Army Nurse Corps established
1906: Mary Adelaide Nutting, first professor of nursing at Columbia University
1908: Navy Nurse Corps established
1920-1923: Study of nursing education
1940s and 1950s: Associations emerged
1970: Emergency Room Nurses Organization
Influences on nursing - ANSWER-Changes in society lead to changes in nursing:
Health care reform
Demographic changes
Medically underserved (uninsured)
Threat of bioterrorism
Rising health care costs
Nursing shortage
NCLEX - ANSWER-Graduation of associate and baccalaureate programs eligible to
take in the state in which they will practice. Same in every state (standard for
minimum knowledge base).
ANA - ANSWER-Scope and standards of nursing practice. Concerned with legal
aspects of nursing practice, public recognition of the significance of nursing practice
to health care, and implications for nursing practice regarding trends in health care.
Documentation began in 1960. 6 standards of practice: assessment, diagnosis,
outcomes identification, planning, implementation, evaluation
ADN program - ANSWER-2 years associates degree offered by a university or
community college. Focuses on the basic sciences and theoretical and clinical
courses related to the practice of nursing.
BSN program - ANSWER-4 years baccalaureate degree at a college or university.
Focuses on basic sciences, theoretical and clinical courses and courses in the social
sciences, arts, and humanities to support nursing theory.
Institute of medicine (IOM) - ANSWER-Recommends 80% nurses be prepared with
a BSN by 2020
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Florence Nightingale - ANSWER-First practicing epidemiologist. Believed the role of
nurses was to help the body recover, and then remain free, form disease. Used her
keen mind and statistical analysis to show the connection between poor sanitation
and diseases like cholera and dysentery. Organized first school of nursing in 1860.
Improved sanitation in battlefield hospitals. Known as "lady with the lamp."
Clara Barton - ANSWER-Founded American Red Cross
Dorothea Lynde Dix - ANSWER-Supervisor of female nurses in the Union army
Mother Bicherdyke - ANSWER-Organized ambulance service, supervised nurses,
searched for abandoned, wounded soldiers on the battlefield
Harriet tubman - ANSWER-Prominent female in the underground railroad movement
to free slaves
Mary Mahoney - ANSWER-First professionally educated African American. One of
the first proponents of better relationships between cultures and races and respect
for individuals regardless of background, race, color, or religion
Isabel Hampton Robb - ANSWER-Helped found the American Nurses Association in
1911. Influential author of multiple books. One of the original founders of the
American Journal of Nursing.
Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster - ANSWER-1893; Nursing expanded in the
community owing to these influences.
Peplau - ANSWER-Focus on interpersonal relations between nurse, patient, and
patient's family. Development of nurse-patient relationship.
Henderson - ANSWER-14 basic needs of the whole person, framing nursing care
are the needs of the individual
Orem - ANSWER-Focuses on patient's self-care needs; goal is for patient to manage
his or her health problems
Leininger - ANSWER-Theory of cultural care diversity and university; considers
social structure factors
Neuman - ANSWER-Based on stress and the patient's reaction to the stressor, role
of nursing is to stabilize the patient or situation
Roy - ANSWER-Views the patient as an adaptive system; when patient cannot adapt
to stressors, nursing is nedded
, Watson - ANSWER-Defines the outcome of nursing activity with regard to the
humanistic aspects of life. Purpose is to understand the interrelationships among
health, illness, and human behavior
Benner and Wrubel - ANSWER-Caring is central; caring means that persons, events,
projects, and things matter to people
Twentieth century - ANSWER-Movement toward scientific, research-based practice
and defined body of knowledge. Development of nursing code of ethics, changes in
curriculum, nursing in multiple care settings, advances in technology and informatics,
end of life care (ELNEC).
Twentieth century events that shaped nursing education - ANSWER-Movement
toward scientific, research-based practice and defined body of knowledge
1901: Army Nurse Corps established
1906: Mary Adelaide Nutting, first professor of nursing at Columbia University
1908: Navy Nurse Corps established
1920-1923: Study of nursing education
1940s and 1950s: Associations emerged
1970: Emergency Room Nurses Organization
Influences on nursing - ANSWER-Changes in society lead to changes in nursing:
Health care reform
Demographic changes
Medically underserved (uninsured)
Threat of bioterrorism
Rising health care costs
Nursing shortage
NCLEX - ANSWER-Graduation of associate and baccalaureate programs eligible to
take in the state in which they will practice. Same in every state (standard for
minimum knowledge base).
ANA - ANSWER-Scope and standards of nursing practice. Concerned with legal
aspects of nursing practice, public recognition of the significance of nursing practice
to health care, and implications for nursing practice regarding trends in health care.
Documentation began in 1960. 6 standards of practice: assessment, diagnosis,
outcomes identification, planning, implementation, evaluation
ADN program - ANSWER-2 years associates degree offered by a university or
community college. Focuses on the basic sciences and theoretical and clinical
courses related to the practice of nursing.
BSN program - ANSWER-4 years baccalaureate degree at a college or university.
Focuses on basic sciences, theoretical and clinical courses and courses in the social
sciences, arts, and humanities to support nursing theory.
Institute of medicine (IOM) - ANSWER-Recommends 80% nurses be prepared with
a BSN by 2020
