Galen College of Nursing NSG 3100
Fundamentals Exam 1 | 100% Correct
Questions & Rationales
Which phrase best describes the science of nursing?
A. The skilled application of knowledge
B. The knowledge base for care
C. Hands-on care, such as giving a bath
D. Respect for each individual patient - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----B
Which nurse in history is credited with establishing nursing education?
A. Clara Barton
B. Lillian Wald
C. Lavinia Dock
, D. Florence Nightingale - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----D
What historic event in the 20th century led to an increased emphasis on nursing
and broadened the role of nurses?
A. Religious reform
B. Crimean War
C. World War II
D. Vietnam War - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----C
Which of the following phrases describes one of the purposes of the ANA's
Nursing's social policy statement?
A. To describe the nurse as a dependent caregiver
B. To provide standards for nursing educational programs
C. To regulate nursing research
D. To describe nursing's values and social responsibility - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----D
A school nurse is teaching a class of junior high students about the effects of
smoking. This educational program will meet which aims of nursing?
A. Promoting health
B. Preventing illness
Fundamentals Exam 1 | 100% Correct
Questions & Rationales
Which phrase best describes the science of nursing?
A. The skilled application of knowledge
B. The knowledge base for care
C. Hands-on care, such as giving a bath
D. Respect for each individual patient - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----B
Which nurse in history is credited with establishing nursing education?
A. Clara Barton
B. Lillian Wald
C. Lavinia Dock
, D. Florence Nightingale - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----D
What historic event in the 20th century led to an increased emphasis on nursing
and broadened the role of nurses?
A. Religious reform
B. Crimean War
C. World War II
D. Vietnam War - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----C
Which of the following phrases describes one of the purposes of the ANA's
Nursing's social policy statement?
A. To describe the nurse as a dependent caregiver
B. To provide standards for nursing educational programs
C. To regulate nursing research
D. To describe nursing's values and social responsibility - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----D
A school nurse is teaching a class of junior high students about the effects of
smoking. This educational program will meet which aims of nursing?
A. Promoting health
B. Preventing illness
