NUR 2820 MIDTERM REVIEW 132 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS RATED 100% CORRECT!!
What 4 things did Florence Nightingale do? - (ANSWER)- set up hospitals in Turkey
- collected data on morbidity and mortality
- wrote Notes on Nursing
- established first nursing school
What did Florence Nightingale write? - (ANSWER)Notes on Nursing
Who is Mary Seacole and what did she do? - (ANSWER)Black nurse and business woman; expert on
cholera
Were nurses available at start of Civil War? - (ANSWER)No
Who were the nurses at the start of the civil war? - (ANSWER)Catholic orders
What did the Civil War mark for nursing? - (ANSWER)Call to Duty of Nurses and Leaders
Who was Dorthea Dix and what did she do? - (ANSWER)Superintendent of nurses union army; taught
employable nurses for postwar
Who was Susie King Taylor and what did she do? - (ANSWER)Former slave; taught soldiers to read and
write
Describe how the RN title worked at first (back in early 1900s) - (ANSWER)Nurses did not have to be
registered to practice but couldn't have RN on the name unless registered by exam. Exam wasn't
standardized or mandatory until 1950s
What was the first state to have mandatory RN licensure? - (ANSWER)New York in 1947
What effect did World War 1 and the influenza pandemic have on nursing? - (ANSWER)National
committee on nursing created
, NUR 2820 MIDTERM REVIEW 132 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS RATED 100% CORRECT!!
What 3 things did the national committee of nursing do? - (ANSWER)- Supplied nurses
- Army School of Nursing
- Vassar Training camp for Nurses
What organization was created in WW1 times? - (ANSWER)Red Cross
What did the early Red Cross do? - (ANSWER)widespread public education in home care and hygiene
What happened to nurses in the Great Depression? - (ANSWER)Could no longer work as private duty
nurses making nurses unemployed or work in hospitals for low pay
What effect did the Social Security Act of 1935 have on nursing? - (ANSWER)enhanced public health
nursing and strengthened public health services; provided care to disabled children and blind
What happened to nursing in WW2? - (ANSWER)Need for nurses and congress enacted support
What program was created in WW2 and what did it do for nursing? - (ANSWER)Cadet Nurse Corps
How many nurses came through the nurse corps in WW2? - (ANSWER)124,000
What happened to nursing in the early 1960s? - (ANSWER)Nurses specialized
What happened to nursing after the Social Security amendment in 1965? - (ANSWER)Medicare and
Medicaid was created with hospitals becoming the preferred setting
What happened to nursing the Vietnam War? - (ANSWER)Mobile hospitals in Jungles were created,
nurses worked without supervision and performed advanced procedures, nurses ended up with lack of
support and PTSD
What effect did HIV have on nursing? - (ANSWER)- Universal precautions created
What 4 things did Florence Nightingale do? - (ANSWER)- set up hospitals in Turkey
- collected data on morbidity and mortality
- wrote Notes on Nursing
- established first nursing school
What did Florence Nightingale write? - (ANSWER)Notes on Nursing
Who is Mary Seacole and what did she do? - (ANSWER)Black nurse and business woman; expert on
cholera
Were nurses available at start of Civil War? - (ANSWER)No
Who were the nurses at the start of the civil war? - (ANSWER)Catholic orders
What did the Civil War mark for nursing? - (ANSWER)Call to Duty of Nurses and Leaders
Who was Dorthea Dix and what did she do? - (ANSWER)Superintendent of nurses union army; taught
employable nurses for postwar
Who was Susie King Taylor and what did she do? - (ANSWER)Former slave; taught soldiers to read and
write
Describe how the RN title worked at first (back in early 1900s) - (ANSWER)Nurses did not have to be
registered to practice but couldn't have RN on the name unless registered by exam. Exam wasn't
standardized or mandatory until 1950s
What was the first state to have mandatory RN licensure? - (ANSWER)New York in 1947
What effect did World War 1 and the influenza pandemic have on nursing? - (ANSWER)National
committee on nursing created
, NUR 2820 MIDTERM REVIEW 132 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS RATED 100% CORRECT!!
What 3 things did the national committee of nursing do? - (ANSWER)- Supplied nurses
- Army School of Nursing
- Vassar Training camp for Nurses
What organization was created in WW1 times? - (ANSWER)Red Cross
What did the early Red Cross do? - (ANSWER)widespread public education in home care and hygiene
What happened to nurses in the Great Depression? - (ANSWER)Could no longer work as private duty
nurses making nurses unemployed or work in hospitals for low pay
What effect did the Social Security Act of 1935 have on nursing? - (ANSWER)enhanced public health
nursing and strengthened public health services; provided care to disabled children and blind
What happened to nursing in WW2? - (ANSWER)Need for nurses and congress enacted support
What program was created in WW2 and what did it do for nursing? - (ANSWER)Cadet Nurse Corps
How many nurses came through the nurse corps in WW2? - (ANSWER)124,000
What happened to nursing in the early 1960s? - (ANSWER)Nurses specialized
What happened to nursing after the Social Security amendment in 1965? - (ANSWER)Medicare and
Medicaid was created with hospitals becoming the preferred setting
What happened to nursing the Vietnam War? - (ANSWER)Mobile hospitals in Jungles were created,
nurses worked without supervision and performed advanced procedures, nurses ended up with lack of
support and PTSD
What effect did HIV have on nursing? - (ANSWER)- Universal precautions created
