QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
How long should you wash your hands for? - CORRECT ANSWER 20 seconds
Where are germs found in healthcare settings - CORRECT ANSWER surfaces, patients,
visitors, and healthcare workers
pandemic - CORRECT ANSWER infection that occurs globally
grade you have to get to pass science classes - CORRECT ANSWER C or above
Lilian Wald - CORRECT ANSWER Founder of public health nursing, organized the Henry
Street Settlement in 1893, and emphasized on illness prevention and health promotion
Clara Barton - CORRECT ANSWER Volunteer nurse in American Civil War, established Red
Cross, took supplies to soldiers
Linda Richards - CORRECT ANSWER first trained nurse in US, initiated practice of wearing
uniforms
Mary Mahoney - CORRECT ANSWER First African American nurse, worked for acceptance
and equal opportunities
Lavinia Dock - CORRECT ANSWER Protested movements of women's rights, involved in
legislation to allow nurses to control their own profession
Margaret Sanger - CORRECT ANSWER Founder of Planned Parenthood
Mary Breckinridge - CORRECT ANSWER Established the Frontier Nursing Service. Started
one of the first midwifery training schools in the US
, Luther Christman - CORRECT ANSWER Registered nurse and a founder of the American
Assembly for Men in Nursing (AAMN). First man nominated for ANA president and Hall of Fame
Ernst Grant - CORRECT ANSWER Firs made president for ANA, first African American VP of
ANA
Licensure - CORRECT ANSWER Regulation of entry into the practice of nursing
Minimum cumulative GPA average required for freshman progress to sophomore year - CORRECT
ANSWER 2.7
Pillars of Xavier nursing mission statement - CORRECT ANSWER Scholarship, service,
personal and professional growth
Incentive for students to select a BSN over an ADN program - CORRECT ANSWER Better
opportunity for career advancements
Certification - CORRECT ANSWER Entry into a practice and always has to be renewed
Factors that influenced nursing as a profession - CORRECT ANSWER Wars, epidemics, and
natural disasters
State Board of Nursing - CORRECT ANSWER Regulation of entry into practice
Profession - CORRECT ANSWER A calling, vocation, form of employment that provides a
needed service to society and possess characteristics of expertise
Barriers to Professionalism in Nursing - CORRECT ANSWER Lack of diversity, education
entry, historical influences
HIPPA protects privacy of what - CORRECT ANSWER Patients medical records