NSG 310 EXAM 1 (GCU) NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM| INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING
EXAM 1 REVIEW WITH COMPLETE 300 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/
ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
1. Who is credited as the pioneer of modern nursing practice?
A) Clara Barton
B) Florence Nightingale
C) Lillian Wald
D) Mary Seacole
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Florence Nightingale is credited as the pioneer of
modern nursing practice. Her work during the Crimean War
established formal nursing training and emphasized sanitation,
data collection, and environmental manipulation for patient
recovery .
2. What was one of the key strategies implemented by
Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War?
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, A) Establishing the first nursing school in the United States
B) Training nurses and implementing improved sanitation
and hygiene practices
C) Creating the American Red Cross
D) Developing the first state board test for nursing
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Nightingale trained nurses and implemented strict
sanitation and hygiene practices, which dramatically reduced
mortality rates. Her environmental theory focused on adjusting
the patient's environment to promote healing .
3. How did the Civil War affect nursing?
A) It decreased the need for nurses
B) It was a "call to duty" that expanded nursing
opportunities
C) It led to the closure of all nursing schools
D) It had no impact on the nursing profession
Correct Answer: B
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,Rationale: The Civil War served as a "call to duty" for nurses,
dramatically expanding opportunities for women in healthcare
and demonstrating the critical need for organized nursing care in
wartime settings .
4. What did Lillian Wald accomplish for the nursing
profession?
A) She was the first African American professionally trained
nurse
B) She founded the Henry Street Settlement and is known as
the "mother of public health"
C) She developed the first nursing theory
D) She created the Nurse Practice Act
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Lillian Wald founded the Henry Street Settlement in
New York, established public health nursing, fought for social
justice for immigrants, and is known as the "mother of public
health nursing" .
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, 5. Who was the first professionally trained African American
nurse?
A) Jessie Sleet Scales
B) Mary Seacole
C) Mary Eliza Mahoney
D) Sojourner Truth
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first professionally
trained African American nurse in the United States. She
graduated from the New England Hospital for Women and
Children in 1879 .
6. Mary Seacole is known for which contribution to nursing?
A) Founding the American Red Cross
B) Being denied acceptance to Nightingale's nurses due to
race but serving the sick in Crimea at her own expense
C) Creating the first nursing textbook
D) Establishing the first nursing school in England
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EXAM| INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING
EXAM 1 REVIEW WITH COMPLETE 300 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/
ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
1. Who is credited as the pioneer of modern nursing practice?
A) Clara Barton
B) Florence Nightingale
C) Lillian Wald
D) Mary Seacole
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Florence Nightingale is credited as the pioneer of
modern nursing practice. Her work during the Crimean War
established formal nursing training and emphasized sanitation,
data collection, and environmental manipulation for patient
recovery .
2. What was one of the key strategies implemented by
Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War?
1
, A) Establishing the first nursing school in the United States
B) Training nurses and implementing improved sanitation
and hygiene practices
C) Creating the American Red Cross
D) Developing the first state board test for nursing
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Nightingale trained nurses and implemented strict
sanitation and hygiene practices, which dramatically reduced
mortality rates. Her environmental theory focused on adjusting
the patient's environment to promote healing .
3. How did the Civil War affect nursing?
A) It decreased the need for nurses
B) It was a "call to duty" that expanded nursing
opportunities
C) It led to the closure of all nursing schools
D) It had no impact on the nursing profession
Correct Answer: B
2
,Rationale: The Civil War served as a "call to duty" for nurses,
dramatically expanding opportunities for women in healthcare
and demonstrating the critical need for organized nursing care in
wartime settings .
4. What did Lillian Wald accomplish for the nursing
profession?
A) She was the first African American professionally trained
nurse
B) She founded the Henry Street Settlement and is known as
the "mother of public health"
C) She developed the first nursing theory
D) She created the Nurse Practice Act
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Lillian Wald founded the Henry Street Settlement in
New York, established public health nursing, fought for social
justice for immigrants, and is known as the "mother of public
health nursing" .
3
, 5. Who was the first professionally trained African American
nurse?
A) Jessie Sleet Scales
B) Mary Seacole
C) Mary Eliza Mahoney
D) Sojourner Truth
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first professionally
trained African American nurse in the United States. She
graduated from the New England Hospital for Women and
Children in 1879 .
6. Mary Seacole is known for which contribution to nursing?
A) Founding the American Red Cross
B) Being denied acceptance to Nightingale's nurses due to
race but serving the sick in Crimea at her own expense
C) Creating the first nursing textbook
D) Establishing the first nursing school in England
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