NU 131 / NU131 Exam 1 – Nursing and Healthcare I
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Year the first school of nursing was founded
1863
Place the first school of nursing was founded
Kaiserswerth, Germany
The first nursing school's most famous pupil
Florence Nightingale, 1820-1910 ; known as the founder of modern nursing
Who is Clara Barton? What did she do?
Founder of the American Red Cross
Who is Lillian Wald?
Founder of public health nursing
Who is Dorothea Dix?
-An American school teacher;
,-Advocate for the mentally ill. (1840's) champion building of mental asylums as places of refuge.
Difficulty with funding the up-keep of facilities-became ran down.
-Organized a corps of female nurses to serve in the Civil War.
Florence Nightingale's contributions to nursing (just 4)
Stressed environment, the need for careful observation, holistic care, and critical thinking in
nursing.
In early civilization, illness was believed to be caused by
Supernatural forces
Knowledge of disease process occurred with the
Advent of bacteriology
Affordable Care Act
An expansion of medicaid, most of employers must provide health insurance, have insurance or
face surtax, prevents rejection based on pre-existing condition. Also referred to as "Obamacare",
signed into law in 2010.
Healthy People 2020
A set of disease prevention and health promotion objectives for Americans to meet during the
second decade of the new millennium; two major goals was to increase quality and years of life
and to help eliminate health disparities
, Managed Care System Objective
Decrease the number of hospitalizations
Health can be defined as:
Balance between internal and external forces
Objective for health promotion
Achieve an optimum level of wellness
Empowerment
Client - centered decision making
Mental Health is best described as
Realistic and adaptive
Physiological response to moderate anxiety include
increased HR and RR, mild gastric discomfort, and palpitations
Mary Seacole
Jamaican nurse and business woman who was an expert on cholera and helped during Crimean
War; knowledgable in tropical medicine and herbs; used her own money to build a lodging
house in Crimea
(Latest 2026/2027 Update) | Galen | Complete Study
Guide | Verified Questions & Answers | 100% Correct
Solutions | Grade A
Year the first school of nursing was founded
1863
Place the first school of nursing was founded
Kaiserswerth, Germany
The first nursing school's most famous pupil
Florence Nightingale, 1820-1910 ; known as the founder of modern nursing
Who is Clara Barton? What did she do?
Founder of the American Red Cross
Who is Lillian Wald?
Founder of public health nursing
Who is Dorothea Dix?
-An American school teacher;
,-Advocate for the mentally ill. (1840's) champion building of mental asylums as places of refuge.
Difficulty with funding the up-keep of facilities-became ran down.
-Organized a corps of female nurses to serve in the Civil War.
Florence Nightingale's contributions to nursing (just 4)
Stressed environment, the need for careful observation, holistic care, and critical thinking in
nursing.
In early civilization, illness was believed to be caused by
Supernatural forces
Knowledge of disease process occurred with the
Advent of bacteriology
Affordable Care Act
An expansion of medicaid, most of employers must provide health insurance, have insurance or
face surtax, prevents rejection based on pre-existing condition. Also referred to as "Obamacare",
signed into law in 2010.
Healthy People 2020
A set of disease prevention and health promotion objectives for Americans to meet during the
second decade of the new millennium; two major goals was to increase quality and years of life
and to help eliminate health disparities
, Managed Care System Objective
Decrease the number of hospitalizations
Health can be defined as:
Balance between internal and external forces
Objective for health promotion
Achieve an optimum level of wellness
Empowerment
Client - centered decision making
Mental Health is best described as
Realistic and adaptive
Physiological response to moderate anxiety include
increased HR and RR, mild gastric discomfort, and palpitations
Mary Seacole
Jamaican nurse and business woman who was an expert on cholera and helped during Crimean
War; knowledgable in tropical medicine and herbs; used her own money to build a lodging
house in Crimea
