Professional Nursing Concepts & Challenges, 8th Edition By Beth Black
Professional Nursing Concepts & Challenges, 8th Edition By Beth Black
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Chapter 02: The History and Social Contexts of Nursing
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
MULTIPLE CHOICE
| a. | Dorothea Dix |
| b. | Florence Nightingale |
| c. | Clara Barton |
| d. | Mary Ann Bickerdyke |
ANS: B
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| A | Dorothea Dix is best known as an advocate for the mentally ill, and she created a brief training program at two New York hospitals for women who wished to serve as nurses in the Civil War. |
| B | Florence Nightingale founded the first training school for nurses at St. Thomas’s Hospital in London in 1806. This became the model for nursing education in the United States. |
| C | Clara Barton is known for founding the American Red Cross. |
| D | Mary Ann Bickerdyke is best known for nursing services during the Civil War. |
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 26
| a. | Linda Richards |
| b. | Phoebe Pember |
| c. | Sojourner Truth |
| d. | Mary Eliza Mahoney |
ANS: D
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| A | Linda Richards was the first trained nurse in the United States. |
| B | Phoebe Pember was one of the first women placed in charge of a hospital. |
| C | Sojourner Truth was a famous abolitionist who served as a nurse for the Union forces in the Civil War. |
| D | Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first African-American professional nurse; she was educated at the New England Hospital for Women and Children. |
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 28
| a. | Clara Barton |
| b. | Dorothea Dix |
| c. | Florence Nightingale |
| d. | Lavinia Lloyd Dock |
ANS: A
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| A | Founding the American Red Cross is attributed to Clara Barton. |
| B | Dorothea Dix was superintendent of women nurses of the Union Army. |
| C | Florence Nightingale was an English pioneer in nursing. |
| D | Lavinia Lloyd Dock was influential in forming the National League for Nursing (NLN). |
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 28
| a. | Male, intelligent, strong |
| b. | Female, sensitive, subservient |
| c. | Female, docile, from poor background |
| d. | Male, high breeding, independent |
ANS: B
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| A | Men were not thought to be sensitive enough for nursing. |
| B | Sensitivity, breeding, intelligence, ladylike behavior, and submission to authority were highly desired personal traits for nursing students. |
| C | High breeding was desirable for nursing education program applicants. |
| D | Men were not desired nursing education program applicants. |
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 28
| a. | Florence Nightingale’s work on sanitation and its relationship to mortality rates was finally recognized. |
| b. | The organization today known as the NLN was formed to address issues in nursing education. |
| c. | The American Nurses Association (ANA) was formed to oversee nursing education in the United States. |
| d. | The International Council of Nurses (ICN) was formed to enhance collaboration between practicing nurses and educators. |
ANS: B
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| A | Florence Nightingale’s paper was on scientific training of nurses. |
| B | Several influential nursing leaders met at the Chicago World’s Fair and started the National League for Nursing Education—the precursor to the NLN. |
| C | The NLN, not the ANA, was formed to oversee nursing education in the United States. |
| D | The ICN was not founded until 1899 and is not involved in U.S. education of nurses. |
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 29
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