Chapter 1

Question 1

Why is nursing considered a profession? (3)

Answer 1

1. critical thinking
2. patient-centered quality care
3. responsibility and accountability

Question 2

What are the 4 types of APRNs (advanced practice registered nurses)?

Answer 2

1. clinical nurse specialist
2. nurse practitioner
3. certified nurse midwife
4. certified registered nurse anesthetist

Question 3

4 key points regarding Florence Nightingale?

Answer 3

1. established first nursing philosophy based on health maintenance and restoration
2. established first school of nursing
3. first practicing epidemiologist
4. improved sanitation in battlefield hospitals
   
   1. decreased mortality rates

Question 4

What did Clara Barton contribute to nursing?

Answer 4

founded American Red Cross

Question 5

What did Dorthea Lynde Dix and Mother Bickerdyke contribute to nursing?

Answer 5

supplied and organized a lot of things during Civil War

Question 6

What did Mary Mahoney contribute to nursing? (2)

Answer 6

1. first professionally educated African American nurse
2. committed to cultural diversity and respect for individuals regardless of race, color, religion

Question 7

What did Isabel Hampton Robb contribute to nursing? (2)

Answer 7

1. founded American Nurses Association for US and Canada
2. founded American Journal of Nursing

Question 8

What did Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster contribute to nursing?

Answer 8

opened Henry Street Settlement in NYC which helped care for the poor and homeless

Question 9

What did Mary Adelaide Nutting contribute to nursing?

Answer 9

first nursing professor at Columbia Teacher’s College

Question 10

What is genomics?

Answer 10

how our genes work together and how the environment impacts them and our health

Question 11

What are 3 reasons that Nursing Practice Acts (NPAs) are important?

Answer 11

1. overseen by State Boards of Nursing (differ by state)
2. regulate scope of nursing practice
3. protect public health, safety, and welfare