Which one of the following events occurring during the first decade of the twentieth century brought sweeping changes to nursing?
a. It was required that all practicing nurses be licensed.
b. Permissive licensing laws allowed registered nurses (RNs) to practice without a license if they registered with the state.
c. All states required a standardized licensing examination.
d. Nurses had to pass a licensing examination to use the title RN.
What was the most significant impact on the profession of nursing made by Mary Breckenridge in her role as a frontier nurse?
a. She demonstrated that nurses could provide primary care in rural settings.
b. She demonstrated that female nurses could protect themselves in unsettled rural environments.
c. She demonstrated that nurses were capable of teaching new mothers to care for babies.
d. She demonstrated that nurses could provide care to many clients despite geographic boundaries.
Which of the following trends in health care delivery that began in the second half of the twentieth century continues today?
a. Widespread use of team nursing to address the nursing shortage
b. Massive movement of nurses out of acute care and into home care
c. Advent of primary care to replace specialized care
d. Provision of care to the poor, elderly, and disabled through Medicare and Medicaid
Despite the caring efforts of early public health nurses in the Henry Street Settlement, racial disparity left many people underserved.
Which of the following African-American public health nurses was instrumental in providing excellent nursing care to underserved families despite these social challenges?
a.
Jessie Sleet Scales
b.
Margaret Sanger
c.
Lavinia Lloyd Dock
d.
Anita M. McGee
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