The National Organization for Public Health Nursing was formed in 1912. Lillian Wald was its first president. The mission was to improve the educational and services standards of the public health nurse and promote public understanding. Which of the following is a contribution of this organization? 1. Requiring that public health nurses have a baccalaureate […]
The Frontier Nursing Service was established by Mary Breckinridge to emulate systems of care used in the Highlands of Scotland. Her biggest contribution was 1. Establishment of the Henry Street Settlement 2. Development of health programs geared toward improving the health care of the rural and often inaccessible populations 3. Blazing a nursing trail through […]
In the late 1800s, local health departments were formed in urban areas for what purpose? 1. To target environmental hazards associated with crowded living conditions and dirty streets and to regulate public baths, slaughterhouses, and pigsties 2. To facilitate interdisciplinary efforts and promote the “practical application of nursing” 3. To provide immunizations to all citizens […]
Which of the following is true about African American nurses in public health? 1. Segregation existed until the 1960s, which made certificate and graduate education more difficult to obtain. 2. Cities were the major areas where they practiced. 3. They often belonged to the Frontier Nursing Service. 4. They were recruited heavily as military nurses. […]
A nursing student during World War II would likely join which group? 1. The Public Health Service of New York City 2. The Marine Nurse Corps 3. The Frontier Nursing Service 4. The Cadet Nurse Corps ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 4
During America’s Industrial Revolution, the number of jobs for women rapidly increased. Nightingale’s successes became known across the United States, and the first nursing schools opened Which of the following occurred related to public health nursing? 1. Community-oriented nursing began with organizations formed to meet urban health care needs. 2. Nurses were instrumental in the […]
In 1909, Yssabella Waters published her survey Visiting Nurses in the United States. This document highlighted the fact that 1. Nurses were trained by Boards of Education. 2. Trained nurses adequately covered less densely populated areas. 3. Visiting nurses services were concentrated in the northeastern quadrant of the nation. 4. Nurses were curing diseases such […]
The American Red Cross, through its Rural Nursing Service, improved living conditions in villages and isolated farms. Which of the following is an example of the resourcefulness of a nurse of this era? 1. Using hot bricks, salt, or sandbags to substitute for hot water bottles 2. Testing well water for pollutants 3. Teaching school […]
Occupational health nursing began as industrial nursing. What was the purpose of this type of nursing? 1. Inventing new machines to streamline production of medical goods 2. Investigating industrial injuries to improve work conditions 3. Working at industrial sites treating work related-injuries 4. Providing care for factory workers and their families ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: […]
Lina Rogers became the first school nurse. Early school nursing focused on 1. Investigating causes of absenteeism such as malnourishment and lack of shoes or clothing 2. Teaching school as well as being a nurse 3. Starting the first school of public health 4. Providing medical treatment to enable children to return to school […]
