ITPN Chapter 4

In 1900, the primary reason for hospital-based nursing education programs was to

• educate nurses to care for patients in hospitals

• provide educational opportunities for women

• staff the hospitals that operated the education programs

• provide standardized preparation for nurses

Which of the following nursing leaders is credited with being one of the earliest nursing educators in the world?

• Isabel Hampton Robb

• Mary Adelaide Nutting

• Melinda Anne Richards

• Annie W. Goodrich

The Goldmark Report focused on what aspect of nursing?

• Consistency in length of nursing education programs

• Consistency in theory content across diploma programs

• Desirability of establishing schools of nursing within academic settings

• Increasing numbers of physicians teaching in nursing programs

Which American university opened the first nursing school as a separate department within the university?

• Harvard

• Teachers College

• Columbia

• Yale

Which of the following recommendations resulting from the 1934 study Nursing Schools Today and Tomorrow still has relevance today?

• Nursing students should be trained on the job

• Nursing students should be used to staff hospitals on the weekends

• Nursing should be highly educated

• Nurses with highly developed instincts do not require standards of practice

The earliest type of formal nursing education program was the

• diploma program

• associate degree program

• bachelor's degree program

• grandfathered acceptance as registered nurse (RN).

The single most important reason for the decline in the number of hospital-based diploma programs was

• shift in hospital occupancy from acute care to home care

• increase in hospital-based medical residency programs competing for educational dollars

• beginning of associate degree programs that were shorter in length

• diploma education's position outside the main stream of higher education

Which of the following is a primary reason for the initial slow growth of bachelors degree nursing programs in the United States?

• Belief that hands-on training received in hospital-based diploma programs was superior to the theoretical-focused content in bachelor's degree programs

• Belief that hospital-based diploma programs were more scientifically based

• Belief that students prepared in hopsital-based diploma programs were more compassionate caregivers

• Belief that hospital-based education programs facilitated career mobility

The 1948 Brown Report recommended which of the following?

• Limit enrollment of men and minorities in nursing programs

• Students admitted to nursing programs should not be required to meet admission requirements of the university

• Schools of nursing should be associated with teaching hospitals

• Schools of nursing should be located in institutions of higher learning

Which of the following is true about bachelors of science in nursing (BSN) education?

• Faculty must be BSN prepared

• It is recommended by professional organizations as preparation for entry into practice

• It requires 3 years to complete

• Faculty are not given full faculty status in the university