History of Nursing Quiz

Who is considered the 'Father of Medicine'?

• Vesalius

• Hippocrates

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Asklepios

Which ancient civilization had the earliest documentation of law governing the practice of medicine?

• Babylonians

• Greece

• Sumerian

• Egypt

Which individual founded the nursing order to care for the sick, the dying, and prisoners?

• Linda Richards

• Camillus de lellis

• Lilian Wald

• St. Vincent de Paul

Who organized the Geneva convention that founded the Red Cross for the relief of those suffering in war?

• Moses

• Hippocrates

• Theodor Fliedner

• Jean Henri Dunant

Which American is known as the first trained nurse?

• Linda Richards

• Lilian Wald

• Camillus de lellis

• St. Vincent de Paul

Which ancient civilization regarded Goddess Isis and her son Horus as the creators of Medical Arts?

• Egypt

• Greece

• Sumerian

• Babylonians

Who is associated with the CADUCEUS, a symbol of the medical profession?

• Asklepios

• Hippocrates

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Vesalius

Which culture prohibited the dissection of the human body due to ancestor worship?

• China

• India

• Greece

• Rome

Who is known as the 'Father of Sanitation'?

• Vesalius

• Hippocrates

• Moses

• Hippocrates