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Nursing History Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Dorothea Dix known for?

a)

Developing the American Red Cross

b)

Being the first trained nurse in America

c)

Crusading for the elevation of standards of care for the mentally ill

d)

Founding the Henry Street Settlement

2.

Who developed the American Red Cross in 1881?

a)

Linda Richards

b)

Clara Barton

c)

Isabel Hampton Robb

d)

Mary Eliza Mahoney

3.

Who was the first trained nurse in America?

a)

Lillian D. Wald

b)

Dorothea Dix

c)

Linda Richards

d)

Isabel Hampton Robb

4.

Which individual organized the first graded system of theory and practice in nursing schools?

a)

Mary Eliza Mahoney

b)

Isabel Hampton Robb

c)

Clara Barton

d)

Lillian D. Wald

5.

Who was the first African American professional nurse?

a)

Linda Richards

b)

Mary Eliza Mahoney

c)

Clara Barton

d)

Lillian D. Wald

6.

Who was responsible for the development of public health nursing in the USA?

a)

Dorothea Dix

b)

Isabel Hampton Robb

c)

Lillian D. Wald

d)

Clara Barton

7.

Who was known as the greatest nurse heroine of the Civil War?

a)

Mary Adelaide Nutting

b)

Lavinia Dock

c)

Mary Ann Ball

d)

Mary Breckinridge

8.

Which nurse was responsible for the organization of the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools?

a)

Florence Nightingale

b)

Lavinia Dock

c)

Mary Ann Ball

d)

Mary Breckinridge

9.

Who developed curriculum concepts and guidelines for student nurses?

a)

Mary Adelaide Nutting

b)

Lavinia Dock

c)

Mary Ann Ball

d)

Florence Nightingale

10.

Who was a pioneer in nurse-midwifery?

a)

Mary Ann Ball

b)

Lavinia Dock

c)

Mary Breckinridge

d)

Mary Adelaide Nutting

11.

Who was known as a pioneer in nurse-midwifery and established frontier nursing services in Kentucky?

a)

Mary Adelaide Nutting

b)

Mary Breckinridge

c)

Florence Nightingale

d)

Lavinia Dock

12.

Which nurse was a prominent figure in the American birth control movement?

a)

Mary Breckinridge

b)

Florence Nightingale

c)

Lavinia Dock

d)

Mary Ann Ball

13.

Who is considered one of the greatest nurses of the American Civil War?

a)

Mary Ann Ball

b)

Lavinia Dock

c)

Mary Breckinridge

d)

Florence Nightingale