Nursing History Quiz

Who was a pioneer crusader for the elevation of standards of care for the mentally ill?

• Clara Barton

• Dorothea Dix

• Linda Richards

• Mary Eliza Mahoney

Who developed the American Red Cross in 1881?

• Isabel Hampton Robb

• Lillian D. Wald

• Clara Barton

• Mary Eliza Mahoney

Who was the first trained nurse in America?

• Linda Richards

• Dorothea Dix

• Lillian D. Wald

• Isabel Hampton Robb

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

• Mary Eliza Mahoney

• Isabel Hampton Robb

• Clara Barton

• Lillian D. Wald

Who was the first African American professional nurse?

• Lillian D. Wald

• Dorothea Dix

• Mary Eliza Mahoney

• Linda Richards

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

• Clara Barton

• Isabel Hampton Robb

• Lillian D. Wald

• Linda Richards