Nursing History Quiz

Who was known as the "Angel of the Battlefield" during the U.S. Civil War?

• Dorothea Dix

• Florence Nightingale

• Clara Barton

• Mary Seacole

What role did Dorothea Dix play during the Civil War?

• Nurse

• Military officer

• Superintendent of Female Nurses

• Surgeon

Which individual is credited with establishing modern nursing?

• Clara Barton

• Dorothea Dix

• Florence Nightingale

• Mary Seacole

Where did Florence Nightingale establish a nursing school?

• Paris, France

• London, England

• Berlin, Germany

• New York, USA

Who was the first African American nurse in the United States?

• Linda Richards

• Isabel Hampton Robb

• Mary Mahoney

• Lillian Wald

What association did Mary Mahoney establish?

• National Association for Nursing Education

• National Association for Colored Graduate Nurses

• American Nurses Association

• National Nursing Council

Who is recognized as the first "trained nurse" in the United States?

• Isabel Hampton Robb

• Mary Adelaide Nutting

• Linda Richards

• Annie Goodrich

What significant contribution did Linda Richards make to nursing?

• Established the first nursing school in Japan

• Founded the American Nurses Association

• Developed the first nursing uniform

• Created the first nursing textbook

What reform did Isabel Hampton Robb help implement in nursing labor?

• 24-hour shifts with no breaks

• 12-hour shifts with meal breaks

• 8-hour shifts with no breaks

• 16-hour shifts with meal breaks

Who was the first visiting nurse known for opening the Henry Street Settlement?

• Nutting

• Wald

• Goodrich

• Peplau