Nursing History and Current Issues

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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted in 2012.

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The QSEN initiative includes patient-centered care as one of its six competencies.

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The IOM report recommends that nursing should focus primarily on administrative roles.

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Consumer demands are increasingly focused on the needs of minority groups and the poor.

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Single parents and adolescent mothers do not require specialized nursing services.

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Informatics is one of the six competencies identified by QSEN.

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The public's perception of health is viewed as a privilege primarily for the affluent.

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Young families are sometimes separated from their extended family support systems.

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Harriet Tubman was known for her work with the Underground Railroad and served as a nurse during the Civil War.

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Sojourner Truth was only an abolitionist and did not serve as a nurse during the Civil War.

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The Order of Deaconesses was reinstituted in 1836 after a period of suppression.

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Florence Nightingale is associated with the American Civil War.

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The Alexian Brothers were active in the context of nursing during the Medieval period.

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Dorothea Dix was known for her work in mental health reform and did not serve as a nurse.

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The work of women like Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman was limited to nursing during the Civil War.

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World War I introduced new injuries that affected nursing practices.

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Mary Breckinridge founded the Frontier Nursing Service in Kentucky in 1925.

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The American Assembly for Men in Nursing was formerly known as the National Female Nurses Association.

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Luther Christman was the first man to serve as a dean at a university school of nursing.

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Male nurses faced discrimination solely based on their professional skills.

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The image of femininity has been a barrier for men in nursing.

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The belief that only homosexual men can be nurses is a common stereotype faced by men in nursing.

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Mary Breckinridge practiced nursing exclusively in New Zealand.

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Recruitment and retention of male nurses was enhanced by changing their image.

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Nursing education now includes critical thinking and health promotion in addition to hospital practice.

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The NCLEX-RN exam is taken by individuals who have completed a Bachelor's degree only.

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Licensed practical nursing programs typically require 12–15 months of clinical experience.

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There are two entry levels in nursing: RNs and LPN/LVN.

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Accredited nursing programs do not affect a nurse's licensure status.

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Dorothea Dix served as the Union's superintendent of male nurses during the Civil War.

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The Cadet Nurse Corps was established during World War II due to an acute shortage of caregivers.

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Before the mid-1800s, societal attitudes typically placed women in professional roles.

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Florence Nightingale was viewed negatively during the Victorian era.

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The role of nurses has sometimes been stereotyped as a 'doctor's handmaiden'.

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The Tri-Council for Nursing was formed in the 1990s to address the negative image of nursing.

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During the Vietnam War, the youngest group of medical personnel to serve were civilians.

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Societal attitudes depicted nurses as heroines and tyrannical mothers.

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Diploma nursing programs have remained constant since 1965.

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The majority of associate degree nursing programs take place in community colleges.

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Approximately 50% of registered nurses hold a baccalaureate degree.

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Accelerated programs for nursing are available for individuals with a bachelor’s degree in a different field.

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Graduate nursing programs require candidates to have a master's degree.

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Satisfactory achievement on the GRE or MAT is required for admission to graduate nursing programs.

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To enter graduate nursing programs, a candidate must be licensed as a practical nurse.

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BSN completion programs are designed for individuals with a diploma or associate degree in nursing.

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Medieval Religion

Religious practices and organizations during the Middle Ages.

Alexian Brothers

Medieval religious order involved in caring for the sick.