What is Mary Eliza Mahoney known for?
founded the Red Cross
first African-American professional registered nurse
Founded the New York College for Nurses
True or False? There are more nurses than doctors.
True
What is Dorothea Dix known for?
opened the first hospital for women
worked with Andrew Jackson
assissted in the first open heart surgery
founded the first public mental hospital in America
What is Clara Barton known for?
Organized the Red Cross
1st nurse to graduate from nursing school
1st nurse to deliver quaduplets
main nurse for President Washington
Where is Nurse Mary Seacole from?
Queens
Jamaica
Chicago
Haiti
What is Christiane Reimann known for?
President Lincoln's full-time nurse
1st nurse to become a doctor
1st full-time exec secretary to the Int. council of nursing
1st nurse to assist with open heart surgery
What is Helen Fairchild known for?
Taught over 3000 nursing students
wrote the first nursing book
assisted the first open heart surgery
volunteered for the American Expeditionary Force in WW1
What is Florence Nightingale known for?
designed the modern catheter
was the first nurse to assist with brain surgery
helped soldiers in WW2
made sanitations improvements which improved dr. training
What is the symbol of nursing?
cross
syringe
oil lamp
facemask
When was the first Nursing School opened?
1899
1873
1903
1852
How many registered nurses are there in the US?
1.8 million
4.1 million
5.2 million
6.5 million
What is Edith Cavell known for?
helped 200+ allied soldiers escape from occupied territory
started a mobile hospital to help poor children
sold all her belongs to open a hospital
married President James Buchanan
What is the average salary of a nurse in Ohio?
$48.70 per hour
$40.70 per hour
$45.60 per hour
$35.30 per hour
How many miles (on average) do nurses walk each day?
4-5 miles during a 12 hour shift
How long does it take to become a Nurse Practitioner?
6-8 years
8-10 years
5-7 years
2-4 years