Florence Nightingale
Mary A. Nutting
The Grey Nuns
Virginia Henderson
Fast Facts
100

Did Florence have formal nursing training?

No, she learnt how to nurse in a Hospital (Mcdonald,2001)

100

What role did Mary A. Nutting have in 1901 at John Hopkins Hospital?

Mary was the first appointed professor to teach formal nursing education at John Hopkins Hospital in 1901 (Lamb, 2017).

100

Who was the first "Canadian-born saint" that started the Grey Nuns with her three colleagues?

a) Antoinette d'Loreal

b) Marie-Marguerite d'Youville

c) Celine Dion

d) Yvonne L'Hommes

Marie-Marguerite d'Youville (Noakes, n.d.).

100

T or F : Virginia preached the idea of understanding a patient by "getting inside the skin of the patients [she] treated".

True! (Nicely & DeLario, 2011).

100

T or F: Virginia Henderson was considered "The First Lady of Nursing"?

True! (Rush, 1992).

200



 What disorder did Florence suffer after nursing in the Crimean War?

A) BipolarDisorder

B) Post-TraumaticStress Disorder(PTSD)

C) AcuteRespiratoryDisorder

D) ChronicInsomniaDisorder 

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (Glasper, 2020)

200



 What did Mary advocate for specifically during her teaching that we use in our program?

A) Consistent hand hygiene all the time

B) The separation of nursing school sand hospitals for theoretical(science) and practical(art/clinical)nursing

C) Carrying one hundred-pound books daily to class for exercise

D) Use of the latest technology like iPads

B) The separation of nursing schools and hospitals for theoretical(science) and practical(art/clinical)nursing (Lamb,2017).

200

 In the mid-1700's, Montreal hospitals were only open to caring for men. How did The Grey Nuns create access to healthcare equitable for all?

 The Grey Nuns became management of the Montreal hospital and provided care for all genders and underserved populations (Pedersen et al.,n.d.).

200

 Which nursing practice was NOT associated with Virginia's idea of basic nursing care?

A) Eat and drink adequately

B) Keep the body clean and well groomed 

C) Take care of the patient's animals when ill for peace of mind

D)Communicate with others by with others by expressing emotions, needs, fears and/or opinions

C) Take care of the patient's animals when ill for peace of mind.

200



 In which Canadian city was Grey Nun founder Marie-Marguerite d’Youville in?

A) Ottawa,Ontario

B) Toronto,Ontario

C) Montreal,Quebec

D) Quebec City,Quebec

Montreal, Quebec (Noakes, n.d.).

300


Which Florence Nightingale book was used in the first formal Nursing school's curriculum in1860, and still studied today?

A) My Life, My Journey, My Destiny

B) That War Really Did Me In

C) Sanitization Methods inPost-Modern Nursing Practices

D) Notes on Nursing

"Notes on Nursing" by Florence Nightingale (Glasper, 2020)

300


In 1873, three schools were established for formal nursing education.These schools were in which three U.S cities?

A) New York, Connecticut ,Massachusetts

B) Miami, Seattle ,Bonners Ferry

C) Detroit, Las Vegas ,Jacksonville

New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts (Rush, 1992).

300

True or False: Prior to calling themselves The Grey Nuns, they were called "Sisters of Charity"?

True! (Pedersen et al., n.d.).

300

True or False: As an author of many textbook editions in Nursing, Virginia believed "there [was] no such thing as the nursing processor.... a nursing process" (Halloran, 1996) since it prevents student nurses from continually learning as opposed to being routinized.

True!

300


Which prestigious medical institute did Mary Adelaide Nutting work in as a superintended?

A) John Hopkins University 

B) University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

C) Harvard Medical School

D) Yale University

John Hopkins University (Lamb, 2017).

400

Which war did Florence gain notoriety in her nursing and sanitization practices?

The Crimean War in 1854. She was recognized as the "Queen of the Crimean War of 1854-1856" (McDonald,2001). 

400

True or false: Mary valued a scientific approach to nursing education as opposed to it being a "service"?

True! (Lamb,2017).

400

The Grey Nuns cared for which underserved populations during their career?

A) Elderly persons

B) People living with disabilities

C) Orphans and homeless 

D) Men and women

E) All of the above

All of the above (Noakes, n.d.).

400

Virginia's viewed standard Nursing practice as...?

A) Involve the family

B) "Activities of Living"

C) More than just following physicians orders

D) All of the above

All of the above (Rush, 1992).

400

Yes or No- Did Florence Nightingale ever marry?

No, wives back then were obligated to obey their husbands and with no known effective ways of birth control, she opted for her career first (McDonald,2001). She later talked that “not marrying was the best decision she ever made” (McDonald,2001, p.25).

500


What European country was Florence born in1820?

A) Italy

B) England

C) Scotland

D) Ireland 

Italy (McDonald,2009).

500


Which council did Mary contribute to founding?

A) Canadian Nurses Association (CNA)

B) Global Outreach of Health Care Employees

C) Nurses and Midwives Association of North America

D) International Council of Nurses 

International Council of Nurses (Rush,1992).

500

True or false: The Grey Nuns only opened and ran facilities in Montreal A.K.A "New France"?

False! The Grey Nuns opened several facilities and orphanages in Canada caring for marginalized communities dealing with diseases such as cholera (Pedersen et al.,n.d.).

500

In 1966 during the Virginia era, Medicare was introduced in the U.S which brought what to the Nursing profession?

A) More money to Nursing education and jobs

B) More problems

C) Less money for scrub dry cleaning

D) Less Nurses because of the cost of tuition

In 1966, Medicare was introduced in the U.S which brought a significant increase in money toNursing as well as to educate more nurses (Rush, 1992).

500


Florence Nightingale lived until the


90 years old(McDonald,2001).

age of...?

A) 80

B) 90

C) 101

D) 75

90 years old (McDonald,2001).

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