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100

She was a "hot" nurse in this long running TV series that debuted in 1972.

"Hot Lips" Houlihan played by Loretta Swit

100

What part of the nursing uniform was removed because it carried pathogens?

Nurses Cap

100

What does CBC stand for?

Complete Blood Count

100

This device was initially conceived of as a military device to auto-inject antidote treatment to soldiers  who came into contact with a nerve agent. Now they are used by many people who carry them to treat anaphylaxis.

EpiPen

100

In 2021, for the 20th straight year ________ lead honesty and ethics in Gallup Poll.

Nursing

200

This character was heartless to Jack Nicholson in this 1975 movie.

Nurse Ratched played by Louise Fletcher

200

During the Crimean War in 19th century nursing began to gain society approval through the work of the lady with the lamp, otherwise known as ____________.


Florence Nightingale

200

What does NSAID stand for?

Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug

200

What sticky household product was used in the Vietnam War to spray over wounds to stop bleeding until conventional surgery could be performed?

Super Glue

200

This famous poet was a volunteer nurse during the Civil War. 

Walt Whitman

300

Name the real life Chicago oncology nurse who achieved fame as an actress in movies such as Cheaper by the Dozen and Return to Me, Cars, and Toy Story 3.

Bonnie Hunt

300

In what year did President Ronald Reagan sign a proclamation recognizing May 6th as "National Recognition" Day for Nurses?

1982

300

What does AED stand for?

Automated External Defibrillator 

300

During WWI a new dressing was invented and later used as a sanitary napkin known as?

Kotex

300

In the post WWII era what program was developed to train Registered Nurses to meet a need for primary care providers that were in severe shortage.

Nurse Practitioner

Conceived in 1965 by nurse Loretta Ford and physician Henry Silver at the University of Colorado.

400

This movie star played a male nurse in the movie "Meet the Parents".

Ben Stiller

400

During his State of the Union address on January 6, 1945, which President announced his plan to implement of the Nursing Draft?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

400

What does HEENT stand for?

Head, Ears, Eyes, Nose, Throat

400

Only 1000 nurses were enrolled when this act of war occurred.

Pearl Harbor

400

Assuming care of a patient forms a legally binding contract that is known as this.

What is Nurse-Patient Relationship

500

This famous nurse, who recently passed away, became an activist for Hepatitis C awareness and safe needle handling for health care provers.

Naomi Judd

500

In 1873, after the American Civil War, the Bellevue Hospital’s Training School for Nurses was established in what prominent east coast city as the first nursing shcool?

New York

500

A type of APRN, what does CRNA stand for and for a bonus 100 points how many does AVAHS have on staff?

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

1

500

What are the names of the 2 navy hospital ships?

USNS Comfort and USNS Mercy

500

With more than 80,000 RNs, APNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nursing assistants who is the largest employer of nurses in the nation?

The VA!