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A Consistency in length of programs was not an issue.
B Content was not the issue.
C The Goldmark Report focused on clinical learning experiences of students,
hospital control of schools of nursing, desirability of establishing schools of
nursing in universities, lack of funding for nursing education, and lack of
qualified faculty.
D Nursing curriculum with instruction by physicians was not encouraged.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: MCS: 134
4. Which American university opened the first nursing school as a separate department within
the university?
a. Harvard
b. Teachers College
c. Columbia
d. Yale
ANS: D
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A Harvard was not the first American university to open a nursing school as its own
department.
B Teachers College was not the first American university to open a nursing school
as its own department.
C Columbia was not the first American university to open a nursing school as its
own department.
D In 1924, Yale University was the first American university to open a school of
nursing as its own department.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: MCS: 134
5. Which of the following recommendations resulting from the 1934 study Nursing Schools
Today and Tomorrow still has relevance today?

a. Nursing students should be trained on the job.
b. Nursing students should be used to staff hospitals on the weekends.
c. Nurses should be highly educated.
d. Nurses with highly developed instincts do not require standards of practice.
ANS: C
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A Nurses should be highly educated in a university setting.
B Students should not be used to staff hospitals.
C The study made five recommendations: nursing education should be established
within higher education; nurses should be highly educated; students should not
be used to staff hospitals; standards of practice should be established; and
students should meet minimal qualifications for graduation.
D Standards of practice should be established.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: MCS: 134
6. The earliest type of formal nursing education program was the
a. diploma program.
b. associate degree program.
c. bachelors degree program.
d. grandfathered acceptance as registered nurse (RN).
ANS: A
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A Diploma programs of nursing began in the late 1800s and were the earliest form
of nursing education.
B Associate nursing degree programs began in 1952.
C Bachelors degree programs began in 1909 but became commonplace only in the
mid-1900s.
D Nurses are not grandfathered into licensure.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: MCS: 134
7. The single most important reason for the decline in the number of hospital-based diploma
programs was
a. shift in hospital occupancy from acute care to home care.
b. increase in hospital-based medical residency programs competing for educational
dollars.
c. beginning of associate degree programs that were shorter in length.