Author Question: Isabel Hampton Robb is an American nursing leader dedicated to protecting clients and advancing the ... (Read 61 times)

lidoalex · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

Isabel Hampton Robb is an American nursing leader dedicated to protecting clients and advancing the profession of nursing. Robb's most important contribution was to advocate for:

A) nurses' rights for 8-hour shifts and no more than 6 days per week.
B) nursing education standards and mandatory licensing.
C) nursing training taking at least 3 years to complete.
D) use of her nursing theory and textbook.

Question 2

Lavinia Dock and Mary Adelaide Nutting were both American nursing leaders instrumental in improving the standards for nursing education. What was the most important contribution that the two provided the profession of nursing together?

A) Both were considered social activists and were instrumental in improving the standards of nursing education.
B) Both were considered to be two of the earliest nursing professors teaching at universities in the United States.
C) Helped to found the National League for Nursing (NLN) and the four volumes, History of Nursing.
D) Both were expert authors, and Mary Adelaide Nutting was the founder of the American Journal of Nursing in 1900.

helenmarkerine · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
Feedback:
Isabel Hampton Robb's most important way to improve both the profession of nursing and protect clients was to advocate for a set of standards to be adopted and followed by nursing programs and mandatory licensing for nurses to ensure competency of practicing nurses. All of the other choices are helpful to a lesser degree for furthering the profession and helping to protect clients. The other choices do not guarantee competent nurses at the bedside, if schools do not have to follow educational standards, or there are no means to test for minimal competency before placing a nurse at the bedside to practice, then the quality of the nurse at the bedside will be questionable. A shorter work week for nurses boosts morale, decreases nursing burnout, and helps protect clients from a potentially overworked tired nurse making a mistake. A 3-year nursing program without testing for competence alone is not enough to provide a safe practitioner. Developing a nursing theory and writing a nursing textbook may promote the possibility for an improved nursing education, but there is no guarantee that the students will read and actually apply the content to practice.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
Feedback:
The most important contribution has the most impact that lasted the longest, and that was Lavinia Dock and Mary Adelaide Nutting helped to improve standards in nursing education by helping to found the National League of Nursing and wrote the history of nursing. Both were involved in founding the American Journal of Nursing. Although they were two of the first nursing professors, this contribution is not the most important contribution to the profession of nursing.