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ETearle · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

Although Florence Nightingale demonstrated the importance of research in nursing care as early as 1854, the research approach did not take hold in nursing until the beginning of the 20th century.

Put these events in chronological order, starting with the earliest (1) and proceeding to the most recent (4):
1. The National Center for Nursing Research was created.
2. The National Institute for Nursing Research was created.
3. The journal Nursing Research was established.
4. End-of-life/palliative care research was conducted.

Question 2

A nurse faculty member is speaking to prospective students for the BSN program at their educational institution. Which of the following is a major incentive for students to select a BSN program over an ADN program?

1. Ability to work in critical care areas.
2. Easier transition to graduate school.
3. Better opportunity for career advancement.
4. Liberal arts education.

potomatos · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 3,1,2,4
Rationale 1: In 1985, after intense lobbying by the ANA, the U.S. Congress passed a bill creating the National Center for Nursing Research as a part of the National Institutes of Health.
Rationale 2: The Center was elevated to institute status in 1993 and became the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR).
Rationale 3: The journal Nursing Research was first published in 1952.
Rationale 4: Current priority areas for research funded by the NINR are health promotion and disease prevention, eliminating health disparities, caregiving, symptom management, self-management, and end of life (NINR, 2009).

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: RNs, regardless of their education level, can work in critical care areas.
Rationale 2: There are some programs offering RN-to-MSN completion studies at this point in time.
Rationale 3: The nurse who holds a baccalaureate degree enjoys greater autonomy, responsibility, participation in institutional decision making, and career advancement.
Rationale 4: A liberal arts education is also a positive point, though not as major an incentive.