Nursing Trivia
Nursing trivia highlights the skills, traditions, and milestones that have shaped patient care from early bedside caregiving to the modern clinical profession. It offers a mix of easy, funny, and challenging facts about nursing work, education, and history, giving readers an engaging way to test what they know while learning more about the field.
Easy Nursing Trivia
13 questions
These easy Nursing trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.
Question 1
Which nursing pioneer opened a nursing school in 1860 at St Thomas' Hospital in London?
- A.Clara Barton
- B.Mary Eliza Mahoney
- C.Lillian Wald
- D.Florence Nightingale
Answer: Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale's nursing school opened in 1860 at St Thomas' Hospital in London.
Question 2
Who founded the American Red Cross in 1881?
Answer: Clara Barton
Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1881.
Question 3
Mary Eliza Mahoney is remembered in U.S. nursing history for becoming what in 1879?
Answer: The first Black licensed professional nurse in the United States
In 1879, Mary Eliza Mahoney became the first Black licensed professional nurse in the United States.
Question 4
In the United States, National Nurses Week runs from which dates each year?
Answer: May 6 to May 12
National Nurses Week is celebrated each year from May 6 to May 12 in the United States.
Question 5
Florence Nightingale became famous for her work during which war?
- A.The Boer War
- B.Crimean War
- C.The American Civil War
- D.World War I
Answer: The Crimean War
Florence Nightingale gained fame for her work during the Crimean War.
Question 6
What year did the first nurse practitioner program begin at the University of Colorado?
Answer: 1965
The first nurse practitioner program began in 1965 at the University of Colorado.
Question 7
What publication first appeared in 1900: the American Journal of Nursing, the Henry Street Gazette, or the Nursing Weekly Review?
- A.The American Journal of Nursing
- B.The Henry Street Gazette
- C.The Nursing Weekly Review
- D.The National Nurse Bulletin
Answer: The American Journal of Nursing
The American Journal of Nursing was first published in 1900.
Question 8
Lillian Wald founded which New York City organization in 1893?
Answer: The Henry Street Settlement
Lillian Wald founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York City in 1893.
Question 9
Mary Breckinridge founded what nursing service in Kentucky in 1925?
Answer: The Frontier Nursing Service
Mary Breckinridge founded the Frontier Nursing Service in Kentucky in 1925.
Question 10
Which military nursing organization was established in 1901?
Answer: The Army Nurse Corps
The Army Nurse Corps was established in 1901.
Question 11
The Magnet Recognition Program is administered by which organization?
Answer: The American Nurses Credentialing Center
The Magnet Recognition Program is administered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Question 12
In what city is the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing located?
Answer: Philadelphia
The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing is in Philadelphia.
Question 13
If you are visiting Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, which city are you in?
Answer: Nashville, Tennessee
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing is located in Nashville, Tennessee.
Nursing Family Trivia
12 questions
These family Nursing trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.
Question 1
In what Italian city was Florence Nightingale born in 1820?
Answer: Florence, Italy
Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy, in 1820.
Question 2
International Nurses Day is celebrated on which date each year?
Answer: May 12
International Nurses Day is observed on May 12, which is Florence Nightingale's birthday.
Question 3
Clara Barton served as a nurse during which war in the United States?
- A.American Civil War
- B.World War I
- C.The Revolutionary War
- D.The War of 1812
Answer: The American Civil War
Clara Barton served is a nurse during the American Civil War.
Question 4
What glowing object became a symbol of nursing because of Florence Nightingale's night rounds?
- A.A book
- B.A compass
- C.lamp
- D.A bell
Answer: A lamp
The nursing lamp is a symbol linked to Florence Nightingale's night rounds.
Question 5
Which hospital opened the first formal U.S. nursing school based on Nightingale principles in 1873?
Answer: Bellevue Hospital
The first formal U.S. nursing school based on Nightingale principles opened in 1873 at Bellevue Hospital in New York.
Question 6
Which school became the first university-based school of nursing in the United States in 1923?
Answer: Yale School of Nursing
Yale School of Nursing became the first university-based school of nursing in the United States in 1923.
Question 7
Who helped popularize the term "public health nurse"?
Answer: Lillian Wald
Lillian Wald helped popularize the term public health nurse.
Question 8
The Henry Street Settlement was founded in which city?
Answer: New York City
The Henry Street Settlement was founded on New York City's Lower East Side.
Question 9
The Frontier Nursing Service was created to bring nurse-midwifery care to rural what?
Answer: Kentucky
The Frontier Nursing Service was created to bring nurse-midwifery care to rural Kentucky.
Question 10
In what year did the first American nurse-midwifery education program begin at the Maternity Center Association in New York City?
Answer: 1932
The first American nurse-midwifery education program began in 1932 at the Maternity Center Association in New York City.
Question 11
Which group makes up the largest group of health care professionals in the United States?
Answer: Nurses
Nurses make up the largest group of health care professionals in the United States.
Question 12
What does the title RN stand for?
- A.Resident navigator
- B.Registered nutritionist
- C.nurse
- D.Regional nurse
Answer: Registered nurse
The title RN stands for registered nurse.
Fun Nursing Trivia
13 questions
These fun Nursing trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.
Question 1
Which nursing thinker gave the profession a major glow-up by writing From Novice to Expert in 1984?
Answer: Patricia Benner wrote From Novice to Expert in 1984.
Patricia Benner is the author associated with the influential 1984 nursing classic From Novice to Expert.
Question 2
Who developed the Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory, a title that sounds like a reminder to drink water and get some sleep?
Answer: Dorothea Orem developed the Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory.
The Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory is credited to Dorothea Orem.
Question 3
Science of Unitary Human Beings sounds like sci-fi. Which nurse theorist actually created it?
Answer: Martha Rogers created the Science of Unitary Human Beings.
Martha Rogers is known for creating the Science of Unitary Human Beings.
Question 4
If the clue is Goal Attainment Theory, whose name belongs on the buzzer?
Answer: Imogene King is known for Goal Attainment Theory.
Goal Attainment Theory is associated with Imogene King.
Question 5
Who founded Transcultural Nursing, emphasizing care across cultures?
Answer: Madeleine Leininger founded Transcultural Nursing.
Transcultural Nursing was founded by Madeleine Leininger.
Question 6
Which nursing theorist developed the Neuman Systems Model?
Answer: Betty Neuman developed the Neuman Systems Model.
The Neuman Systems Model is credited to Betty Neuman.
Question 7
The Conservation Model was created by which nurse theorist?
Answer: Myra Estrin Levine created the Conservation Model.
Myra Estrin Levine is the creator of the Conservation Model.
Question 8
Who developed the Nursing Process Theory?
Answer: Ida Jean Orlando developed the Nursing Process Theory.
Ida Jean Orlando is the theorist behind the Nursing Process Theory.
Question 9
Which nursing leader built a framework around exactly 21 nursing problems?
Answer: Faye Glenn Abdellah created a nursing framework built around 21 nursing problems.
Faye Glenn Abdellah is associated with the framework centered on 21 nursing problems.
Question 10
What is the official journal of the American Academy of Nursing?
Answer: Nursing Outlook is the official journal of the American Academy of Nursing.
Nursing Outlook is the official journal of the American Academy of Nursing.
Question 11
Which nursing journal began publication in 1952?
Answer: Nursing Research began publication in 1952.
The publication start date of 1952 belongs to Nursing Research.
Question 12
Before it was known by todayâs famous initials, what organization was founded in 1896 as the Nurses' Associated Alumnae?
Answer: The American Nurses Association was founded in 1896 as the Nurses' Associated Alumnae.
The organization later known is the American Nurses Association was originally founded as the Nurses' Associated Alumnae in 1896.
Question 13
Which common emergency-sorting concept in nursing traces in part to battlefield sorting during the Napoleonic era?
Answer: The concept is triage.
Triage traces in part to battlefield sorting during the Napoleonic era.
Funny Nursing Trivia
13 questions
These funny Nursing trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.
Question 1
Before flashlights were common, which nickname made Florence Nightingale sound like the night shiftâs original mood lighting?
Answer: The Lady with the Lamp
Florence Nightingale was famously nicknamed "The Lady with the Lamp.".
Question 2
If someone says the word "nurse" originally comes from a Latin word meaning "to nourish," what is that word?
Answer: nutrire
The word nurse comes from the Latin nutrire, meaning "to nourish.".
Question 3
In many hospitals, which code means things just got very serious and a patient needs immediate resuscitation?
- A.code blue
- B.code red
- C.code white
- D.code silver
Answer: code blue
A code blue in many hospitals signals a patient needing immediate resuscitation.
Question 4
Whatâs the name of the emergency cart that rolls in like a medical superhero, stocked with drugs and resuscitation equipment?
Answer: crash cart
A crash cart is stocked with emergency drugs and equipment for resuscitation.
Question 5
What is the formal name for the blood pressure cuff device that sounds like it was invented by a spelling bee champion?
Answer: sphygmomanometer
Sphygmomanometer is the formal term for a blood pressure cuff device.
Question 6
When charting pupil response to light, which abbreviation looks like it studied harder than the rest of the alphabet?
Answer: PERRLA
The pupils' response to light is commonly charted with the abbreviation PERRLA.
Question 7
If a chart says NPO, what does that mean for snacks, sips, and surprise cookies?
Answer: Nothing by mouth
NPO on a chart means a patient should take nothing by mouth.
Question 8
On a medication order, which abbreviation means the drug is given only when needed, not just because the clock is bored?
Answer: PRN
PRN on a medication order means the drug is given is needed.
Question 9
In prescription shorthand, what abbreviation means twice a day?
Answer: BID
BID means twice a day in prescription shorthand.
Question 10
If a medication is ordered three times a day, which shorthand keeps the chart from becoming a novel?
- A.BID
- B.QID
- C.STAT
- D.TID
Answer: TID
TID means three times a day in prescription shorthand.
Question 11
Which prescription abbreviation means four times a day, for when the schedule is really committing to the bit?
Answer: QID
QID means four times a day in prescription shorthand.
Question 12
A doctor writes STAT. In medical orders, that means do it when?
Answer: Immediately
STAT on a medical order means immediately.
Question 13
Which indwelling urinary catheter shares its name with Frederic Foley?
Answer: Foley catheter
A Foley catheter is an indwelling urinary catheter named after Frederic Foley.
Hard Nursing Trivia
14 questions
These hard Nursing trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.
Question 1
Who is recognized as America's first professionally trained nurse after graduating in 1873 from the New England Hospital for Women and Children?
Answer: Linda Richards
Linda Richards earned that distinction upon graduating in 1873 from the New England Hospital for Women and Children.
Question 2
In what year did the Bellevue Training School for Nurses open in New York City?
Answer: 1873
The Bellevue Training School for Nurses opened in New York City in 1873.
Question 3
The Connecticut Training School for Nurses opened in 1873 at a hospital in which city?
Answer: New Haven
It opened at New Haven Hospital, placing the school in New Haven.
Question 4
What was the name of the nursing school that opened in 1873 at Massachusetts General Hospital?
Answer: Boston Training School
The school established at Massachusetts General Hospital in 1873 was the Boston Training School.
Question 5
Which nursing education report was published in 1923?
Answer: The Goldmark Report
The Goldmark Report on nursing education was published in 1923.
Question 6
Name the nursing education report published in 1948.?
Answer: The Brown Report
The Brown Report on nursing education was published in 1948.
Question 7
Who proposed the associate degree nursing model in 1952?
Answer: Mildred Montag
Mildred Montag is the figure associated with proposing the associate degree nursing model in 1952.
Question 8
Which nurse co-founded the first nurse practitioner program with pediatrician Henry Silver in 1965?
Answer: Loretta Ford
Loretta Ford co-founded the first nurse practitioner program with Henry Silver in 1965.
Question 9
The first nurse practitioner program had what clinical focus?
Answer: Pediatrics
The inaugural nurse practitioner program was focused on pediatrics.
Question 10
Who co-edited the four-volume History of Nursing issued between 1907 and 1912?
Answer: Lavinia Dock
Lavinia Dock co-edited the four-volume History of Nursing published from 1907 to 1912.
Question 11
Who wrote Nursing: Its Principles and Practice in 1893?
Answer: Isabel Hampton Robb
Isabel Hampton Robb authored Nursing: Its Principles and Practice in 1893.
Question 12
During what broader workforce condition were the Hallmarks of Magnet hospitals first studied in the early 1980s?
Answer: A nursing shortage
The Hallmarks of Magnet hospitals were first studied in the early 1980s during a nursing shortage.
Question 13
Which NIH component achieved institute status in 1993 for nursing research?
Answer: The National Institute of Nursing Research
The National Institute of Nursing Research became an institute within the NIH in 1993.
Question 14
Which honor society in nursing was founded in 1922 at Indiana University?
Answer: Sigma Theta Tau International
Sigma Theta Tau International was founded in 1922 at Indiana University.
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