What does RN stand for?
AnswerRegistered Nurse
RN is the title for a licensed Registered Nurse.
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Nurse facts & stats
7 fact-checked facts about nursing history, the nursing profession and the people who shaped it, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
What is a stethoscope used for?
AnswerListening to sounds inside the body
Stethoscopes let clinicians hear the heart, lungs and bowel.
Going deeper
Clara Barton founded which organization?
AnswerAmerican Red Cross
Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1881.
In health care, what does triage mean?
AnswerSorting patients by urgency
Triage decides who needs care first.
What does BSN stand for?
AnswerBachelor of Science in Nursing
The BSN is a four-year nursing degree.
Expert level
Mary Seacole, a nursing pioneer of the Crimean War, was born in which country?
AnswerJamaica
Mary Seacole was born in Kingston, Jamaica.
Florence Nightingale popularized which type of statistical chart?
AnswerPolar area diagram
Her polar area, or coxcomb, diagrams showed causes of soldier deaths.
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