Fundamentals Practice
Exam Questions and
Correct Anwers
WHO are Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster? - CORRECT ANSWERSThey opened the
Henry Street Settlement, focusing on the health needs of the poor
With her theory she created sanitary conditions to help aide in the patients recovery that
we still practice in modern day nursing.
Florence Nightingale's impact on modern day nursing - CORRECT ANSWERSmajor
reforms in hygiene and sanitation and decreased mortality rates.
"most famous American nurse who was not a nurse" - CORRECT ANSWERSClara
Barton
Clara Barton's IMPACT on modern day nursing - CORRECT ANSWERSShe
established the American Red Cross in 1881, that is still an ongoing organization today.
what made Clara Barton the, "most famous American nurse who was not a nurse" ? -
CORRECT ANSWERSTaught and helped to organize aid to soldiers during the Civil
War.
(so people considered her a nurse but she wasn't)
Benedictine Order - CORRECT ANSWERS- First documented cases of men in nursing
- consisted of both men and women
men were finally permitted to serve as nurses in the military, when? - CORRECT
ANSWERSDuring the Korean War
Who excluded men from joining until 1930? - CORRECT ANSWERSThe American
Nurses Association
,ORIGINALLY established in 1901 and was for women only? - CORRECT
ANSWERSArmy Nurse Corp
men working alongside women in nursing? - CORRECT ANSWERSReligious, Lay
Orders & Military both men and women
telehealth - CORRECT ANSWERSUse of technology to deliver health-related services
and information, including telemedicine, remotely.
reflection-in-action vs. reflection-on-action - CORRECT ANSWERSReflection-in-action
happens in real time while care is occurring.
Reflection-on-action happens after the patient care occurs.
Tanner's Clinical Judgement Model - CORRECT ANSWERS4 FEATURES OF HIS
CLINICAL JUDGEMENT MODEL:
(NIIR)
1. Noticing (What did you notice?)
2. Interpreting ( What does it mean?)
3. Responding (What will you do?)
4. Reflecting (Did it work?)
WHO is Mildred Montag? - CORRECT ANSWERSShe led the movement for Associate
Degree Nursing Programs.
WHAT was Mildred Montag's GOAL? - CORRECT ANSWERSHer goal: Develop a
shorter nursing program to decrease the (then) nursing shortage.
WHO is Sister Callista Roy? - CORRECT ANSWERSNurse theorists who developed
the Adaptation Model - each person is an adaptive system with input.
individuals are a set of interrelated systems that maintain a balance between these
various stimuli.
Dorothea Orem's Theory - CORRECT ANSWERSSelf-Care Deficit Theory of Nursing
Do only for the patient what they cannot do for themselves!
self care DEFICIT theory of nursing - CORRECT ANSWERSDorothea Orem
Addressing self-care deficits and encouraging patients to be actively involved in their
own care
Isabel Hampton Robb's impact - CORRECT ANSWERSthe first superintendent of the
John's Hopkins Training School (School of Nursing at Johns Hopkins University in
Baltimore.)
, Shortened the student nurse workday and implementing grading policies that required
nurses to prove their abilities in order to be awarded qualifications.
first president of the American Nurses Association (ANA).
Professionalism - CORRECT ANSWERSThe commitment to conduct oneself with
integrity according to the high standards of the nursing profession and to engage in
lifelong learning to pursue excellence, advance nursing practice, and promote optimal
health.
Environmental Theory - CORRECT ANSWERSFlorence Nightingale's theory
"To facilitate repair of the body by manipulating the patient's environment"
"fresh air, pure water, efficient drainage, cleanliness or sanitation, and light/direct
sunlight"
WHO is Dorothea Orem? - CORRECT ANSWERSwas a nursing theorist and creator of
the self-care deficit nursing theory, also known as the Orem model of nursing
Mary Eliza Mahoney's impact - CORRECT ANSWERSCofounder of The National
Association of Colored Graduate Nurses.
Brought about awareness of cultural diversity and respect for all regardless of color and
race
WHAT is the Adaptation Model? - CORRECT ANSWERSSister Callista Roy's (born
1939) theory states the nurse must identify the types of demands placed on the patient,
assesses those demands, and then help the patient adapt to those demands (The
Adaption Model).
WHO is Mary Eliza Mahoney? - CORRECT ANSWERSFirst African-American
professional nurse to graduate in the U.S. In 1908, was a cofounder of the National
Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACGN)
WHO is Virginia Henderson? - CORRECT ANSWERS(died 1996 at 98 years old).
Her theory is that nurse's assist patient's in gaining independence as quickly as possible
AFTER illness or ASSIST with a peaceful death.
WHO is Patricia Benner? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Developed the Model of Skill
Acquisition in professional practice in which a nurse grows from experience and
knowledge through the following stages during their career from Novice-Beginner-
Competent-Proficient-Expert
Novice to Expert Theory - CORRECT ANSWERSPatricia Benner