Fundamentals of Nursing Care
Concepts, Connections and Skills 4th
Edition, Burton Smith, Chapter 1 The
Vista of Nursing
What year was the nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States formed? - Correct Answer ✔✔
- 1897
Who is the first African American nurse in the United States? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Mary
Mahoney
Who was the first president of the Red Cross Association? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Clara Barton
What does scope of practice mean? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - The limitation and allowances of what
we can do as nurses
Why do nurses use evidence based practice? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - It is used as a problem-solving
approach to delivering health care
Who had the theory that nursing is an interpersonal process? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Jean Watson,
1979
What programs can an Master of Science in nursing (MSN) teach? - Correct Answer ✔✔ -
BSN,ADN,LPN/LVN programs
Where did education begin for LPNs and what year? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - new York City, 1892
What two organizations can LPN/LVN join while in school? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Health
Occupations Students of America(HOSA) and national Association of Licensed Practical/Licensed
Vocational nurses(NALPN)
What is patient-center care based on? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - The care is based on respect for the
patient's preferences, values and needs.
What is Clinical Judgement? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - The quality nurses develop to know when to
act and when to wait and watch
What does nCLEX-PN stand for? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - national Council Licensure Examination for
Practical nursing