Fundamentals of Nursing 11th Edition
Berman | 9780135428733 | All Chapters
with Answers and Rationals
Florence Nightingale - answer-First nurse epidemiologist who connected poor sanitation with
cholera and dysentery.
Mary Nutting - answer-Contributed to moving nursing education into universities.
Clara Barton - answer-Founded the American Red Cross.
Lillian Wald - answer-Helped open the Henry Street Settlement.
Planning - answer-Involves developing a plan with strategies to attain expected outcomes.
Novice - answer-A beginning nurse with no previous experience in a specific area.
Proficient - answer-Nurse who can assess a situation as a whole and transfer knowledge from
previous experiences.
Competent - answer-Nurse who understands specific care required by different types of
patients.
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, Advanced beginner - answer-Nurse with some observational experience in a situation.
Autonomy - answer-Initiating independent nursing interventions without medical orders.
Licensure - answer-Requirement to pass the NCLEX-RN to practice as a registered nurse.
Certification - answer-Optional process to specialize in a specific area of nursing practice.
Accountability - answer-Being responsible, professionally and legally, for the quality of nursing
care provided.
Manager - answer-Coordinates nursing staff activities with personnel, policy, and budgetary
responsibilities.
Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) - answer-Prepares nurses for rigorous research and theory
development.
Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP) - answer-Practice doctorate preparing advanced
practice nurses.
Continuing education - answer-Formal educational programs offered post-baccalaureate by
various institutions.
Quality improvement - answer-Identifying gaps between local and best practices.
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