Fundamentals of Nursing Care 4th Edition (2026) (Chapters 1-2) Questions with Correct Detailed Answers

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Licensed ]practical ]or ]vocational ]nurse ]- ]correct ]answer: ]LPN/LVN ](used ]in ]CA ]& ]TX)



Licensed ]Practical ]Nurse ]
(LPN) ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Most ]basic ]of ]all ]the ]entry ]level ]options ]for ]nurses ]with ]full-
time ]programs ]lasting ]from ]9 ]months ]to ]1 ]year



associate ]degree ]nurse ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Entry-
level ]education ]of ]registered ]nurses; ]minimum ]of ]2 ]years ]at ]a ]community ]college



Nurse ]Practice ]Act ]- ]correct ]answer: ]The ]law ]in ]each ]state ]that ]governs ]nurses' ]actions; ]addresse
s ]each ]level ]of ]nursing



Health ]Occupations ]Students ]of ]America ]
(HOSA) ]- ]correct ]answer: ]national ]organization ]specifically ]for ]students ]in ]health ]occupations ]ed
ucational ]programs



scope ]of ]practice ]- ]correct ]answer: ]limitations ]and ]allowances ]of ]what ]a ]nurse ]can ]do



Quality ]and ]Safety ]Education ]for ]Nurses ]
(QSEN) ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Project ]that ]focuses ]on ]the ]knowledge, ]skills, ]and ]attitudes ]needed ]by ]
nurses ]to ]continually ]improve ]the ]quality ]and ]safety ]of ]patient ]care

, evidence ]based ]practice ]
(EBP) ]- ]correct ]answer: ]problem ]solving ]approach ]using ]best ]evidence ]from ]nursing ]research ]stu
dies, ]patient ]data, ]and ]patient's ]preferences ]and ]values



NCLEX-PN ]- ]correct ]answer: ]National ]Council ]Licensure ]Examination ]for ]Practical ]Nursing



NALPN ]- ]correct ]answer: ]National ]Association ]of ]Licensed ]Practical ]Nursing



Clara ]Barton ]- ]correct ]answer: ]nurse ]in ]the ]US ]Civil ]War; ]1st ]president ]of ]the ]Red ]Cross ]Associati
on



Dorothea ]Dix ]- ]correct ]answer: ]activist ]for ]mental ]health ]and ]establishment ]of ]psychiatric ]hospit
als; ]appointed ]Superintendent ]of ]Female ]Nurses ]in ]Army ]in ]1961 ]- ]not ]a ]nurse ]or ]military ]officer



Florence ]Nightingale ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Founder ]of ]modern ]nursing



Mary ]Mahoney ]- ]correct ]answer: ]1st ]African ]American ]nurse ]in ]the ]USA; ]established ]and ]was ]1st
]president ]of ]National ]Association ]for ]Colored ]Graduate ]Nurses




Linda ]Richards ]- ]correct ]answer: ]1st ]trained ]nurse ]in ]the ]US ]
(1872) ]founded ]modern ]nurses ]notes



Isabel ]Hampton ]Robb ]- ]correct ]answer: ]activist ]for ]nursing ]labor ]reform; ]made ]12-
hr ]shifts
]w/meal ]breaks; ]established ]3 ]year ]training ]program ]for ]nurses ]and ]worked ]for ]licensure ]examin


ations ]and ]nursing ]registration ](1800s)



The ]Great ]Trio ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Mary ]Adelaide ]Nutting, ]Lillian ]Wald, ]Annie ]Goodrich