Role Development in Professional Nursing
Practice
by Kathleen Masters (Author)
7TH EDITION
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit I: Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 1: A History of Health Care and Nursing
Chapter 2: Frameworks for Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 3: Philosophy of Nursing
Chapter 4: Competencies for Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 5: Education and Socialization to the Professional Nursing Role
Chapter 6: Advancing and Managing Your Professional Nursing Career
Chapter 7: Social Context and the Future of Professional Nursing
Unit 2: Professional Nursing Practice and the Management of Patient
Care
Chapter 8: Safety and Quality Improvement in Professional Nursing
Practice
Chapter 9: Evidence-Based Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 10: Patient Education and Patient-Centered Care in
Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 11: Informatics in Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 12: Leadership and Systems-Based Professional Nursing
Practice
Chapter 13: Teamwork, Collaboration, and Communication in
Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 14: Ethics in Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 15: Law and the Professional Nursing Practice
,Test Bank - Role Development in Professional Nursing
Practice, 7th Edition (Masters, 2026), Chapter 1-15 + Midterm
and Final Exam
CHAPTER 1: THE EVOLUTION OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Which historical figure is most credited with establishing the foundation of modern professional
nursing?
A) Clara Barton
B) Florence Nightingale
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Lillian Wald
Answer: B
Rationale: Florence Nightingale is widely recognized as the founder of modern nursing. Her work during
the Crimean War, her establishment of the first formal nursing school, and her use of statistical data to
improve patient outcomes laid the groundwork for professional nursing practice.
2. The Flexner Report of 1910 primarily influenced nursing by:
A) Establishing minimum standards for nursing education
B) Encouraging the development of nursing as an independent profession
C) Highlighting the need for standardized medical education and indirectly prompting nursing reform
D) Mandating licensure for all practicing nurses
Answer: C
Rationale: Although the Flexner Report was directed at medical education, it indirectly prompted
nursing leaders to advocate for improved educational standards and professionalization in nursing.
, 3. Which of the following best describes the primary purpose of the American Nurses Association (ANA)?
A) To license registered nurses in all 50 states
B) To represent the interests of registered nurses and advance the nursing profession
C) To accredit nursing education programs
D) To regulate advanced practice registered nurses
Answer: B
Rationale: The ANA is the professional organization that advocates for registered nurses, promotes high
standards of nursing practice, and advances the profession through policy, education, and research.
4. The establishment of the first formal nursing training school in the United States occurred in which
year?
A) 1853
B) 1873
C) 1893
D) 1903
Answer: B
Rationale: The first formal nursing training schools in the United States were established in 1873,
modeled after the Nightingale School of Nursing in London.
5. Clara Barton is most noted in nursing history for:
A) Founding the first nursing school in the United States
B) Organizing the American Red Cross
C) Developing the first nursing theory
D) Establishing public health nursing in New York
Practice
by Kathleen Masters (Author)
7TH EDITION
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit I: Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 1: A History of Health Care and Nursing
Chapter 2: Frameworks for Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 3: Philosophy of Nursing
Chapter 4: Competencies for Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 5: Education and Socialization to the Professional Nursing Role
Chapter 6: Advancing and Managing Your Professional Nursing Career
Chapter 7: Social Context and the Future of Professional Nursing
Unit 2: Professional Nursing Practice and the Management of Patient
Care
Chapter 8: Safety and Quality Improvement in Professional Nursing
Practice
Chapter 9: Evidence-Based Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 10: Patient Education and Patient-Centered Care in
Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 11: Informatics in Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 12: Leadership and Systems-Based Professional Nursing
Practice
Chapter 13: Teamwork, Collaboration, and Communication in
Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 14: Ethics in Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 15: Law and the Professional Nursing Practice
,Test Bank - Role Development in Professional Nursing
Practice, 7th Edition (Masters, 2026), Chapter 1-15 + Midterm
and Final Exam
CHAPTER 1: THE EVOLUTION OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Which historical figure is most credited with establishing the foundation of modern professional
nursing?
A) Clara Barton
B) Florence Nightingale
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Lillian Wald
Answer: B
Rationale: Florence Nightingale is widely recognized as the founder of modern nursing. Her work during
the Crimean War, her establishment of the first formal nursing school, and her use of statistical data to
improve patient outcomes laid the groundwork for professional nursing practice.
2. The Flexner Report of 1910 primarily influenced nursing by:
A) Establishing minimum standards for nursing education
B) Encouraging the development of nursing as an independent profession
C) Highlighting the need for standardized medical education and indirectly prompting nursing reform
D) Mandating licensure for all practicing nurses
Answer: C
Rationale: Although the Flexner Report was directed at medical education, it indirectly prompted
nursing leaders to advocate for improved educational standards and professionalization in nursing.
, 3. Which of the following best describes the primary purpose of the American Nurses Association (ANA)?
A) To license registered nurses in all 50 states
B) To represent the interests of registered nurses and advance the nursing profession
C) To accredit nursing education programs
D) To regulate advanced practice registered nurses
Answer: B
Rationale: The ANA is the professional organization that advocates for registered nurses, promotes high
standards of nursing practice, and advances the profession through policy, education, and research.
4. The establishment of the first formal nursing training school in the United States occurred in which
year?
A) 1853
B) 1873
C) 1893
D) 1903
Answer: B
Rationale: The first formal nursing training schools in the United States were established in 1873,
modeled after the Nightingale School of Nursing in London.
5. Clara Barton is most noted in nursing history for:
A) Founding the first nursing school in the United States
B) Organizing the American Red Cross
C) Developing the first nursing theory
D) Establishing public health nursing in New York
