NURS 110 INTRODUCTION TO
PROFESSIONAL NURSING EXAM 1
1. Who is recognized as the founder of modern nursing for establishing the first professional
school of nursing and revolutionizing hospital sanitation?
A. Clara Barton
B. Florence Nightingale
C. Lillian Wald
D. Mary Mahoney
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Florence Nightingale is the founder of modern nursing, known
for her work during the Crimean War and establishing the Nightingale Training School for
Nurses.
2. Which nursing role involves protecting the patient’s human and legal rights and providing
assistance in asserting those rights if the need arises?
A. Caregiver
B. Patient Advocate
C. Educator
,D. Manager
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: As an advocate, the nurse protects the patient’s human and legal
rights and provides assistance in asserting these rights.
3. The nursing metaparadigm includes four concepts central to nursing. Which of the
following is NOT one of those concepts?
A. Health
B. Medicine
C. Environment
D. Person
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: The four concepts of the nursing metaparadigm are Person,
Environment, Health, and Nursing. Medicine is a separate discipline.
4. Which organization is responsible for setting the Standards of Professional Nursing Practice
in the United States?
A. National League for Nursing (NLN)
B. International Council of Nurses (ICN)
C. State Board of Nursing (BON)
D. American Nurses Association (ANA)
, Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: The ANA develops the Standards of Nursing Practice which
define the activities that are specific to nursing.
5. In the ‘Novice to Expert’ model developed by Patricia Benner, a nurse who has been in the
same clinical position for 2 to 3 years and can coordinate multiple complex care demands is at
which level?
A. Advanced Beginner
B. Expert
C. Proficient
D. Competent
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: A competent nurse has been in the same clinical position for 2 to
3 years and understands the organization and specific care required by the type of patients.
6. Which historical figure founded the American Red Cross?
A. Dorothea Dix
B. Clara Barton
C. Harriet Tubman
D. Sojourner Truth
Answer: B
PROFESSIONAL NURSING EXAM 1
1. Who is recognized as the founder of modern nursing for establishing the first professional
school of nursing and revolutionizing hospital sanitation?
A. Clara Barton
B. Florence Nightingale
C. Lillian Wald
D. Mary Mahoney
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Florence Nightingale is the founder of modern nursing, known
for her work during the Crimean War and establishing the Nightingale Training School for
Nurses.
2. Which nursing role involves protecting the patient’s human and legal rights and providing
assistance in asserting those rights if the need arises?
A. Caregiver
B. Patient Advocate
C. Educator
,D. Manager
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: As an advocate, the nurse protects the patient’s human and legal
rights and provides assistance in asserting these rights.
3. The nursing metaparadigm includes four concepts central to nursing. Which of the
following is NOT one of those concepts?
A. Health
B. Medicine
C. Environment
D. Person
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: The four concepts of the nursing metaparadigm are Person,
Environment, Health, and Nursing. Medicine is a separate discipline.
4. Which organization is responsible for setting the Standards of Professional Nursing Practice
in the United States?
A. National League for Nursing (NLN)
B. International Council of Nurses (ICN)
C. State Board of Nursing (BON)
D. American Nurses Association (ANA)
, Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: The ANA develops the Standards of Nursing Practice which
define the activities that are specific to nursing.
5. In the ‘Novice to Expert’ model developed by Patricia Benner, a nurse who has been in the
same clinical position for 2 to 3 years and can coordinate multiple complex care demands is at
which level?
A. Advanced Beginner
B. Expert
C. Proficient
D. Competent
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: A competent nurse has been in the same clinical position for 2 to
3 years and understands the organization and specific care required by the type of patients.
6. Which historical figure founded the American Red Cross?
A. Dorothea Dix
B. Clara Barton
C. Harriet Tubman
D. Sojourner Truth
Answer: B
