And Answers 2025/2026
Florence Nightingale - CORRECT ANSWER-First nurse epidemiologist who
connected poor sanitation with cholera and dysentery.
Mary Nutting - CORRECT ANSWER-Contributed to moving nursing education into
universities.
Clara Barton - CORRECT ANSWER-Founded the American Red Cross.
Lillian Wald - CORRECT ANSWER-Helped open the Henry Street Settlement.
Planning - CORRECT ANSWER-Involves developing a plan with strategies to attain
expected outcomes.
Novice - CORRECT ANSWER-A beginning nurse with no previous experience in a
specific area.
Proficient - CORRECT ANSWER-Nurse who can assess a situation as a whole and
transfer knowledge from previous experiences.
, Competent - CORRECT ANSWER-Nurse who understands specific care required by
different types of patients.
Advanced beginner - CORRECT ANSWER-Nurse with some observational
experience in a situation.
Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWER-Initiating independent nursing interventions
without medical orders.
Licensure - CORRECT ANSWER-Requirement to pass the NCLEX-RN to practice as a
registered nurse.
Certification - CORRECT ANSWER-Optional process to specialize in a specific area
of nursing practice.
Accountability - CORRECT ANSWER-Being responsible, professionally and legally,
for the quality of nursing care provided.
Manager - CORRECT ANSWER-Coordinates nursing staff activities with personnel,
policy, and budgetary responsibilities.
Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) - CORRECT ANSWER-Prepares nurses for
rigorous research and theory development.
Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP) - CORRECT ANSWER-Practice doctorate
preparing advanced practice nurses.