11TH Edition by Potter Perry PDF
2025/2026 Revised
Florence Nightingale - First nurse epidemiologist who connected poor
sanitation with cholera and dysentery.
Mary Nutting - Contributed to moving nursing education into universities.
Clara Barton - Founded the American Red Cross.
Lillian Wald - Helped open the Henry Street Settlement.
Planning - Involves developing a plan with strategies to attain expected
outcomes.
Novice - A beginning nurse with no previous experience in a specific area.
Proficient - Nurse who can assess a situation as a whole and transfer
knowledge from previous experiences.
Competent - Nurse who understands specific care required by different types
of patients.
Advanced beginner - Nurse with some observational experience in a situation.
Autonomy - Initiating independent nursing interventions without medical
orders.
, Licensure - Requirement to pass the NCLEX-RN to practice as a registered
nurse.
Certification - Optional process to specialize in a specific area of nursing
practice.
Accountability - Being responsible, professionally and legally, for the quality of
nursing care provided.
Manager - Coordinates nursing staff activities with personnel, policy, and
budgetary responsibilities.
Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) - Prepares nurses for rigorous research and
theory development.
Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP) - Practice doctorate preparing
advanced practice nurses.
Continuing education - Formal educational programs offered post-
baccalaureate by various institutions.
Quality improvement - Identifying gaps between local and best practices.
Safety - One of the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)
competencies.
Patient-centered care - Focusing on individual patient needs and preferences.