TEST BANK for Fundamentals of Nursing
11TH Edition Summary by Potter Perry
NEW PDF 2025/2026
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.
Educator - Explains health concepts, demonstrates procedures, and evaluates patient progress.
Advocate - Protects patient rights and provides assistance in asserting these rights.
Caregiver - Helps patients maintain health, manage disease, and attain independence.
Inservice education - Instruction or training provided by a health care facility or institution.
Teamwork and collaboration - Enables effective functioning within nursing and interprofessional
teams through open communication and shared decision making.
Compassion fatigue - Describes a state of burnout and secondary traumatic stress resulting from
exposure to grief and loss.
Patient advocate - Protects patient's human and legal rights, ensuring understanding of procedures
before signing permits.
11TH Edition Summary by Potter Perry
NEW PDF 2025/2026
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.
Educator - Explains health concepts, demonstrates procedures, and evaluates patient progress.
Advocate - Protects patient rights and provides assistance in asserting these rights.
Caregiver - Helps patients maintain health, manage disease, and attain independence.
Inservice education - Instruction or training provided by a health care facility or institution.
Teamwork and collaboration - Enables effective functioning within nursing and interprofessional
teams through open communication and shared decision making.
Compassion fatigue - Describes a state of burnout and secondary traumatic stress resulting from
exposure to grief and loss.
Patient advocate - Protects patient's human and legal rights, ensuring understanding of procedures
before signing permits.
