OF NURSING, 11TH EDITION WITH
EXACT SOLUTIONS 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.
Continuing education - Correct Answer - Formal educational programs offered post-
baccalaureate by various institutions.
Quality improvement - Correct Answer - Identifying gaps between local and best
practices.
Safety - Correct Answer - One of the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)
competencies.
Patient-centered care - Correct Answer - Focusing on individual patient needs and
preferences.
Educator - Correct Answer - Explains health concepts, demonstrates procedures, and
evaluates patient progress.
Advocate - Correct Answer - Protects patient rights and provides assistance in
asserting these rights.
Caregiver - Correct Answer - Helps patients maintain health, manage disease, and
attain independence.
Inservice education - Correct Answer - Instruction or training provided by a health
care facility or institution.
Teamwork and collaboration - Correct Answer - Enables effective functioning within
nursing and interprofessional teams through open communication and shared
decision making.
Compassion fatigue - Correct Answer - Describes a state of burnout and secondary
traumatic stress resulting from exposure to grief and loss.
Patient advocate - Correct Answer - Protects patient's human and legal rights,
ensuring understanding of procedures before signing permits.
Nurse-midwifery - Correct Answer - Involves independent care for women during
pregnancy, labor, delivery, and care for the newborn.