Chapter 1 Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
Florence Nightingale -
correct answer ✅Founder of modern nursing
Lady with the Lamp -
correct answer ✅Florence Nightingale
Science -
correct answer ✅Body of knowledge unique to a particular subject
evidence-based practice -
correct answer ✅clinical decision making that integrates the best
available research with clinical expertise and patient characteristics
and preferences
Theory -
correct answer ✅Opinion, belief, or view
nursing theory -
correct answer ✅proposed ideas about what is involved in the
process called nursing
, Nursing Foundations Timby 11th edition
Chapter 1 Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) -
correct answer ✅-Includes CNAs, CMAs, and non-nursing
personnel
-Work under direct supervision of an RN or LPN
-Specific tasks usually outlined in position description
-Tasks may including feeding clients, preparing meals, lifting, basic
care, measuring & recording vital signs, and ambulating clients
LPN/LVN -
correct answer ✅licensed practical (vocational) nurse
RN -
correct answer ✅registered nurse
Nurse Practitioner -
correct answer ✅Detects and manages self-limiting acute and
chronic stable medical conditions
Advanced practice -
correct answer ✅extended role; increased responsibilities and
actions undertaken by an individual because of additional