Test Bank for Fundamentals of Nursing:
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS; GRADE A+.
Florence Nightingale - ANSWER: First nurse epidemiologist who connected poor sanitation with cholera
and dysentery.
Mary Nutting - ANSWER: Contributed to moving nursing education into universities.
Clara Barton - ANSWER: Founded the American Red Cross.
Lillian Wald - ANSWER: Helped open the Henry Street Settlement.
Planning - ANSWER: Involves developing a plan with strategies to attain expected outcomes.
Novice - ANSWER: A beginning nurse with no previous experience in a specific area.
Proficient - ANSWER: Nurse who can assess a situation as a whole and transfer knowledge from
previous experiences.
Competent - ANSWER: Nurse who understands specific care required by different types of patients.
Advanced beginner - ANSWER: Nurse with some observational experience in a situation.
Autonomy - ANSWER: Initiating independent nursing interventions without medical orders.
Licensure - ANSWER: Requirement to pass the NCLEX-RN to practice as a registered nurse.
Certification - ANSWER: Optional process to specialize in a specific area of nursing practice.
, Accountability - ANSWER: Being responsible, professionally and legally, for the quality of nursing care
provided.
Manager - ANSWER: Coordinates nursing staff activities with personnel, policy, and budgetary
responsibilities.
Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) - ANSWER: Prepares nurses for rigorous research and theory
development.
Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP) - ANSWER: Practice doctorate preparing advanced practice
nurses.
Continuing education - ANSWER: Formal educational programs offered post-baccalaureate by various
institutions.
Quality improvement - ANSWER: Identifying gaps between local and best practices.
Safety - ANSWER: One of the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies.
Patient-centered care - ANSWER: Focusing on individual patient needs and preferences.
Educator - ANSWER: Explains health concepts, demonstrates procedures, and evaluates patient progress.
Advocate - ANSWER: Protects patient rights and provides assistance in asserting these rights.
Caregiver - ANSWER: Helps patients maintain health, manage disease, and attain independence.
Inservice education - ANSWER: Instruction or training provided by a health care facility or institution.
Teamwork and collaboration - ANSWER: Enables effective functioning within nursing and
interprofessional teams through open communication and shared decision making.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS; GRADE A+.
Florence Nightingale - ANSWER: First nurse epidemiologist who connected poor sanitation with cholera
and dysentery.
Mary Nutting - ANSWER: Contributed to moving nursing education into universities.
Clara Barton - ANSWER: Founded the American Red Cross.
Lillian Wald - ANSWER: Helped open the Henry Street Settlement.
Planning - ANSWER: Involves developing a plan with strategies to attain expected outcomes.
Novice - ANSWER: A beginning nurse with no previous experience in a specific area.
Proficient - ANSWER: Nurse who can assess a situation as a whole and transfer knowledge from
previous experiences.
Competent - ANSWER: Nurse who understands specific care required by different types of patients.
Advanced beginner - ANSWER: Nurse with some observational experience in a situation.
Autonomy - ANSWER: Initiating independent nursing interventions without medical orders.
Licensure - ANSWER: Requirement to pass the NCLEX-RN to practice as a registered nurse.
Certification - ANSWER: Optional process to specialize in a specific area of nursing practice.
, Accountability - ANSWER: Being responsible, professionally and legally, for the quality of nursing care
provided.
Manager - ANSWER: Coordinates nursing staff activities with personnel, policy, and budgetary
responsibilities.
Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) - ANSWER: Prepares nurses for rigorous research and theory
development.
Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP) - ANSWER: Practice doctorate preparing advanced practice
nurses.
Continuing education - ANSWER: Formal educational programs offered post-baccalaureate by various
institutions.
Quality improvement - ANSWER: Identifying gaps between local and best practices.
Safety - ANSWER: One of the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies.
Patient-centered care - ANSWER: Focusing on individual patient needs and preferences.
Educator - ANSWER: Explains health concepts, demonstrates procedures, and evaluates patient progress.
Advocate - ANSWER: Protects patient rights and provides assistance in asserting these rights.
Caregiver - ANSWER: Helps patients maintain health, manage disease, and attain independence.
Inservice education - ANSWER: Instruction or training provided by a health care facility or institution.
Teamwork and collaboration - ANSWER: Enables effective functioning within nursing and
interprofessional teams through open communication and shared decision making.
