DAVIS ADVANTAGE FOR BASIC NURSING
FINAL PAPER COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS STUDY GUIDE
●● Dorothea Dix
Answer: Activist for better mental health care. Appointed the
Superintendent of Female Nurses in the Army in 1861.
●● Florence Nightingale
Answer: First nursing theorist and started the Nightingale School of
Nursing. Concerned about the environment and cleanliness of the work
environment.
●● Mary Mahoney
Answer: First African American Nurse in the United States. She created
an organization "National Association for Colored Graduate Nurses".
●● Linda Richards
Answer: First "trained nurse"in the US, founder of modern nurse's notes.
●● Madeline Leininger
, Answer: Theory of Cultural Care Diversity and Universality. Providing
care that aligns with a patient's specific cultural values, beliefs, and
practices
●● Virginia Henderson
Answer: 14 basic needs addressed by nursing care;definition of nursing;
do for the patients what they cannot do for themselves.
●● LPN/LVN
Answer: Licensed practical/vocational nurse. Education: Ranges from 9
months to 2 years
Licensure: NCLEX-PN; No clinical component
No Clinical Component during NCLEX-PN
●● Associate degree nurse (ADN)
Answer: A 2-year, entry-level educational program for registered nurses.
Upon completion of all course work, a student takes the NCLEX-RN;
upon successfully passing the examination, the graduate becomes a
registered nurse and uses the title "RN" after her or his name.
●● Diploma program nurse
Answer: Hospital-based nursing education program. Take the NCLEX-
RN
FINAL PAPER COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS STUDY GUIDE
●● Dorothea Dix
Answer: Activist for better mental health care. Appointed the
Superintendent of Female Nurses in the Army in 1861.
●● Florence Nightingale
Answer: First nursing theorist and started the Nightingale School of
Nursing. Concerned about the environment and cleanliness of the work
environment.
●● Mary Mahoney
Answer: First African American Nurse in the United States. She created
an organization "National Association for Colored Graduate Nurses".
●● Linda Richards
Answer: First "trained nurse"in the US, founder of modern nurse's notes.
●● Madeline Leininger
, Answer: Theory of Cultural Care Diversity and Universality. Providing
care that aligns with a patient's specific cultural values, beliefs, and
practices
●● Virginia Henderson
Answer: 14 basic needs addressed by nursing care;definition of nursing;
do for the patients what they cannot do for themselves.
●● LPN/LVN
Answer: Licensed practical/vocational nurse. Education: Ranges from 9
months to 2 years
Licensure: NCLEX-PN; No clinical component
No Clinical Component during NCLEX-PN
●● Associate degree nurse (ADN)
Answer: A 2-year, entry-level educational program for registered nurses.
Upon completion of all course work, a student takes the NCLEX-RN;
upon successfully passing the examination, the graduate becomes a
registered nurse and uses the title "RN" after her or his name.
●● Diploma program nurse
Answer: Hospital-based nursing education program. Take the NCLEX-
RN
