Role Development in Professional Nursing Practice
Seventh Edition
Kathleen Masters, RN, DNS
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit I: Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 1: A History of Health Care and Nursing
Chapter 2: Frameworks for Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 3: Philosophy of Nursing
Chapter 4: Competencies for Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 5: Education and Socialization to the Professional Nursing Role
Chapter 6: Advancing and Managing Your Professional Nursing Career
Chapter 7: Social Context and the Future of Professional Nursing
Unit 2: Professional Nursing Practice and the Management of Patient Care
Chapter 8: Safety and Quality Improvement in Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 9: Evidence-Based Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 10: Patient Education and Patient-Centered Care in Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 11: Informatics in Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 12: Leadership and Systems-Based Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 13: Teamwork, Collaboration, and Communication in Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 14: Ethics in Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 15: Law and the Professional Nursing Practice
,Role Development in Professional Nursing Practice
Seventh Edition by Kathleen Masters, RN, DNS -Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
UNIT I: FOUNDATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE
CHAPTER 1: A HISTORY OF HEALTH CARE AND NURSING
1. Which historical figure is credited with establishing the foundation of modern nursing
through her work during the Crimean War?
A) Clara Barton
B) Florence Nightingale
C) Lillian Wald
D) Dorothea Dix
Answer: B
Rationale: Florence Nightingale is widely recognized as the founder of modern nursing. Her
work during the Crimean War (1854–1856) demonstrated that sanitary conditions and
organized nursing care dramatically reduced mortality rates, laying the groundwork for
professional nursing practice.
2. The establishment of which organization in 1893 marked an important milestone in the
professionalization of nursing in the United States?
A) American Nurses Association (ANA)
B) National League for Nursing (NLN)
, C) American Red Cross
D) Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada
Answer: D
Rationale: The Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada was
established in 1893 and later became the American Nurses Association (ANA). This
organization represented a critical step toward the professionalization of nursing.
3. Which nurse is credited with founding the Henry Street Settlement and establishing the
public health nursing movement in the United States?
A) Mary Mahoney
B) Isabel Hampton Robb
C) Lillian Wald
D) Lavinia Dock
Answer: C
Rationale: Lillian Wald founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York City in 1895,
which became the foundation for the public health nursing movement in the United States.
4. The Flexner Report of 1910 primarily influenced which aspect of health care education?
A) Nursing curriculum standards
B) Medical education reform
Seventh Edition
Kathleen Masters, RN, DNS
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit I: Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 1: A History of Health Care and Nursing
Chapter 2: Frameworks for Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 3: Philosophy of Nursing
Chapter 4: Competencies for Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 5: Education and Socialization to the Professional Nursing Role
Chapter 6: Advancing and Managing Your Professional Nursing Career
Chapter 7: Social Context and the Future of Professional Nursing
Unit 2: Professional Nursing Practice and the Management of Patient Care
Chapter 8: Safety and Quality Improvement in Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 9: Evidence-Based Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 10: Patient Education and Patient-Centered Care in Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 11: Informatics in Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 12: Leadership and Systems-Based Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 13: Teamwork, Collaboration, and Communication in Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 14: Ethics in Professional Nursing Practice
Chapter 15: Law and the Professional Nursing Practice
,Role Development in Professional Nursing Practice
Seventh Edition by Kathleen Masters, RN, DNS -Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
UNIT I: FOUNDATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE
CHAPTER 1: A HISTORY OF HEALTH CARE AND NURSING
1. Which historical figure is credited with establishing the foundation of modern nursing
through her work during the Crimean War?
A) Clara Barton
B) Florence Nightingale
C) Lillian Wald
D) Dorothea Dix
Answer: B
Rationale: Florence Nightingale is widely recognized as the founder of modern nursing. Her
work during the Crimean War (1854–1856) demonstrated that sanitary conditions and
organized nursing care dramatically reduced mortality rates, laying the groundwork for
professional nursing practice.
2. The establishment of which organization in 1893 marked an important milestone in the
professionalization of nursing in the United States?
A) American Nurses Association (ANA)
B) National League for Nursing (NLN)
, C) American Red Cross
D) Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada
Answer: D
Rationale: The Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada was
established in 1893 and later became the American Nurses Association (ANA). This
organization represented a critical step toward the professionalization of nursing.
3. Which nurse is credited with founding the Henry Street Settlement and establishing the
public health nursing movement in the United States?
A) Mary Mahoney
B) Isabel Hampton Robb
C) Lillian Wald
D) Lavinia Dock
Answer: C
Rationale: Lillian Wald founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York City in 1895,
which became the foundation for the public health nursing movement in the United States.
4. The Flexner Report of 1910 primarily influenced which aspect of health care education?
A) Nursing curriculum standards
B) Medical education reform
