Test Bank for Fundamentals of Nursing 10th Edition
Questions And Answers 2025/2026
Florence Nightingale - CORRECT ANSWER-The first practicing nurse
epidemiologist who connected poor sanitation with cholera and
dysentery.
Mary Nutting - CORRECT ANSWER-Instrumental in moving nursing
education into universities.
Clara Barton - CORRECT ANSWER-Founded the American Red Cross.
Lillian Wald - CORRECT ANSWER-Helped open the Henry Street
Settlement.
Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER-The standard of nursing practice
where the registered nurse collects comprehensive data pertinent to
the patient's health and/or the situation.
Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER-The standard of nursing practice where
the registered nurse analyzes the assessment data to determine the
diagnoses or issues.
,Planning - CORRECT ANSWER-The standard of nursing practice where
the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes strategies and
alternatives to attain expected outcomes.
Implementation - CORRECT ANSWER-The standard of nursing practice
where the registered nurse implements (carries out) the identified plan.
Novice Nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-A beginning nursing student or any
nurse entering a situation in which there is no previous level of
experience.
Proficient Nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse who perceives a patient's
clinical situation as a whole and can readily transfer knowledge gained
from multiple previous experiences.
Competent Nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse who understands the
organization and specific care required by the type of patients and can
anticipate nursing care and establish long-range goals.
Advanced Beginner Nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse who has had
some level of experience with the situation, able to identify meaningful
aspects or principles of nursing care.
,Fluid Status Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER-The process by which a
nurse assesses a patient's need for fluid intake.
Expected Outcomes - CORRECT ANSWER-The goals that a nurse aims to
achieve through prescribed strategies and alternatives.
Health Promotion and Maintenance - CORRECT ANSWER-A category of
nursing practice focused on improving health and preventing illness.
Management of Care - CORRECT ANSWER-A nursing practice category
that involves planning and implementing care strategies.
Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER-The process of assessing the
effectiveness of nursing interventions and outcomes.
Social, Historical, Political, and Economic Changes - CORRECT ANSWER-
Factors that influence nursing practices.
Statistical Analyses - CORRECT ANSWER-Methods used by Nightingale to
connect sanitation with health outcomes.
Cholera - CORRECT ANSWER-An infectious disease linked to poor
sanitation, as identified by Nightingale.
, Dysentery - CORRECT ANSWER-An intestinal infection associated with
poor sanitation, highlighted in Nightingale's findings.
Henry Street Settlement - CORRECT ANSWER-A community service
organization founded by Lillian Wald.
Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWER-An essential element of professional
nursing that involves the initiation of independent nursing interventions
without medical orders.
Licensure - CORRECT ANSWER-To obtain licensure in the United States,
the RN candidate must pass the NCLEX-RN®.
Certification - CORRECT ANSWER-The nurse may choose to work toward
certification in a specific area of nursing practice beyond the NCLEX-
RN®.
Accountability - CORRECT ANSWER-Means that you are responsible,
professionally and legally, for the type and quality of nursing care
provided.
Manager - CORRECT ANSWER-A role where the nurse coordinates the
activities of members of the nursing staff in delivering nursing care and
Questions And Answers 2025/2026
Florence Nightingale - CORRECT ANSWER-The first practicing nurse
epidemiologist who connected poor sanitation with cholera and
dysentery.
Mary Nutting - CORRECT ANSWER-Instrumental in moving nursing
education into universities.
Clara Barton - CORRECT ANSWER-Founded the American Red Cross.
Lillian Wald - CORRECT ANSWER-Helped open the Henry Street
Settlement.
Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER-The standard of nursing practice
where the registered nurse collects comprehensive data pertinent to
the patient's health and/or the situation.
Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER-The standard of nursing practice where
the registered nurse analyzes the assessment data to determine the
diagnoses or issues.
,Planning - CORRECT ANSWER-The standard of nursing practice where
the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes strategies and
alternatives to attain expected outcomes.
Implementation - CORRECT ANSWER-The standard of nursing practice
where the registered nurse implements (carries out) the identified plan.
Novice Nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-A beginning nursing student or any
nurse entering a situation in which there is no previous level of
experience.
Proficient Nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse who perceives a patient's
clinical situation as a whole and can readily transfer knowledge gained
from multiple previous experiences.
Competent Nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse who understands the
organization and specific care required by the type of patients and can
anticipate nursing care and establish long-range goals.
Advanced Beginner Nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse who has had
some level of experience with the situation, able to identify meaningful
aspects or principles of nursing care.
,Fluid Status Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER-The process by which a
nurse assesses a patient's need for fluid intake.
Expected Outcomes - CORRECT ANSWER-The goals that a nurse aims to
achieve through prescribed strategies and alternatives.
Health Promotion and Maintenance - CORRECT ANSWER-A category of
nursing practice focused on improving health and preventing illness.
Management of Care - CORRECT ANSWER-A nursing practice category
that involves planning and implementing care strategies.
Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER-The process of assessing the
effectiveness of nursing interventions and outcomes.
Social, Historical, Political, and Economic Changes - CORRECT ANSWER-
Factors that influence nursing practices.
Statistical Analyses - CORRECT ANSWER-Methods used by Nightingale to
connect sanitation with health outcomes.
Cholera - CORRECT ANSWER-An infectious disease linked to poor
sanitation, as identified by Nightingale.
, Dysentery - CORRECT ANSWER-An intestinal infection associated with
poor sanitation, highlighted in Nightingale's findings.
Henry Street Settlement - CORRECT ANSWER-A community service
organization founded by Lillian Wald.
Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWER-An essential element of professional
nursing that involves the initiation of independent nursing interventions
without medical orders.
Licensure - CORRECT ANSWER-To obtain licensure in the United States,
the RN candidate must pass the NCLEX-RN®.
Certification - CORRECT ANSWER-The nurse may choose to work toward
certification in a specific area of nursing practice beyond the NCLEX-
RN®.
Accountability - CORRECT ANSWER-Means that you are responsible,
professionally and legally, for the type and quality of nursing care
provided.
Manager - CORRECT ANSWER-A role where the nurse coordinates the
activities of members of the nursing staff in delivering nursing care and
