FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING 11TH EDITION BY
PATRICIA A 2026 STUDY GUIDE REVISION
SHEET CORE CONCEPT BREAKDOWN
◉ licensure.
Answer: to be given a license to practice nursing in a state or
province after successfully meeting requirements
◉ nursing practice act.
Answer: The law that defines and regulates the practice of nursing in
the United States.
◉ nursing.
Answer: profession that focuses on the holistic person receiving
healthcare services and provides a unique contribution to the
prevention of illness and maintenance of health
◉ science of nursing.
Answer: the knowledge base for care that is provided
◉ art of nursing.
,Answer: is the skilled application of that knowledge to help people
reach maximum quality of life and health.. ie some people can never
be healthy due to a terminal illness but a nurse can help them
maximize quality of life.
◉ nursing process.
Answer: Systematic problem-solving method by which nurses
individualize care for each client. The five steps of the nursing
process are assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and
evaluation.
◉ profession.
Answer: occupation that meets specific criteria including a well
defined body of specific and unique knowledge ,a code of standards
and ethics, ongoing research and autonomy
◉ reciprocity.
Answer: system that allows a nurse in one state to obtain a license in
another state without retesting.
◉ standards.
Answer: rules or guidelines that allow nurses to carry out
professional roles, serving as protection for the nurse, the patient,
and the institution where healthcare is given.
, ◉ Historic background of nursing.
Answer: Early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural
origin.Good spirits brought health , evil spirits brought sickness the
medicine man was the physician and the mother was the nurse.
Time passed and the Temples and high priest was the physician -
Illness was created by sin. Gods displeasure the word disease
literally means disease.
Nurses were slaves to the high priest
Early Christian times nurses had a more formal role deaconesses
made the first organized visits to the sick .
Male and female nursing orders were 1st given during the Crusades
11th to 13th century pilgrims needed hospitals and nurses.
(Crusades was a religious war ordered by the Pope to push Muslims
out of Jerusalem )
16 th century Western societies changed from having a religious
orientation to one of welfare, expansion of knowledge and
exploration --Women who had committed crimes were recruited to
be nurses instead of going to jail So a bad reputation and bad pay for
nurses with long hours..
◉ Florence Nightingale.
Answer: Born in 1820 to a wealthy family, grew up in England, well
educated and traveled extensively. Trained as a nurse at 31. The
Crimean War gave opportunity for achievement. Challenged
prejudices against women, and elevated the status of all nurses.
Established training school for nurses, and wrote books on
PATRICIA A 2026 STUDY GUIDE REVISION
SHEET CORE CONCEPT BREAKDOWN
◉ licensure.
Answer: to be given a license to practice nursing in a state or
province after successfully meeting requirements
◉ nursing practice act.
Answer: The law that defines and regulates the practice of nursing in
the United States.
◉ nursing.
Answer: profession that focuses on the holistic person receiving
healthcare services and provides a unique contribution to the
prevention of illness and maintenance of health
◉ science of nursing.
Answer: the knowledge base for care that is provided
◉ art of nursing.
,Answer: is the skilled application of that knowledge to help people
reach maximum quality of life and health.. ie some people can never
be healthy due to a terminal illness but a nurse can help them
maximize quality of life.
◉ nursing process.
Answer: Systematic problem-solving method by which nurses
individualize care for each client. The five steps of the nursing
process are assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and
evaluation.
◉ profession.
Answer: occupation that meets specific criteria including a well
defined body of specific and unique knowledge ,a code of standards
and ethics, ongoing research and autonomy
◉ reciprocity.
Answer: system that allows a nurse in one state to obtain a license in
another state without retesting.
◉ standards.
Answer: rules or guidelines that allow nurses to carry out
professional roles, serving as protection for the nurse, the patient,
and the institution where healthcare is given.
, ◉ Historic background of nursing.
Answer: Early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural
origin.Good spirits brought health , evil spirits brought sickness the
medicine man was the physician and the mother was the nurse.
Time passed and the Temples and high priest was the physician -
Illness was created by sin. Gods displeasure the word disease
literally means disease.
Nurses were slaves to the high priest
Early Christian times nurses had a more formal role deaconesses
made the first organized visits to the sick .
Male and female nursing orders were 1st given during the Crusades
11th to 13th century pilgrims needed hospitals and nurses.
(Crusades was a religious war ordered by the Pope to push Muslims
out of Jerusalem )
16 th century Western societies changed from having a religious
orientation to one of welfare, expansion of knowledge and
exploration --Women who had committed crimes were recruited to
be nurses instead of going to jail So a bad reputation and bad pay for
nurses with long hours..
◉ Florence Nightingale.
Answer: Born in 1820 to a wealthy family, grew up in England, well
educated and traveled extensively. Trained as a nurse at 31. The
Crimean War gave opportunity for achievement. Challenged
prejudices against women, and elevated the status of all nurses.
Established training school for nurses, and wrote books on
