FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING 12TH EDITION BY
PATRICIA A POTTER 2026 STUDY GUIDE
REVISION SHEET CORE CONCEPT
BREAKDOWN
◉ Florence Nightingale.
Answer: cleaned up the wards and improved ventilation, sanitation,
and nutrition
◉ Florence Nightingale.
Answer: kept records and statistics that reinforced her theories of
care
◉ St. Thomas Hospital.
Answer: first Nightingale training school for nurses
◉ Florence Nightingale Curriculum.
Answer: -Nutrition is an important part of nursing care
-fresh, clean air is beneficial to the sick
-nurses should identify and meet patients' needs
-nursing should be directed toward health and illness
,-nursing distinct and separate from medicine and should be taught
by nurses
-nurses need continuing education
◉ Dorthea Dix.
Answer: the union government appointed her to organize women
volunteers to provide nursing care for soldiers
◉ Clara Barton.
Answer: took volunteers into the field hospitals to care for soldiers
of both armies
-founded American Red Cross
◉ Lillian Wald.
Answer: took nursing out into the community
◉ Ballard School.
Answer: -Started by New York Young Women's Christian Association
(YWCA) in 1892.
-3-month course in practical nursing.
-Students trained to care for infants, children, and elderly in the
home.
, ◉ Household Nursing School in Boston.
Answer: Later called Shepard Gill School of Practical Nursing
◉ -moved out into the community
-worked with the poor in the cities
-provided midwifery services and taught prenatal, obstetric, and
child care
-were present during wartime, providing essential care on all fronts.
Answer: nurses in the 20th century:
◉ -to promote wellness
-to prevent illness
-to facilitate coping
-to restore health.
Answer: common goals of nursing
◉ caregiver
educator
collaborator
manager.
Answer: roles of Practical Nurse
PATRICIA A POTTER 2026 STUDY GUIDE
REVISION SHEET CORE CONCEPT
BREAKDOWN
◉ Florence Nightingale.
Answer: cleaned up the wards and improved ventilation, sanitation,
and nutrition
◉ Florence Nightingale.
Answer: kept records and statistics that reinforced her theories of
care
◉ St. Thomas Hospital.
Answer: first Nightingale training school for nurses
◉ Florence Nightingale Curriculum.
Answer: -Nutrition is an important part of nursing care
-fresh, clean air is beneficial to the sick
-nurses should identify and meet patients' needs
-nursing should be directed toward health and illness
,-nursing distinct and separate from medicine and should be taught
by nurses
-nurses need continuing education
◉ Dorthea Dix.
Answer: the union government appointed her to organize women
volunteers to provide nursing care for soldiers
◉ Clara Barton.
Answer: took volunteers into the field hospitals to care for soldiers
of both armies
-founded American Red Cross
◉ Lillian Wald.
Answer: took nursing out into the community
◉ Ballard School.
Answer: -Started by New York Young Women's Christian Association
(YWCA) in 1892.
-3-month course in practical nursing.
-Students trained to care for infants, children, and elderly in the
home.
, ◉ Household Nursing School in Boston.
Answer: Later called Shepard Gill School of Practical Nursing
◉ -moved out into the community
-worked with the poor in the cities
-provided midwifery services and taught prenatal, obstetric, and
child care
-were present during wartime, providing essential care on all fronts.
Answer: nurses in the 20th century:
◉ -to promote wellness
-to prevent illness
-to facilitate coping
-to restore health.
Answer: common goals of nursing
◉ caregiver
educator
collaborator
manager.
Answer: roles of Practical Nurse
