NUR 520 Foundational Competencies for the Professional Nurse Practice Exam 2026/2027: Verified Questions & Answers With Rationales | Instant PDF Download

NUR 520 Foundational Competencies for the
Professional Nurse Practice Exam 2026/2027:
Verified Questions & Answers With Rationales |
Instant PDF Download




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gXZ(QuestionsXZ1-15)



**1.**XZWhoXZisXZconsideredXZtheXZfounderXZofXZmodernXZprofessio
nalXZnursing?

A) ClaraXZBarton

B) DorotheaXZDix

C) **FlorenceXZNightingale**

D) LillianXZWald



**CorrectXZAnswer:XZC**

,*Rationale:XZFlorenceXZNightingaleXZestablishedXZtheXZfirstXZscie
ntificallyXZbasedXZnursingXZschoolXZ(St.XZThomas'XZHospital,XZLo
ndon,XZ1860),XZdefinedXZnursingXZasXZseparateXZfromXZmedicine,
XZ andXZusedXZstatisticalXZanalysisXZtoXZimproveXZsanitation.XZHerX
NotesXZonXZNursingXZ(1859)XZremainsXZaXZfoundationalXZtext.*
Z




**2.**XZWhichXZnursingXZorganizationXZwasXZfoundedXZbyXZMaryXZ
ElizaXZMahoney,XZtheXZfirstXZAfricanXZAmericanXZprofessionalXZnu
rse?

A) AmericanXZNursesXZAssociationXZ(ANA)

B) **NationalXZAssociationXZofXZColoredXZGraduateXZNu
rsesXZ(NACGN)**

C) SigmaXZThetaXZTau

D) NationalXZLeagueXZforXZNursingXZ(NLN)



**CorrectXZAnswer:XZB**

*Rationale:XZMaryXZElizaXZMahoneyXZco-
foundedXZtheXZNACGNXZinXZ1908XZtoXZaddressXZracialXZdiscriminat
ionXZandXZpromoteXZequalXZopportunitiesXZforXZBlackXZnurses.XZT
heXZNACGNXZmergedXZwithXZtheXZANAXZinXZ1951.*



**3.**XZTheXZAmericanXZNursesXZAssociationXZ(ANA)XZwasXZestabli
shedXZinXZwhichXZyear?

,A) 1860

B) 1896

C) **1911**

D) 1945



**CorrectXZAnswer:XZC**

*Rationale:XZTheXZANAXZwasXZfoundedXZinXZ1911XZasXZtheXZnation
alXZprofessionalXZorganizationXZrepresentingXZallXZregisteredXZn
urses.XZItXZestablishesXZScopeXZandXZStandardsXZofXZPracticeXZan
dXZadvancesXZnursing'sXZprofessionalXZinterests.*



**4.**XZClaraXZBartonXZisXZbestXZknownXZfor:

A) DevelopingXZtheXZfirstXZpublicXZhealthXZnursingXZservice

B) **FoundingXZtheXZAmericanXZRedXZCross**

C) WritingXZtheXZfirstXZnursingXZethicsXZcode

D) CreatingXZhospitalXZsanitationXZprotocols



**CorrectXZAnswer:XZB**

, *Rationale:XZClaraXZBartonXZfoundedXZtheXZAmericanXZRedXZCross
XZ inXZ1881XZandXZservedXZasXZitsXZfirstXZpresident.XZSheXZpreviously
providedXZnursingXZcareXZtoXZUnionXZsoldiersXZduringXZtheXZCivil
XZ


XZ War.*



**5.**XZLillianXZWaldXZisXZcreditedXZwith:

A) ServingXZasXZtheXZfirstXZArmyXZNurseXZCorpsXZsuperintendent

B) **EstablishingXZtheXZHenryXZStreetXZSettlementXZandXZp
ublicXZhealthXZnursingXZinXZtheXZU.S.**

C) CreatingXZtheXZfirstXZnursingXZlicensureXZexam

D) WritingXZtheXZANAXZCodeXZofXZEthics



**CorrectXZAnswer:XZB**

*Rationale:XZLillianXZWaldXZfoundedXZtheXZHenryXZStreetXZSettle
mentXZinXZ1893,XZbringingXZnursingXZcareXZdirectlyXZtoXZimpover
ishedXZimmigrantXZcommunitiesXZinXZNewXZYorkXZCity.XZSheXZcoin
edXZtheXZtermXZ"publicXZhealthXZnursing."*



**6.**XZTheXZfirstXZnursingXZschoolXZinXZtheXZUnitedXZStates,XZbase
dXZonXZNightingale'sXZmodel,XZwasXZestablishedXZat:

A) JohnsXZHopkinsXZHospital

B) MassachusettsXZGeneralXZHospital