NUR 215 Exam 1 [2026] LATEST VERIFIED
Questions and Answers | Complete Solutions
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• Florence Nightingale . CORRECT ANSWER: Founder of modern nursing who
emphasized sanitation, statistics, and environmental health.
• Clara Barton . CORRECT ANSWER: Founder of the American Red Cross, she
obtained and administered supplies and care to the Union soldiers during the
American Civil War.
• Dorothea Dix . CORRECT ANSWER: Reformer who improved care for people
with mental illness.
• Mary Eliza Mahoney . CORRECT ANSWER: First African American licensed
professional nurse.
• Lillian Wald . CORRECT ANSWER: Pioneer of public health nursing in the US,
founded Henry Street Settlement.
• Virginia Henderson . CORRECT ANSWER: Nursing theorist who focused on
helping patients gain independence.
• Hildegard Peplau . CORRECT ANSWER: Nursing theorist known for the
therapeutic nurse-patient relationship.
• Jean Watson . CORRECT ANSWER: Nursing theorist known for the theory of
human caring.
,• Professional nursing roles . CORRECT ANSWER: Caregiver, advocate,
educator, communicator, manager, leader, collaborator, and research consumer.
• Accountability . CORRECT ANSWER: Accepting responsibility for one's
nursing actions and decisions.
• Autonomy . CORRECT ANSWER: The ability to use independent nursing
judgment.
• Compassion . CORRECT ANSWER: Caring and showing empathy toward
patients.
• Integrity . CORRECT ANSWER: Being honest, ethical, and trustworthy in
nursing practice.
• Critical thinking . CORRECT ANSWER: Using reasoning, evidence, and logic
to make safe nursing decisions.
• Advocacy . CORRECT ANSWER: Protecting patient rights, needs, and safety.
• Nursing process (ADPIE) . CORRECT ANSWER: The organized method nurses
use to provide care: assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and
evaluation.
• Nursing Process: Assessment . CORRECT ANSWER: Collecting patient data.
• Nursing Process: Diagnosis . CORRECT ANSWER: Identifying actual or
potential patient problems.
, • Nursing Process: Planning . CORRECT ANSWER: Setting goals and choosing
nursing interventions.
• Nursing Process: Implementation . CORRECT ANSWER: Carrying out nursing
interventions.
• Nursing Process: Evaluation . CORRECT ANSWER: Determining whether care
was effective.
• Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) . CORRECT ANSWER: Using best research
evidence, clinical expertise, and patient preferences to guide nursing care.
• Clinical Judgment . CORRECT ANSWER: The nurse's patient-specific decision-
making based on assessment, evidence, and clinical reasoning.
• Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs . CORRECT ANSWER: A theory used to
prioritize care from basic needs to higher-level needs.
• Physiological Needs (Maslow) . CORRECT ANSWER: Basic survival needs
such as oxygen, food, water, sleep, and elimination.
• Safety and security needs (Maslow) . CORRECT ANSWER: Needs related to
protection, stability, shelter, and freedom from harm.
• love and belonging needs (Maslow) . CORRECT ANSWER: Needs related to
relationships, affection, family, and social connection.
Questions and Answers | Complete Solutions
| Graded A+
• Florence Nightingale . CORRECT ANSWER: Founder of modern nursing who
emphasized sanitation, statistics, and environmental health.
• Clara Barton . CORRECT ANSWER: Founder of the American Red Cross, she
obtained and administered supplies and care to the Union soldiers during the
American Civil War.
• Dorothea Dix . CORRECT ANSWER: Reformer who improved care for people
with mental illness.
• Mary Eliza Mahoney . CORRECT ANSWER: First African American licensed
professional nurse.
• Lillian Wald . CORRECT ANSWER: Pioneer of public health nursing in the US,
founded Henry Street Settlement.
• Virginia Henderson . CORRECT ANSWER: Nursing theorist who focused on
helping patients gain independence.
• Hildegard Peplau . CORRECT ANSWER: Nursing theorist known for the
therapeutic nurse-patient relationship.
• Jean Watson . CORRECT ANSWER: Nursing theorist known for the theory of
human caring.
,• Professional nursing roles . CORRECT ANSWER: Caregiver, advocate,
educator, communicator, manager, leader, collaborator, and research consumer.
• Accountability . CORRECT ANSWER: Accepting responsibility for one's
nursing actions and decisions.
• Autonomy . CORRECT ANSWER: The ability to use independent nursing
judgment.
• Compassion . CORRECT ANSWER: Caring and showing empathy toward
patients.
• Integrity . CORRECT ANSWER: Being honest, ethical, and trustworthy in
nursing practice.
• Critical thinking . CORRECT ANSWER: Using reasoning, evidence, and logic
to make safe nursing decisions.
• Advocacy . CORRECT ANSWER: Protecting patient rights, needs, and safety.
• Nursing process (ADPIE) . CORRECT ANSWER: The organized method nurses
use to provide care: assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and
evaluation.
• Nursing Process: Assessment . CORRECT ANSWER: Collecting patient data.
• Nursing Process: Diagnosis . CORRECT ANSWER: Identifying actual or
potential patient problems.
, • Nursing Process: Planning . CORRECT ANSWER: Setting goals and choosing
nursing interventions.
• Nursing Process: Implementation . CORRECT ANSWER: Carrying out nursing
interventions.
• Nursing Process: Evaluation . CORRECT ANSWER: Determining whether care
was effective.
• Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) . CORRECT ANSWER: Using best research
evidence, clinical expertise, and patient preferences to guide nursing care.
• Clinical Judgment . CORRECT ANSWER: The nurse's patient-specific decision-
making based on assessment, evidence, and clinical reasoning.
• Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs . CORRECT ANSWER: A theory used to
prioritize care from basic needs to higher-level needs.
• Physiological Needs (Maslow) . CORRECT ANSWER: Basic survival needs
such as oxygen, food, water, sleep, and elimination.
• Safety and security needs (Maslow) . CORRECT ANSWER: Needs related to
protection, stability, shelter, and freedom from harm.
• love and belonging needs (Maslow) . CORRECT ANSWER: Needs related to
relationships, affection, family, and social connection.
