Nursing History/ Communication/ Wellness (Unitek) Exam Questions With Correct Answers | Latest Update 2026 | Graded A+

Nursing History/ Communication/ Wellness (Unitek) Exam Questions With Correct Answers | Latest Update 2026 | Graded A+ Dorthea Dix - answer-dedicated to improving conditions for the mentally ill. led movement to build new mental hospitals and improve existing ones Clara Barton - answer-Founded the American Red Cross Mary Eliza Mahoney - answer-first African American professional nurse 1st af. Am nurse Lillian D. Wald () - answer-Responsible for the development of public health nursing in the United States through the founding of the Henry Street Settlement in New York City. Florence Nightingale - answer-Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder of modern nursing. began professional education of nursing. Led a group of nurses to Scutari, Turkey during the Crimean War. Pastor Theodor Fliedner - answer-Established the Kaiserswerth School of nursing in Kaiserswerth, Germany Mary Ann Ball () - answer-One of the greatest nurse heroines of the Civil War. Championed the rights and comforts of the soldiers; organized diet kitchens, laundries, ambulance service; and supervised the nursing staff. Linda Richards - answer-America's first trained nurseDeveloped present day documentation system World War 1 - answer-Newly formed Army & Nurse Corps World War 2 - answer-Cadet Nurse Corps was established "Lady with the Lamp" - answer-Florence Nightengale, now symbol of nursing is the lamp Pittsburgh Infirmary - answer-Now Passavant Hospital Created by Fliedner Bellevue Hospital - answer-Opened first school of nursing (1873). NCLEX - answer-National Council Licensure Examination Nurse Practice Act (NPA) - answer-defines the scope and limitations of professional nursing practice; vary from state to state Accredation - answer-official recognition or belief; certified as meeting certain set standards Less standards and no fed funding w/out it Articulation - answer-Allows nursing programs to collaboratively create & plan their curricula... lessens duplication and enhances progressive buildup. Contemporary Nursing - answer--Characteristics of health care changed rapidly as health care became an industry -Growth and diversity became the major emphasis -Beginning of contemporary nursing with specialized nursing care adapted to areas *Private duty, school nursing, industrial nursing, nurse anesthesia, and nurse-midwifery -Holistic Care"Nutrire" - answer-Latin word for Nourish. The word nursing can be traced back to this. NAPNE - answer-National Association of Practical Nurse Education NFLPN - answer-National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses. Founded in 1949. Membership for students and graduates. They offer cervices, and they fight for us at state and federal level. wellness-illness continuum - answer-The range of a person's total health; one's position in this range is ever changing and influences by physical condition, mental condition, and social well-being Acute - answer-New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic Develops suddenly & resolves over a short time chronic - answer-Long-standing, constant. Opposite of acute Develops slowly over a long time, lasts throughout lifetime Terminal Illness - answer-an illness or injury for which there is no reasonable expectation of recovery Typically ends in death balance = equilibrium - answer-Interrelated factors to be considered: age, sex, family relationships, cultural influences, economic status Holistic Care - answer-care that promotes physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual wellbeing Abraham Maslow - answer-Humanistic psychologist known for his "Hierarchy of Needs" and the concept of "self-actualization"Maslow Hierarchy - answer-a method of classifying human needs and motivations into five categories in ascending order of importance: physiological, safety, social, esteem, and self-actualization Erick Erickson - answer-Developed the 8 stages of development 1) Infancy 2) Toddler 3) Preschool 4) School Age 5) Adolescence 6) Young Adulthood 7) Middle Adulthood 8) Late Adulthood