Nursing Care 2026 Study Guide &
Practice Exam
• What year was the Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States
formed? Answer: 1897
• Who is the first African American Nurse in the United States? Answer:
Mary Mahoney
• Who was the first president of the Red Cross Association? Answer:
Clara Barton
• What does scope of practice mean? Answer: The limitation and
allowances of what we can do as nurses
• Why do nurses use evidence based practice? Answer: It is used as a
problem-solving approach to delivering health care
• Who had the theory that nursing is an interpersonal process? Answer:
Jean Watson, 1979
• What programs can an Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) teach?
Answer: BSN,ADN,LPN/LVN programs