of Nursing Care 2026 Complete Test
Bank – Verified Answers
‣ Clara Barton . Answer: Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the
American Red Cross/Red Cross Association. "Angel of the Battlefield"
‣ Dorothea Dix . Answer: Activist for better mental health care.
Appointed the Superintendent of Female Nurses in the Army in 1861.
‣ Florence Nightingale . Answer: First nursing theorist and started the
Nightingale School of Nursing. Concerned about the environment and
cleanliness of the work environment.
‣ Mary Mahoney . Answer: First African American Nurse in the United
States. She created an organization "National Association for Colored
Graduate Nurses".
‣ Linda Richards . Answer: First "trained nurse"in the US, founder of
modern nurse's notes.
‣ Madeline Leininger . Answer: Theory of Cultural Care Diversity and
Universality. Providing care that aligns with a patient's specific cultural
values, beliefs, and practices
, ‣ Virginia Henderson . Answer: 14 basic needs addressed by nursing
care;definition of nursing; do for the patients what they cannot do for
themselves.
‣ LPN/LVN . Answer: Licensed practical/vocational nurse. Education:
Ranges from 9 months to 2 years
Licensure: NCLEX-PN; No clinical component
No Clinical Component during NCLEX-PN
‣ Associate degree nurse (ADN) . Answer: A 2-year, entry-level
educational program for registered nurses. Upon completion of all
course work, a student takes the NCLEX-RN; upon successfully passing
the examination, the graduate becomes a registered nurse and uses the
title "RN" after her or his name.
‣ Diploma program nurse . Answer: Hospital-based nursing education
program. Take the NCLEX-RN
‣ Baccalaureate degree nurse (BSN) . Answer: A 4-year, entry-level
educational program for registered nurses. Upon completion of all
course work, the student takes the NCLEX-RN; upon successfully
passing the examination, the graduate becomes a registered nurse and
uses the title "RN" after her or his name. The focus of BSN nursing
education puts more emphasis on management and leadership than ADN
and diploma programs.