NU 211 EXAM 1 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
Florence Nightingale Answer - Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder
of modern nursing. began professional education of nursing.
Dorothea Dix Answer - Activist who helped improve conditions of mental
patients
superintendent of US army nurses
Clara Barton Answer - Founded the American Red Cross, provided care in tents
during the war
Lilian Wald and Mary Brewster Answer - Opened the Henry Street Settlement,
focusing on the health needs of the poor, pioneers of public health nursing
Edward Lyon Answer - first male nurse to receive commission as a reserve
officer
Lavinia Dock Answer - A nursing leader and women's rights activist;
instrumental in the Constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote,
national league of nursing
Mary Mahoney Answer - First African American graduate nurse
, clinical judgement Answer - a process; consists of recognizing and analyzing
the cues, prioritizing hypotheses, generating solutions, taking actions, and
evulating outcomes
utilization of processes that promote safe care
critical thinking Answer - involves collecting and analyzing information and
carefully considering options for action
problem solving Answer - considers an issue and attempts to find a satisfactory
solution
profession Answer - Technical and scientific knowledge; be evaluated by a
community of peers; have a service orientation and a code of ethics
occupation Answer - nursing is often described as an occupation
most nurses work hourly wages and the employer decides the working
conditions
discipline Answer - nursing is a scientifically based and self-governed
profession, driven by aspects of theory and practice
one factor that prevents nursing from being described as a profession would be
Answer - the work of the nurse is determined by healthcare facilities as
employers
How can nursing improve its recognition as a profession? Answer -
standardizing educational requirements
professional organizations
educating the public about the nature of nursing practice
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
Florence Nightingale Answer - Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder
of modern nursing. began professional education of nursing.
Dorothea Dix Answer - Activist who helped improve conditions of mental
patients
superintendent of US army nurses
Clara Barton Answer - Founded the American Red Cross, provided care in tents
during the war
Lilian Wald and Mary Brewster Answer - Opened the Henry Street Settlement,
focusing on the health needs of the poor, pioneers of public health nursing
Edward Lyon Answer - first male nurse to receive commission as a reserve
officer
Lavinia Dock Answer - A nursing leader and women's rights activist;
instrumental in the Constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote,
national league of nursing
Mary Mahoney Answer - First African American graduate nurse
, clinical judgement Answer - a process; consists of recognizing and analyzing
the cues, prioritizing hypotheses, generating solutions, taking actions, and
evulating outcomes
utilization of processes that promote safe care
critical thinking Answer - involves collecting and analyzing information and
carefully considering options for action
problem solving Answer - considers an issue and attempts to find a satisfactory
solution
profession Answer - Technical and scientific knowledge; be evaluated by a
community of peers; have a service orientation and a code of ethics
occupation Answer - nursing is often described as an occupation
most nurses work hourly wages and the employer decides the working
conditions
discipline Answer - nursing is a scientifically based and self-governed
profession, driven by aspects of theory and practice
one factor that prevents nursing from being described as a profession would be
Answer - the work of the nurse is determined by healthcare facilities as
employers
How can nursing improve its recognition as a profession? Answer -
standardizing educational requirements
professional organizations
educating the public about the nature of nursing practice
