NU 211 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
Florence Nightingale - ANS Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder of modern
nursing. began professional education of nursing.
Dorothea Dix - ANS Activist who helped improve conditions of mental patients
superintendent of US army nurses
Clara Barton - ANS Founded the American Red Cross, provided care in tents during the war
Lilian Wald and Mary Brewster - ANS Opened the Henry Street Settlement, focusing on the
health needs of the poor, pioneers of public health nursing
Edward Lyon - ANS first male nurse to receive commission as a reserve officer
Lavinia Dock - ANS 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 - ANS First African American graduate nurse
clinical judgement - ANS a process; consists of recognizing and analyzing the cues, prioritizing
hypotheses, generating solutions, taking actions, and evulating outcomes
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, utilization of processes that promote safe care
critical thinking - ANS involves collecting and analyzing information and carefully considering
options for action
problem solving - ANS considers an issue and attempts to find a satisfactory solution
profession - ANS Technical and scientific knowledge; be evaluated by a community of peers;
have a service orientation and a code of ethics
occupation - ANS nursing is often described as an occupation
most nurses work hourly wages and the employer decides the working conditions
discipline - ANS 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 - ANS the
work of the nurse is determined by healthcare facilities as employers
How can nursing improve its recognition as a profession? - ANS standardizing educational
requirements
professional organizations
educating the public about the nature of nursing practice
Benner's Phases of Nursing - ANS novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert
novice - ANS onset of education
advanced beginner - ANS new graduate
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
Florence Nightingale - ANS Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder of modern
nursing. began professional education of nursing.
Dorothea Dix - ANS Activist who helped improve conditions of mental patients
superintendent of US army nurses
Clara Barton - ANS Founded the American Red Cross, provided care in tents during the war
Lilian Wald and Mary Brewster - ANS Opened the Henry Street Settlement, focusing on the
health needs of the poor, pioneers of public health nursing
Edward Lyon - ANS first male nurse to receive commission as a reserve officer
Lavinia Dock - ANS 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 - ANS First African American graduate nurse
clinical judgement - ANS a process; consists of recognizing and analyzing the cues, prioritizing
hypotheses, generating solutions, taking actions, and evulating outcomes
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, utilization of processes that promote safe care
critical thinking - ANS involves collecting and analyzing information and carefully considering
options for action
problem solving - ANS considers an issue and attempts to find a satisfactory solution
profession - ANS Technical and scientific knowledge; be evaluated by a community of peers;
have a service orientation and a code of ethics
occupation - ANS nursing is often described as an occupation
most nurses work hourly wages and the employer decides the working conditions
discipline - ANS 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 - ANS the
work of the nurse is determined by healthcare facilities as employers
How can nursing improve its recognition as a profession? - ANS standardizing educational
requirements
professional organizations
educating the public about the nature of nursing practice
Benner's Phases of Nursing - ANS novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert
novice - ANS onset of education
advanced beginner - ANS new graduate
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