Professional Nursing Mastery: 300
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By Dr. Lima
1. Who launched the American Journal of Nursing to shape nursing practice
and events?
A) Mary Breckenridge
B) Lavinia Dock
C) Sophia Palmer
D) Lillian Wald
Answer: C
2. Which of these views is applicable while performing patient assessment in
order to consider the psychosocial aspects of the patient?
A) Florence Nightingale’s holistic view of health, which considers the body
and mind of a person
B) Dorothea Dix’s view that mental illness is not all incurable
C) Virginia Henderson’s definition of nursing as helping a patient to gain
independence as rapidly as possible
D) None of these is correct
Answer: A
3. What is Virginia Henderson’s definition of nursing?
A) Having “charge of the personal health of somebody … and what nursing
has to do … is to put the patient in the best possible condition for nature to
, act upon him.”
B) “The unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or
well, in the performance of those activities contributing to health or its
recovery (or to peaceful death) and that he would perform unaided if he
had the necessary strength, will or knowledge. And to do this in such a
way as to help him gain independence as rapidly as possible.”
C) “The process by which this body of knowledge, nursing science, is used
for the purpose of assisting human beings to achieve maximum health
within the potential of each person.”
D) “Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and
abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation
of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human responses, and
advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and
populations.”
Answer: B
4. Which nurse is credited with establishing the first nursing school in the
United States?
A) Clara Barton
B) Linda Richards
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Mary Mahoney
Answer: B
5. The American Red Cross was founded by:
A) Lillian Wald
B) Clara Barton
C) Margaret Sanger
D) Florence Nightingale
Answer: B
,6. Which nursing leader established the Henry Street Settlement and is
considered the founder of public health nursing?
A) Mary Breckenridge
B) Lillian Wald
C) Lavinia Dock
D) Isabel Hampton Robb
Answer: B
7. The first African American professional nurse in the United States was:
A) Mary Eliza Mahoney
B) Sojourner Truth
C) Harriet Tubman
D) Susie King Taylor
Answer: A
8. Which nursing theorist developed the Theory of Unitary Human Beings?
A) Dorothea Orem
B) Martha Rogers
C) Jean Watson
D) Betty Neuman
Answer: B
9. The Health Belief Model was developed by:
A) Becker and Maiman
B) Pender
C) Orem
D) King
Answer: A
10.Which of the following is a key component of the nursing process?
A) Assessment
, B) Diagnosis
C) Evaluation
D) All of the above
Answer: D
11.The Standards of Professional Nursing Practice are established by:
A) American Nurses Association (ANA)
B) National League for Nursing (NLN)
C) International Council of Nurses (ICN)
D) The Joint Commission
Answer: A
12.Which organization is responsible for accrediting nursing education
programs?
A) ANA
B) ACEN and CCNE
C) NCLEX
D) NCSBN
Answer: B
13.The nurse’s primary commitment is to:
A) The physician
B) The employing institution
C) The patient
D) The family
Answer: C
14.Which ethical principle requires the nurse to do good and promote the
well-being of patients?
A) Nonmaleficence
B) Beneficence
Comprehensive Exam Questions with
Verified Answers for Guaranteed
Success
By Dr. Lima
1. Who launched the American Journal of Nursing to shape nursing practice
and events?
A) Mary Breckenridge
B) Lavinia Dock
C) Sophia Palmer
D) Lillian Wald
Answer: C
2. Which of these views is applicable while performing patient assessment in
order to consider the psychosocial aspects of the patient?
A) Florence Nightingale’s holistic view of health, which considers the body
and mind of a person
B) Dorothea Dix’s view that mental illness is not all incurable
C) Virginia Henderson’s definition of nursing as helping a patient to gain
independence as rapidly as possible
D) None of these is correct
Answer: A
3. What is Virginia Henderson’s definition of nursing?
A) Having “charge of the personal health of somebody … and what nursing
has to do … is to put the patient in the best possible condition for nature to
, act upon him.”
B) “The unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or
well, in the performance of those activities contributing to health or its
recovery (or to peaceful death) and that he would perform unaided if he
had the necessary strength, will or knowledge. And to do this in such a
way as to help him gain independence as rapidly as possible.”
C) “The process by which this body of knowledge, nursing science, is used
for the purpose of assisting human beings to achieve maximum health
within the potential of each person.”
D) “Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and
abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation
of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human responses, and
advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and
populations.”
Answer: B
4. Which nurse is credited with establishing the first nursing school in the
United States?
A) Clara Barton
B) Linda Richards
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Mary Mahoney
Answer: B
5. The American Red Cross was founded by:
A) Lillian Wald
B) Clara Barton
C) Margaret Sanger
D) Florence Nightingale
Answer: B
,6. Which nursing leader established the Henry Street Settlement and is
considered the founder of public health nursing?
A) Mary Breckenridge
B) Lillian Wald
C) Lavinia Dock
D) Isabel Hampton Robb
Answer: B
7. The first African American professional nurse in the United States was:
A) Mary Eliza Mahoney
B) Sojourner Truth
C) Harriet Tubman
D) Susie King Taylor
Answer: A
8. Which nursing theorist developed the Theory of Unitary Human Beings?
A) Dorothea Orem
B) Martha Rogers
C) Jean Watson
D) Betty Neuman
Answer: B
9. The Health Belief Model was developed by:
A) Becker and Maiman
B) Pender
C) Orem
D) King
Answer: A
10.Which of the following is a key component of the nursing process?
A) Assessment
, B) Diagnosis
C) Evaluation
D) All of the above
Answer: D
11.The Standards of Professional Nursing Practice are established by:
A) American Nurses Association (ANA)
B) National League for Nursing (NLN)
C) International Council of Nurses (ICN)
D) The Joint Commission
Answer: A
12.Which organization is responsible for accrediting nursing education
programs?
A) ANA
B) ACEN and CCNE
C) NCLEX
D) NCSBN
Answer: B
13.The nurse’s primary commitment is to:
A) The physician
B) The employing institution
C) The patient
D) The family
Answer: C
14.Which ethical principle requires the nurse to do good and promote the
well-being of patients?
A) Nonmaleficence
B) Beneficence
