1111 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH RIGHT
ANSWERS UPDATED 2026 – 2027 .
The emergence of modern nursing is usually attributed to the influence of - Correct Answer -
Florence Nightingale.
The first formal training for practical nurses focused on - Correct Answer -home care for
children and people with chronic illness.
What organization, established during World War II, provided nursing education and
training? - Correct Answer -Cadet Nurse Corps
Which of the following must the nurse recognize regarding the health care delivery system? -
Correct Answer -The major goal is to achieve optimal levels of health care.
What is required by the health care team to identify the needs of a patient and to design care
to meet those needs? - Correct Answer -An individualized care plan
Whose influence on nursing practice in the 19th century was related to improvement of
patient environment as a method of health promotion? - Correct Answer -Florence
Nightingale
What is the title of the American Hospital Association's 1972 document that outlines the
patient's expectations to be treated with dignity and compassion? - Correct Answer -Patient's
Bill of Rights
What premise is Maslow's hierarchy of needs based on? - Correct Answer -Basic needs must
be met before the next level of needs can be met.
Where did Florence Nightingale's original nursing education take place? - Correct Answer -
Kaiserswerth School
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,What document, published in 1965 by the ANA, clearly defined two levels of nursing
practice? - Correct Answer -Position paper
What is the wellness/illness continuum defined as? - Correct Answer -The range of a person's
total health
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, what is an individual's most basic need? - Correct
Answer -Physiologic
Florence Nightingale established a nursing school at Saint Thomas Hospital in London. What
was it characterized by? (Select all that apply.) - Correct Answer -Offering formal and
practical educational experiences
Answer Keeping records of students' progress
Focusing on sanitation and hygiene
Retaining a registry of all graduates
The "first real school of nursing" was located in - Correct Answer -Germany
What document identifies the roles and responsibilities of the LPN/LVN? - Correct Answer -
Nurse Practice Act
The first chapter of the American Red Cross was established by - Correct Answer -Clara
Barton.
Which was the first state to pass a law licensing practical nurses? - Correct Answer -
Mississippi
Which individuals made significant contributions to nursing? (Select all that apply.) - Correct
Answer -Lillian Wald
Mary Seacole
Clara Barton
What must the nurse realize when assessing physical and social environmental factors
affecting health and illness? - Correct Answer -They affect one another
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, What is a modern educational advancement program for the LPN/LVN to enter RN
education? - Correct Answer -Articulation
What official agency exists exclusively for LPN/LVN membership and promotes standards
for the LPN/LVN? - Correct Answer -NFLPN
Practical nurses are referred to as those who, from the beginning of time, chose (or were
appointed) to care for individuals who were ill, injured, dying, or having babies. Which terms
have been used to designate this person? (Select all the apply.) - Correct Answer -Self-
proclaimed Nurse
Attendant
Trained nurse
Practical nurse
Midwife
What is the purpose of licensing laws for LPN/LVNs? - Correct Answer -Protection of the
public from unqualified people
When an instructor asks a nursing student to answer a question in her or his own words and
give an example, the cognitive level used is - Correct Answer -comprehension.
Which factor that influences critical thinking provides the best rationale for using a team
meeting to plan care for a patient? - Correct Answer -Collaboration
Which remark by a nurse demonstrates the use of critical thinking? - Correct Answer -"I
think about what other information I need before proceeding."
A nursing student demonstrates the ability to break down complex information into its basic
parts and relate those parts to the whole picture. This is an example of what cognitive level? -
Correct Answer -Analysis
A student nurse recently learned about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs during a lecture. During
the clinical rotation, the student is able to prioritize patient care based on Maslow's Hierarchy
of Needs. The student is using what cognitive level? - Correct Answer -Application
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ANSWERS UPDATED 2026 – 2027 .
The emergence of modern nursing is usually attributed to the influence of - Correct Answer -
Florence Nightingale.
The first formal training for practical nurses focused on - Correct Answer -home care for
children and people with chronic illness.
What organization, established during World War II, provided nursing education and
training? - Correct Answer -Cadet Nurse Corps
Which of the following must the nurse recognize regarding the health care delivery system? -
Correct Answer -The major goal is to achieve optimal levels of health care.
What is required by the health care team to identify the needs of a patient and to design care
to meet those needs? - Correct Answer -An individualized care plan
Whose influence on nursing practice in the 19th century was related to improvement of
patient environment as a method of health promotion? - Correct Answer -Florence
Nightingale
What is the title of the American Hospital Association's 1972 document that outlines the
patient's expectations to be treated with dignity and compassion? - Correct Answer -Patient's
Bill of Rights
What premise is Maslow's hierarchy of needs based on? - Correct Answer -Basic needs must
be met before the next level of needs can be met.
Where did Florence Nightingale's original nursing education take place? - Correct Answer -
Kaiserswerth School
1
,What document, published in 1965 by the ANA, clearly defined two levels of nursing
practice? - Correct Answer -Position paper
What is the wellness/illness continuum defined as? - Correct Answer -The range of a person's
total health
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, what is an individual's most basic need? - Correct
Answer -Physiologic
Florence Nightingale established a nursing school at Saint Thomas Hospital in London. What
was it characterized by? (Select all that apply.) - Correct Answer -Offering formal and
practical educational experiences
Answer Keeping records of students' progress
Focusing on sanitation and hygiene
Retaining a registry of all graduates
The "first real school of nursing" was located in - Correct Answer -Germany
What document identifies the roles and responsibilities of the LPN/LVN? - Correct Answer -
Nurse Practice Act
The first chapter of the American Red Cross was established by - Correct Answer -Clara
Barton.
Which was the first state to pass a law licensing practical nurses? - Correct Answer -
Mississippi
Which individuals made significant contributions to nursing? (Select all that apply.) - Correct
Answer -Lillian Wald
Mary Seacole
Clara Barton
What must the nurse realize when assessing physical and social environmental factors
affecting health and illness? - Correct Answer -They affect one another
2
, What is a modern educational advancement program for the LPN/LVN to enter RN
education? - Correct Answer -Articulation
What official agency exists exclusively for LPN/LVN membership and promotes standards
for the LPN/LVN? - Correct Answer -NFLPN
Practical nurses are referred to as those who, from the beginning of time, chose (or were
appointed) to care for individuals who were ill, injured, dying, or having babies. Which terms
have been used to designate this person? (Select all the apply.) - Correct Answer -Self-
proclaimed Nurse
Attendant
Trained nurse
Practical nurse
Midwife
What is the purpose of licensing laws for LPN/LVNs? - Correct Answer -Protection of the
public from unqualified people
When an instructor asks a nursing student to answer a question in her or his own words and
give an example, the cognitive level used is - Correct Answer -comprehension.
Which factor that influences critical thinking provides the best rationale for using a team
meeting to plan care for a patient? - Correct Answer -Collaboration
Which remark by a nurse demonstrates the use of critical thinking? - Correct Answer -"I
think about what other information I need before proceeding."
A nursing student demonstrates the ability to break down complex information into its basic
parts and relate those parts to the whole picture. This is an example of what cognitive level? -
Correct Answer -Analysis
A student nurse recently learned about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs during a lecture. During
the clinical rotation, the student is able to prioritize patient care based on Maslow's Hierarchy
of Needs. The student is using what cognitive level? - Correct Answer -Application
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