TEST BANK – Fundamentals for Nursing 11th Edition

TEST BANK – Fundamentals for Nursing 11th Edition ATI Review Module Content Mastery Series by Alissa Althoff | Complete Questions & Answers 2025/2026 Florence Nightingale First nurse epidemiologist who connected poor sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting Contributed to moving nursing education into universities. Clara Barton Founded the American Red Cross. Lillian Wald Planning Helped open the Henry Street Settlement. Involves developing a plan with strategies to attain expected outcomes. Novice A beginning nurse with no previous experience in a specific area. Proficient Nurse who can assess a situation as a whole and transfer knowledge from previous experiences. Competent Nurse who understands specific care required by different types of patients. Advanced beginner Nurse with some observational experience in a situation. Autonomy Licensure Initiating independent nursing interventions without medical orders. Requirement to pass the NCLEX-RN to practice as a registered nurse. Certification Optional process to specialize in a specific area of nursing practice. Accountability Being responsible, professionally and legally, for the quality of nursing care provided. Manager Coordinates nursing staff activities with personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibilities. Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) Prepares nurses for rigorous research and theory development. Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP) nurses. Practice doctorate preparing advanced practice Continuing education Formal educational programs offered post-baccalaureate by various institutions. Quality improvement Identifying gaps between local and best practices. Safety One of the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies. Patient-centered care Focusing on individual patient needs and preferences. Educator progress. Advocate Explains health concepts, demonstrates procedures, and evaluates patient Protects patient rights and provides assistance in asserting these rights. Caregiver Helps patients maintain health, manage disease, and attain independence. Inservice education Instruction or training provided by a health care facility or institution. Teamwork and collaboration Enables effective functioning within nursing and interprofessional teams through open communication and shared decision making. Compassion fatigue Describes a state of burnout and secondary traumatic stress resulting from exposure to grief and loss. Patient advocate Protects patient's human and legal rights, ensuring understanding of procedures before signing permits. Nurse-midwifery Involves independent care for women during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and care for the newborn. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Provides surgical anesthesia under the guidance of an anesthesiologist, with advanced education in nurse anesthesia. Nurse practice acts welfare. Regulate nursing practice scope to protect public health, safety, and Code of ethics Philosophical ideals of right and wrong guiding care provision to patients. National Council Licensure Examination Exam for graduates of nursing programs to become registered nurses in the state they will practice.