BASIC NURSING THINKING DOING AND
CARING TREAS CERTIFICATION REVIEW
BANK 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Dorothea Dix.
Answer: Served as superintendent of the U.S. Army Nurses.
Advocate of mentally ill. Created first generation of American mental
asylums.
⩥ Clara Barton.
Answer: Founded the American Red Cross.
⩥ Lillian Wald.
Answer: Pioneer of public health nursing.
Founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York to fight the spread of
diseases among poor immigrants.
⩥ Mary Brewster.
Answer: Pioneer of public health nursing.
Founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York to fight the spread of
diseases among poor immigrants.
,⩥ Edward Lyon.
Answer: first male nurse to receive commission as a reserve officer
⩥ Mary Mahoney.
Answer: First African American graduate nurse in the U.S.
Cofounded the National Association of Colored Graduates in 1908,
which eventually merged with the American Nurses Association (ANA)
⩥ Lavinia Dock.
Answer: Nurse, feminist, social activist.
Compiled the first manual of drugs for nurses 1890.
Contributing editor to the American Journal of Nursing
Helped establish the American Society of Superintendents of Training
Schools for Nurses of the U.S. and Canada, now the National League for
Nursing
⩥ ANA nursing definition 1980.
Answer: The diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual and
potential health problems
⩥ Clinical Judgement.
, Answer: A process; consists of recognizing and analyzing the cues,
prioritizing hypotheses, generating solutions, taking actions, and
evaluating outcomes (safety).
⩥ Critical Thinking.
Answer: a reflective thinking process that involves collecting
information, analyzing the adequacy and accuracy of the information,
and carefully considering options for action.
⩥ Problem-solving.
Answer: When a nurse considers an issue and attempts to find a
satisfactory solution to achieve the best outcomes.
⩥ Full-spectrum nursing.
Answer: This term refers to nursing that involves clinical judgment,
critical thinking, and problem-solving.
⩥ 2010 ANA acknowledged 5 characteristics of a Nurse:.
Answer: • Nursing practice is individualized
• Nurses coordinate care by establishing partnerships (with persons,
families, support systems, and other providers)
• Caring is central to the practice of the registered nurse
• Registered nurses use the nursing process to plan and provide
individualized care to their healthcare consumers.
CARING TREAS CERTIFICATION REVIEW
BANK 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Dorothea Dix.
Answer: Served as superintendent of the U.S. Army Nurses.
Advocate of mentally ill. Created first generation of American mental
asylums.
⩥ Clara Barton.
Answer: Founded the American Red Cross.
⩥ Lillian Wald.
Answer: Pioneer of public health nursing.
Founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York to fight the spread of
diseases among poor immigrants.
⩥ Mary Brewster.
Answer: Pioneer of public health nursing.
Founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York to fight the spread of
diseases among poor immigrants.
,⩥ Edward Lyon.
Answer: first male nurse to receive commission as a reserve officer
⩥ Mary Mahoney.
Answer: First African American graduate nurse in the U.S.
Cofounded the National Association of Colored Graduates in 1908,
which eventually merged with the American Nurses Association (ANA)
⩥ Lavinia Dock.
Answer: Nurse, feminist, social activist.
Compiled the first manual of drugs for nurses 1890.
Contributing editor to the American Journal of Nursing
Helped establish the American Society of Superintendents of Training
Schools for Nurses of the U.S. and Canada, now the National League for
Nursing
⩥ ANA nursing definition 1980.
Answer: The diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual and
potential health problems
⩥ Clinical Judgement.
, Answer: A process; consists of recognizing and analyzing the cues,
prioritizing hypotheses, generating solutions, taking actions, and
evaluating outcomes (safety).
⩥ Critical Thinking.
Answer: a reflective thinking process that involves collecting
information, analyzing the adequacy and accuracy of the information,
and carefully considering options for action.
⩥ Problem-solving.
Answer: When a nurse considers an issue and attempts to find a
satisfactory solution to achieve the best outcomes.
⩥ Full-spectrum nursing.
Answer: This term refers to nursing that involves clinical judgment,
critical thinking, and problem-solving.
⩥ 2010 ANA acknowledged 5 characteristics of a Nurse:.
Answer: • Nursing practice is individualized
• Nurses coordinate care by establishing partnerships (with persons,
families, support systems, and other providers)
• Caring is central to the practice of the registered nurse
• Registered nurses use the nursing process to plan and provide
individualized care to their healthcare consumers.
