Test Bank for Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition Questions
with Answers
Florence Nightingale - correct answers First nurse epidemiologist who connected poor sanitation with
cholera and dysentery.
Mary Nutting - correct answers Contributed to moving nursing education into universities.
Clara Barton - correct answers Founded the American Red Cross.
Lillian Wald - correct answers Helped open the Henry Street Settlement.
Planning - correct answers Involves developing a plan with strategies to attain expected outcomes.
Novice - correct answers A beginning nurse with no previous experience in a specific area.
Proficient - correct answers Nurse who can assess a situation as a whole and transfer knowledge from
previous experiences.
Competent - correct answers Nurse who understands specific care required by different types of
patients.
Advanced beginner - correct answers Nurse with some observational experience in a situation.
Autonomy - correct answers Initiating independent nursing interventions without medical orders.
Licensure - correct answers Requirement to pass the NCLEX-RN to practice as a registered nurse.
Certification - correct answer Optional process to specialize in a specific area of nursing practice.
, Accountability - correct answer sBeing responsible, professionally and legally, for the quality of nursing
care provided.
Manager - correct answersCoordinates nursing staff activities with personnel, policy, and budgetary
responsibilities.
Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) - correct answersPrepares nurses for rigorous research and theory
development.
Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP) - correct answersPractice doctorate preparing advanced
practice nurses.
Continuing education - correct answersFormal educational programs offered post-baccalaureate by
various institutions.
Quality improvement - correct answersIdentifying gaps between local and best practices.
Safety - correct answersOne of the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies.
Patient-centered care - correct answersFocusing on individual patient needs and preferences.
Educator - correct answersExplains health concepts, demonstrates procedures, and evaluates patient
progress.
Advocate - correct answersProtects patient rights and provides assistance in asserting these rights.
Caregiver - correct answersHelps patients maintain health, manage disease, and attain independence.
Inservice education - correct answersInstruction or training provided by a health care facility or
institution.
with Answers
Florence Nightingale - correct answers First nurse epidemiologist who connected poor sanitation with
cholera and dysentery.
Mary Nutting - correct answers Contributed to moving nursing education into universities.
Clara Barton - correct answers Founded the American Red Cross.
Lillian Wald - correct answers Helped open the Henry Street Settlement.
Planning - correct answers Involves developing a plan with strategies to attain expected outcomes.
Novice - correct answers A beginning nurse with no previous experience in a specific area.
Proficient - correct answers Nurse who can assess a situation as a whole and transfer knowledge from
previous experiences.
Competent - correct answers Nurse who understands specific care required by different types of
patients.
Advanced beginner - correct answers Nurse with some observational experience in a situation.
Autonomy - correct answers Initiating independent nursing interventions without medical orders.
Licensure - correct answers Requirement to pass the NCLEX-RN to practice as a registered nurse.
Certification - correct answer Optional process to specialize in a specific area of nursing practice.
, Accountability - correct answer sBeing responsible, professionally and legally, for the quality of nursing
care provided.
Manager - correct answersCoordinates nursing staff activities with personnel, policy, and budgetary
responsibilities.
Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) - correct answersPrepares nurses for rigorous research and theory
development.
Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP) - correct answersPractice doctorate preparing advanced
practice nurses.
Continuing education - correct answersFormal educational programs offered post-baccalaureate by
various institutions.
Quality improvement - correct answersIdentifying gaps between local and best practices.
Safety - correct answersOne of the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies.
Patient-centered care - correct answersFocusing on individual patient needs and preferences.
Educator - correct answersExplains health concepts, demonstrates procedures, and evaluates patient
progress.
Advocate - correct answersProtects patient rights and provides assistance in asserting these rights.
Caregiver - correct answersHelps patients maintain health, manage disease, and attain independence.
Inservice education - correct answersInstruction or training provided by a health care facility or
institution.
