FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING, 10TH
EDITION ACTUAL EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
Nursing at the end of the Middle Ages
characterized by purpose, direction, leadership.
Characteristic of nursing from early civilization to
16th century
Most early civilizations believed that illness had
supernatural causes.
Time period when nursing care as we now know it
began
18th to 19th century.
Founder of professional nursing
, Florence Nightingale.
Nursing pioneer who established the Red Cross in
the United States in 1882
Clara Barton.
Barrier to the development of the nursing profession
in the United States after the Civil War
lack of educational standards.
Individual who provided community-based care and
founded public health nursing
Adelaide Nutting.
Community-based care
Care provided in a community setting, often focusing on
public health.
Public health nursing
A nursing specialty that focuses on the health of
populations and communities.
ICN
EDITION ACTUAL EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
Nursing at the end of the Middle Ages
characterized by purpose, direction, leadership.
Characteristic of nursing from early civilization to
16th century
Most early civilizations believed that illness had
supernatural causes.
Time period when nursing care as we now know it
began
18th to 19th century.
Founder of professional nursing
, Florence Nightingale.
Nursing pioneer who established the Red Cross in
the United States in 1882
Clara Barton.
Barrier to the development of the nursing profession
in the United States after the Civil War
lack of educational standards.
Individual who provided community-based care and
founded public health nursing
Adelaide Nutting.
Community-based care
Care provided in a community setting, often focusing on
public health.
Public health nursing
A nursing specialty that focuses on the health of
populations and communities.
ICN
