DIMENSION OF
NURSING EXAM 1
– RASMUSSEN
Questions and
Answers Updated
2026
PositionB-BAnswerABgroupBofBtasksBassignedBtoBoneBindividual
JobB-
BAnswerABgroupBofBpositionsBsimilarBinBnatureBandBlevelBofBskillBthatBcanBbeBcarriedB
outBbyBoneBorBmoreBindividuals
OccupationB-
BAnswerABgroupBofBjobsBsimilarBinBtypeBofBworkBthatBareBusuallyBfoundBthroughoutBa
nBindustryBorBworkBenvironment
ProfessionB-
BAnswerABtypeBofBoccupationBthatBrequiresBprolongedBpreparationBandBformalBqualific
ationsBandBmeetsBcertainBhigherBlevelBcriteriaBthatBraiseBitBtoBaBlevelBaboveBthatBofBa
nBoccupation
ProfessionalB-
BAnswerABpersonBwhoBbelongsBtoBandBpracticesBaBprofessionB(TheBtermBprofessionalBi
, sBprobablyBtheBmostBmisusedBofBallBtheseBtermsBwhenBdescribingBpeopleBwhoBareBcle
arlyBinvolvedBinBjobsBorBoccupations,BsuchBasBaB"professionalBtruckBdriver,"B"profession
alBfootballBplayer,"BorBevenB"professionalBthief.")
ProfessionalismB-BAnswerTheBdemonstrationBofBhigh-
levelBpersonal,Bethical,BandBskillBcharacteristicsBofBaBmemberBofBaBprofession
ProcessBapproachB-
BAnswerViewsBallBoccupationsBasBpointsBofBdevelopmentBintoBaBprofessionBsituatedBal
ongBaBcontinuumBrangingBfromBpositionBtoBprofession.
PowerBapproach:B-
BAnswerUsesBtwoBcriteriaBtoBdefineBaBprofession:B1)BHowBmuchBindependenceBofBpra
cticeBdoesBthisBoccupationBhave?BAndB2)BHowBmuchBpowerBdoesBthisBoccupationBcont
rol?BUsingBthisBdeterminant,BlawBandBpoliticsBwouldBclearlyBbeBconsideredBprofessions
IdentifyBtheBtraitsBthatBdefineBaBprofessionB-BAnswerApproach,BPower,BandBTrait
TraitBapproachB-
BAnswer3BtheoristsB(AbrahamBFlexner,BElizabethBBixler,BandBElizaBPabalko).BTheyBdeter
minedBtheseBcharacteristicsBtoBbeBimportant:
▪BHighBintellectualBlevel
▪BHighBlevelBofBindividualBresponsibilityBandBaccountability
▪BTheBspecializedBbodyBofBknowledge
▪BTheBknowledgeBthatBcanBbeBlearnedBinBinstitutionsBofBhigherBeducation
▪BPublicBserviceBandBaltruisticBactivities
▪BPublicBserviceBvaluedBoverBfinancialBgain
▪BTheBrelativelyBhighBdegreeBofBautonomyBandBindependenceBofBpractice
▪BNeedBforBaBwell-
organizedBandBstrongBorganizationBrepresentingBtheBmembersBofBtheBprofessionBandBc
ontrollingBtheBqualityBofBpractice
▪BABcodeBofBethicsBthatBguidesBmembersBofBtheBprofessionBinBtheirBpractice
NURSING EXAM 1
– RASMUSSEN
Questions and
Answers Updated
2026
PositionB-BAnswerABgroupBofBtasksBassignedBtoBoneBindividual
JobB-
BAnswerABgroupBofBpositionsBsimilarBinBnatureBandBlevelBofBskillBthatBcanBbeBcarriedB
outBbyBoneBorBmoreBindividuals
OccupationB-
BAnswerABgroupBofBjobsBsimilarBinBtypeBofBworkBthatBareBusuallyBfoundBthroughoutBa
nBindustryBorBworkBenvironment
ProfessionB-
BAnswerABtypeBofBoccupationBthatBrequiresBprolongedBpreparationBandBformalBqualific
ationsBandBmeetsBcertainBhigherBlevelBcriteriaBthatBraiseBitBtoBaBlevelBaboveBthatBofBa
nBoccupation
ProfessionalB-
BAnswerABpersonBwhoBbelongsBtoBandBpracticesBaBprofessionB(TheBtermBprofessionalBi
, sBprobablyBtheBmostBmisusedBofBallBtheseBtermsBwhenBdescribingBpeopleBwhoBareBcle
arlyBinvolvedBinBjobsBorBoccupations,BsuchBasBaB"professionalBtruckBdriver,"B"profession
alBfootballBplayer,"BorBevenB"professionalBthief.")
ProfessionalismB-BAnswerTheBdemonstrationBofBhigh-
levelBpersonal,Bethical,BandBskillBcharacteristicsBofBaBmemberBofBaBprofession
ProcessBapproachB-
BAnswerViewsBallBoccupationsBasBpointsBofBdevelopmentBintoBaBprofessionBsituatedBal
ongBaBcontinuumBrangingBfromBpositionBtoBprofession.
PowerBapproach:B-
BAnswerUsesBtwoBcriteriaBtoBdefineBaBprofession:B1)BHowBmuchBindependenceBofBpra
cticeBdoesBthisBoccupationBhave?BAndB2)BHowBmuchBpowerBdoesBthisBoccupationBcont
rol?BUsingBthisBdeterminant,BlawBandBpoliticsBwouldBclearlyBbeBconsideredBprofessions
IdentifyBtheBtraitsBthatBdefineBaBprofessionB-BAnswerApproach,BPower,BandBTrait
TraitBapproachB-
BAnswer3BtheoristsB(AbrahamBFlexner,BElizabethBBixler,BandBElizaBPabalko).BTheyBdeter
minedBtheseBcharacteristicsBtoBbeBimportant:
▪BHighBintellectualBlevel
▪BHighBlevelBofBindividualBresponsibilityBandBaccountability
▪BTheBspecializedBbodyBofBknowledge
▪BTheBknowledgeBthatBcanBbeBlearnedBinBinstitutionsBofBhigherBeducation
▪BPublicBserviceBandBaltruisticBactivities
▪BPublicBserviceBvaluedBoverBfinancialBgain
▪BTheBrelativelyBhighBdegreeBofBautonomyBandBindependenceBofBpractice
▪BNeedBforBaBwell-
organizedBandBstrongBorganizationBrepresentingBtheBmembersBofBtheBprofessionBandBc
ontrollingBtheBqualityBofBpractice
▪BABcodeBofBethicsBthatBguidesBmembersBofBtheBprofessionBinBtheirBpractice