ESSENTIALS FOR NURSING PRACTICE
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉American Nurses Association (ANA). Answer: to improve
standards of health and the availability of health care, to foster high
standards for nursing, and to promote the professional development
and general and economic welfare of nurses.
◉International council of nurses (ICN). Answer: promotes national
associations of nurses,
improves standards of nursing practice, seeks a
higher status for nurses, and provides an international
power base for nurses.
◉Three components of nursing care. Answer: Care, Cure,
Coordination
◉Nurse Practice Acts in the US. Answer: Regulate the scope of
practice, use standards from the ANA
,◉Four core roles for the APRN. Answer: clinical nurse specialist
(CNS), nurse practitioner (NP), certified nurse midwife
(CNM), and certified RN anesthetist (CRNA).
◉Essential skills for nurses. Answer: time management,
therapeutic communication, patient education, and
compassionate implementation of psychomotor skills.
◉Lillian Wald. Answer: founded the Henry Street Settlement
◉Dorothea Dix. Answer: superintendent of female nurses in the
army
◉Harriet Tubman. Answer: Active in the underground railroad
movement
◉Mary Adelaide Nutting. Answer: First professor of nursing at
columbia university
◉Mary Mahoney. Answer: First professionally educated African-
American Nurse
, ◉Clara Barton. Answer: Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the
American Red Cross
◉Isabel Hampton Robb. Answer: Founder of the Nurses' Associated
Alumnae of the US and Canada
◉External influences on nursing today. Answer: healthcare
reform, demographic changes of the population,
increasing numbers of medically under-served,
workplace issues, the nursing shortage, and the
threat of bio-terrorism.
◉Florence Nightingale. Answer: Developed first organized training
program for nurses in 1860
◉Quality and safety Education for Nurses (QSEN). Answer:
addresses the challenge to prepare nurses with the competencies
needed to continuously improve the quality of care in their work
environments
◉QSEN competencies. Answer: Patient-Centered Care,
Teamwork and Collaboration,
Evidence-Based Practice,
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉American Nurses Association (ANA). Answer: to improve
standards of health and the availability of health care, to foster high
standards for nursing, and to promote the professional development
and general and economic welfare of nurses.
◉International council of nurses (ICN). Answer: promotes national
associations of nurses,
improves standards of nursing practice, seeks a
higher status for nurses, and provides an international
power base for nurses.
◉Three components of nursing care. Answer: Care, Cure,
Coordination
◉Nurse Practice Acts in the US. Answer: Regulate the scope of
practice, use standards from the ANA
,◉Four core roles for the APRN. Answer: clinical nurse specialist
(CNS), nurse practitioner (NP), certified nurse midwife
(CNM), and certified RN anesthetist (CRNA).
◉Essential skills for nurses. Answer: time management,
therapeutic communication, patient education, and
compassionate implementation of psychomotor skills.
◉Lillian Wald. Answer: founded the Henry Street Settlement
◉Dorothea Dix. Answer: superintendent of female nurses in the
army
◉Harriet Tubman. Answer: Active in the underground railroad
movement
◉Mary Adelaide Nutting. Answer: First professor of nursing at
columbia university
◉Mary Mahoney. Answer: First professionally educated African-
American Nurse
, ◉Clara Barton. Answer: Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the
American Red Cross
◉Isabel Hampton Robb. Answer: Founder of the Nurses' Associated
Alumnae of the US and Canada
◉External influences on nursing today. Answer: healthcare
reform, demographic changes of the population,
increasing numbers of medically under-served,
workplace issues, the nursing shortage, and the
threat of bio-terrorism.
◉Florence Nightingale. Answer: Developed first organized training
program for nurses in 1860
◉Quality and safety Education for Nurses (QSEN). Answer:
addresses the challenge to prepare nurses with the competencies
needed to continuously improve the quality of care in their work
environments
◉QSEN competencies. Answer: Patient-Centered Care,
Teamwork and Collaboration,
Evidence-Based Practice,
