GNRS 5670 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS AND PRACTICE
SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Summarize Florence Nightingale's contributions to the nursing
profession.
Answer: Identifying the personal needs of the patient and the role of
the nurse in meeting those needs, Establishing standards for
hospital management, Establishing a respected occupation for
women, Establishing nursing education, Recognizing the two
components of nursing: health and illness, Believing that nursing is
separate and distinct from medicine, Recognizing that nutrition is
important to health, Instituting occupational and recreational
therapy for sick people, Stressing the need for continuing education
for nurses, Maintaining accurate records, recognized as the
beginnings of nursing research.
◉ Define Nursing.
Answer: The American Nurses Association (ANA) defines nursing as
"the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities,
prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the
diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the
care of individuals, families, communities, and populations".
◉ Who is the central focus of nursing care?
,Answer: The central focus in all definitions of nursing is the patient
(the person receiving care), which includes the physical, emotional,
social, and spiritual dimensions of that person.
◉ Healthy People 2020 : Leading Health Indicators
Answer: Access to health services
Clinical preventive services
Environmental quality
Injury and violence
Maternal, infant, and child health
Mental Health
Nutrition, physical activity and obesity
Oral health
Reproductive and sexual health
Social determinants
Substance abuse
Tobacco
◉ Healthy People 2020 : Health Promotion Guidelines
Answer: Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable dis-
ease, disability, injury, and premature death.
Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health
of all groups.
,Create social and physical environments that promote good health
for all.
Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors
across all life stages.
◉ What are the interrelated roles of Nursing?
Answer: Caregiver
Communicator
Teacher/Educator
Counselor
Leader
Researcher Advocate
Collaborator
◉ What are the nurse competencies for QSEN?
Answer: Patient-Centered Care
Teamwork and Collaboration
Quality Improvement
Safety
Evidence-Based Practice
Informatics
, ◉ QSEN: Patient Centered Care
Answer: Recognize the patient or designee as the source of control
and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care
based on respect for patient's preferences, values, and needs.
◉ QSEN: Teamwork and Collaboration
Answer: Function effectively within nursing and interprofessional
teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared
decision making to achieve quality patient care
◉ QSEN: Quality Improvement
Answer: Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use
improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously
improve the quality and safety of health care systems.
◉ QSEN: Safety
Answer: Minimizes risk of harm to patients and providers through
both system effectiveness and individual performance.
◉ QSEN: Evidence-Based Practice
Answer: Integrate best current evidence with clinical expertise and
patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health
care.
TESTED QUESTIONS AND PRACTICE
SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Summarize Florence Nightingale's contributions to the nursing
profession.
Answer: Identifying the personal needs of the patient and the role of
the nurse in meeting those needs, Establishing standards for
hospital management, Establishing a respected occupation for
women, Establishing nursing education, Recognizing the two
components of nursing: health and illness, Believing that nursing is
separate and distinct from medicine, Recognizing that nutrition is
important to health, Instituting occupational and recreational
therapy for sick people, Stressing the need for continuing education
for nurses, Maintaining accurate records, recognized as the
beginnings of nursing research.
◉ Define Nursing.
Answer: The American Nurses Association (ANA) defines nursing as
"the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities,
prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the
diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the
care of individuals, families, communities, and populations".
◉ Who is the central focus of nursing care?
,Answer: The central focus in all definitions of nursing is the patient
(the person receiving care), which includes the physical, emotional,
social, and spiritual dimensions of that person.
◉ Healthy People 2020 : Leading Health Indicators
Answer: Access to health services
Clinical preventive services
Environmental quality
Injury and violence
Maternal, infant, and child health
Mental Health
Nutrition, physical activity and obesity
Oral health
Reproductive and sexual health
Social determinants
Substance abuse
Tobacco
◉ Healthy People 2020 : Health Promotion Guidelines
Answer: Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable dis-
ease, disability, injury, and premature death.
Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health
of all groups.
,Create social and physical environments that promote good health
for all.
Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors
across all life stages.
◉ What are the interrelated roles of Nursing?
Answer: Caregiver
Communicator
Teacher/Educator
Counselor
Leader
Researcher Advocate
Collaborator
◉ What are the nurse competencies for QSEN?
Answer: Patient-Centered Care
Teamwork and Collaboration
Quality Improvement
Safety
Evidence-Based Practice
Informatics
, ◉ QSEN: Patient Centered Care
Answer: Recognize the patient or designee as the source of control
and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care
based on respect for patient's preferences, values, and needs.
◉ QSEN: Teamwork and Collaboration
Answer: Function effectively within nursing and interprofessional
teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared
decision making to achieve quality patient care
◉ QSEN: Quality Improvement
Answer: Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use
improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously
improve the quality and safety of health care systems.
◉ QSEN: Safety
Answer: Minimizes risk of harm to patients and providers through
both system effectiveness and individual performance.
◉ QSEN: Evidence-Based Practice
Answer: Integrate best current evidence with clinical expertise and
patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health
care.
