DIMENSIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE EXAM 1
CERTIFICATION TEST 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE
◉ Healthcare of Ancient civilizations. Answer: Major concern was
survival of the group since illness and injury threatened this
survival; practices grew from processes of trial and error. Women
tended to care for the ill and injured. Evil spirits thought to be the
cause. Medicine men and women who practice witchcraft were
considered religious figures.
◉ Hippocrates. Answer: the father of medicine; beliefs focus on
harmony with the natural law instead of on appeasing the gods.
emphasized treating the whole client- mind, body, spirit, and
environment- and making diagnoses on the basis of symptoms
rather than on an isolated idea of a disease. also concerned with
ethical standards for physicians, expressed in the now-famous
Hippocratic Oath.
◉ Influences of Religion. Answer: the rise of Christianity, starting
from AD 30, brought with it a strong belief in the sanctity of all
human life. Christians considered practices such as human sacrifice,
infanticide, and abortion, which had been common in roman society
to be murder. Following the teachings of Jesus meant that caring for
the sick, poor, and disadvantaged was of primary importance, and
groups of believers soon organized to offer care for those in need
, ◉ Influences of Science. Answer: Technological developments in the
19th century included medications such as morphine, and codeine
for pain and quinine to treat malaria
◉ Influences of War. Answer: Nurses' roles rapidly expanded and
began to be recognized for their skills in providing care and saving
lives
◉ Lamp. Answer: the significance of light; had been used by human
beings for thousands of years to push back the darkness of night. It
dispelled fear and allowed people to pursue learning long after the
sun went down. was used as a religious symbol; schools and
universities adopted the lamp as a symbol of learning. Burning of the
lamp meant continual seeking of knowledge. Also symbolizes the
enlightenment that accompanies knowledge
◉ Pin. Answer: traces its origins to the heavy protective war shields
as far back as the Greek and Roman Empires; attributed to Florence
Nightingale. Awarded as a badge of excellence
◉ Cap. Answer: signified "service to others." Kept nurses long hair
from becoming soiled. During nursing school, it showed a sign of
rank and status. First year- plain white, Second-year- vertical black
band added to the edge, third-year- two vertical black bands. When
student graduates, a black band was placed across the front.
CERTIFICATION TEST 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE
◉ Healthcare of Ancient civilizations. Answer: Major concern was
survival of the group since illness and injury threatened this
survival; practices grew from processes of trial and error. Women
tended to care for the ill and injured. Evil spirits thought to be the
cause. Medicine men and women who practice witchcraft were
considered religious figures.
◉ Hippocrates. Answer: the father of medicine; beliefs focus on
harmony with the natural law instead of on appeasing the gods.
emphasized treating the whole client- mind, body, spirit, and
environment- and making diagnoses on the basis of symptoms
rather than on an isolated idea of a disease. also concerned with
ethical standards for physicians, expressed in the now-famous
Hippocratic Oath.
◉ Influences of Religion. Answer: the rise of Christianity, starting
from AD 30, brought with it a strong belief in the sanctity of all
human life. Christians considered practices such as human sacrifice,
infanticide, and abortion, which had been common in roman society
to be murder. Following the teachings of Jesus meant that caring for
the sick, poor, and disadvantaged was of primary importance, and
groups of believers soon organized to offer care for those in need
, ◉ Influences of Science. Answer: Technological developments in the
19th century included medications such as morphine, and codeine
for pain and quinine to treat malaria
◉ Influences of War. Answer: Nurses' roles rapidly expanded and
began to be recognized for their skills in providing care and saving
lives
◉ Lamp. Answer: the significance of light; had been used by human
beings for thousands of years to push back the darkness of night. It
dispelled fear and allowed people to pursue learning long after the
sun went down. was used as a religious symbol; schools and
universities adopted the lamp as a symbol of learning. Burning of the
lamp meant continual seeking of knowledge. Also symbolizes the
enlightenment that accompanies knowledge
◉ Pin. Answer: traces its origins to the heavy protective war shields
as far back as the Greek and Roman Empires; attributed to Florence
Nightingale. Awarded as a badge of excellence
◉ Cap. Answer: signified "service to others." Kept nurses long hair
from becoming soiled. During nursing school, it showed a sign of
rank and status. First year- plain white, Second-year- vertical black
band added to the edge, third-year- two vertical black bands. When
student graduates, a black band was placed across the front.
