NUR 139 – Module A: Introduction to Nursing Concepts – Study Guide, Notes & Practice
Questions (2026 Updated)
What are the aims of Nursing? - correct answer ✔✔To promote health
To prevent illness
To restore health
To facilitate coping with disability or death
How do nurses meet these aims of nursing? - correct answer ✔✔Nurses use knowledge, skills,
and critical thinking.
Nurses give care in a variety of traditional and expanding nursing roles.
Nurses use cognitive, technical, interpersonal, and ethical/legal skills.
What skills do nurses need to use to meet these aims? - correct answer ✔✔Cognitive skills
involve thinking about the nature of things sufficiently to make decisions regarding care.
Technical skills enable nurses to manipulate equipment to produce a desired outcome.
Interpersonal skills involve caring relationships.
Ethical/legal skills enable nurses to conduct themselves morally and professionally.
What are the roles of nurses? - correct answer ✔✔Caregiver
Communicator, Teacher/Educator
Counselor
Leader
Researcher
Advocate
What are the specialized career roles of nurses? - correct answer ✔✔Clinical nurse specialist
, Nurse practitioner
Nurse anesthetist
Nurse-midwife
What are the educational and expanded roles of nurses? - correct answer ✔✔Nurse educator
Nurse administrator
Nurse researcher
Nurse entrepreneur
What is the educational preparation of a LPN/LVN? - correct answer ✔✔Practical and Vocational
Nurse LPN/LVN
Education - 1 year
What is the educational preparation of a RN? - correct answer ✔✔Registered Nursing education
RN
Education - Associate Degree 2years
Bachelor Degree 4 years
What is the educational preparation of a Nurse with an advanced degree? - correct answer
✔✔Graduate education in nursing Specialty Area
Education - Master Degree, PhD, DNP
What are the three ways in which professional competence is ensured and maintained? -
correct answer ✔✔Accreditation
Licensure
Certification
Questions (2026 Updated)
What are the aims of Nursing? - correct answer ✔✔To promote health
To prevent illness
To restore health
To facilitate coping with disability or death
How do nurses meet these aims of nursing? - correct answer ✔✔Nurses use knowledge, skills,
and critical thinking.
Nurses give care in a variety of traditional and expanding nursing roles.
Nurses use cognitive, technical, interpersonal, and ethical/legal skills.
What skills do nurses need to use to meet these aims? - correct answer ✔✔Cognitive skills
involve thinking about the nature of things sufficiently to make decisions regarding care.
Technical skills enable nurses to manipulate equipment to produce a desired outcome.
Interpersonal skills involve caring relationships.
Ethical/legal skills enable nurses to conduct themselves morally and professionally.
What are the roles of nurses? - correct answer ✔✔Caregiver
Communicator, Teacher/Educator
Counselor
Leader
Researcher
Advocate
What are the specialized career roles of nurses? - correct answer ✔✔Clinical nurse specialist
, Nurse practitioner
Nurse anesthetist
Nurse-midwife
What are the educational and expanded roles of nurses? - correct answer ✔✔Nurse educator
Nurse administrator
Nurse researcher
Nurse entrepreneur
What is the educational preparation of a LPN/LVN? - correct answer ✔✔Practical and Vocational
Nurse LPN/LVN
Education - 1 year
What is the educational preparation of a RN? - correct answer ✔✔Registered Nursing education
RN
Education - Associate Degree 2years
Bachelor Degree 4 years
What is the educational preparation of a Nurse with an advanced degree? - correct answer
✔✔Graduate education in nursing Specialty Area
Education - Master Degree, PhD, DNP
What are the three ways in which professional competence is ensured and maintained? -
correct answer ✔✔Accreditation
Licensure
Certification
