PAT 201 PRACTICE PRACTICE
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Identify the major components of the definition of nursing according to the
American NursesAssociation (ANA)..
Answer: Nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of human responses
◍ pharmacologgy.
Answer: study of medicines
◍ pharmotherapeutics.
Answer: admin of drugs for disease prevention or treatment, relief of
suffering
◍ drug.
Answer: chemical agent capable of producing biological responses within
body
◍ desirable.
Answer: therapeutic
◍ Describe the historical background of nursing.a. Discuss the progression of
nursing through antiquity to current day with focus on the role ofnursing
during general time periods (specific dates not required)..
Answer: care provided by family members
◍ undesirable.
Answer: adverse
◍ current day with focus on the role ofnursing during general time periods
(specific dates not required)..
Answer: advances in education: promoted national accreditation of nursing
, programs
◍ Identify the major contributions of Florence Nightingale to the profession of
nursing..
Answer: improved sanitation and hygieneused statistics to prove better
outcomes (like research)reduced mortality during the Crimean War
established first formal nursing schoolcore beliefs: environment affects
healingcleanliness saves lives
◍ Identify the role of the following to development of nursing practice:
Florence Nightingale,Mary Mahoney, Clara Barton, Lillian Wald..
Answer: Mary Mahoney: 1st African American professionally trained nurse
in the US founded an organization to help blacks come into
nursingAdvocated for diversity and equality
◍ Discuss the status of nursing as a profession and as a discipline.a. Explain
how nursing qualifies as a profession utilizing the defining criteria for
professions..
Answer: what makes a profession: autonomy and self-regulation
◍ Define the role of the ANA in the advancement of the profession of
nursing..
Answer: focus areas: safety, ethics, nurse wellness, healthcare issues
◍ Discuss the standards of nursing practice as defined by the AN
A. .
Answer: purpose: define competent nursing care, guide clinical judgement,
promote quality and safety
◍ medication.
Answer: drug that is considered medically therapeutic
◍ standard is set by.
Answer: food and drug act and regulations
◍ health and food branch is responsible for.
Answer: oversight of drugs, biologics, and natural health products
, ◍ biologic and radiopharmaceutical drugs directorate.
Answer: oversees biologics and radiopharmaceuticals
◍ vaccines, insulin, from living source.
Answer: examples of biologics
◍ natural and non-prescription health products directorate.
Answer: oversees supplements and vitamins
◍ initial drug research.
Answer: first stage of drug development
◍ preclinical studies.
Answer: testing on cells, tissue, and animals
◍ CTA submitted to health canada and clinical trial begins.
Answer: Clinical Trial Application process
◍ safety.
Answer: testing on small group of healthy people
◍ effectiveness.
Answer: testing on small group of people with targeted illness
◍ Discuss the importance of the ANA Code of Ethics in nursing practice..
Answer: why it matters: guides moral and ethical decisions, protects patient
rights, promotes professionalism
◍ Explain the aims of nursing as they interrelate to facilitate maximal health
and quality of life forpatients.
Answer: promote health: active prevention
◍ Discuss the guidelines for nursing practice and their role in the profession of
nursing.a. Standards of Nursing Practice.
Answer: guidelines protect patients and nurses
◍ Nurse Practice Acts and Licensure.
Answer: governed at the state level
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Identify the major components of the definition of nursing according to the
American NursesAssociation (ANA)..
Answer: Nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of human responses
◍ pharmacologgy.
Answer: study of medicines
◍ pharmotherapeutics.
Answer: admin of drugs for disease prevention or treatment, relief of
suffering
◍ drug.
Answer: chemical agent capable of producing biological responses within
body
◍ desirable.
Answer: therapeutic
◍ Describe the historical background of nursing.a. Discuss the progression of
nursing through antiquity to current day with focus on the role ofnursing
during general time periods (specific dates not required)..
Answer: care provided by family members
◍ undesirable.
Answer: adverse
◍ current day with focus on the role ofnursing during general time periods
(specific dates not required)..
Answer: advances in education: promoted national accreditation of nursing
, programs
◍ Identify the major contributions of Florence Nightingale to the profession of
nursing..
Answer: improved sanitation and hygieneused statistics to prove better
outcomes (like research)reduced mortality during the Crimean War
established first formal nursing schoolcore beliefs: environment affects
healingcleanliness saves lives
◍ Identify the role of the following to development of nursing practice:
Florence Nightingale,Mary Mahoney, Clara Barton, Lillian Wald..
Answer: Mary Mahoney: 1st African American professionally trained nurse
in the US founded an organization to help blacks come into
nursingAdvocated for diversity and equality
◍ Discuss the status of nursing as a profession and as a discipline.a. Explain
how nursing qualifies as a profession utilizing the defining criteria for
professions..
Answer: what makes a profession: autonomy and self-regulation
◍ Define the role of the ANA in the advancement of the profession of
nursing..
Answer: focus areas: safety, ethics, nurse wellness, healthcare issues
◍ Discuss the standards of nursing practice as defined by the AN
A. .
Answer: purpose: define competent nursing care, guide clinical judgement,
promote quality and safety
◍ medication.
Answer: drug that is considered medically therapeutic
◍ standard is set by.
Answer: food and drug act and regulations
◍ health and food branch is responsible for.
Answer: oversight of drugs, biologics, and natural health products
, ◍ biologic and radiopharmaceutical drugs directorate.
Answer: oversees biologics and radiopharmaceuticals
◍ vaccines, insulin, from living source.
Answer: examples of biologics
◍ natural and non-prescription health products directorate.
Answer: oversees supplements and vitamins
◍ initial drug research.
Answer: first stage of drug development
◍ preclinical studies.
Answer: testing on cells, tissue, and animals
◍ CTA submitted to health canada and clinical trial begins.
Answer: Clinical Trial Application process
◍ safety.
Answer: testing on small group of healthy people
◍ effectiveness.
Answer: testing on small group of people with targeted illness
◍ Discuss the importance of the ANA Code of Ethics in nursing practice..
Answer: why it matters: guides moral and ethical decisions, protects patient
rights, promotes professionalism
◍ Explain the aims of nursing as they interrelate to facilitate maximal health
and quality of life forpatients.
Answer: promote health: active prevention
◍ Discuss the guidelines for nursing practice and their role in the profession of
nursing.a. Standards of Nursing Practice.
Answer: guidelines protect patients and nurses
◍ Nurse Practice Acts and Licensure.
Answer: governed at the state level
