PROFESSIONAL NURSING CONCEPTS AND
CHALLENGES EXAM 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTION SET AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A PLUS
◉ Florence Nightingale's definition of nursing.
Answer: Charge of the personal health of somebody, and what
nursing has to do is put the patient in the best condition for nature
to act upon him.
◉ ANA definition of nursing.
Answer: Nursing is 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
◉ A profession includes?.
Answer: - Systemic theory and knowledge base
- Commitment to service
- Autonomy, responsibility and accountability
- Standards and code of ethics
- Professional culture
,◉ What are the principle characteristics of nursing?.
Answer: - Individualized
- Coordinate care through partnership
- Caring is central to nursing
- Nursing process to plan care
- Strong link between work environment and quality healthcare
◉ Healthy work environments include?.
Answer: - Skilled communication
- True collaboration
- Effective decision-making
- Appropriate staffing
- Authentic leadership
- Meaningful recognition
◉ Scope and Standards of practice do what for healthcare
professionals?.
Answer: - Reflect values and priorities
- Provide direction
- Provide a framework for evaluation
- Define the profession's accountability
,◉ Standards of practice include?.
Answer: - Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Outcome identification
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
◉ Standards of professional performance include?.
Answer: - Ethics
- Culturally congruent practice
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Leadership
- Education
- Evidence bases practice and research
- Quality of practice
- Professional practice evaluation
- Resource utilization
- Environmental health
, ◉ What makes up the Nursing Metaparadigm.
Answer: - Nurse/Nursing
- Person (their needs, culture, wholeness, development, and
behavior)
- Health (wholeness, healing, selfcare, wellness, coping, illness,
stress, crisis)
- Environment (health care systems, social support, physical,
sociocultural, family)
◉ What are the nursing roles?.
Answer: - Practitioner/ Care giver
- Consultant
- Colleague
- Patient advocate
- Researcher
- Teacher/educator
- Leader
- Manager
- Change Agent
◉ What is the image of nursing?.
Answer: - One's outward appearance
CHALLENGES EXAM 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTION SET AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A PLUS
◉ Florence Nightingale's definition of nursing.
Answer: Charge of the personal health of somebody, and what
nursing has to do is put the patient in the best condition for nature
to act upon him.
◉ ANA definition of nursing.
Answer: Nursing is 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
◉ A profession includes?.
Answer: - Systemic theory and knowledge base
- Commitment to service
- Autonomy, responsibility and accountability
- Standards and code of ethics
- Professional culture
,◉ What are the principle characteristics of nursing?.
Answer: - Individualized
- Coordinate care through partnership
- Caring is central to nursing
- Nursing process to plan care
- Strong link between work environment and quality healthcare
◉ Healthy work environments include?.
Answer: - Skilled communication
- True collaboration
- Effective decision-making
- Appropriate staffing
- Authentic leadership
- Meaningful recognition
◉ Scope and Standards of practice do what for healthcare
professionals?.
Answer: - Reflect values and priorities
- Provide direction
- Provide a framework for evaluation
- Define the profession's accountability
,◉ Standards of practice include?.
Answer: - Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Outcome identification
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
◉ Standards of professional performance include?.
Answer: - Ethics
- Culturally congruent practice
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Leadership
- Education
- Evidence bases practice and research
- Quality of practice
- Professional practice evaluation
- Resource utilization
- Environmental health
, ◉ What makes up the Nursing Metaparadigm.
Answer: - Nurse/Nursing
- Person (their needs, culture, wholeness, development, and
behavior)
- Health (wholeness, healing, selfcare, wellness, coping, illness,
stress, crisis)
- Environment (health care systems, social support, physical,
sociocultural, family)
◉ What are the nursing roles?.
Answer: - Practitioner/ Care giver
- Consultant
- Colleague
- Patient advocate
- Researcher
- Teacher/educator
- Leader
- Manager
- Change Agent
◉ What is the image of nursing?.
Answer: - One's outward appearance
