PROFESSIONAL NURSING CONCEPTS AND
CHALLENGES REVIEW PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS AND
MARKING SCHEME
◉ Community Health nursing.
Answer: Work in ambulatory clinics, health departments, hospice,
and a variety of other community-based settings including homes
where they provide nursing care to home bound patients
◉ nurse entrepreneurs.
Answer: Identifies a need and creates a service to meet the
identified need; Enjoy autonomy
◉ office based nursing.
Answer: Supervise other office workers, such as practical nurses,
nurse aides, scheduling clerks, and record clerks
◉ occupational and environmental health nursing.
Answer: Provides basic health care services, health education,
screenings, and emergency treatment to company employees at the
workplace
,◉ military nursing.
Answer: Practice in peacetime and wartime settings in the army,
navy, and air force.
◉ school nursing.
Answer: A specialized practice of professional nursing that advances
the well-being, academic success, and life-long achievement of
students
◉ hospice and palliative care nursing.
Answer: Dedicated to improving the experience of seriously ill and
dying patients and their families
◉ case management nursing.
Answer: Growing field in nursing developed as a way of managing
health care costs and patient length of stay; Involves systematic
collaboration with patients, their significant others, and their health
care providers to coordinate high-quality health care services in a
cost effective manner with positive patient outcomes
◉ nursing informatics.
Answer: Help bridge the gap between information technology and
nursing practice; Combines the nursing science with information
management science and computer science to manage information
nurses need and to make that information accessible
, ◉ travel nurse.
Answer: Fixed-term, temporary nurses who usually work at the
same hospital for 13 weeks and are scheduled at least 2 months in
advance.
◉ APN.
Answer: The umbrella term applied to an RN who has met advanced
educational and clinical practice requirements beyond the 2 to 4
years of basic nursing education demanded of all RNs; The four
categories include: nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist,
certified nurse midwife, and certified registered nurse anesthetist.
◉ NP.
Answer: Can perform physical examinations, take medical histories,
diagnose and treat common acute and chronic illnesses and injuries,
order and interpret laboratory tests and X-ray films, and counsel and
educate clients
◉ CNS.
Answer: Are experts in a particular field of clinical practice such as
mental health, gerontology, cardiac care, cancer care, community
health, or neonatal health, and they perform health assessments,
make diagnoses, deliver treatment, and develop quality control
methods
CHALLENGES REVIEW PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS AND
MARKING SCHEME
◉ Community Health nursing.
Answer: Work in ambulatory clinics, health departments, hospice,
and a variety of other community-based settings including homes
where they provide nursing care to home bound patients
◉ nurse entrepreneurs.
Answer: Identifies a need and creates a service to meet the
identified need; Enjoy autonomy
◉ office based nursing.
Answer: Supervise other office workers, such as practical nurses,
nurse aides, scheduling clerks, and record clerks
◉ occupational and environmental health nursing.
Answer: Provides basic health care services, health education,
screenings, and emergency treatment to company employees at the
workplace
,◉ military nursing.
Answer: Practice in peacetime and wartime settings in the army,
navy, and air force.
◉ school nursing.
Answer: A specialized practice of professional nursing that advances
the well-being, academic success, and life-long achievement of
students
◉ hospice and palliative care nursing.
Answer: Dedicated to improving the experience of seriously ill and
dying patients and their families
◉ case management nursing.
Answer: Growing field in nursing developed as a way of managing
health care costs and patient length of stay; Involves systematic
collaboration with patients, their significant others, and their health
care providers to coordinate high-quality health care services in a
cost effective manner with positive patient outcomes
◉ nursing informatics.
Answer: Help bridge the gap between information technology and
nursing practice; Combines the nursing science with information
management science and computer science to manage information
nurses need and to make that information accessible
, ◉ travel nurse.
Answer: Fixed-term, temporary nurses who usually work at the
same hospital for 13 weeks and are scheduled at least 2 months in
advance.
◉ APN.
Answer: The umbrella term applied to an RN who has met advanced
educational and clinical practice requirements beyond the 2 to 4
years of basic nursing education demanded of all RNs; The four
categories include: nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist,
certified nurse midwife, and certified registered nurse anesthetist.
◉ NP.
Answer: Can perform physical examinations, take medical histories,
diagnose and treat common acute and chronic illnesses and injuries,
order and interpret laboratory tests and X-ray films, and counsel and
educate clients
◉ CNS.
Answer: Are experts in a particular field of clinical practice such as
mental health, gerontology, cardiac care, cancer care, community
health, or neonatal health, and they perform health assessments,
make diagnoses, deliver treatment, and develop quality control
methods
