FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING:MODULE 1|QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|NEW UPDATE 2026/2027|GRADED A+
What is Florence Nightingale known for?
CORRECT|ANSWER
Founder of modern nursing
Sanitation, Hygiene, EPB
What is the profession of nursing guided by?
CORRECT|ANSWER
The Standards of Professional Nursing Practice
Who published The Standards of Professional Nursing Practice?
CORRECT|ANSWER
The ANA (American Nurses Association)
The Standards of Professional Nursing Practice help ensure __ and serve as __
CORRECT|ANSWER
Ensure quality care and serve as legal criteria for adequate patient care
What do Nurse Practice Acts do?
CORRECT|ANSWER
define the scope of practice and legal limits of the nursing practice
,Who defines the nurse's scope of practice?
CORRECT|ANSWER
The state (Florida Nurse Practice Act)
What are the two parts of the ANA standards (Standards of Professional Nursing Practice)?
CORRECT|ANSWER
1. The 6 responsibilities (ADOPIE) - which are the standards of practice
AND
2. Standards of professional performance - which is ethics, culturally congruent practice,
communication, collaboration, leadership, education, EBP, and research.
Are Nurse Practice Acts laws?
CORRECT|ANSWER
Yes. (Yoost pg. 13)
What is Critical thinking?
CORRECT|ANSWER
Application of experience and knowledge to direct clinical JUDGEMENTS and actions that result in
positive patient outcomes.
What is Clinical Reasoning?
CORRECT|ANSWER
the ability to focus and filter clinical data to recognize what is most and least important, so the nurse can
identify if an actual problem is present.
, What is clinical judgement?
CORRECT|ANSWER
The combination of critical thinking and clinical reasoning and the repetitive decision-making skills of a
nurse.
What is required to build successful clinical judgement?
CORRECT|ANSWER
General: psychomotor, cognitive, and affective skills.
Specifically: Knowledge base(college classes), technical skills(technology), early problem recognition
(noticing slight or dramatic changes within your pt's condition-this is CRITICAL), effective
communication, trusting relationships with patients, previous experience, confidence, intuition, and
reflection.
What is a cognitive skill?
CORRECT|ANSWER
Skills your brain uses to think, read, learn, remember...
What is a psychomotor skill?
CORRECT|ANSWER
movement tasks that require motor and cognitive processes, example: hand-eye coordination of hitting
a cue ball with a pool stick.
What is an affective skill?
CORRECT|ANSWER
Individual interests, attitudes, and values. Example: Being tolerant of the beliefs of others, or acting
consistently to reflect a specific belief system.
ANSWERS|NEW UPDATE 2026/2027|GRADED A+
What is Florence Nightingale known for?
CORRECT|ANSWER
Founder of modern nursing
Sanitation, Hygiene, EPB
What is the profession of nursing guided by?
CORRECT|ANSWER
The Standards of Professional Nursing Practice
Who published The Standards of Professional Nursing Practice?
CORRECT|ANSWER
The ANA (American Nurses Association)
The Standards of Professional Nursing Practice help ensure __ and serve as __
CORRECT|ANSWER
Ensure quality care and serve as legal criteria for adequate patient care
What do Nurse Practice Acts do?
CORRECT|ANSWER
define the scope of practice and legal limits of the nursing practice
,Who defines the nurse's scope of practice?
CORRECT|ANSWER
The state (Florida Nurse Practice Act)
What are the two parts of the ANA standards (Standards of Professional Nursing Practice)?
CORRECT|ANSWER
1. The 6 responsibilities (ADOPIE) - which are the standards of practice
AND
2. Standards of professional performance - which is ethics, culturally congruent practice,
communication, collaboration, leadership, education, EBP, and research.
Are Nurse Practice Acts laws?
CORRECT|ANSWER
Yes. (Yoost pg. 13)
What is Critical thinking?
CORRECT|ANSWER
Application of experience and knowledge to direct clinical JUDGEMENTS and actions that result in
positive patient outcomes.
What is Clinical Reasoning?
CORRECT|ANSWER
the ability to focus and filter clinical data to recognize what is most and least important, so the nurse can
identify if an actual problem is present.
, What is clinical judgement?
CORRECT|ANSWER
The combination of critical thinking and clinical reasoning and the repetitive decision-making skills of a
nurse.
What is required to build successful clinical judgement?
CORRECT|ANSWER
General: psychomotor, cognitive, and affective skills.
Specifically: Knowledge base(college classes), technical skills(technology), early problem recognition
(noticing slight or dramatic changes within your pt's condition-this is CRITICAL), effective
communication, trusting relationships with patients, previous experience, confidence, intuition, and
reflection.
What is a cognitive skill?
CORRECT|ANSWER
Skills your brain uses to think, read, learn, remember...
What is a psychomotor skill?
CORRECT|ANSWER
movement tasks that require motor and cognitive processes, example: hand-eye coordination of hitting
a cue ball with a pool stick.
What is an affective skill?
CORRECT|ANSWER
Individual interests, attitudes, and values. Example: Being tolerant of the beliefs of others, or acting
consistently to reflect a specific belief system.
