FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE EXAM|QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|NEW UPDATE 2026/2027|GRADED A+
Nursing . . .
CORRECT|ANSWER
predates written history.
Who is the founder behind the profession of nursing?
CORRECT|ANSWER
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale did many significant things in her lifetime, some of those include:
CORRECT|ANSWER
Challenged prejudices against women.
Elevated the status of nurses
Established the first "proper" training of nurses.
*Based nursing practice on evidence.*
Helped distinguish nursing from medicine.
Since Florence Nightingale, nursing has . . .
CORRECT|ANSWER
broadened in all areas.
In what ways has nursing evolved?
CORRECT|ANSWER
,Nursing is no longer considered a "less than" job and instead is recognized as a highly respected
profession.
Practice has widened to cover a wide variety of health care settings.
Nurses have a specific body of knowledge.
Nurses have an ethical conduct.
Nurses value research and continuously publish scholarly research.
Nurses don't just "care for sick people;" nurse promote health as well.
Nursing is continuously growing as a highly professional discipline.
ICN =
CORRECT|ANSWER
International Council for Nurses
What is the ICN definition of nursing?
CORRECT|ANSWER
Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups, &
communities, sick or well in all settings.
The ICN also says that nursing care includes:
CORRECT|ANSWER
the promotion of health, prevention of illness, & the care of ill, disabled, & dying.
In a nutshell, the ICN's key values of nursing are:
CORRECT|ANSWER
Advocacy, promotion of a safe environment, research, education, and participation in shaping health
policy and in patient and health systems management.
, Autonomy =
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Standing alone; independence; right to self-determination
Advocacy =
CORRECT|ANSWER
Standing up for someone, other than oneself, when they are unable, or not prepared, to make a
decision, or action, for themselves.
ANA =
CORRECT|ANSWER
American Nursing Association
What's the ANA's definition of nursing?
CORRECT|ANSWER
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.
Regardless of the various definitions of nursing, what is the central focus of *ALL* definitions?
CORRECT|ANSWER
The patient.
ANSWERS|NEW UPDATE 2026/2027|GRADED A+
Nursing . . .
CORRECT|ANSWER
predates written history.
Who is the founder behind the profession of nursing?
CORRECT|ANSWER
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale did many significant things in her lifetime, some of those include:
CORRECT|ANSWER
Challenged prejudices against women.
Elevated the status of nurses
Established the first "proper" training of nurses.
*Based nursing practice on evidence.*
Helped distinguish nursing from medicine.
Since Florence Nightingale, nursing has . . .
CORRECT|ANSWER
broadened in all areas.
In what ways has nursing evolved?
CORRECT|ANSWER
,Nursing is no longer considered a "less than" job and instead is recognized as a highly respected
profession.
Practice has widened to cover a wide variety of health care settings.
Nurses have a specific body of knowledge.
Nurses have an ethical conduct.
Nurses value research and continuously publish scholarly research.
Nurses don't just "care for sick people;" nurse promote health as well.
Nursing is continuously growing as a highly professional discipline.
ICN =
CORRECT|ANSWER
International Council for Nurses
What is the ICN definition of nursing?
CORRECT|ANSWER
Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups, &
communities, sick or well in all settings.
The ICN also says that nursing care includes:
CORRECT|ANSWER
the promotion of health, prevention of illness, & the care of ill, disabled, & dying.
In a nutshell, the ICN's key values of nursing are:
CORRECT|ANSWER
Advocacy, promotion of a safe environment, research, education, and participation in shaping health
policy and in patient and health systems management.
, Autonomy =
CORRECT|ANSWER
Standing alone; independence; right to self-determination
Advocacy =
CORRECT|ANSWER
Standing up for someone, other than oneself, when they are unable, or not prepared, to make a
decision, or action, for themselves.
ANA =
CORRECT|ANSWER
American Nursing Association
What's the ANA's definition of nursing?
CORRECT|ANSWER
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.
Regardless of the various definitions of nursing, what is the central focus of *ALL* definitions?
CORRECT|ANSWER
The patient.
