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FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING: ACTIVE LEARNING FOR COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE
(4TH EDITION) EXAM 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED 100 %
Fundamentals of Nursing: Active Learning for Collaborative Practice (4th Edition) —
Questions with Rationales
1. A nursing student is preparing a presentation on nursing theorists. Which
theorist is credited with emphasizing the impact of the environment on patient
health and defining nursing as the act of utilizing the environment to assist the
patient in recovery?
A) Hildegard Peplau
B) Florence Nightingale
C) Virginia Henderson
D) Martha Rogers
Rationale: Florence Nightingale's environmental theory emphasized that an imbalance
between the patient and the environment decreases the capacity for health. She
defined nursing as utilizing the patient's environment to assist in recovery.
2. A nurse manager is evaluating a new graduate nurse's understanding of the
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies. Which competency
was added by QSEN beyond the original five core competencies outlined by the
Institute of Medicine?
A) Patient-centered care
B) Teamwork and collaboration
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C) Informatics
D) Evidence-based practice
Rationale: QSEN added informatics as the sixth competency beyond the IOM's original
five: patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice,
quality improvement, and safety.
3. A group of nursing students are discussing the impact of non-nursing theories in
clinical practice. The students would be correct if they chose which theory to
prioritize patient care?
A) Erikson's Psychosocial Theory
B) Paul's Critical-Thinking Theory
C) Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
D) Rosenstock's Health Belief Model
Rationale: Maslow's hierarchy of needs specifies the psychological and physiologic
factors that affect each person's physical and mental health. The nurse's understanding
of these factors helps with formulating nursing diagnoses that address the patient's
needs and values to prioritize care.
4. Which organization is responsible for establishing and maintaining the standards
of professional nursing practice?
A) The Joint Commission
B) The American Nurses Association (ANA)
C) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
D) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Rationale: The American Nurses Association (ANA) establishes and maintains the
standards of professional nursing practice, including the Code of Ethics and Scope of
Practice.
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5. A nurse is explaining the art and science of nursing to a patient. Which statement
best describes this concept?
A) Nursing is based only on scientific knowledge
B) Nursing is based only on intuition and compassion
C) Nursing combines evidence-based practice with compassionate, holistic care
D) Nursing is a technical skill unrelated to science or art
Rationale: Nursing is both an art and a science, combining evidence-based practice
(science) with compassionate, holistic care (art).
6. Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects
on health?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Mary Nutting
C) Clara Barton
D) Lillian Wald
Rationale: Florence Nightingale was the first to keep records on sanitation techniques
and the effects on health, using statistical data to demonstrate that improved sanitation
reduced mortality rates.
7. A newly licensed registered nurse asks a preceptor what best distinguishes
professional nursing from simply performing health care tasks. Which response by
the preceptor is most accurate?
A) Professional nursing focuses primarily on carrying out provider prescriptions
accurately
B) Professional nursing combines evidence-based practice with compassionate,
patient-centered care
C) Professional nursing is defined solely by the ability to perform technical skills
D) Professional nursing is limited to hospital-based care delivery
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Rationale: Professional nursing integrates evidence-based practice with
compassionate, patient-centered care, distinguishing it from task-based approaches to
healthcare delivery.
8. The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes.
Which step of the nursing process is this?
A) Assessment
B) Diagnosis
C) Planning
D) Evaluation
Rationale: Planning involves prescribing strategies and alternatives to attain expected
outcomes, which is the third step of the nursing process.
9. What is the primary focus of health promotion?
A) Treating illness
B) Preventing disease
C) Enabling people to increase control over their health
D) Providing medical care
Rationale: Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over
and improve their health.
10. Which of the following is a determinant of health according to the population
health model?
A) Income and social status
B) Social support networks
C) Education and literacy
D) All of the above
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING: ACTIVE LEARNING FOR COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE
(4TH EDITION) EXAM 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED 100 %
Fundamentals of Nursing: Active Learning for Collaborative Practice (4th Edition) —
Questions with Rationales
1. A nursing student is preparing a presentation on nursing theorists. Which
theorist is credited with emphasizing the impact of the environment on patient
health and defining nursing as the act of utilizing the environment to assist the
patient in recovery?
A) Hildegard Peplau
B) Florence Nightingale
C) Virginia Henderson
D) Martha Rogers
Rationale: Florence Nightingale's environmental theory emphasized that an imbalance
between the patient and the environment decreases the capacity for health. She
defined nursing as utilizing the patient's environment to assist in recovery.
2. A nurse manager is evaluating a new graduate nurse's understanding of the
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies. Which competency
was added by QSEN beyond the original five core competencies outlined by the
Institute of Medicine?
A) Patient-centered care
B) Teamwork and collaboration
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C) Informatics
D) Evidence-based practice
Rationale: QSEN added informatics as the sixth competency beyond the IOM's original
five: patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice,
quality improvement, and safety.
3. A group of nursing students are discussing the impact of non-nursing theories in
clinical practice. The students would be correct if they chose which theory to
prioritize patient care?
A) Erikson's Psychosocial Theory
B) Paul's Critical-Thinking Theory
C) Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
D) Rosenstock's Health Belief Model
Rationale: Maslow's hierarchy of needs specifies the psychological and physiologic
factors that affect each person's physical and mental health. The nurse's understanding
of these factors helps with formulating nursing diagnoses that address the patient's
needs and values to prioritize care.
4. Which organization is responsible for establishing and maintaining the standards
of professional nursing practice?
A) The Joint Commission
B) The American Nurses Association (ANA)
C) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
D) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Rationale: The American Nurses Association (ANA) establishes and maintains the
standards of professional nursing practice, including the Code of Ethics and Scope of
Practice.
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5. A nurse is explaining the art and science of nursing to a patient. Which statement
best describes this concept?
A) Nursing is based only on scientific knowledge
B) Nursing is based only on intuition and compassion
C) Nursing combines evidence-based practice with compassionate, holistic care
D) Nursing is a technical skill unrelated to science or art
Rationale: Nursing is both an art and a science, combining evidence-based practice
(science) with compassionate, holistic care (art).
6. Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects
on health?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Mary Nutting
C) Clara Barton
D) Lillian Wald
Rationale: Florence Nightingale was the first to keep records on sanitation techniques
and the effects on health, using statistical data to demonstrate that improved sanitation
reduced mortality rates.
7. A newly licensed registered nurse asks a preceptor what best distinguishes
professional nursing from simply performing health care tasks. Which response by
the preceptor is most accurate?
A) Professional nursing focuses primarily on carrying out provider prescriptions
accurately
B) Professional nursing combines evidence-based practice with compassionate,
patient-centered care
C) Professional nursing is defined solely by the ability to perform technical skills
D) Professional nursing is limited to hospital-based care delivery
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Rationale: Professional nursing integrates evidence-based practice with
compassionate, patient-centered care, distinguishing it from task-based approaches to
healthcare delivery.
8. The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes.
Which step of the nursing process is this?
A) Assessment
B) Diagnosis
C) Planning
D) Evaluation
Rationale: Planning involves prescribing strategies and alternatives to attain expected
outcomes, which is the third step of the nursing process.
9. What is the primary focus of health promotion?
A) Treating illness
B) Preventing disease
C) Enabling people to increase control over their health
D) Providing medical care
Rationale: Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over
and improve their health.
10. Which of the following is a determinant of health according to the population
health model?
A) Income and social status
B) Social support networks
C) Education and literacy
D) All of the above
