FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING EXAM 1 |ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Which organization is the best source of information when a nurse wishes to determine
whether an action is within the scope of nursing practice?
a. American Association of Colleges in Nursing
b. (AACN) National League for Nursing (NLN)
c. International Council of Nurses (ICN)
d. American Nurses Association (ANA)
CORRECT ANSWER
D. American Nurses Association
Question 2
What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States
after the Civil War?
a.independence of nursing orders
b.lack of educational standards
c.hospital-based schools of nursing
d.lack of influence from nursing leaders
CORRECT ANSWER
b. lack of education standards
Question 3
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,Which nurse posited a theory that can be practically applied to nursing as follows: "Nurses
modify unhealthy aspects of the environment to put the client in the best condition for
nature to act."
a. Dorothea Orem
b. Sister Callista Roy
c. Florence Nightingale
d. Virginia Henderson
CORRECT ANSWER
c. Florence Nightingale
Question 4
What historical event led to the demise of nursing in England before the time of Florence
Nightingale?
CORRECT ANSWER
When religions groups were exiled to western Europe during the schism between King
Henry VIII and the Catholic Church. (The management of parochial hospitals and the ill
within them fell to the state)
Question 5
Reforms for which Florence Nightingale is responsible.
CORRECT ANSWER
Training women for future work
Selecting only those with upstanding characters as potential nurses
Improving sanitary conditions for the sick and injured
Significantly reducing the death rate of British soldiers
Providing classroom education and clinical teaching
Advocating that nursing education should be lifelong
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, Question 6
Name three ways that nurses used their skills in the early history of US nursing.
CORRECT ANSWER
1. Nurses moved into communities and established "settlement houses
2. Provided midwifery services
3. Volunteered during wartime
Question 7
Art of Nursing
CORRECT ANSWER
Ability to perform act skillfully
Question 8
Science of Nursing
CORRECT ANSWER
body of knowledge unique to a particular subject; develops from observing and studying
the relationship of one phenomenon to another
Question 9
Nursing Theory: Environmental Theory
CORRECT ANSWER
External conditions such as ventilation, light, odor, and cleanliness can prevent, suppress,
or contribute to disease or death.
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Which organization is the best source of information when a nurse wishes to determine
whether an action is within the scope of nursing practice?
a. American Association of Colleges in Nursing
b. (AACN) National League for Nursing (NLN)
c. International Council of Nurses (ICN)
d. American Nurses Association (ANA)
CORRECT ANSWER
D. American Nurses Association
Question 2
What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States
after the Civil War?
a.independence of nursing orders
b.lack of educational standards
c.hospital-based schools of nursing
d.lack of influence from nursing leaders
CORRECT ANSWER
b. lack of education standards
Question 3
1
,Which nurse posited a theory that can be practically applied to nursing as follows: "Nurses
modify unhealthy aspects of the environment to put the client in the best condition for
nature to act."
a. Dorothea Orem
b. Sister Callista Roy
c. Florence Nightingale
d. Virginia Henderson
CORRECT ANSWER
c. Florence Nightingale
Question 4
What historical event led to the demise of nursing in England before the time of Florence
Nightingale?
CORRECT ANSWER
When religions groups were exiled to western Europe during the schism between King
Henry VIII and the Catholic Church. (The management of parochial hospitals and the ill
within them fell to the state)
Question 5
Reforms for which Florence Nightingale is responsible.
CORRECT ANSWER
Training women for future work
Selecting only those with upstanding characters as potential nurses
Improving sanitary conditions for the sick and injured
Significantly reducing the death rate of British soldiers
Providing classroom education and clinical teaching
Advocating that nursing education should be lifelong
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, Question 6
Name three ways that nurses used their skills in the early history of US nursing.
CORRECT ANSWER
1. Nurses moved into communities and established "settlement houses
2. Provided midwifery services
3. Volunteered during wartime
Question 7
Art of Nursing
CORRECT ANSWER
Ability to perform act skillfully
Question 8
Science of Nursing
CORRECT ANSWER
body of knowledge unique to a particular subject; develops from observing and studying
the relationship of one phenomenon to another
Question 9
Nursing Theory: Environmental Theory
CORRECT ANSWER
External conditions such as ventilation, light, odor, and cleanliness can prevent, suppress,
or contribute to disease or death.
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