CEPN FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025.
When surveyed, nursing has consistently been chosen as:
Correct Answer: The most trusted profession
The earliest type of formal nursing education program was the
Correct Answer: diploma program.
In 1900, the primary reason for hospital-based nursing education
programs was to Correct Answer: staff the hospitals that operated
the education programs.
Florence Nightingale is often credited as being the first nurse
researcher. This designation is based on Correct Answer: her use
of data on the morbidity and mortality of soldiers in hospitals in
Scutari.
Which of the following African-American public health nurses was
instrumental in providing excellent nursing care to underserved
families despite these social challenges? Correct Answer: Jessie
Sleet Scales
Because of her work in the Henry Street Settlement, which of the
following nursing leaders is considered the founder of public
health nursing? Correct Answer: Lillian Wald
Who was the first educated African-American professional nurse
Correct Answer: Mary Eliza Mahoney
Margaret Sanger, as a nurse and activist, worked in the early
1900s with immigrant women. What was the focus of her
somewhat controversial work? Correct Answer: Safe
contraception and family planning for women
To which early nursing leader is attributed the founding of the
American Red Cross? Correct Answer: Clara Barton
What war impacted nursing to stretch its boundaries of nursing
practice in jungle mobile hospital units and assuming the
responsibility to perform emergency procedures? Correct Answer:
Vietnam War
,Which early nursing leader founded the first training school for
nurses that would later become a model for early nursing
education? Correct Answer: Florence Nightingale
What was the most significant impact on the profession of nursing
made by Mary Breckenridge in her role as a frontier nurse?
Correct Answer: She demonstrated that nurses were capable of
caring for new mothers and newborns in remote areas.
What were some of the application requirements of nursing
education programs in the 1900s? Correct Answer: Female,
sensitive, subservient
What was the conclusion of the Goldmark Report? Correct
Answer: Advocated for the establishment of collegiate nursing
education.
Who was the Superintendent of Women Nurses of the Union
Army? Correct Answer: Dorthea Dix
What is the significance of the Hill-Burton Act of 1946? Correct
Answer: Provided funds to construct hospitals, nursing homes,
and other health facilities
To which early nursing leader is attributed the founding of the
American Red Cross? Correct Answer: Clara Barton
Which of the following nursing roles is not considered an
advanced practice role? Correct Answer: Community health nurse
What has been found about the outcomes of patients cared for in
hospitals with a higher percentage of BSN-prepared nurses as
compared to patients in hospitals with a lower percentage of BSN-
prepared nurses? Correct Answer: Outcomes were better in
hospitals with more BSN-prepared nurses.
Which of the following best describes trends in nursing
education? Correct Answer: Numbers of rns with bachelor's and
higher degrees are increasing.
Which of the following statements is correct about community
health nursing (CHN)? Correct Answer: Prevention and
community education are the cornerstones of CHN.
, During the Great Depression, staffing of hospitals changed with
an impact lasting to the current day. What was this change?
Correct Answer: The employment of graduate nurses in hospitals
Nps are advanced practice nurses who Correct Answer: can
diagnose and treat common and chronic conditions.
The racial and ethnic composition of the nursing profession will
change to more accurately reflect the population as a whole when
Correct Answer: the increased numbers of racial and ethnic
minorities enrolled in educational programs graduate and begin to
practice.
Despite the variety of work settings available to the RN, data
indicate that the primary work site for rns is Correct Answer: acute
care hospitals.
What has been found about the outcomes of patients cared for in
hospitals with a higher percentage of BSN-prepared nurses as
compared to patients in hospitals with a lower percentage of BSN-
prepared nurses? Correct Answer: Outcomes were better in
hospitals with more BSN-prepared nurses.
A component that separates occupations from professions is
commitment. Which of the following is the best way that nurses
can show commitment to each other? Correct Answer: Mentoring
nursing students and novice nurses
A major challenge to full autonomy for nurses is/are Correct
Answer: lobbyists for the American Medical Association (AMA)
and hospital associations.
One of the characteristics of a profession identified by Kelly was
"there is an organization (association) that encourages and
supports high standards of practice." Which of the following
illustrates a concern for nursing meeting this characteristic?
Correct Answer: The membership of the ANA is less than 10% of
all nurses.
Similarities exist between various ideas about what constitutes a
profession. Which of the following is believed to be a
characteristic of a profession? Correct Answer: Members have
autonomy.
ANSWERS 2025.
When surveyed, nursing has consistently been chosen as:
Correct Answer: The most trusted profession
The earliest type of formal nursing education program was the
Correct Answer: diploma program.
In 1900, the primary reason for hospital-based nursing education
programs was to Correct Answer: staff the hospitals that operated
the education programs.
Florence Nightingale is often credited as being the first nurse
researcher. This designation is based on Correct Answer: her use
of data on the morbidity and mortality of soldiers in hospitals in
Scutari.
Which of the following African-American public health nurses was
instrumental in providing excellent nursing care to underserved
families despite these social challenges? Correct Answer: Jessie
Sleet Scales
Because of her work in the Henry Street Settlement, which of the
following nursing leaders is considered the founder of public
health nursing? Correct Answer: Lillian Wald
Who was the first educated African-American professional nurse
Correct Answer: Mary Eliza Mahoney
Margaret Sanger, as a nurse and activist, worked in the early
1900s with immigrant women. What was the focus of her
somewhat controversial work? Correct Answer: Safe
contraception and family planning for women
To which early nursing leader is attributed the founding of the
American Red Cross? Correct Answer: Clara Barton
What war impacted nursing to stretch its boundaries of nursing
practice in jungle mobile hospital units and assuming the
responsibility to perform emergency procedures? Correct Answer:
Vietnam War
,Which early nursing leader founded the first training school for
nurses that would later become a model for early nursing
education? Correct Answer: Florence Nightingale
What was the most significant impact on the profession of nursing
made by Mary Breckenridge in her role as a frontier nurse?
Correct Answer: She demonstrated that nurses were capable of
caring for new mothers and newborns in remote areas.
What were some of the application requirements of nursing
education programs in the 1900s? Correct Answer: Female,
sensitive, subservient
What was the conclusion of the Goldmark Report? Correct
Answer: Advocated for the establishment of collegiate nursing
education.
Who was the Superintendent of Women Nurses of the Union
Army? Correct Answer: Dorthea Dix
What is the significance of the Hill-Burton Act of 1946? Correct
Answer: Provided funds to construct hospitals, nursing homes,
and other health facilities
To which early nursing leader is attributed the founding of the
American Red Cross? Correct Answer: Clara Barton
Which of the following nursing roles is not considered an
advanced practice role? Correct Answer: Community health nurse
What has been found about the outcomes of patients cared for in
hospitals with a higher percentage of BSN-prepared nurses as
compared to patients in hospitals with a lower percentage of BSN-
prepared nurses? Correct Answer: Outcomes were better in
hospitals with more BSN-prepared nurses.
Which of the following best describes trends in nursing
education? Correct Answer: Numbers of rns with bachelor's and
higher degrees are increasing.
Which of the following statements is correct about community
health nursing (CHN)? Correct Answer: Prevention and
community education are the cornerstones of CHN.
, During the Great Depression, staffing of hospitals changed with
an impact lasting to the current day. What was this change?
Correct Answer: The employment of graduate nurses in hospitals
Nps are advanced practice nurses who Correct Answer: can
diagnose and treat common and chronic conditions.
The racial and ethnic composition of the nursing profession will
change to more accurately reflect the population as a whole when
Correct Answer: the increased numbers of racial and ethnic
minorities enrolled in educational programs graduate and begin to
practice.
Despite the variety of work settings available to the RN, data
indicate that the primary work site for rns is Correct Answer: acute
care hospitals.
What has been found about the outcomes of patients cared for in
hospitals with a higher percentage of BSN-prepared nurses as
compared to patients in hospitals with a lower percentage of BSN-
prepared nurses? Correct Answer: Outcomes were better in
hospitals with more BSN-prepared nurses.
A component that separates occupations from professions is
commitment. Which of the following is the best way that nurses
can show commitment to each other? Correct Answer: Mentoring
nursing students and novice nurses
A major challenge to full autonomy for nurses is/are Correct
Answer: lobbyists for the American Medical Association (AMA)
and hospital associations.
One of the characteristics of a profession identified by Kelly was
"there is an organization (association) that encourages and
supports high standards of practice." Which of the following
illustrates a concern for nursing meeting this characteristic?
Correct Answer: The membership of the ANA is less than 10% of
all nurses.
Similarities exist between various ideas about what constitutes a
profession. Which of the following is believed to be a
characteristic of a profession? Correct Answer: Members have
autonomy.
