Professional Nursing Exam 1 questions and
answers 25/2026
Describe the historical highlights of 21st century Nursing - Answer -Advances in technology and
informatics
-acuity level: patients are more sick, but are living longer with the sickness
- early discharge- more revenue to get people in and out quickly
- evolving nursing practice and education (culture, ethics, end of life care, safety, quality)
What are some of the influences on Today's practice? - Answer -Healthcare reform
-demographic changes
-more medically underserved
-threat of bioterrorism
-rising health care costs (evaluate clients ability, evaluate products)
-nursing shortage: there is a lot of pressure to get patients out of the hospital, but with the best care
Why should you evaluate a patients ability and the products they are on? - Answer to determine
whether or not they can afford what is being prescribe to them, and if it will conflict with anything else
that they are on.
What are the Scopes and Standards of practice for the Nursing Profession? (acts and associations) -
Answer -American Nurses Association (ANA)
-Standards of Nursing Practice (minimal level of competency you are expected to have)
-Standards of Professional Performance (competency level of behavior)
-American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statement
-State Board Nurses Practice Acts
What do the State Board Nurses Practice Acts regulate? - Answer -the scope of nursing practice to
protect the public
-legal regulations
, What are the six standards of practice? - Answer 1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Outcome identifications
4. Planning
5. Implementation
6. Evaluation
What is the Licensure and Certification to be come an RN - Answer -Graduate of an accredited nursing
school
-Pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) administered by
individual State Board of Nursing
-Licensed by State Board of Nursing
-Certification, is offered by national nursing organization, and may be obtained in a specific area of the
nursing practice. (ongoing education is required)
What is the Art and Science of Nursing? - Answer It requires a blend of current knowledge and practice
standards with an insightful and humane approach to client care
-Care should reflect the needs and values of the
society
-Must use critical thinking to integrate information from the science and nursing knowledge bases
What does autonomy mean in terms of nursing? - Answer to be independent in nursing interventions
-what you can do yourself without a doctors orders
Accountability - Answer you are responsible for the type and quality of nursing care that you provide
professionally and legally
-keep current EBP to defend your decisions
What are some of the roles that Nurses take on? - Answer -direct care provider and clinical decision
maker
-patient advocate
answers 25/2026
Describe the historical highlights of 21st century Nursing - Answer -Advances in technology and
informatics
-acuity level: patients are more sick, but are living longer with the sickness
- early discharge- more revenue to get people in and out quickly
- evolving nursing practice and education (culture, ethics, end of life care, safety, quality)
What are some of the influences on Today's practice? - Answer -Healthcare reform
-demographic changes
-more medically underserved
-threat of bioterrorism
-rising health care costs (evaluate clients ability, evaluate products)
-nursing shortage: there is a lot of pressure to get patients out of the hospital, but with the best care
Why should you evaluate a patients ability and the products they are on? - Answer to determine
whether or not they can afford what is being prescribe to them, and if it will conflict with anything else
that they are on.
What are the Scopes and Standards of practice for the Nursing Profession? (acts and associations) -
Answer -American Nurses Association (ANA)
-Standards of Nursing Practice (minimal level of competency you are expected to have)
-Standards of Professional Performance (competency level of behavior)
-American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statement
-State Board Nurses Practice Acts
What do the State Board Nurses Practice Acts regulate? - Answer -the scope of nursing practice to
protect the public
-legal regulations
, What are the six standards of practice? - Answer 1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Outcome identifications
4. Planning
5. Implementation
6. Evaluation
What is the Licensure and Certification to be come an RN - Answer -Graduate of an accredited nursing
school
-Pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) administered by
individual State Board of Nursing
-Licensed by State Board of Nursing
-Certification, is offered by national nursing organization, and may be obtained in a specific area of the
nursing practice. (ongoing education is required)
What is the Art and Science of Nursing? - Answer It requires a blend of current knowledge and practice
standards with an insightful and humane approach to client care
-Care should reflect the needs and values of the
society
-Must use critical thinking to integrate information from the science and nursing knowledge bases
What does autonomy mean in terms of nursing? - Answer to be independent in nursing interventions
-what you can do yourself without a doctors orders
Accountability - Answer you are responsible for the type and quality of nursing care that you provide
professionally and legally
-keep current EBP to defend your decisions
What are some of the roles that Nurses take on? - Answer -direct care provider and clinical decision
maker
-patient advocate
