2025/2026 Fundamentals of Nursing Updated
Assessment Questions & Verified Correct answers
(A+ Guarantee)
origination of the word "nurse" - correct answer✔✔from the latin word "nutrix" meaning to
nourish
Interrelated roles of nurses - correct answer✔✔communicator, teacher, counselor, leader,
researcher, advocate, collaborator
coping with disability and death - correct answer✔✔nurses use optimal function of maximum
strengths and potentials, refer to community support systems; provide care to families and
patients during end-of-life care, hospice
The Nursing Process - correct answer✔✔-one of major guidelines for nursing practice
-helps nurses implement their roles
-integrates art and science of nursing
-allows nurses to use critical thinking and clinical reasoning
-defines the areas of care that are within the domain of nursing
Nurse Practice Acts - correct answer✔✔-define legal scope of nursing practice
-create state board of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulation
-define important terms and activities in nursing, including legal requirements and titles for RNs
and LPNs
- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
5 vital signs - correct answer✔✔respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and pain
Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria - correct answer✔✔-well defined
body specific and unique knowledge
-strong service orientation
,-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)
-code of ethics
-professional organization that sets standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy and self-regulation
Florence Nightingale - correct answer✔✔defined nursing as both an art and science,
differentiated nursing from medicine, created freestanding nursing education, published books;
founder of modern nursing
Clara Barton - correct answer✔✔established red cross; volunteered to care for wounds and feed
union soldiers during civil war; served as supervisor of nurses for the army of James
sources of knowledge - correct answer✔✔-traditional ( passed down from generation to
generation)
-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person's perceived expertise
-scientific (obtained through the scientific method-research)
objective - correct answer✔✔you can see the object
subjective - correct answer✔✔coming from that subject
types of knowledge - correct answer✔✔-science (observing, identifying, describing,
investigating, and explaining events and occurences that are perceived in world)
-philosophy (the study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the processes used to develop
and construct on perception on life)
-process (a series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring about a desired result)
goals of nursing research - correct answer✔✔-improve care in clinical setting
-study ppl and nurse process: education, policy development, ethics, nursing history
-develop greater autonomy and strength as a profession
, -provide evidence-based nursing practice
deductive reasoning - correct answer✔✔examines a general idea and then considers specific
actions or ideas
inductive reasoning - correct answer✔✔one builds from specific ideas or actions to conclusions
about general ideas
health - correct answer✔✔a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity
illness - correct answer✔✔the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal process
involving changed level of functioning
wellness - correct answer✔✔an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle promoting good
physical, mental, and emotional health
nursing theory - correct answer✔✔differentiates nursing from other disciplines and activities in
that it serves the purposes of describing, explaining, predicting, and controlling desired outcomes
of nursing care practices
evidence-based practice (EBP) - correct answer✔✔a problem-solving approach to making
clinical decisions, using the best evidence available; blends both science and art of nursing so
best outcomes are achieved; may consist of specific nursing interventions or use guidelines
established for the care of patients
steps in implementing EBP - correct answer✔✔Step 1: ask a question about a clinical area of
interest or an intervention
Step 2: collect the most relevant and best evidence
Step 3: Critically appraise the evidence
Step 4: integrate the evidence w/ clinical expertise, patient preferences, and values in making a
decision to change
Step 5: evaluate the practice decision or change
Assessment Questions & Verified Correct answers
(A+ Guarantee)
origination of the word "nurse" - correct answer✔✔from the latin word "nutrix" meaning to
nourish
Interrelated roles of nurses - correct answer✔✔communicator, teacher, counselor, leader,
researcher, advocate, collaborator
coping with disability and death - correct answer✔✔nurses use optimal function of maximum
strengths and potentials, refer to community support systems; provide care to families and
patients during end-of-life care, hospice
The Nursing Process - correct answer✔✔-one of major guidelines for nursing practice
-helps nurses implement their roles
-integrates art and science of nursing
-allows nurses to use critical thinking and clinical reasoning
-defines the areas of care that are within the domain of nursing
Nurse Practice Acts - correct answer✔✔-define legal scope of nursing practice
-create state board of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulation
-define important terms and activities in nursing, including legal requirements and titles for RNs
and LPNs
- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
5 vital signs - correct answer✔✔respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and pain
Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria - correct answer✔✔-well defined
body specific and unique knowledge
-strong service orientation
,-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)
-code of ethics
-professional organization that sets standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy and self-regulation
Florence Nightingale - correct answer✔✔defined nursing as both an art and science,
differentiated nursing from medicine, created freestanding nursing education, published books;
founder of modern nursing
Clara Barton - correct answer✔✔established red cross; volunteered to care for wounds and feed
union soldiers during civil war; served as supervisor of nurses for the army of James
sources of knowledge - correct answer✔✔-traditional ( passed down from generation to
generation)
-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person's perceived expertise
-scientific (obtained through the scientific method-research)
objective - correct answer✔✔you can see the object
subjective - correct answer✔✔coming from that subject
types of knowledge - correct answer✔✔-science (observing, identifying, describing,
investigating, and explaining events and occurences that are perceived in world)
-philosophy (the study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the processes used to develop
and construct on perception on life)
-process (a series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring about a desired result)
goals of nursing research - correct answer✔✔-improve care in clinical setting
-study ppl and nurse process: education, policy development, ethics, nursing history
-develop greater autonomy and strength as a profession
, -provide evidence-based nursing practice
deductive reasoning - correct answer✔✔examines a general idea and then considers specific
actions or ideas
inductive reasoning - correct answer✔✔one builds from specific ideas or actions to conclusions
about general ideas
health - correct answer✔✔a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity
illness - correct answer✔✔the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal process
involving changed level of functioning
wellness - correct answer✔✔an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle promoting good
physical, mental, and emotional health
nursing theory - correct answer✔✔differentiates nursing from other disciplines and activities in
that it serves the purposes of describing, explaining, predicting, and controlling desired outcomes
of nursing care practices
evidence-based practice (EBP) - correct answer✔✔a problem-solving approach to making
clinical decisions, using the best evidence available; blends both science and art of nursing so
best outcomes are achieved; may consist of specific nursing interventions or use guidelines
established for the care of patients
steps in implementing EBP - correct answer✔✔Step 1: ask a question about a clinical area of
interest or an intervention
Step 2: collect the most relevant and best evidence
Step 3: Critically appraise the evidence
Step 4: integrate the evidence w/ clinical expertise, patient preferences, and values in making a
decision to change
Step 5: evaluate the practice decision or change
