,“Ultimate Test Bank for Fundamentals of
Nursing (Potter & Perry): NCLEX & HESI
Aligned Questions with Verified Answers
and Rationales”
Chapter-by-chapter test bank mapped to the 2025
NCLEX-RN Test Plan (Safety, Infection Control,
Health Promotion, Psychosocial, and Physiological
Integrity). Includes 100% verified multiple-choice
questions with detailed rationales based on Potter
& Perry’s Fundamentals of Nursing (11th Edition),
CDC standards, and NCSBN guidelines.
,Chapter 1- Nursing and the Health Care
Environment
1. Question /stem
Chapter 1 — Nursing Today — Definitions & Roles
Key Concept: Profession vs. occupation
Nursing Process: Assessment
Stem: Which statement best distinguishes a profession
from an occupation in the context of nursing?
Options:
A. A profession requires only technical skill and short-term
on-the-job training.
B. A profession is primarily defined by a lengthy
educational preparation, a code of ethics, and
accountability to a professional organization.
C. An occupation always requires a license and is governed
by a national professional body.
D. An occupation always includes independent clinical
decision-making and advanced theory.
Correct Answer: B — profession defined by education,
ethics, accountability
Rationale:
Correct (2–3 sentences): Nursing is characterized as a
profession because it requires formal education, a code of
ethics, and accountability through professional
organizations (Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Ed., Ch. 1, p.
6). This aligns with ANA standards for professional
, performance and the Assessment phase of the nursing
process.
A (incorrect): Describes occupations with minimal training;
nursing requires more than technical skill.
B (incorrect): Licensing is common but not what always
differentiates an occupation from a profession.
C (incorrect): Independent clinical decision-making and
advanced theory characterize professions, not
occupations.
Teaching Point: Professions combine education, ethics, and
self-regulation.
2. Question /stem
Chapter 1 — Historical Influences
Key Concept: Florence Nightingale's impact
Nursing Process: Assessment
Stem: Which contribution of Florence Nightingale most
directly shaped modern professional nursing?
Options:
A. Establishing nursing as a religious calling with no formal
education.
B. Implementing sanitation, data collection, and systematic
patient observation.
C. Requiring nurses to work only within hospital wards and
avoid community care.
D. Promoting medication administration as the primary
Nursing (Potter & Perry): NCLEX & HESI
Aligned Questions with Verified Answers
and Rationales”
Chapter-by-chapter test bank mapped to the 2025
NCLEX-RN Test Plan (Safety, Infection Control,
Health Promotion, Psychosocial, and Physiological
Integrity). Includes 100% verified multiple-choice
questions with detailed rationales based on Potter
& Perry’s Fundamentals of Nursing (11th Edition),
CDC standards, and NCSBN guidelines.
,Chapter 1- Nursing and the Health Care
Environment
1. Question /stem
Chapter 1 — Nursing Today — Definitions & Roles
Key Concept: Profession vs. occupation
Nursing Process: Assessment
Stem: Which statement best distinguishes a profession
from an occupation in the context of nursing?
Options:
A. A profession requires only technical skill and short-term
on-the-job training.
B. A profession is primarily defined by a lengthy
educational preparation, a code of ethics, and
accountability to a professional organization.
C. An occupation always requires a license and is governed
by a national professional body.
D. An occupation always includes independent clinical
decision-making and advanced theory.
Correct Answer: B — profession defined by education,
ethics, accountability
Rationale:
Correct (2–3 sentences): Nursing is characterized as a
profession because it requires formal education, a code of
ethics, and accountability through professional
organizations (Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Ed., Ch. 1, p.
6). This aligns with ANA standards for professional
, performance and the Assessment phase of the nursing
process.
A (incorrect): Describes occupations with minimal training;
nursing requires more than technical skill.
B (incorrect): Licensing is common but not what always
differentiates an occupation from a profession.
C (incorrect): Independent clinical decision-making and
advanced theory characterize professions, not
occupations.
Teaching Point: Professions combine education, ethics, and
self-regulation.
2. Question /stem
Chapter 1 — Historical Influences
Key Concept: Florence Nightingale's impact
Nursing Process: Assessment
Stem: Which contribution of Florence Nightingale most
directly shaped modern professional nursing?
Options:
A. Establishing nursing as a religious calling with no formal
education.
B. Implementing sanitation, data collection, and systematic
patient observation.
C. Requiring nurses to work only within hospital wards and
avoid community care.
D. Promoting medication administration as the primary
