FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED ANSWERS
Question 1.
origination of the word "nurse"
Correct Answer: from the latin word "nutrix" meaning to nourish
Question 2.
Interrelated roles of nurses
Correct Answer: communicator, teacher, counselor, leader, researcher,
advocate, collaborator
Question 3.
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
Question 4.
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
Question 5.
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
Question 6.
5 vital signs
Correct Answer: respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and pain
,Question 7.
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
Question 8.
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
Question 9.
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
Question 10.
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)
Question 11.
objective
Correct Answer: you can see the object
Question 12.
subjective
Correct Answer: coming from that subject
Question 13.
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)
, Question 14.
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
Question 15.
deductive reasoning
Correct Answer: examines a general idea and then considers specific actions or
ideas
Question 16.
inductive reasoning
Correct Answer: one builds from specific ideas or actions to conclusions about
general ideas
Question 17.
health
Correct Answer: a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Question 18.
illness
Correct Answer: the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal
process involving changed level of functioning
Question 19.
wellness
Correct Answer: an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle promoting
good physical, mental, and emotional health
Question 20.
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
DETAILED ANSWERS
Question 1.
origination of the word "nurse"
Correct Answer: from the latin word "nutrix" meaning to nourish
Question 2.
Interrelated roles of nurses
Correct Answer: communicator, teacher, counselor, leader, researcher,
advocate, collaborator
Question 3.
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
Question 4.
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
Question 5.
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
Question 6.
5 vital signs
Correct Answer: respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and pain
,Question 7.
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
Question 8.
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
Question 9.
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
Question 10.
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)
Question 11.
objective
Correct Answer: you can see the object
Question 12.
subjective
Correct Answer: coming from that subject
Question 13.
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)
, Question 14.
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
Question 15.
deductive reasoning
Correct Answer: examines a general idea and then considers specific actions or
ideas
Question 16.
inductive reasoning
Correct Answer: one builds from specific ideas or actions to conclusions about
general ideas
Question 17.
health
Correct Answer: a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Question 18.
illness
Correct Answer: the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal
process involving changed level of functioning
Question 19.
wellness
Correct Answer: an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle promoting
good physical, mental, and emotional health
Question 20.
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
