FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING 2025
EDITION TEST BANK | COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE WITH KEY CONCEPTS & ANSWERS
(GUARANTEED A+).
1. Contemporary nursing practice is based on knowledge generated through nursing theories.
Florence Nightingales theory introduced the concept that nursing care focuses on:
1 Psychological needs
2 A maximal level of wellness
3 Health maintenance and restoration
4 Interpersonal interactions with the client
ANS: 3
Florence Nightingale believed the role of the nurse was to put the clients body in the best state in
order to remain free of disease or to recover from disease.
Although Florence Nightingale may have addressed meeting the psychological needs of her
clients, it is not the focus of her theory. The goal of Nightingales theory is to facilitate the bodys
reparative processes by manipulating the client’s environment.
Florence Nightingale thought the human body had reparative properties of its own if it was cared
for in a way to recover from disease. Her theory did not focus on achieving a maximal level of
wellness.
Florence Nightingale believed the nurse was in charge of the client’s health. Although she
interacted with her clients by reading to them, her theory of nursing care did not focus upon
interpersonal interactions.
2. Nursing education programs in the United States may seek voluntary accreditation by the
appropriate accrediting commission council of the:
1 National League for Nursing
2 American Nurses
Association
, 3 Congress for Nursing Practice
4 International Council of Nurses
ANS: 1
The National League for Nursing (NLN) is the professional nursing organization concerned with
nursing education. The NLN provides accreditation to nursing programs that seek and meet the
NLN accreditation requirements.
The American Nurses Association (ANA) is concerned with the nursing profession and issues
affecting health care, including standards of care.
The Congress for Nursing Practice is the part of the ANA concerned with determining the legal
aspects of nursing practice, the public recognition of the importance of nursing, and the impact
of trends in health care on nursing practice.
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is concerned about issues of health care and the nursing
profession, including the provision of an international power base for nurses.
3. The minimum educational requirement for a nurse practitioner is:
1 Diploma in nursing
2 Masters in nursingg
3 Doctorate in nursing
4 Baccalaureate in nursingg
ANS: 2
A master’s degree is nursing is required to become a nurse practitioner.
Diploma programs in nursing require 3 years of education after which the graduate may become a
registered nurse, but not a nurse practitioner.
Doctoral programs focus on the application of research findings to clinical practice. The doctoral
degree is beyond the master’s degree.
The baccalaureate degree program generally requires 4 years of study in a college or university,
after which the graduate may become a registered nurse, not a nurse practitioner.
4. A group that lobbies at the state and federal level for advancement of nursings role, economic
interest, and health care is the:
1 State Board of Nursing
2 American Nurses Association
n
3 American Hospital Association
4 National Student Nurses Association
n
ANS: 2
The American Nurses Association (ANA) hires lobbyists at the state and federal level to promote
the advancement of health care and the economic and general welfare of nurses. State Boards of
Nursing primarily focus on licensure of nurses within their own state. The American Hospital
Association does not focus on nurse’s economic issues and the advancement of the role of
nurses.
EDITION TEST BANK | COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE WITH KEY CONCEPTS & ANSWERS
(GUARANTEED A+).
1. Contemporary nursing practice is based on knowledge generated through nursing theories.
Florence Nightingales theory introduced the concept that nursing care focuses on:
1 Psychological needs
2 A maximal level of wellness
3 Health maintenance and restoration
4 Interpersonal interactions with the client
ANS: 3
Florence Nightingale believed the role of the nurse was to put the clients body in the best state in
order to remain free of disease or to recover from disease.
Although Florence Nightingale may have addressed meeting the psychological needs of her
clients, it is not the focus of her theory. The goal of Nightingales theory is to facilitate the bodys
reparative processes by manipulating the client’s environment.
Florence Nightingale thought the human body had reparative properties of its own if it was cared
for in a way to recover from disease. Her theory did not focus on achieving a maximal level of
wellness.
Florence Nightingale believed the nurse was in charge of the client’s health. Although she
interacted with her clients by reading to them, her theory of nursing care did not focus upon
interpersonal interactions.
2. Nursing education programs in the United States may seek voluntary accreditation by the
appropriate accrediting commission council of the:
1 National League for Nursing
2 American Nurses
Association
, 3 Congress for Nursing Practice
4 International Council of Nurses
ANS: 1
The National League for Nursing (NLN) is the professional nursing organization concerned with
nursing education. The NLN provides accreditation to nursing programs that seek and meet the
NLN accreditation requirements.
The American Nurses Association (ANA) is concerned with the nursing profession and issues
affecting health care, including standards of care.
The Congress for Nursing Practice is the part of the ANA concerned with determining the legal
aspects of nursing practice, the public recognition of the importance of nursing, and the impact
of trends in health care on nursing practice.
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is concerned about issues of health care and the nursing
profession, including the provision of an international power base for nurses.
3. The minimum educational requirement for a nurse practitioner is:
1 Diploma in nursing
2 Masters in nursingg
3 Doctorate in nursing
4 Baccalaureate in nursingg
ANS: 2
A master’s degree is nursing is required to become a nurse practitioner.
Diploma programs in nursing require 3 years of education after which the graduate may become a
registered nurse, but not a nurse practitioner.
Doctoral programs focus on the application of research findings to clinical practice. The doctoral
degree is beyond the master’s degree.
The baccalaureate degree program generally requires 4 years of study in a college or university,
after which the graduate may become a registered nurse, not a nurse practitioner.
4. A group that lobbies at the state and federal level for advancement of nursings role, economic
interest, and health care is the:
1 State Board of Nursing
2 American Nurses Association
n
3 American Hospital Association
4 National Student Nurses Association
n
ANS: 2
The American Nurses Association (ANA) hires lobbyists at the state and federal level to promote
the advancement of health care and the economic and general welfare of nurses. State Boards of
Nursing primarily focus on licensure of nurses within their own state. The American Hospital
Association does not focus on nurse’s economic issues and the advancement of the role of
nurses.
