2026 Fundamentals of Nursing – Complete Practice Questions with Verified Answers – Latest Update

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origination of the word "nurse" - CORRECT ANSWER from the latin word "nutrix"
meaning to nourish



QUESTION : Interrelated roles of nurses - CORRECT ANSWER communicator,
teacher, counselor, leader, researcher, advocate, collaborator



QUESTION : 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 : 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 : 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




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QUESTION : 5 vital signs - CORRECT ANSWER respirations, pulse rate, blood
pressure, temperature, and pain



QUESTION : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : objective - CORRECT ANSWER you can see the object



QUESTION : subjective - CORRECT ANSWER coming from that subject



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QUESTION : 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 : 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 : deductive reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER examines a general idea and
then considers specific actions or ideas



QUESTION : inductive reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER one builds from specific ideas
or actions to conclusions about general ideas



QUESTION : health - CORRECT ANSWER a state of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity



QUESTION : illness - CORRECT ANSWER the unique response of a person to a
disease; an abnormal process involving changed level of functioning



QUESTION : wellness - CORRECT ANSWER an active state of being healthy by living
a lifestyle promoting good physical, mental, and emotional health




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