NURS 302 EXAM PREP STUDY GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS ALREADY
PASSED
◉ protection, promotion, optimization, prevention, alleviation, human
response, advocacy. Answer: "Nursing is the _____________,
______________, and _______________ of health and abilities,
________________ of illness and injury, _________________ of
suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of ____________
____________, and ______________ in the care of individuals,
families, communities, and populations." (ANA 2003).
◉ Nursing. Answer: ____________________ is: "the protection,
promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness
and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment
of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families,
communities, and populations." (ANA 2003).
◉ actual, potential. Answer: Focus of nursing is on the human responses
to __________ or _____________ health problems, NOT the diagnosis
◉ Profession. Answer: A _______________ is: "a vocation or
occupation that requires specialized KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, scientific
,METHODS, and VALUES based on RESEARCH and is taught in an
institution of higher education."
◉ Autonomy. Answer: _________________ is defined as: self-
government, independence
◉ Knowledge, Autonomously, Education. Answer: Nursing throughout
history has expanded its body of _____________, thus giving nurses a
chance to work _____________________.
This has impacted the levels of nursing _________________.
◉ Discipline. Answer: A _________________ is: "A branch of
knowledge or a field of study with distinct theoretical body of
knowledge and defined boundaries."
◉ discipline, profession. Answer: A _________________ generates
knowledge and a ______________ applies that knowledge to solving
specific problems
◉ theory, reasoning, research. Answer: Nursing education is evolving
and practice is changing with development and expansion of
___________, ____________, and ____________ into nursing
,◉ Science. Answer: A ______________ is: "Unified body of knowledge
in which phenomena are observed, identified, described, and
investigated. The results of such investigations yield evidence and
theoretical explanations of ideas central to a specific discipline and
potential resolution of problems."
◉ Theory. Answer: _____________ is closely tied to the professional,
disciplinary, and scientific status of nursing.
◉ Technical, Interpersonal, Cognitive. Answer: What SKILLS do you
think are necessary for nursing practice?
◉ Technical Skills. Answer: skills that involve the ability to perform
specialized procedures, techniques, and knowledge in a specific
discipline or department
◉ Interpersonal Skills. Answer: Skills that promote relationships with
other people
◉ Cognitive Skills. Answer: A leader's ability to gather and process
large amounts of information, create suitable strategies, solve problems,
and make correct decisions.
◉ Information Intensive. Answer: Nursing is _________________
_________________
, Because... we acquire data/ information in bits and pieces and then
transform the information into knowledge
We act with wisdom in providing care
◉ knowledge workers. Answer: Nurses are _______________
___________, working with information and generating information and
knowledge as a product.
◉ knowledge acquirers. Answer: Nurses are _______________
____________, providing convenient and efficient means of capturing
and storing knowledge.
◉ knowledge users. Answer: Nurses are _____________ _________,
individuals or groups who benefit from valuable, viable knowledge.
◉ knowledge engineers. Answer: Nurses are ______________
________________, designing, developing, implementing and
maintaining knowledge.
◉ managers. Answer: Nurses are knowledge __________________,
capturing and processing collective expertise and distributing it where it
can create the largest benefit.
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS ALREADY
PASSED
◉ protection, promotion, optimization, prevention, alleviation, human
response, advocacy. Answer: "Nursing is the _____________,
______________, and _______________ of health and abilities,
________________ of illness and injury, _________________ of
suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of ____________
____________, and ______________ in the care of individuals,
families, communities, and populations." (ANA 2003).
◉ Nursing. Answer: ____________________ is: "the protection,
promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness
and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment
of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families,
communities, and populations." (ANA 2003).
◉ actual, potential. Answer: Focus of nursing is on the human responses
to __________ or _____________ health problems, NOT the diagnosis
◉ Profession. Answer: A _______________ is: "a vocation or
occupation that requires specialized KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, scientific
,METHODS, and VALUES based on RESEARCH and is taught in an
institution of higher education."
◉ Autonomy. Answer: _________________ is defined as: self-
government, independence
◉ Knowledge, Autonomously, Education. Answer: Nursing throughout
history has expanded its body of _____________, thus giving nurses a
chance to work _____________________.
This has impacted the levels of nursing _________________.
◉ Discipline. Answer: A _________________ is: "A branch of
knowledge or a field of study with distinct theoretical body of
knowledge and defined boundaries."
◉ discipline, profession. Answer: A _________________ generates
knowledge and a ______________ applies that knowledge to solving
specific problems
◉ theory, reasoning, research. Answer: Nursing education is evolving
and practice is changing with development and expansion of
___________, ____________, and ____________ into nursing
,◉ Science. Answer: A ______________ is: "Unified body of knowledge
in which phenomena are observed, identified, described, and
investigated. The results of such investigations yield evidence and
theoretical explanations of ideas central to a specific discipline and
potential resolution of problems."
◉ Theory. Answer: _____________ is closely tied to the professional,
disciplinary, and scientific status of nursing.
◉ Technical, Interpersonal, Cognitive. Answer: What SKILLS do you
think are necessary for nursing practice?
◉ Technical Skills. Answer: skills that involve the ability to perform
specialized procedures, techniques, and knowledge in a specific
discipline or department
◉ Interpersonal Skills. Answer: Skills that promote relationships with
other people
◉ Cognitive Skills. Answer: A leader's ability to gather and process
large amounts of information, create suitable strategies, solve problems,
and make correct decisions.
◉ Information Intensive. Answer: Nursing is _________________
_________________
, Because... we acquire data/ information in bits and pieces and then
transform the information into knowledge
We act with wisdom in providing care
◉ knowledge workers. Answer: Nurses are _______________
___________, working with information and generating information and
knowledge as a product.
◉ knowledge acquirers. Answer: Nurses are _______________
____________, providing convenient and efficient means of capturing
and storing knowledge.
◉ knowledge users. Answer: Nurses are _____________ _________,
individuals or groups who benefit from valuable, viable knowledge.
◉ knowledge engineers. Answer: Nurses are ______________
________________, designing, developing, implementing and
maintaining knowledge.
◉ managers. Answer: Nurses are knowledge __________________,
capturing and processing collective expertise and distributing it where it
can create the largest benefit.
