VN 102 – Final Exam, 2026 – Study guide and practice material
A prospective nursing student questions what program accreditation means. What
should be included in the information provided?
A - Accreditation is a voluntary review by a given organization to determine
whether the program meets that organization's preestablished criteria.
B - An accredited program is one that meets the minimal standards set by the
respective state agencies responsible for overseeing educational programs.
C - Program accreditation is necessary before the graduate is eligible to take the
National Council Licensing Examination for Practical Nursing (NCLEX-PN).
D - Nursing program accreditation is a federally funded health care program that
educates practical nurse students. - correct answer ✔✔ A
The nursing student is discussing the impact of preventative medicine. Which
change has resulted from this focus?
A - Anxiety over diagnostic workups such as colonoscopies or gynecologic
examinations
B - The number of admissions for inpatient services
C - The length of a hospitalization stay
D - Knowledge and services to promote health and prevent illness (wellness-illness
continuum) - correct answer ✔✔ D
Growth and advancement of the nursing profession in the twenty-first century can
be attributed to:
,A - growth of cities.
B - better education of nurses.
C - teachings of Christianity.
D - improved conditions for women. - correct answer ✔✔ D
Nursing education programs may seek voluntary accreditation by which agency?
A - American Nurses Association
B - International Council of Nurses
C - Congress for Nursing Practice
D - National League for Nursing - correct answer ✔✔ D
When developing a definition of "health," a person should consider that health is:
A - a condition of physical, mental, and social well-being and absence of disease.
B - the ability to pursue activities of daily living.
C - a function of the physiologic state.
D - a static condition; the absence of pathology. - correct answer ✔✔ A
Which philosophy is described as comprehensive or total patient care that
considers the physical, emotional, social, economic, and spiritual needs of the
person; the person's response to the illness; and the impact of the illness on the
person's ability to meet self-care needs?
,A - The wellness-illness continuum
B - The Patient Care Partnership
C - Holistic nursing
D - The health care delivery system - correct answer ✔✔ C
The student nurse reviewing the history of nursing knows that the "Lady with the
Lamp" is:
A - Clara Barton.
B - Florence Nightingale.
C - Phoebe.
D - Lavinia Dock. - correct answer ✔✔ B
The American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools of Nursing was
established in 1894. What was the major goal of the organization?
A - To promote development of new schools of nursing
B - To train nursing leaders
C - To set educational standards for nurses
D - To develop standards for licensure - correct answer ✔✔ C
Nurses correctly recognize what as the key determinant of their scope of practice?
, A - The nursing process
B - The agency's policies
C - The Hippocratic Oath
D - The nurse practice act - correct answer ✔✔ D
Nursing theorists are helpful in enabling the nursing profession to problem solve
and establish standards. Who is largely recognized as the first nursing theorist?
A - Phoebe
B - Clara Barton
C - Florence Nightingale
D - Sister Calista Roy - correct answer ✔✔ C
The most commonly used model that assists in the understanding of the patient's
place on the wellness-illness continuum is that of:
A - Abraham Maslow.
B - Dorothea Dix.
C - Clara Barton.
D - Theodore Fliedner. - correct answer ✔✔ A
Which person was the first nurse to train in America?
A - Lavinia Dock
A prospective nursing student questions what program accreditation means. What
should be included in the information provided?
A - Accreditation is a voluntary review by a given organization to determine
whether the program meets that organization's preestablished criteria.
B - An accredited program is one that meets the minimal standards set by the
respective state agencies responsible for overseeing educational programs.
C - Program accreditation is necessary before the graduate is eligible to take the
National Council Licensing Examination for Practical Nursing (NCLEX-PN).
D - Nursing program accreditation is a federally funded health care program that
educates practical nurse students. - correct answer ✔✔ A
The nursing student is discussing the impact of preventative medicine. Which
change has resulted from this focus?
A - Anxiety over diagnostic workups such as colonoscopies or gynecologic
examinations
B - The number of admissions for inpatient services
C - The length of a hospitalization stay
D - Knowledge and services to promote health and prevent illness (wellness-illness
continuum) - correct answer ✔✔ D
Growth and advancement of the nursing profession in the twenty-first century can
be attributed to:
,A - growth of cities.
B - better education of nurses.
C - teachings of Christianity.
D - improved conditions for women. - correct answer ✔✔ D
Nursing education programs may seek voluntary accreditation by which agency?
A - American Nurses Association
B - International Council of Nurses
C - Congress for Nursing Practice
D - National League for Nursing - correct answer ✔✔ D
When developing a definition of "health," a person should consider that health is:
A - a condition of physical, mental, and social well-being and absence of disease.
B - the ability to pursue activities of daily living.
C - a function of the physiologic state.
D - a static condition; the absence of pathology. - correct answer ✔✔ A
Which philosophy is described as comprehensive or total patient care that
considers the physical, emotional, social, economic, and spiritual needs of the
person; the person's response to the illness; and the impact of the illness on the
person's ability to meet self-care needs?
,A - The wellness-illness continuum
B - The Patient Care Partnership
C - Holistic nursing
D - The health care delivery system - correct answer ✔✔ C
The student nurse reviewing the history of nursing knows that the "Lady with the
Lamp" is:
A - Clara Barton.
B - Florence Nightingale.
C - Phoebe.
D - Lavinia Dock. - correct answer ✔✔ B
The American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools of Nursing was
established in 1894. What was the major goal of the organization?
A - To promote development of new schools of nursing
B - To train nursing leaders
C - To set educational standards for nurses
D - To develop standards for licensure - correct answer ✔✔ C
Nurses correctly recognize what as the key determinant of their scope of practice?
, A - The nursing process
B - The agency's policies
C - The Hippocratic Oath
D - The nurse practice act - correct answer ✔✔ D
Nursing theorists are helpful in enabling the nursing profession to problem solve
and establish standards. Who is largely recognized as the first nursing theorist?
A - Phoebe
B - Clara Barton
C - Florence Nightingale
D - Sister Calista Roy - correct answer ✔✔ C
The most commonly used model that assists in the understanding of the patient's
place on the wellness-illness continuum is that of:
A - Abraham Maslow.
B - Dorothea Dix.
C - Clara Barton.
D - Theodore Fliedner. - correct answer ✔✔ A
Which person was the first nurse to train in America?
A - Lavinia Dock
