NSG 202: FINAL
EXAM FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
2026/2027 STUDY
HOW DID FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE CONTRIBUTE TO NURSING?
ESTABLISHED NURSING EDUCATION; RECOGNIZED THE TWO COMPONENTS OF NURSING:
HEALTH AND ILLNESS; BELIEVED THAT NURSING IS SEPARATE AND DISTINCT FROM MEDICINE
WHAT ARE THE AIMS OF NURSING?
PROMOTE HEALTH, PREVENT ILLNESS, RESTORE HEALTH, FACILITATE COPING WITH DISABILITY
OR DEATH, HEALTH (OPTIMAL FUNCTIONING, INDIVIDUALIZED FOR ALL), AND EDUCATION IS
KEY
HOW CAN NURSES PROMOTE HEALTH?
IDENTIFYING, ANALYZING, AND MAXIMIZING EACH PATIENT'S INDIVIDUAL STRENGTHS AS
COMPONENTS OF PREVENTING ILLNESS, RESTORING HEALTH, AND FACILITATING COPING
WITH DISABILITY OR DEATH; ASSESS PATIENT'S ABILITY TO TAKE CARE OF SELF, MEET THEIR
OWN NEEDS
HOW CAN ILLNESS BE PREVENTED?
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN AREAS SUCH AS PRENATAL CARE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN,
SMOKING-CESSATION PROGRAMS, AND STRESS-REDUCTION SEMINARS; COMMUNITY
,PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES ENCOURAGING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES; LITERATURE, TV, RADIO,
OR INTERNET INFORMATION ON A HEALTHY DIET, EXERCISE, AND GOOD HEALTH HABITS
WHAT ARE THE GUIDELINES FOR NURSING PRACTICE?
STANDARDS OF NURSING PRACTICE; NURSING PROFESSION HELPS SHAPES THE NURSING
PRACTICE; NURSE PRACTICE ACTS AND LICENSURE; STATE BON ENACTS PRACTICE ACT;
NURSING PROCESS (ASSESSMENT, ANALYZE, PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, EVALUATION)
WHAT ARE THE GOALS OF NURSE PRACTICE ACTS?
DEFINE THE LEGAL SCOPE OF NURSING PRACTICE; CREATE A STATE BOARD OF NURSING TO
MAKE AND ENFORCE RULES AND REGULATIONS; DEFINE IMPORTANT TERMS AND ACTIVITIES
IN NURSING, INCLUDING LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND TITLES FOR RNS AND LPNS; ESTABLISH
CRITERIA FOR THE EDUCATION AND LICENSURE OF NURSES
WHAT IS THE NURSING PROCESS?
ONE OF THE 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
WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF NURSING KNOWLEDGE AND INFLUENCES ON NURSING KNOWLEDGE
TYPES?
AUTHORITATIVE, TRADITIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CRITICAL THINKING
WHAT IS AUTHORITATIVE NURSING KNOWLEDGE?
PERSON DEMONSTRATING HOW SOMETHING IS DONE, EXAMPLE, CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR
WHAT IS TRADITIONAL NURSING KNOWLEDGE?
DOING THINGS THE SAME WAY ALWAYS BEEN DONE, EXAMPLE, CHANGING LINEN DAILY
WHAT IS SCIENTIFIC NURSING KNOWLEDGE?
RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE BASED
, WHAT IS CRITICAL THINKING NURSING KNOWLEDGE?
SYSTEMATIC WAY TO SHAPE YOUR THINKING AS A NURSE
WHAT ARE INTERDISCIPLINARY BASES FOR NURSING THEORIES?
GENERAL SYSTEMS, ADAPTATION, AND DEVELOPMENTAL THEORIES
WHAT IS THE GENERAL SYSTEMS THEORY?
THEORY FOR UNIVERSAL APPLICATION; BREAK WHOLE THINGS INTO PARTS TO SEE HOW THEY
WORK TOGETHER IN SYSTEMS
WHAT IS THE ADAPTATION THEORY?
ADJUSTMENT OF LIVING MATTER TO OTHER LIVING THINGS AND ENVIRONMENT
WHAT IS THE DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY?
ORDERLY AND PREDICTABLE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FROM CONCEPTION TO DEATH
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF THE NURSING THEORY?
NURSING THEORY/NURSING RESEARCH LINKS THE NURSING PROCESS; DIRECTS NURSES
TOWARD A COMMON GOAL; LEADS TO IMPROVED PATIENT CARE; PROVIDES RATIONAL AND
KNOWLEDGEABLE REASONS FOR NURSING ACTIONS; GIVES NURSES KNOWLEDGE BASE
NECESSARY FOR APPROPRIATE ACTIONS
WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CONCEPT IN THE NURSING THEORY?
THE PERSON
WHAT ARE THE FOUR CONCEPTS COMMON TO ALL NURSING THEORIES?
PERSON, ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NURSING
WHAT IS EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE?
PROBLEM-SOLVING APPROACH TO MAKING CLINICAL DECISIONS USING THE BEST EVIDENCE
AVAILABLE; BLENDS BOTH THE SCIENCE AND THE ART OF NURSING SO THAT THE BEST
EXAM FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
2026/2027 STUDY
HOW DID FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE CONTRIBUTE TO NURSING?
ESTABLISHED NURSING EDUCATION; RECOGNIZED THE TWO COMPONENTS OF NURSING:
HEALTH AND ILLNESS; BELIEVED THAT NURSING IS SEPARATE AND DISTINCT FROM MEDICINE
WHAT ARE THE AIMS OF NURSING?
PROMOTE HEALTH, PREVENT ILLNESS, RESTORE HEALTH, FACILITATE COPING WITH DISABILITY
OR DEATH, HEALTH (OPTIMAL FUNCTIONING, INDIVIDUALIZED FOR ALL), AND EDUCATION IS
KEY
HOW CAN NURSES PROMOTE HEALTH?
IDENTIFYING, ANALYZING, AND MAXIMIZING EACH PATIENT'S INDIVIDUAL STRENGTHS AS
COMPONENTS OF PREVENTING ILLNESS, RESTORING HEALTH, AND FACILITATING COPING
WITH DISABILITY OR DEATH; ASSESS PATIENT'S ABILITY TO TAKE CARE OF SELF, MEET THEIR
OWN NEEDS
HOW CAN ILLNESS BE PREVENTED?
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN AREAS SUCH AS PRENATAL CARE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN,
SMOKING-CESSATION PROGRAMS, AND STRESS-REDUCTION SEMINARS; COMMUNITY
,PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES ENCOURAGING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES; LITERATURE, TV, RADIO,
OR INTERNET INFORMATION ON A HEALTHY DIET, EXERCISE, AND GOOD HEALTH HABITS
WHAT ARE THE GUIDELINES FOR NURSING PRACTICE?
STANDARDS OF NURSING PRACTICE; NURSING PROFESSION HELPS SHAPES THE NURSING
PRACTICE; NURSE PRACTICE ACTS AND LICENSURE; STATE BON ENACTS PRACTICE ACT;
NURSING PROCESS (ASSESSMENT, ANALYZE, PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, EVALUATION)
WHAT ARE THE GOALS OF NURSE PRACTICE ACTS?
DEFINE THE LEGAL SCOPE OF NURSING PRACTICE; CREATE A STATE BOARD OF NURSING TO
MAKE AND ENFORCE RULES AND REGULATIONS; DEFINE IMPORTANT TERMS AND ACTIVITIES
IN NURSING, INCLUDING LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND TITLES FOR RNS AND LPNS; ESTABLISH
CRITERIA FOR THE EDUCATION AND LICENSURE OF NURSES
WHAT IS THE NURSING PROCESS?
ONE OF THE 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
WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF NURSING KNOWLEDGE AND INFLUENCES ON NURSING KNOWLEDGE
TYPES?
AUTHORITATIVE, TRADITIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CRITICAL THINKING
WHAT IS AUTHORITATIVE NURSING KNOWLEDGE?
PERSON DEMONSTRATING HOW SOMETHING IS DONE, EXAMPLE, CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR
WHAT IS TRADITIONAL NURSING KNOWLEDGE?
DOING THINGS THE SAME WAY ALWAYS BEEN DONE, EXAMPLE, CHANGING LINEN DAILY
WHAT IS SCIENTIFIC NURSING KNOWLEDGE?
RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE BASED
, WHAT IS CRITICAL THINKING NURSING KNOWLEDGE?
SYSTEMATIC WAY TO SHAPE YOUR THINKING AS A NURSE
WHAT ARE INTERDISCIPLINARY BASES FOR NURSING THEORIES?
GENERAL SYSTEMS, ADAPTATION, AND DEVELOPMENTAL THEORIES
WHAT IS THE GENERAL SYSTEMS THEORY?
THEORY FOR UNIVERSAL APPLICATION; BREAK WHOLE THINGS INTO PARTS TO SEE HOW THEY
WORK TOGETHER IN SYSTEMS
WHAT IS THE ADAPTATION THEORY?
ADJUSTMENT OF LIVING MATTER TO OTHER LIVING THINGS AND ENVIRONMENT
WHAT IS THE DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY?
ORDERLY AND PREDICTABLE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FROM CONCEPTION TO DEATH
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF THE NURSING THEORY?
NURSING THEORY/NURSING RESEARCH LINKS THE NURSING PROCESS; DIRECTS NURSES
TOWARD A COMMON GOAL; LEADS TO IMPROVED PATIENT CARE; PROVIDES RATIONAL AND
KNOWLEDGEABLE REASONS FOR NURSING ACTIONS; GIVES NURSES KNOWLEDGE BASE
NECESSARY FOR APPROPRIATE ACTIONS
WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CONCEPT IN THE NURSING THEORY?
THE PERSON
WHAT ARE THE FOUR CONCEPTS COMMON TO ALL NURSING THEORIES?
PERSON, ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NURSING
WHAT IS EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE?
PROBLEM-SOLVING APPROACH TO MAKING CLINICAL DECISIONS USING THE BEST EVIDENCE
AVAILABLE; BLENDS BOTH THE SCIENCE AND THE ART OF NURSING SO THAT THE BEST
