NRS 2012 - EXAM (MIDTERM)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
What are the 3 things that nursing is? - ANS 1. Independent,
2. autonomous
3. scientific healthcare discipline
Nurses Practice ____________, NOT practice __________ - ANS 1. nursing
2. medicine
Nurses are _______ medical professionals - ANS NOT
What are Registered Nurses? (5) - ANS 1. healthcare professionals
2. largest (in #) healthcare profession
3. members of their inter-personal team
4. have their own schooling(s)
5. Doctoral degrees can teach BSN thru PhD
RNs have their own: SSL - ANS - schools/colleges/education
- scope and standards of practice
- licensure requirements
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,What kind of nurses are allowed to teach BSN thru PhD programs? - ANS Only those with
Doctoral lvl of Nursing
What is the goal of nursing? - ANS facilitate a + pt outcome
What is the name for the practice that presents the
1. framework
2. context of
3. professional nursing practice
4. expectations of professional nurses - ANS Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice (ANA,
2021)
Definition of Nursing - ANS the art/sciecne of caring and focuses on 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
Nursing is the _______ and _________ of human responses - ANS 1. diagnosis
2. treatment
Groups of people nurses advocate for: (5) - ANS 1. individuals (pt)
2. families
3. groups
4. communities
5. populations
**size of population get bigger and bigger
phenomenon of concern _______ ___________ - ANS Human Health
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, What is the diagnosis and treatment of human responses? - ANS Focus
What is the focus of care? - ANS Holistic
Nursing can occur _________ and ________ there is a need for nursing knowledge, wisdom,
caring, leadership, practice, or education. - ANS 1. whenever
2. wherever
T/F: Nursing can occur in any environment - ANS TRUE
The ANA Standards serve as the standards of: NPP - ANS 1. nursing care
2. practice
3. performance
Nursing is a __________ profession butilt on a ________ _______ of knowledge that reflects its
dual components of art and science. - ANS 1. learned
2. core body
what is the art of nursing based on?? - ANS caring and respect for human dignity
What are the 4 things that the science of nursing is consistent with and shares the
characteristics of other scientific disciplines? - ANS 1. Distinct body of knowledge
2. Distinct schools/colleges
3. Baccalaureate is the entry level
4. Doctoral education is the terminal degree and is discipline specific
Nursing practice is based on nursing knowledge that is ______________/_____________. -
ANS - scientifically/empirically based.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
What are the 3 things that nursing is? - ANS 1. Independent,
2. autonomous
3. scientific healthcare discipline
Nurses Practice ____________, NOT practice __________ - ANS 1. nursing
2. medicine
Nurses are _______ medical professionals - ANS NOT
What are Registered Nurses? (5) - ANS 1. healthcare professionals
2. largest (in #) healthcare profession
3. members of their inter-personal team
4. have their own schooling(s)
5. Doctoral degrees can teach BSN thru PhD
RNs have their own: SSL - ANS - schools/colleges/education
- scope and standards of practice
- licensure requirements
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,What kind of nurses are allowed to teach BSN thru PhD programs? - ANS Only those with
Doctoral lvl of Nursing
What is the goal of nursing? - ANS facilitate a + pt outcome
What is the name for the practice that presents the
1. framework
2. context of
3. professional nursing practice
4. expectations of professional nurses - ANS Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice (ANA,
2021)
Definition of Nursing - ANS the art/sciecne of caring and focuses on 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
Nursing is the _______ and _________ of human responses - ANS 1. diagnosis
2. treatment
Groups of people nurses advocate for: (5) - ANS 1. individuals (pt)
2. families
3. groups
4. communities
5. populations
**size of population get bigger and bigger
phenomenon of concern _______ ___________ - ANS Human Health
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, What is the diagnosis and treatment of human responses? - ANS Focus
What is the focus of care? - ANS Holistic
Nursing can occur _________ and ________ there is a need for nursing knowledge, wisdom,
caring, leadership, practice, or education. - ANS 1. whenever
2. wherever
T/F: Nursing can occur in any environment - ANS TRUE
The ANA Standards serve as the standards of: NPP - ANS 1. nursing care
2. practice
3. performance
Nursing is a __________ profession butilt on a ________ _______ of knowledge that reflects its
dual components of art and science. - ANS 1. learned
2. core body
what is the art of nursing based on?? - ANS caring and respect for human dignity
What are the 4 things that the science of nursing is consistent with and shares the
characteristics of other scientific disciplines? - ANS 1. Distinct body of knowledge
2. Distinct schools/colleges
3. Baccalaureate is the entry level
4. Doctoral education is the terminal degree and is discipline specific
Nursing practice is based on nursing knowledge that is ______________/_____________. -
ANS - scientifically/empirically based.
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