PRN1032 EXAM 1 CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS AND FULL SOLUTION
◉ Summarize Florence Nightingale's contributions to the nursing
professio. Answer: Identifying the personal needs of the patient and
the role of the nurse in meeting those needs, Establishing standards
for hospital management, Establishing a respected occupation for
women, Establishing nursing education, Recognizing the two
components of nursing: health and illness, Believing that nursing is
separate and distinct from medicine, Recognizing that nutrition is
important to health, Instituting occupational and recreational
therapy for sick people, Stressing the need for continuing education
for nurses, Maintaining accurate records, recognized as the
beginnings of nursing research.
◉ Define Nursing. Answer: The American Nurses Association (ANA)
defines nursing as "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".
◉ Who is the central focus of nursing care?. Answer: The central
focus in all definitions of nursing is the patient (the person receiving
care), which includes the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual
dimensions of that person.
,◉ Healthy People 2020 : Leading Health Indicators. Answer: Access
to health services
Clinical preventive services
Environmental quality
Injury and violence
Maternal, infant, and child health
Mental Health
Nutrition, physical activity and obesity
Oral health
Reproductive and sexual health
Social determinants
Substance abuse
Tobacco
◉ Healthy People 2020 : Health Promotion Guidelines. Answer:
Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable dis- ease,
disability, injury, and premature death.
Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health
of all groups.
Create social and physical environments that promote good health
for all.
,Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors
across all life stages.
◉ What are the interrelated roles of Nursing?. Answer: Caregiver
Communicator
Teacher/Educator
Counselor
Leader
Researcher Advocate
Collaborator
◉ What are the nurse competencies for QSEN?. Answer: Patient-
Centered Care
Teamwork and Collaboration
Quality Improvement
Safety
Evidence-Based Practice
Informatics
◉ QSEN: Patient Centered Care. Answer: Recognize the patient or
designee as the source of control and full partner in providing
compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient's
preferences, values, and needs.
, ◉ QSEN: Teamwork and Collaboration. Answer: Function effectively
within nursing and interprofessional teams, fostering open
communication, mutual respect, and shared decision making to
achieve quality patient care
◉ QSEN: Quality Improvement. Answer: Use data to monitor the
outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods to design
and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of
health care systems.
◉ QSEN: Safety. Answer: Minimizes risk of harm to patients and
providers through both system effectiveness and individual
performance.
◉ QSEN: Evidence-Based Practice. Answer: Integrate best current
evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and
values for delivery of optimal health care.
◉ QSEN: Informatics. Answer: Use information and technology to
communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support
decision making.
◉ What is the nursing process? (ADPIE). Answer: Assessment
Diagnosis
TESTED QUESTIONS AND FULL SOLUTION
◉ Summarize Florence Nightingale's contributions to the nursing
professio. Answer: Identifying the personal needs of the patient and
the role of the nurse in meeting those needs, Establishing standards
for hospital management, Establishing a respected occupation for
women, Establishing nursing education, Recognizing the two
components of nursing: health and illness, Believing that nursing is
separate and distinct from medicine, Recognizing that nutrition is
important to health, Instituting occupational and recreational
therapy for sick people, Stressing the need for continuing education
for nurses, Maintaining accurate records, recognized as the
beginnings of nursing research.
◉ Define Nursing. Answer: The American Nurses Association (ANA)
defines nursing as "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".
◉ Who is the central focus of nursing care?. Answer: The central
focus in all definitions of nursing is the patient (the person receiving
care), which includes the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual
dimensions of that person.
,◉ Healthy People 2020 : Leading Health Indicators. Answer: Access
to health services
Clinical preventive services
Environmental quality
Injury and violence
Maternal, infant, and child health
Mental Health
Nutrition, physical activity and obesity
Oral health
Reproductive and sexual health
Social determinants
Substance abuse
Tobacco
◉ Healthy People 2020 : Health Promotion Guidelines. Answer:
Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable dis- ease,
disability, injury, and premature death.
Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health
of all groups.
Create social and physical environments that promote good health
for all.
,Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors
across all life stages.
◉ What are the interrelated roles of Nursing?. Answer: Caregiver
Communicator
Teacher/Educator
Counselor
Leader
Researcher Advocate
Collaborator
◉ What are the nurse competencies for QSEN?. Answer: Patient-
Centered Care
Teamwork and Collaboration
Quality Improvement
Safety
Evidence-Based Practice
Informatics
◉ QSEN: Patient Centered Care. Answer: Recognize the patient or
designee as the source of control and full partner in providing
compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient's
preferences, values, and needs.
, ◉ QSEN: Teamwork and Collaboration. Answer: Function effectively
within nursing and interprofessional teams, fostering open
communication, mutual respect, and shared decision making to
achieve quality patient care
◉ QSEN: Quality Improvement. Answer: Use data to monitor the
outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods to design
and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of
health care systems.
◉ QSEN: Safety. Answer: Minimizes risk of harm to patients and
providers through both system effectiveness and individual
performance.
◉ QSEN: Evidence-Based Practice. Answer: Integrate best current
evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and
values for delivery of optimal health care.
◉ QSEN: Informatics. Answer: Use information and technology to
communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support
decision making.
◉ What is the nursing process? (ADPIE). Answer: Assessment
Diagnosis
