PROFESSIONAL NURSING CONCEPTS AND
CHALLENGES 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT SCRIPT SOLVED QUESTIONS
ANSWERS UPDATED REVIEW SET
◉ MARY ELIZABETH MAHONEY
Answer: FIRST TRAINED AFRICAN AMERICAN NURSE IN THE US
◉ Back in Dark Ages, during The Plague, one wanted to do nursing
services:
Answer: Before there was the profession of nurse or training:
Prostitutes and Alcoholics were the ones taking care of sick people.
They were given a choice to care for the sick or go to jail.
◉ EBP (Evidence Based Practice)
Answer: A problem-solving approach to clinical practice that
integrates the conscientious use of best evidence in combination
with a clinician's expertise and client preferences and values in
making decisions about client care. Allows nurses to structure how
to make accurate, timely, and appropriate clinical decisions.
,◉ CHATER 1
Answer: NURSING IN TODAY'S EVOLVING HEALTH CARE
ENVIRONMENT
◉ A professor is presenting a lecture on the age of nurses in the
work force today. Which statement by one of the student nurses
indicates that the teaching has been effective?
Answer: Older nurses are likely to remain in the workforce because
the nursing field is reasonably protected from layoffs experienced by
other professions."
◉ An international nurse recruiter is looking at factors that would
push nurses to seek employment in another country. What should
the recruiter expect to push nurses toward migration?
Answer: Poor working conditions
◉ The nurse manager has hired a nurse from another country. What
action should the nurse manager take, in order to make the new
nurse's transition easier?
Answer: Educate the current staff about the new nurse's
background.
◉ What action should the nurse recruiter take to successfully recruit
(pull) a nurse from a foreign country?
, Answer: Offer personal incentives such as increased pay.
◉ The nurse educator is providing a lecture on practice settings for
nurses. Which statement from a new nurse indicates that the
teaching has been effective?
Answer: "Hospitals remain the primary worksite for RNs."
◉ The nurse professor is giving a lecture on the origin of nursing
practice and care. Which statement by one of the students indicates
that the teaching has been effective?
Answer: "Nursing care originated in the home and community
settings."
◉ The nurse manager wants to encourage staff nurses to enroll in an
RN-BSN program. Which patient centered outcomes are likely to
encourage the staff nurses to obtain a higher degree level?
Answer: Patients cared for by BSN (or higher) prepared nurses have
more positive outcomes.
◉ The nurse educator is giving a presentation on military nursing.
Which statement by one of the attendees indicates that the teaching
has been effective?
Answer: "Military nurses have great opportunities for advanced
education."
CHALLENGES 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT SCRIPT SOLVED QUESTIONS
ANSWERS UPDATED REVIEW SET
◉ MARY ELIZABETH MAHONEY
Answer: FIRST TRAINED AFRICAN AMERICAN NURSE IN THE US
◉ Back in Dark Ages, during The Plague, one wanted to do nursing
services:
Answer: Before there was the profession of nurse or training:
Prostitutes and Alcoholics were the ones taking care of sick people.
They were given a choice to care for the sick or go to jail.
◉ EBP (Evidence Based Practice)
Answer: A problem-solving approach to clinical practice that
integrates the conscientious use of best evidence in combination
with a clinician's expertise and client preferences and values in
making decisions about client care. Allows nurses to structure how
to make accurate, timely, and appropriate clinical decisions.
,◉ CHATER 1
Answer: NURSING IN TODAY'S EVOLVING HEALTH CARE
ENVIRONMENT
◉ A professor is presenting a lecture on the age of nurses in the
work force today. Which statement by one of the student nurses
indicates that the teaching has been effective?
Answer: Older nurses are likely to remain in the workforce because
the nursing field is reasonably protected from layoffs experienced by
other professions."
◉ An international nurse recruiter is looking at factors that would
push nurses to seek employment in another country. What should
the recruiter expect to push nurses toward migration?
Answer: Poor working conditions
◉ The nurse manager has hired a nurse from another country. What
action should the nurse manager take, in order to make the new
nurse's transition easier?
Answer: Educate the current staff about the new nurse's
background.
◉ What action should the nurse recruiter take to successfully recruit
(pull) a nurse from a foreign country?
, Answer: Offer personal incentives such as increased pay.
◉ The nurse educator is providing a lecture on practice settings for
nurses. Which statement from a new nurse indicates that the
teaching has been effective?
Answer: "Hospitals remain the primary worksite for RNs."
◉ The nurse professor is giving a lecture on the origin of nursing
practice and care. Which statement by one of the students indicates
that the teaching has been effective?
Answer: "Nursing care originated in the home and community
settings."
◉ The nurse manager wants to encourage staff nurses to enroll in an
RN-BSN program. Which patient centered outcomes are likely to
encourage the staff nurses to obtain a higher degree level?
Answer: Patients cared for by BSN (or higher) prepared nurses have
more positive outcomes.
◉ The nurse educator is giving a presentation on military nursing.
Which statement by one of the attendees indicates that the teaching
has been effective?
Answer: "Military nurses have great opportunities for advanced
education."
