RNSG 1517 EXAM 1 2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
What are the steps in the Nursing Process in regards to the ANA? - (ANSWER)1. Assessment: RN collects
data to determine client's health situation
2. Dx: RN analyzes assessment data to determine actual or potential (risk for) dx, problem, and issues.
3. Outcomes ID: RN identifies expected outcomes to plan individualized care to client situation
4. Plan: RN develops plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected, measurable (SMART) outcomes.
5. Implementation: start plan, coordinate care, utilizes strategies to promote health and a safe
environment
6. Evaluation: Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes
What are the 11 ANA Standards of Professional Performance? - (ANSWER)1. Ethics
2. Culturally Congruent Care: culturally diverse and inclusive
3. Communication: effectively
4. Collaboration: works w client and other members of health care team
5. Leadership
6. Education: constant learning of new EBP, futuristic thinking
7. EBP and Research: integrates new evidence into practice
8. Quality of Practice
9. Professional Practice Eval: evals self and other nurses practices
10. Resources Utilization: uses appropriate resources to plan care
11. Environmental Health: practice in safe environments
What are some of the challenges nurses face today? - (ANSWER)Aging population, bioterrorism,
emergency infections, and disaster management
What kind of competencies does QSEN encompass? - (ANSWER)1. Patient centered care: recognize pt as
source of control/ full partner, coordinate care based on pt values and needs
2. Teamwork/Collab: function effectively w other members of healthcare team to provide quality care
3. EBP: integrate best current evidence w clinical expertise
, RNSG 1517 EXAM 1 2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
4. Quality improvement: use data to monitor outcomes and improve methods as needed
5. Safety: minimize risk of harm through system effectiveness & individual performance
6. Informatics: use info and tech to communicate, manage knowledge, etc
What is a theory and how does it relate to nursing? - (ANSWER)- A theory helps explain an event by
defining ideas or concepts, explaining relationships among the concepts and predictable outcomes. In
nursing, they're used to explain phenomenon like self-care or caring
What is nursing theory? - (ANSWER)Conceptualizes an aspect of nursing to describe, explain, predict, or
prescribe nursing care. Used in nursing to offer perspective for assessing pt situations by helping
organize, analyze and interpret data.
Define phenomenon. - (ANSWER)describes an idea or responses about an event , situation, process, a
group of events or group of situations (ie self care, pt responses to stress)
Define nursing metaparadigm. - (ANSWER)Helps nurses understand and explain why they do what they
do. Includes 4 concepts:
1. Person
2. Health
3. Environment
4. Nursing
What are grand theories? - (ANSWER)Broad, abstract, and complicated. Does not provide guidance for
specific nursing interventions. Focus on whole of nursing
What are middle-range theories? - (ANSWER)Address specific phenomenon and reflect practice (specific
field of nursing)
ANSWERS.
What are the steps in the Nursing Process in regards to the ANA? - (ANSWER)1. Assessment: RN collects
data to determine client's health situation
2. Dx: RN analyzes assessment data to determine actual or potential (risk for) dx, problem, and issues.
3. Outcomes ID: RN identifies expected outcomes to plan individualized care to client situation
4. Plan: RN develops plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected, measurable (SMART) outcomes.
5. Implementation: start plan, coordinate care, utilizes strategies to promote health and a safe
environment
6. Evaluation: Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes
What are the 11 ANA Standards of Professional Performance? - (ANSWER)1. Ethics
2. Culturally Congruent Care: culturally diverse and inclusive
3. Communication: effectively
4. Collaboration: works w client and other members of health care team
5. Leadership
6. Education: constant learning of new EBP, futuristic thinking
7. EBP and Research: integrates new evidence into practice
8. Quality of Practice
9. Professional Practice Eval: evals self and other nurses practices
10. Resources Utilization: uses appropriate resources to plan care
11. Environmental Health: practice in safe environments
What are some of the challenges nurses face today? - (ANSWER)Aging population, bioterrorism,
emergency infections, and disaster management
What kind of competencies does QSEN encompass? - (ANSWER)1. Patient centered care: recognize pt as
source of control/ full partner, coordinate care based on pt values and needs
2. Teamwork/Collab: function effectively w other members of healthcare team to provide quality care
3. EBP: integrate best current evidence w clinical expertise
, RNSG 1517 EXAM 1 2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
4. Quality improvement: use data to monitor outcomes and improve methods as needed
5. Safety: minimize risk of harm through system effectiveness & individual performance
6. Informatics: use info and tech to communicate, manage knowledge, etc
What is a theory and how does it relate to nursing? - (ANSWER)- A theory helps explain an event by
defining ideas or concepts, explaining relationships among the concepts and predictable outcomes. In
nursing, they're used to explain phenomenon like self-care or caring
What is nursing theory? - (ANSWER)Conceptualizes an aspect of nursing to describe, explain, predict, or
prescribe nursing care. Used in nursing to offer perspective for assessing pt situations by helping
organize, analyze and interpret data.
Define phenomenon. - (ANSWER)describes an idea or responses about an event , situation, process, a
group of events or group of situations (ie self care, pt responses to stress)
Define nursing metaparadigm. - (ANSWER)Helps nurses understand and explain why they do what they
do. Includes 4 concepts:
1. Person
2. Health
3. Environment
4. Nursing
What are grand theories? - (ANSWER)Broad, abstract, and complicated. Does not provide guidance for
specific nursing interventions. Focus on whole of nursing
What are middle-range theories? - (ANSWER)Address specific phenomenon and reflect practice (specific
field of nursing)
