INTRO TO NURSING 200 – HUNTER COLLEGE – EXAM 1 | PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
Patient centered care - correct answer ✔✔patient includes individuals, families, and/or
communities.
Professionalism - correct answer ✔✔administering quality care. Being responsible and
accountable
Current knowledge and practice standards - correct answer ✔✔patient's health care needs are
multidimensional and constantly changing
Critical thinking - correct answer ✔✔when providing nursing care you need to make
judgements and decisions about patient's health care needs, based on knowledge, experience,
ethics, and standard of care.
Novice - correct answer ✔✔beginning nurse. No experience
Advanced beginner - correct answer ✔✔some level of experience with the situation. May only
be observational, but can identify some things
Competent - correct answer ✔✔had same clinical position for 2-3 years. Understands care
required for patients. Anticipate nursing care and establish long range goals. Has experience of
all types.
Proficient - correct answer ✔✔more than 2-3 years. Able to access entire situation. Can transfer
knowledge from previous experiences. Manages care.
Expert - correct answer ✔✔Expert
,Expert clinical nursing practice - correct answer ✔✔commitment to the application of
knowledge, ethics, aesthetics, and clinical experience. Your ability to interpret clinical situations
and make complex decisions is the foundation for your nursing care and the basis for the
advancement of nursing practice and the development of nursing science.
2 year associates - correct answer ✔✔focuses on basic sciences and theoretical and clinical
courses related to nursing
4 year baccalaureate - correct answer ✔✔focuses on basic sciences, theoretical and clinical
courses, courses in social sciences, arts, and humanities to support nursing theory.
Master's degree, advanced practice RN - correct answer ✔✔Important for nurse educator and
administrator. Required for APRN
Doctoral degree - PhD (research) DNP - Doctor of Nursing Practice - correct answer ✔✔Prepare
graduates to apply research findings to clinical nursing.
Continuing education - correct answer ✔✔continue to develop or learn additional knowledge,
skills, and competencies. Continuing education involves formal, organized educational programs
offered by universities, hospitals, state nurses' associations, professional nursing organizations,
and educational and health care institutions.
In-service education - correct answer ✔✔instruction or training provided by a health care
agency or institution. Often in-service programs are focused on new technologies such as how
to correctly use the newest safety syringes.
Standards of practice - correct answer ✔✔essential to provide a specified service according to
standards of practice and to follow a code of ethics
, Standards of professional performance - correct answer ✔✔Professional practice includes
knowledge from social and behavioral sciences, biological and physiological sciences, and
nursing theories. In addition, nursing practice incorporates ethical and social values,
professional autonomy, and a sense of commitment and community.
Goal - correct answer ✔✔Improve health and well-being of all individuals, communities, and
populations through the significant and visible contributions of registered nursing using
standards-based practice.
ANA definition of nursing - correct answer ✔✔Nursing is 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.
The International Council of Nurses definition of nursing - correct answer ✔✔Nursing
encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups, and
communities, sick or well, and in all settings. Nursing includes the promotion of health;
prevention of illness; and the care of ill, disabled, and dying people. Advocacy, promotion of a
safe environment, research, participation in shaping health policy and in patient and health
systems management, and education are also key nursing roles.
Foundation of Clinical decision making - correct answer ✔✔Assessment
diagnosis
outcome identification
planning
implementation
evaluation
Assessment - correct answer ✔✔collects comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health
and/or the situation
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
Patient centered care - correct answer ✔✔patient includes individuals, families, and/or
communities.
Professionalism - correct answer ✔✔administering quality care. Being responsible and
accountable
Current knowledge and practice standards - correct answer ✔✔patient's health care needs are
multidimensional and constantly changing
Critical thinking - correct answer ✔✔when providing nursing care you need to make
judgements and decisions about patient's health care needs, based on knowledge, experience,
ethics, and standard of care.
Novice - correct answer ✔✔beginning nurse. No experience
Advanced beginner - correct answer ✔✔some level of experience with the situation. May only
be observational, but can identify some things
Competent - correct answer ✔✔had same clinical position for 2-3 years. Understands care
required for patients. Anticipate nursing care and establish long range goals. Has experience of
all types.
Proficient - correct answer ✔✔more than 2-3 years. Able to access entire situation. Can transfer
knowledge from previous experiences. Manages care.
Expert - correct answer ✔✔Expert
,Expert clinical nursing practice - correct answer ✔✔commitment to the application of
knowledge, ethics, aesthetics, and clinical experience. Your ability to interpret clinical situations
and make complex decisions is the foundation for your nursing care and the basis for the
advancement of nursing practice and the development of nursing science.
2 year associates - correct answer ✔✔focuses on basic sciences and theoretical and clinical
courses related to nursing
4 year baccalaureate - correct answer ✔✔focuses on basic sciences, theoretical and clinical
courses, courses in social sciences, arts, and humanities to support nursing theory.
Master's degree, advanced practice RN - correct answer ✔✔Important for nurse educator and
administrator. Required for APRN
Doctoral degree - PhD (research) DNP - Doctor of Nursing Practice - correct answer ✔✔Prepare
graduates to apply research findings to clinical nursing.
Continuing education - correct answer ✔✔continue to develop or learn additional knowledge,
skills, and competencies. Continuing education involves formal, organized educational programs
offered by universities, hospitals, state nurses' associations, professional nursing organizations,
and educational and health care institutions.
In-service education - correct answer ✔✔instruction or training provided by a health care
agency or institution. Often in-service programs are focused on new technologies such as how
to correctly use the newest safety syringes.
Standards of practice - correct answer ✔✔essential to provide a specified service according to
standards of practice and to follow a code of ethics
, Standards of professional performance - correct answer ✔✔Professional practice includes
knowledge from social and behavioral sciences, biological and physiological sciences, and
nursing theories. In addition, nursing practice incorporates ethical and social values,
professional autonomy, and a sense of commitment and community.
Goal - correct answer ✔✔Improve health and well-being of all individuals, communities, and
populations through the significant and visible contributions of registered nursing using
standards-based practice.
ANA definition of nursing - correct answer ✔✔Nursing is 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.
The International Council of Nurses definition of nursing - correct answer ✔✔Nursing
encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups, and
communities, sick or well, and in all settings. Nursing includes the promotion of health;
prevention of illness; and the care of ill, disabled, and dying people. Advocacy, promotion of a
safe environment, research, participation in shaping health policy and in patient and health
systems management, and education are also key nursing roles.
Foundation of Clinical decision making - correct answer ✔✔Assessment
diagnosis
outcome identification
planning
implementation
evaluation
Assessment - correct answer ✔✔collects comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health
and/or the situation
