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Fundamentals of Nursing Exam
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origination of the word "nurse" from the latin word "nutrix" meaning to nourish
Interrelated roles of nurses communicator, teacher, counselor, leader, researcher, advocate, collaborator
coping with disability and death nurses use optimal function of maximum strengths and potentials, refer to
community support systems; provide care to families and patients during
end-of-life care, hospice
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, The Nursing Process -one of major guidelines for nursing practice
-helps nurses implement their roles
-integrates art and science of nursing
-allows nurses to use critical thinking and clinical reasoning
-defines the areas of care that are within the domain of nursing
Nurse Practice Acts -define legal scope of nursing practice
-create state board of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulation
-define important terms and activities in nursing, including legal
requirements and titles for RNs and LPNs
- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
5 vital signs respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and pain
Nursing is recognized as profession based on what -well defined body specific and unique knowledge
criteria -strong service orientation
-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)
-code of ethics
-professional organization that sets standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy and self-regulation
Florence Nightingale defined nursing as both an art and science, differentiated nursing from
medicine, created freestanding nursing education, published books; founder of
modern nursing
Clara Barton established red cross; volunteered to care for wounds and feed union soldiers
during civil war; served as supervisor of nurses for the army of James
sources of knowledge -traditional ( passed down from generation to generation)
-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person's
perceived expertise
-scientific (obtained through the scientific method-research)
objective you can see the object
subjective coming from that subject
types of knowledge -science (observing, identifying, describing, investigating, and
explaining events and occurences that are perceived in world)
-philosophy (the study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the processes
used to develop and construct on perception on life)
-process (a series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring about a
desired result)
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Fundamentals of Nursing Exam
Questions Verified and Provided with
A+ Graded Answers Latest Updated
2026
origination of the word "nurse" from the latin word "nutrix" meaning to nourish
Interrelated roles of nurses communicator, teacher, counselor, leader, researcher, advocate, collaborator
coping with disability and death nurses use optimal function of maximum strengths and potentials, refer to
community support systems; provide care to families and patients during
end-of-life care, hospice
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, The Nursing Process -one of major guidelines for nursing practice
-helps nurses implement their roles
-integrates art and science of nursing
-allows nurses to use critical thinking and clinical reasoning
-defines the areas of care that are within the domain of nursing
Nurse Practice Acts -define legal scope of nursing practice
-create state board of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulation
-define important terms and activities in nursing, including legal
requirements and titles for RNs and LPNs
- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
5 vital signs respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and pain
Nursing is recognized as profession based on what -well defined body specific and unique knowledge
criteria -strong service orientation
-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)
-code of ethics
-professional organization that sets standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy and self-regulation
Florence Nightingale defined nursing as both an art and science, differentiated nursing from
medicine, created freestanding nursing education, published books; founder of
modern nursing
Clara Barton established red cross; volunteered to care for wounds and feed union soldiers
during civil war; served as supervisor of nurses for the army of James
sources of knowledge -traditional ( passed down from generation to generation)
-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person's
perceived expertise
-scientific (obtained through the scientific method-research)
objective you can see the object
subjective coming from that subject
types of knowledge -science (observing, identifying, describing, investigating, and
explaining events and occurences that are perceived in world)
-philosophy (the study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the processes
used to develop and construct on perception on life)
-process (a series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring about a
desired result)
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