NURS 151 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | LATEST NURS 151
STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
altruism - correct answer ✔✔public service over personal gain. Nurses recognize nursing as their life
work and focus on service to their patients, families, and the community.
body of knowledge and research - correct answer ✔✔to advance knowledge in their field, professionals
publish and communicate their knowledge. Nursing has a well-defined, specific, and unique body of
theoretical knowledge. Theory in nursing leads to defined skills, abilities, and norms that are enlarged by
research.
accountability - correct answer ✔✔involves accepting responsibility for actions and omissions, as well as
legal, ethical, and professional implications.
higher education - correct answer ✔✔must have a diploma, an associate's degree, or a bachelor's
degree in nursing to be eligible to take the NCLEX-RN examination.
licensure - correct answer ✔✔nurses must have legally recognized licenses that demonstrate basic
competency to practice. Nursing licensure is mandatory in all states, and all licensed nurses must keep
their knowledge base current by participating in both formal and informal continuing education.
autonomy - correct answer ✔✔involves independent nursing actions in the care of patients. As a
member of the nursing profession, each nurse has the ability to autonomously decide on how his or her
individual nursing practice will be implemented.
code of ethics - correct answer ✔✔Practice and conduct within a profession is guided by a code of
ethics. Ethics refer to the standards of right and wrong behavior. The International Council of Nurses
(ICN) and the American Nurses Association (ANA) each developed a code of ethics for nurses. Public
opinion polls consistently show that the nursing profession is viewed as the most honest and ethical of
all professions.
diversity - correct answer ✔✔nursing care is respectful of and unrestricted by considerations of age,
color, creed, culture, disability or illness, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, politics, race, or social
status. To respect the diversity of their patients, nurses practice culturally competent care, which means
that the care is sensitive to the needs of people with varying cultural differences.
professional organization - correct answer ✔✔nursing organizations give nurses access to current
information and resources as well as a voice in the profession through educational programs and
publications. Numerous professional organizations support and encourage high standards in nursing.
They provide opportunities for nurses to expand their roles in specialty areas.
Leininger's Cultural Care Theory - correct answer ✔✔embraces culturally congruent nursing care (a
combination of professional practice and patient needs). The central belief of the theory is that nursing is
a transcultural care profession addressing cultural dynamics influencing the nurse-patient relationship.
STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
altruism - correct answer ✔✔public service over personal gain. Nurses recognize nursing as their life
work and focus on service to their patients, families, and the community.
body of knowledge and research - correct answer ✔✔to advance knowledge in their field, professionals
publish and communicate their knowledge. Nursing has a well-defined, specific, and unique body of
theoretical knowledge. Theory in nursing leads to defined skills, abilities, and norms that are enlarged by
research.
accountability - correct answer ✔✔involves accepting responsibility for actions and omissions, as well as
legal, ethical, and professional implications.
higher education - correct answer ✔✔must have a diploma, an associate's degree, or a bachelor's
degree in nursing to be eligible to take the NCLEX-RN examination.
licensure - correct answer ✔✔nurses must have legally recognized licenses that demonstrate basic
competency to practice. Nursing licensure is mandatory in all states, and all licensed nurses must keep
their knowledge base current by participating in both formal and informal continuing education.
autonomy - correct answer ✔✔involves independent nursing actions in the care of patients. As a
member of the nursing profession, each nurse has the ability to autonomously decide on how his or her
individual nursing practice will be implemented.
code of ethics - correct answer ✔✔Practice and conduct within a profession is guided by a code of
ethics. Ethics refer to the standards of right and wrong behavior. The International Council of Nurses
(ICN) and the American Nurses Association (ANA) each developed a code of ethics for nurses. Public
opinion polls consistently show that the nursing profession is viewed as the most honest and ethical of
all professions.
diversity - correct answer ✔✔nursing care is respectful of and unrestricted by considerations of age,
color, creed, culture, disability or illness, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, politics, race, or social
status. To respect the diversity of their patients, nurses practice culturally competent care, which means
that the care is sensitive to the needs of people with varying cultural differences.
professional organization - correct answer ✔✔nursing organizations give nurses access to current
information and resources as well as a voice in the profession through educational programs and
publications. Numerous professional organizations support and encourage high standards in nursing.
They provide opportunities for nurses to expand their roles in specialty areas.
Leininger's Cultural Care Theory - correct answer ✔✔embraces culturally congruent nursing care (a
combination of professional practice and patient needs). The central belief of the theory is that nursing is
a transcultural care profession addressing cultural dynamics influencing the nurse-patient relationship.
