WGU Professional Nursing Practice Assessment
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Section 1: Professionalism & Nursing Theory (1–15)
,1. Which organization provides the Code of Ethics for Nurses?
- A) ANA
- B) NLN
- C) Sigma Theta Tau
- D) Joint Commission
Answer: A
Rationale: The American Nurses Association (ANA) publishes the *Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive
Statements*, which is the ethical standard for the profession.
2. What is the primary purpose of a professional nursing organization?
- A) To negotiate salaries
- B) To advance the profession and advocate for nurses
- C) To regulate licensure
- D) To provide malpractice insurance
Answer: B
Rationale: Professional organizations like the ANA advance the nursing profession, set standards, and advocate for
nurses and patients.
,3. Which nursing theory focuses on the patient's adaptation to stressors?
- A) Orem's Self-Care Deficit
- B) Roy's Adaptation Model
- C) Watson's Theory of Human Caring
- D) Leininger's Culture Care
Answer: B
Rationale: Sister Callista Roy's Adaptation Model views the patient as an adaptive system responding to environmental
stimuli.
4. Which theorist is associated with the "Science of Unitary Human Beings"?
- A) Martha Rogers
- B) Dorothea Orem
- C) Jean Watson
- D) Madeleine Leininger
Answer: A
Rationale: Martha Rogers developed the Science of Unitary Human Beings, emphasizing energy fields and pattern.
, 5. What does the term "scope of practice" refer to?
- A) The geographic area a nurse serves
- B) The procedures a nurse is legally permitted to perform
- C) The number of patients a nurse can manage
- D) The nurse's salary range
Answer: B
Rationale: Scope of practice defines the legally authorized actions and responsibilities of a nurse based on licensure and
state law.
6. A nurse who holds a DNP is prepared as a:
- A) Clinical nurse leader
- B) Advanced practice nurse or practice scholar
- C) Bedside staff nurse
- D) Nurse educator only
Answer: B
Rationale: The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is a practice-focused doctorate preparing APRNs and practice scholars.
7. Which is an example of a nurse demonstrating professionalism?
PRACTICE TEST 2026 | QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS & DETAILED EXPLANATIONS STUDY
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Section 1: Professionalism & Nursing Theory (1–15)
,1. Which organization provides the Code of Ethics for Nurses?
- A) ANA
- B) NLN
- C) Sigma Theta Tau
- D) Joint Commission
Answer: A
Rationale: The American Nurses Association (ANA) publishes the *Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive
Statements*, which is the ethical standard for the profession.
2. What is the primary purpose of a professional nursing organization?
- A) To negotiate salaries
- B) To advance the profession and advocate for nurses
- C) To regulate licensure
- D) To provide malpractice insurance
Answer: B
Rationale: Professional organizations like the ANA advance the nursing profession, set standards, and advocate for
nurses and patients.
,3. Which nursing theory focuses on the patient's adaptation to stressors?
- A) Orem's Self-Care Deficit
- B) Roy's Adaptation Model
- C) Watson's Theory of Human Caring
- D) Leininger's Culture Care
Answer: B
Rationale: Sister Callista Roy's Adaptation Model views the patient as an adaptive system responding to environmental
stimuli.
4. Which theorist is associated with the "Science of Unitary Human Beings"?
- A) Martha Rogers
- B) Dorothea Orem
- C) Jean Watson
- D) Madeleine Leininger
Answer: A
Rationale: Martha Rogers developed the Science of Unitary Human Beings, emphasizing energy fields and pattern.
, 5. What does the term "scope of practice" refer to?
- A) The geographic area a nurse serves
- B) The procedures a nurse is legally permitted to perform
- C) The number of patients a nurse can manage
- D) The nurse's salary range
Answer: B
Rationale: Scope of practice defines the legally authorized actions and responsibilities of a nurse based on licensure and
state law.
6. A nurse who holds a DNP is prepared as a:
- A) Clinical nurse leader
- B) Advanced practice nurse or practice scholar
- C) Bedside staff nurse
- D) Nurse educator only
Answer: B
Rationale: The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is a practice-focused doctorate preparing APRNs and practice scholars.
7. Which is an example of a nurse demonstrating professionalism?
