Fundamentals of Nursing Exam well Verified
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Answers, latest Exam 7th edition 2026/2027
origination of the word "nurse" - ANSWER:-from the latin word "nutrix" meaning
to nourish
Interrelated roles of nurses - ANSWER:-communicator, teacher, counselor, leader,
researcher, advocate, collaborator
coping with disability and death - ANSWER:-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
The Nursing Process - ANSWER:--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 - ANSWER:--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 - ANSWER:-respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and
pain
Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria - ANSWER:--well
defined body specific and unique knowledge
-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 - ANSWER:-defined nursing as both an art and science,
differentiated nursing from medicine, created freestanding nursing education,
published books; founder of modern nursing
Clara Barton - ANSWER:-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 - ANSWER:--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 - ANSWER:-you can see the object
, subjective - ANSWER:-coming from that subject
types of knowledge - ANSWER:--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)
goals of nursing research - ANSWER:--improve care in clinical setting
-study ppl and nurse process: education, policy development, ethics, nursing
history
-develop greater autonomy and strength as a profession
-provide evidence-based nursing practice
deductive reasoning - ANSWER:-examines a general idea and then considers
specific actions or ideas
inductive reasoning - ANSWER:-one builds from specific ideas or actions to
conclusions about general ideas
health - ANSWER:-a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity
illness - ANSWER:-the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal
process involving changed level of functioning
Questions & Answers and well verified
Answers, latest Exam 7th edition 2026/2027
origination of the word "nurse" - ANSWER:-from the latin word "nutrix" meaning
to nourish
Interrelated roles of nurses - ANSWER:-communicator, teacher, counselor, leader,
researcher, advocate, collaborator
coping with disability and death - ANSWER:-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
The Nursing Process - ANSWER:--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 - ANSWER:--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 - ANSWER:-respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and
pain
Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria - ANSWER:--well
defined body specific and unique knowledge
-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 - ANSWER:-defined nursing as both an art and science,
differentiated nursing from medicine, created freestanding nursing education,
published books; founder of modern nursing
Clara Barton - ANSWER:-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 - ANSWER:--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 - ANSWER:-you can see the object
, subjective - ANSWER:-coming from that subject
types of knowledge - ANSWER:--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)
goals of nursing research - ANSWER:--improve care in clinical setting
-study ppl and nurse process: education, policy development, ethics, nursing
history
-develop greater autonomy and strength as a profession
-provide evidence-based nursing practice
deductive reasoning - ANSWER:-examines a general idea and then considers
specific actions or ideas
inductive reasoning - ANSWER:-one builds from specific ideas or actions to
conclusions about general ideas
health - ANSWER:-a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity
illness - ANSWER:-the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal
process involving changed level of functioning
