NURSING THEORY AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE|EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|100% CORRECT|LATEST 2025/2026|GRADED A+

NURSING THEORY AND PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICE|EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS|100% CORRECT|LATEST
2025/2026|GRADED A+
List the criteria of a profession - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B Altruism (public service over personal gain),
B B B B B




Body of Knowledge and Research,
B B B B




Higher Education, B




Code of Ethics, B B




Professional Organization, B




Licensure,

Autonomy (independence), B




Accountability,

and Diversity
B




What are the 2 parts included in the American Nursing Association (ANA) standards of professi
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



onal nursing practice? - ANSWER-
B 1. Standards of practice -
B B B B B B B



BIncludes 6 responsibilities for the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcome identificat
B B B B B B B B B B



ion, planning, implementation, and evaluation (ADPIE).
B B B B B




2. Standards of professional performance -
B B B B B



BIncludes ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, edu
B B B B B B B B



cation, EBP and research, quality of practice, professional practice evaluation, resource utilizat
B B B B B B B B B B B



ion, and environmental health.
B B B




What are the 4 components that a nursing theory discusses? - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B B B B B The patient,
B




Health,

Environment,

and Nursing
B




Describe descriptive theories - ANSWER-
B B B B




Descriptive theories are the 1st level of theory development that describe phenomena,
B B B B B B B B B B B



B speculate on why they occur, and describe their consequences.
B B B B B B B B

, What is phenomenon? - ANSWER-
B B B B




A phenomenon is the term, description, or label given to describe an idea or responses
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



about an event, a situation, a process, a group of events, or a group of situations. The phenom
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



enon of nursing and nursing care is the focus of nursing theories.
B B B B B B B B B B B




Arrange the following women's contributions to nursing in chronological order.
B B B B B B B B B




Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.
B B B B B B




Florence Nightingale founded a nursing school.
B B B B B




Linda Richards was America's first trained nurse.
B B B B B B




Lenah Higbee was awarded the Navy Cross. - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B B




1. Florence Nightingale established the Nightingale Training School in 1860.
B B B B B B B B B




2. Linda Richards was America's first trained nurse, graduating from Boston's Women's Hospit
B B B B B B B B B B B B



al in 1873.
B B




3. Clara Barton practiced nursing in the Civil War and established the American Red Cross in 18
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



81.

4. Lenah Higbee, superintendent of the US Navy Nurse Corps, was awarded the Navy Cross in
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



1918.



Parse's Theory of Human Becoming - ANSWER-
B B B B B B




Parse's Theory of Human Becoming considers individuals as constantly changing beings
B B B B B B B B B B



B and nursing as a human science. The theory is based on an abstract body of knowledge.
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B




Roy's Adaption Model - ANSWER-
B B B B



Roy's Adaption Model help expands and strengthen the adaptive abilities of the patient
B B B B B B B B B B B B



.



Henderson's Human Caring Theory - ANSWER- B B B B B



Henderson's Human Caring Theory focuses on mental, physical, and social well-
B B B B B B B B B B



being by using caring processes.
B B B B