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NUR 256 Midterm – 100 Q&A | Nursing History, Theory, Research, EBP, Cultural Competence

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This comprehensive guide contains 100 thoroughly explained questions and answers for the NUR 256 Midterm Exam, designed for the 2025–2026 academic year at Nursing School USA. It provides a rich review of nursing foundations, historical development, key nursing figures, professional roles, and current trends in healthcare and education. Students will explore pivotal moments in nursing history, such as the contributions of Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole, and Harriet Tubman, as well as the evolution of nursing during major U.S. events including the Civil War, World Wars, and the passage of the Affordable Care Act. The document reviews major nursing theories by Orem, Watson, Leininger, and Henderson, and connects them to modern practice. The material also covers critical professional concepts like evidence-based practice (EBP), nursing research (qualitative and quantitative designs), interprofessional communication, informatics (EHR, CIS, POCT), and ethical/legal frameworks such as HIPAA, IRBs, and professional boundaries in social media use. Extensive content on diversity, cultural competence, marginalized populations, and the role of nurses in addressing social determinants of health is included. Other topics discussed are core competencies, educational pathways (ADN, BSN, MSN, DNP), technology in nursing education, and contemporary challenges like the nursing shortage. This document is especially useful for: – Students in ADN, BSN, or entry-to-practice nursing programs – Those taking Nursing Foundations, Professionalism in Nursing, Nursing Research, or Leadership and Policy courses – Exam prep for NCLEX-RN, ATI Nursing Education, or HESI specialty exams A complete and well-rounded resource, this guide bridges historical context with modern nursing practice, helping students connect theory, evidence, and critical thinking in preparation for exams and clinical application. Keywords: nursing theories, Florence Nightingale, nursing history, core competencies, cultural competence, nursing research, evidence-based practice, healthcare policy, HIPAA, social media in nursing, qualitative research, quantitative research, nurse advocacy, nursing shortage, NCLEX midterm review, marginalized populations, public health nursing, Leininger theory, Orem self-care deficit, Watson theory of caring, professional boundaries

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NUR 256 MIDTERM 2025/2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100%
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The clinical nurse leader (CNL) is best prepared to assume which of the

following nursing roles?




A) Responsibility for the evaluation of a client's plan of care

B) Preoperative assessments on clients requiring surgical interventions

C) Research to provide evidence-based practice regarding neonatal

feeding practices

D) Acting as advocate for an elderly, cognitively impaired client hospitalized

with gastrointestinal pain - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A

,What event in American history influenced the role African-American

women have played in the nursing profession?




A)The creation of the U.S. Marine Hospital Service in 1798

B) The Civil War, beginning in 1861

C) The Army Nurse Corps, established in 1901


D) The North Carolina Nurse Practice Act of 1903 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B


In the Middle Ages (467 BCE to 1450 AD), women delivered food,

medicine, and care to the community's ill based on the:




A) Christian concepts of charity and the sanctity of human life.

B) need to make offerings to the gods in exchange for good health.

C) emphasis being placed on the patient-centered approach to health care.

D) emerging understanding of the importance of hygiene and sanitation. - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔A

,Which of the following interventions best demonstrates that a nursing

administrator understands the challenges currently facing the professional

nurse regarding patient safety?




A) Supporting nursing interventions directed towards providing holistic care

to both the client and his/her support system

B) Requiring representation of the nursing staff in any discussion related to

the redesign of patient care environments

C) Requiring that staffing and schedules accommodate the attendance at

mandatory in-services focusing on interprofessional care collaboration

D) Supporting the right of the registered nurse to appropriately act as an

advocate when a family disagrees with a client's wishes to limit visitors. - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔C


There is increasing evidence that nursing needs to address the ability of its

members to provide high-quality, effective care as patient-centered care

needs intensify. Which nursing behavior demonstrates an understanding of

how these needs will be best initially met?




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, A) Enrolling in a Masters of Nursing Education graduate program

B) Volunteering to provide community health screening at a senior citizen

center

C) Becoming politically active regarding the delivery of health care on the

national level

D) Regularly speaking to groups of high school students regarding the

profession of nursing - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A


The image that best serves today's profession of nursing is one that

portrays:




A) skill and caring.

B) trust and belief.

C) honesty and loyalty.


D) dependability and charity. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B


The play Miss Evers' Boys was one of the first literary presentations that

depicted nurses as:

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