NUR 105 ORIEN. PROF. NURSING EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2025/2026.
Characteristics of a Profession (8) - ANS 1. The service is vital to humanity and society
2. Specialized knowledge expanded through research
3. The service is intellectual in nature; Strong individual responsibility for practice
4. Educated in institutions of higher learning
5. Practitioners are relatively independent and autonomous
6. There is a code of ethics to guide decisions and member's conduct
7. There is an organization/ association that encourages and supports high standards of practice
8. Working identity based on values and mission of the profession
ANA - ANS -Founded in 1896
-The ANA is the only full-service professional organization representing the interests of the
nation's 3.6 million registered nurses
-National Organization (ANA)
State-level Constituent Organizations (e.g.: ANA-New York)
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,-In 2013 the American Nurses Association had 163,011 registered members
definition of nursing - ANS "Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health
and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and
treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities,
and populations."
scope of practice - ANS -The "who," "what," "where," "when," "why," and "how" of nursing
practice.
-Each of these questions must be answered to provide a complete picture of the dynamic and
complex practice of nursing
-Scope of practice bound by state regulations, organizational policies, patient needs
-Trend to expand nurses' scope of practice to take advantage of their education and expertise
scope of practice- ask yourself - ANS -Did I learn this skill in my basic nursing program?
-Did I learn this skill as part of a comprehensive training program which included clinical
experience?
-Is the skill commonplace in nursing literature and in nursing practice that it can reasonably and
prudently be assumed within scope?
-Is the skill outlined in the organization's policy and procedure manual?
-Does this skill pass the "reasonable and prudent" standard of nursing?
the goals of the nursing profession (social compact)
Nursing has an active and enduring leadership role six areas of health care: - ANS 1.
Organization, delivery, and financing of quality health care
2. Provision for the public's health
3. Expansion of nursing knowledge and appropriate application of technology
4. Expansion of healthcare resources and health policy
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,5. Planning for health policy and regulation
6. Duties under extreme conditions
workforce issues and trends - ANS IOM Future of Nursing Report -goal that 80% of the RN
workforce holds a bachelor's degree
Promote racial and ethnic diversity of the workforce so it more closely matches the US
population
Wave of retirement, impending shortage, new career opportunities
Four generations of nurses in the workplace each with different values and expectations
Mid-Nineteenth-Century Nursing
in England:
The Influence of Florence Nightingale - ANS She was the founder of modern nursing.
May 12, 1820
She was the daughter of a privileged, aristocratic family.
Stifled by her social position, she entered nurses' training at age 30.
She spurred reform of the British Army medical system based on her efforts during Crimean
War.
She wrote Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What It Is Not to establish nursing's unique body of
knowledge.
She founded first training school for nurses in London (1860).
After the Civil War: Moving Toward Education and Licensure Under the Challenges of
Segregation - ANS The Civil War prompted a move toward formal education of nurses
Three American schools were modeled after Nightingale's school and opened in 1873:
Bellevue Training School for Nurses (New York City)
Connecticut Training School for Nurses (New Haven)
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, Boston Training School for Nurses at Massachusetts General Hospital
The Feminization of Nursing - ANS Requirements for early nursing school applicants were
based on Victorian stereotypes of female qualities.
"Good breeding" and "ladylike behavior"
Submission to authority
Sensitivity
Intelligence
Professionalization Through Organization - ANS Chicago World's Fair (1893)
Several nursing leaders emerged after gathering there to share ideas.
Isabel Hampton Robb
Lavinia Lloyd Dock
Bedford Fenwick
Paper by Florence Nightingale
What became the National League for Nursing (NLN; with its early name) was formed at this
meeting.
1896: American Nurses Association (ANA)
Founded by Isabel Hampton Robb
Name changed to ANA in 1911
1899: International Council of Nurses (ICN)
1908: National Association for Colored Graduate Nurses
1916: African-American students admitted to ANA through constituent states in the North
Professionalism and Standardization of Nursing Through Licensure - ANS 1903: Four states
created permissive licensure.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2025/2026.
Characteristics of a Profession (8) - ANS 1. The service is vital to humanity and society
2. Specialized knowledge expanded through research
3. The service is intellectual in nature; Strong individual responsibility for practice
4. Educated in institutions of higher learning
5. Practitioners are relatively independent and autonomous
6. There is a code of ethics to guide decisions and member's conduct
7. There is an organization/ association that encourages and supports high standards of practice
8. Working identity based on values and mission of the profession
ANA - ANS -Founded in 1896
-The ANA is the only full-service professional organization representing the interests of the
nation's 3.6 million registered nurses
-National Organization (ANA)
State-level Constituent Organizations (e.g.: ANA-New York)
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,-In 2013 the American Nurses Association had 163,011 registered members
definition of nursing - ANS "Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health
and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and
treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities,
and populations."
scope of practice - ANS -The "who," "what," "where," "when," "why," and "how" of nursing
practice.
-Each of these questions must be answered to provide a complete picture of the dynamic and
complex practice of nursing
-Scope of practice bound by state regulations, organizational policies, patient needs
-Trend to expand nurses' scope of practice to take advantage of their education and expertise
scope of practice- ask yourself - ANS -Did I learn this skill in my basic nursing program?
-Did I learn this skill as part of a comprehensive training program which included clinical
experience?
-Is the skill commonplace in nursing literature and in nursing practice that it can reasonably and
prudently be assumed within scope?
-Is the skill outlined in the organization's policy and procedure manual?
-Does this skill pass the "reasonable and prudent" standard of nursing?
the goals of the nursing profession (social compact)
Nursing has an active and enduring leadership role six areas of health care: - ANS 1.
Organization, delivery, and financing of quality health care
2. Provision for the public's health
3. Expansion of nursing knowledge and appropriate application of technology
4. Expansion of healthcare resources and health policy
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,5. Planning for health policy and regulation
6. Duties under extreme conditions
workforce issues and trends - ANS IOM Future of Nursing Report -goal that 80% of the RN
workforce holds a bachelor's degree
Promote racial and ethnic diversity of the workforce so it more closely matches the US
population
Wave of retirement, impending shortage, new career opportunities
Four generations of nurses in the workplace each with different values and expectations
Mid-Nineteenth-Century Nursing
in England:
The Influence of Florence Nightingale - ANS She was the founder of modern nursing.
May 12, 1820
She was the daughter of a privileged, aristocratic family.
Stifled by her social position, she entered nurses' training at age 30.
She spurred reform of the British Army medical system based on her efforts during Crimean
War.
She wrote Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What It Is Not to establish nursing's unique body of
knowledge.
She founded first training school for nurses in London (1860).
After the Civil War: Moving Toward Education and Licensure Under the Challenges of
Segregation - ANS The Civil War prompted a move toward formal education of nurses
Three American schools were modeled after Nightingale's school and opened in 1873:
Bellevue Training School for Nurses (New York City)
Connecticut Training School for Nurses (New Haven)
3 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Boston Training School for Nurses at Massachusetts General Hospital
The Feminization of Nursing - ANS Requirements for early nursing school applicants were
based on Victorian stereotypes of female qualities.
"Good breeding" and "ladylike behavior"
Submission to authority
Sensitivity
Intelligence
Professionalization Through Organization - ANS Chicago World's Fair (1893)
Several nursing leaders emerged after gathering there to share ideas.
Isabel Hampton Robb
Lavinia Lloyd Dock
Bedford Fenwick
Paper by Florence Nightingale
What became the National League for Nursing (NLN; with its early name) was formed at this
meeting.
1896: American Nurses Association (ANA)
Founded by Isabel Hampton Robb
Name changed to ANA in 1911
1899: International Council of Nurses (ICN)
1908: National Association for Colored Graduate Nurses
1916: African-American students admitted to ANA through constituent states in the North
Professionalism and Standardization of Nursing Through Licensure - ANS 1903: Four states
created permissive licensure.
4 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
