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Fundamentals of Nursing Questions and
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Graded
origination of the word "nurse"
Ans: from the latin word "nutrix" meaning to nourish
Interrelated roles of nurses
Ans: communicator, teacher, counselor, leader, researcher,
advocate, collaborator
coping with disability and death
Ans: 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
Ans: -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 nursi ng
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Nurse Practice Acts
Ans: -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
Ans: respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and
pain
Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria
Ans: -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
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Florence Nightingale
Ans: defined nursing as both an art and science, differentiated
nursing from medicine, created freestanding nursing education,
published books; founder of modern nursing
Clara Barton
Ans: 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
Ans: -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
Ans: you can see the object
subjective
Ans: coming from that subject
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types of knowledge
Ans: -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
Ans: -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
Ans: examines a general idea and then considers specific
actions or ideas
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Fundamentals of Nursing Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
origination of the word "nurse"
Ans: from the latin word "nutrix" meaning to nourish
Interrelated roles of nurses
Ans: communicator, teacher, counselor, leader, researcher,
advocate, collaborator
coping with disability and death
Ans: 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
Ans: -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 nursi ng
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
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Nurse Practice Acts
Ans: -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
Ans: respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and
pain
Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria
Ans: -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
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Florence Nightingale
Ans: defined nursing as both an art and science, differentiated
nursing from medicine, created freestanding nursing education,
published books; founder of modern nursing
Clara Barton
Ans: 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
Ans: -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
Ans: you can see the object
subjective
Ans: coming from that subject
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types of knowledge
Ans: -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
Ans: -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
Ans: examines a general idea and then considers specific
actions or ideas
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