NURSING ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE
PROFESSION ALL CHAPTERS CONCEPT
REVIEW GUIDE 2026 PROFESSIONAL ROLES
AND EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE
◉ The primary reason that educated nurses first joined together to
form the precursor to the American Nurses Association was to:
a. require licensure for all graduates of schools of nursing in the U.S.
b. establish consistency in the curricula of schools of nursing.
c. secure the passage of nurse licensure legislation in each of the
states in the U.S.
d. establish consistency in the entrance requirements for schools of
nursing.. Answer: secure the passage of nurse licensure legislation in
each of the states in the U.S.
◉ The profession of nursing strove to develop its own body of
knowledge through all of the following mechanisms except:
,a. use of theoretical frameworks from related healthcare professions.
b. development of nursing theory by nurse scholars such as Martha
Rogers, Hildegarde Peplau, and Dorothy Orem.
c. publication of the journal Nursing Research.
d. increased focus on evidence-based practice to improve nursing
practice.. Answer: use of theoretical frameworks from related
healthcare professions.
◉ Throughout antiquity, prior to the modern era, the safest nursing
care was provided in:
a. hospitals linked to early European universities.
b. almshouses established for the destitute.
c. public hospitals that had been established in some large cities.
d. one's own home, by one's relatives.. Answer: one's own home, by
one's relatives.
,◉ According to the Journal of Patient Safety, the third leading cause
of death in the U.S. is what?
a. Misdiagnosis
b. Patient falls
c. Neglect
d. Medical errors. Answer: Medical errors
◉ A nursing license is issued by which of the following?
a. American Nurses Association
b. American Medical Association
c. State Board of Nursing
d. U.S. Health and Human Services. Answer: State Board of Nursing
, ◉ At the beginning of the twentieth century, states established ______
to protect the public's health by overseeing and ensuring the safe
practice of nursing.
a. nurse practice acts
b. boards of nursing
c. licensing requirements
d. nursing schools. Answer: boards of nursing
◉ Boards of nursing can consist of which of the following?
a. Licensed practical nurses
b. All of these can be on a board of nursing.
c. Healthcare consumers
d. Registered nurses. Answer: All of these can be on a board of
nursing.
PROFESSION ALL CHAPTERS CONCEPT
REVIEW GUIDE 2026 PROFESSIONAL ROLES
AND EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE
◉ The primary reason that educated nurses first joined together to
form the precursor to the American Nurses Association was to:
a. require licensure for all graduates of schools of nursing in the U.S.
b. establish consistency in the curricula of schools of nursing.
c. secure the passage of nurse licensure legislation in each of the
states in the U.S.
d. establish consistency in the entrance requirements for schools of
nursing.. Answer: secure the passage of nurse licensure legislation in
each of the states in the U.S.
◉ The profession of nursing strove to develop its own body of
knowledge through all of the following mechanisms except:
,a. use of theoretical frameworks from related healthcare professions.
b. development of nursing theory by nurse scholars such as Martha
Rogers, Hildegarde Peplau, and Dorothy Orem.
c. publication of the journal Nursing Research.
d. increased focus on evidence-based practice to improve nursing
practice.. Answer: use of theoretical frameworks from related
healthcare professions.
◉ Throughout antiquity, prior to the modern era, the safest nursing
care was provided in:
a. hospitals linked to early European universities.
b. almshouses established for the destitute.
c. public hospitals that had been established in some large cities.
d. one's own home, by one's relatives.. Answer: one's own home, by
one's relatives.
,◉ According to the Journal of Patient Safety, the third leading cause
of death in the U.S. is what?
a. Misdiagnosis
b. Patient falls
c. Neglect
d. Medical errors. Answer: Medical errors
◉ A nursing license is issued by which of the following?
a. American Nurses Association
b. American Medical Association
c. State Board of Nursing
d. U.S. Health and Human Services. Answer: State Board of Nursing
, ◉ At the beginning of the twentieth century, states established ______
to protect the public's health by overseeing and ensuring the safe
practice of nursing.
a. nurse practice acts
b. boards of nursing
c. licensing requirements
d. nursing schools. Answer: boards of nursing
◉ Boards of nursing can consist of which of the following?
a. Licensed practical nurses
b. All of these can be on a board of nursing.
c. Healthcare consumers
d. Registered nurses. Answer: All of these can be on a board of
nursing.
