CORE CONCEPTS OF NURSING - EXAM
1 2026
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS.
GRADED A+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
What Makes Nursing a Profession? Regulation (Nurse Practice Act +
Standards of Care)
Licensure (NCLEX)
Education (life-long learning process)
Professional Organization (ANA,
AACN, NLN)
Code of Ethics (from the ANA)
What does ANA, AACN, and NLN American Nurse Association (ANA)
mean American Association of Colleges of
Nursing (AACN)
National League for Nursing (NLN)
7 Professional Nursing Behaviors 1. Appearance
2. Accountability (ability to answer to
ones own actions)
3. Advocacy (support of clients health,
wellness, safety, and personal rights
including privacy)
4. Competence
, 5. Collaboration
6. Compassion
7. Integrity
Caring Interventions Attitude - most important caring
intervention
Compassion - 2nd caring intervention
Ethics the study of conduct and character
- affect judgments about what is
right/wrong; good/bad
Ethical Principles Autonomy
Justice Veracity
Fidelity Beneficence
Nonmaleficence DO NOT CHANGE (ABSOLUTE)
Autonomy the right to make ones own personal
decisions
Justice fairness in care delivery and use of
resources
Veracity a commitment to tell the truth
Fidelity fulfillment of promises
Beneficence Action that promotes good for others,
without any self-interest
Nonmaleficence a commitment to do no harm
What about ethical principles DOES interpretation and application
change?
Ethical Decision Making involves finding a balance between
science, ethics, and personal moral
values
Ex: vaccinations
1 2026
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS.
GRADED A+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
What Makes Nursing a Profession? Regulation (Nurse Practice Act +
Standards of Care)
Licensure (NCLEX)
Education (life-long learning process)
Professional Organization (ANA,
AACN, NLN)
Code of Ethics (from the ANA)
What does ANA, AACN, and NLN American Nurse Association (ANA)
mean American Association of Colleges of
Nursing (AACN)
National League for Nursing (NLN)
7 Professional Nursing Behaviors 1. Appearance
2. Accountability (ability to answer to
ones own actions)
3. Advocacy (support of clients health,
wellness, safety, and personal rights
including privacy)
4. Competence
, 5. Collaboration
6. Compassion
7. Integrity
Caring Interventions Attitude - most important caring
intervention
Compassion - 2nd caring intervention
Ethics the study of conduct and character
- affect judgments about what is
right/wrong; good/bad
Ethical Principles Autonomy
Justice Veracity
Fidelity Beneficence
Nonmaleficence DO NOT CHANGE (ABSOLUTE)
Autonomy the right to make ones own personal
decisions
Justice fairness in care delivery and use of
resources
Veracity a commitment to tell the truth
Fidelity fulfillment of promises
Beneficence Action that promotes good for others,
without any self-interest
Nonmaleficence a commitment to do no harm
What about ethical principles DOES interpretation and application
change?
Ethical Decision Making involves finding a balance between
science, ethics, and personal moral
values
Ex: vaccinations
