Nursing Exam 1 Nursing:
History, theories, and
process. Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
WhatBareBtheBthreeBprimaryBthinkingBskillsBthatBNursesBuseBtoBcareBforBtheirBpatient
s?B-BAnswer BClinicalBJudgement
CriticalBThinking
ProblemBSolving
WhatBisBClinicalBJudgement?B-BAnswer
BObserving,Bcomparing,contrasting,BandBevaluatingBtheBclient'sBconditionBtoBdetermine
BwhetherBchangeBhasBoccurred.
WhatBisBCriticalBThinking?B-BAnswer
BInvolvesBcollectingBandBanalyzingBinformationBandBcarefullyBconsideringBoptionsBforBa
ction.
ProblemBSolving?B-BAnswer
BConsideringBanBissueBandBattemptingBtoBfindBaBsatisfactoryBsolutionBtoBachieveBtheB
bestBoutcomes.
3BReasonsBwhyBDefiningBNursingBisBimportant.B-BAnswer
B*HelpsBtheBpublicBunderstandBtheBvalueBofBNursing.
*HelpsBdifferentiateBactivitiesBofBNursingBfromBthoseBofBmedicine.
*HelpsBstudentsBunderstandBwhatBisBexpectedBofBthem.
ANA'sBDefintionBofBNursingBis..BThe______andBtreatmentBofB___________BtoBactualBa
ndBpotentialBHealthBProblems.B-BAnswer
BTheBdiagnosisBandBtreatmentBofBhumanBresponsesBtoBactualBandBpotentialBHealthBP
roblems.
,WhatBareBtheB10BrolesBofBaBNurse?B-BAnswer B1.)BDirectBCareBprovider
2.)BCommunicator
3.)BClientBFamilyBeducator
4.)BClientBAdvocate
5.)Counselor
6.)BChangeBAgent
7.)BLeaderB
8.)Manager
9.)CaseBManager
10.)ResearchBConsumer.
WhatBareBtheB5BTraitsBlistedBinBFlorenceBNightingale'sBNotesBtoBtheBHospitals?B-
BAnswer B1.)BAir
2.)BLight
3.)BNutrition
4.)BAdequateBVentilation
5.)BSpace
WhatBareBFlorenceBNightingalesB5BMajorBContributions?B-BAnswer
B1.)TheBEstablishmentBofBNursingBasBaBdistinctBprofession.
2.)IntroductionBtoBaBbroadBbasedBLiberalBeducationBforBNurses.
3.)MajorBreformsBforBtheBdeliveryBofBHealthBcareBinBHospitals
4.)IntroductionBofBtheBstandardsBtoBpreventBtheBspreadBofBdiseasesBinBhospitals.
5.)MajorBreformsBinBhealthcareBforBtheBMilitary.
IsBNursingBaB...........BandBwhy?
Ba.)BDiscipline
Bb.)Boccupation
, Bc.)BProfessionB-BAnswer Bc.)Bprofession-
becauseBitBusesBtechnicalBandBscientificBknowledge,BandBisBevaluatedBbyBaBcommunit
yBofBpeers,BhaveBaBserviceBorientation,BandBaBcodeBofBethics.
WhatBareBtheB5BeducationalBpathwaysBtoBnursing?B-BAnswer BLPN
ADN
BSN
MSN
DNP/PHD
WhatBareBtheB5BPhasesBofBNursing?B-BAnswer B1.)BNovice-BStudent
2.)BAdvancedBBeginner-BNewBGraduate
3.)Competence-ABfewByearsBafterByouBgraduateBandBgainBmoreBdirectBexperience
4.)Proficient-goodBmentors/preceptors
5.)Expert-BexpertBskillsBandBconsultedBoftenBtrustBintuitions.
NurseBPracticeBActB-BAnswer
BRegulateBtheBpracticeBofBnursesBinBindividualBstates.BGroupBofBlawsBinBaBstateBthat
BprotectBtheBpublicBhealth.BItBdefinesBtheBscopeBofBpracticeBforBnursesBinBaBstate,Ba
ndBalsoBincludeBtheBlicenseBandBeducationBrequirementsBforBeachBstate.
HowBisBtheBNursingBPracticeBRegulated?B-BAnswer
BBYBtheBstateBboardsBofBNursing,BNurseBpracticeBacts,BandBscopeBofBpractice.
ScopeBofBpracticeB-BAnswer
BdefinesBtheBrolesBofBeachBlicenseBorBcertificationsBandBdefinesBwhatBweBcanBorBcan
'tBdoBbasedBonBcertifications.
NSNABstandsBforBwhatB-BAnswer BNationalBStudentBNurseBAsociation
History, theories, and
process. Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
WhatBareBtheBthreeBprimaryBthinkingBskillsBthatBNursesBuseBtoBcareBforBtheirBpatient
s?B-BAnswer BClinicalBJudgement
CriticalBThinking
ProblemBSolving
WhatBisBClinicalBJudgement?B-BAnswer
BObserving,Bcomparing,contrasting,BandBevaluatingBtheBclient'sBconditionBtoBdetermine
BwhetherBchangeBhasBoccurred.
WhatBisBCriticalBThinking?B-BAnswer
BInvolvesBcollectingBandBanalyzingBinformationBandBcarefullyBconsideringBoptionsBforBa
ction.
ProblemBSolving?B-BAnswer
BConsideringBanBissueBandBattemptingBtoBfindBaBsatisfactoryBsolutionBtoBachieveBtheB
bestBoutcomes.
3BReasonsBwhyBDefiningBNursingBisBimportant.B-BAnswer
B*HelpsBtheBpublicBunderstandBtheBvalueBofBNursing.
*HelpsBdifferentiateBactivitiesBofBNursingBfromBthoseBofBmedicine.
*HelpsBstudentsBunderstandBwhatBisBexpectedBofBthem.
ANA'sBDefintionBofBNursingBis..BThe______andBtreatmentBofB___________BtoBactualBa
ndBpotentialBHealthBProblems.B-BAnswer
BTheBdiagnosisBandBtreatmentBofBhumanBresponsesBtoBactualBandBpotentialBHealthBP
roblems.
,WhatBareBtheB10BrolesBofBaBNurse?B-BAnswer B1.)BDirectBCareBprovider
2.)BCommunicator
3.)BClientBFamilyBeducator
4.)BClientBAdvocate
5.)Counselor
6.)BChangeBAgent
7.)BLeaderB
8.)Manager
9.)CaseBManager
10.)ResearchBConsumer.
WhatBareBtheB5BTraitsBlistedBinBFlorenceBNightingale'sBNotesBtoBtheBHospitals?B-
BAnswer B1.)BAir
2.)BLight
3.)BNutrition
4.)BAdequateBVentilation
5.)BSpace
WhatBareBFlorenceBNightingalesB5BMajorBContributions?B-BAnswer
B1.)TheBEstablishmentBofBNursingBasBaBdistinctBprofession.
2.)IntroductionBtoBaBbroadBbasedBLiberalBeducationBforBNurses.
3.)MajorBreformsBforBtheBdeliveryBofBHealthBcareBinBHospitals
4.)IntroductionBofBtheBstandardsBtoBpreventBtheBspreadBofBdiseasesBinBhospitals.
5.)MajorBreformsBinBhealthcareBforBtheBMilitary.
IsBNursingBaB...........BandBwhy?
Ba.)BDiscipline
Bb.)Boccupation
, Bc.)BProfessionB-BAnswer Bc.)Bprofession-
becauseBitBusesBtechnicalBandBscientificBknowledge,BandBisBevaluatedBbyBaBcommunit
yBofBpeers,BhaveBaBserviceBorientation,BandBaBcodeBofBethics.
WhatBareBtheB5BeducationalBpathwaysBtoBnursing?B-BAnswer BLPN
ADN
BSN
MSN
DNP/PHD
WhatBareBtheB5BPhasesBofBNursing?B-BAnswer B1.)BNovice-BStudent
2.)BAdvancedBBeginner-BNewBGraduate
3.)Competence-ABfewByearsBafterByouBgraduateBandBgainBmoreBdirectBexperience
4.)Proficient-goodBmentors/preceptors
5.)Expert-BexpertBskillsBandBconsultedBoftenBtrustBintuitions.
NurseBPracticeBActB-BAnswer
BRegulateBtheBpracticeBofBnursesBinBindividualBstates.BGroupBofBlawsBinBaBstateBthat
BprotectBtheBpublicBhealth.BItBdefinesBtheBscopeBofBpracticeBforBnursesBinBaBstate,Ba
ndBalsoBincludeBtheBlicenseBandBeducationBrequirementsBforBeachBstate.
HowBisBtheBNursingBPracticeBRegulated?B-BAnswer
BBYBtheBstateBboardsBofBNursing,BNurseBpracticeBacts,BandBscopeBofBpractice.
ScopeBofBpracticeB-BAnswer
BdefinesBtheBrolesBofBeachBlicenseBorBcertificationsBandBdefinesBwhatBweBcanBorBcan
'tBdoBbasedBonBcertifications.
NSNABstandsBforBwhatB-BAnswer BNationalBStudentBNurseBAsociation
