NURSING 190 EXAM 1 REVIEW | PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
Ventilation and Warmth - correct answer ✔✔The intervention subsumed in this canon include
keeping the patient's room warm and keeping the patient's room well ventilated and free of
odors. Keep the air within as pure as the air without.
Health of houses - correct answer ✔✔Includes the five essentials of pure air, pure water,
efficient drainage, cleanliness, and light.
Petty management - correct answer ✔✔Continuity of care for the patient when the nurse is
absent is the essence of this canon.
Noise - correct answer ✔✔instructions include the avoidance of sudden noises that startle or
awaken patients and keeping noise in general to a minimum.
Variety - correct answer ✔✔refers to an attempt to provide variety in the patient's room, so as
to help the patient avoid boredom and depression.
Food intake - correct answer ✔✔interventions include documentation of the amount of food
and liquids that the patient ingests.
Food - correct answer ✔✔Instructions include trying to include patient food preferences.
Bed and bedding - correct answer ✔✔interventions in this canon include comfort measures
related to keeping the bed dry and wrinkle-free.
Light - correct answer ✔✔keeping adequate light in the patient's room.
, cleanliness of rooms and walls - correct answer ✔✔keeping the environment clean
personal cleanliness - correct answer ✔✔keeping the patient clean and dry
chattering hopes and advises - correct answer ✔✔the avoidance of talking without reason or
giving advice that is without fact.
observation of the sick - correct answer ✔✔instructions related to making observations and
documenting observations.
Who was the mother of modern nursing? - correct answer ✔✔Florence Nightingale
According to Nightingale's model, what was the primary function of the Nurse? - correct answer
✔✔To manipulate the physical and social factors that affect health and illness so as to enhance
patient recovery. It was also to alter or manage the environment so as to put the patient in the
best possible situation for the natural laws of health to act upon him or her.
What were some assumptions based on Nightingale's work? - correct answer ✔✔Nursing is a
calling, nursing is both an art and a science. People can control the outcomes of their lives and,
therefore, can pursue perfect health, nursing requires a specific educational base, and nursing is
distinct and separate from medicine.
What major event marked the beginning of professional Nursing? - correct answer ✔✔During
the Crimean War, Nightingale focused her efforts on organizing Nursing services and eliminating
sanitation problems in the hospital. Her work proved successful and decreased the mortality
rate in the Crimean War. upon her return home, she eventually began the Nightingale School of
Nursing and St. Thomas. Its founding marked the beginning of professional Nursing.
How were the Crusades an influence in the profession of Nursing? - correct answer ✔✔It
resulted in the establishment of military nursing and the recruitment of men into Nursing.
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
Ventilation and Warmth - correct answer ✔✔The intervention subsumed in this canon include
keeping the patient's room warm and keeping the patient's room well ventilated and free of
odors. Keep the air within as pure as the air without.
Health of houses - correct answer ✔✔Includes the five essentials of pure air, pure water,
efficient drainage, cleanliness, and light.
Petty management - correct answer ✔✔Continuity of care for the patient when the nurse is
absent is the essence of this canon.
Noise - correct answer ✔✔instructions include the avoidance of sudden noises that startle or
awaken patients and keeping noise in general to a minimum.
Variety - correct answer ✔✔refers to an attempt to provide variety in the patient's room, so as
to help the patient avoid boredom and depression.
Food intake - correct answer ✔✔interventions include documentation of the amount of food
and liquids that the patient ingests.
Food - correct answer ✔✔Instructions include trying to include patient food preferences.
Bed and bedding - correct answer ✔✔interventions in this canon include comfort measures
related to keeping the bed dry and wrinkle-free.
Light - correct answer ✔✔keeping adequate light in the patient's room.
, cleanliness of rooms and walls - correct answer ✔✔keeping the environment clean
personal cleanliness - correct answer ✔✔keeping the patient clean and dry
chattering hopes and advises - correct answer ✔✔the avoidance of talking without reason or
giving advice that is without fact.
observation of the sick - correct answer ✔✔instructions related to making observations and
documenting observations.
Who was the mother of modern nursing? - correct answer ✔✔Florence Nightingale
According to Nightingale's model, what was the primary function of the Nurse? - correct answer
✔✔To manipulate the physical and social factors that affect health and illness so as to enhance
patient recovery. It was also to alter or manage the environment so as to put the patient in the
best possible situation for the natural laws of health to act upon him or her.
What were some assumptions based on Nightingale's work? - correct answer ✔✔Nursing is a
calling, nursing is both an art and a science. People can control the outcomes of their lives and,
therefore, can pursue perfect health, nursing requires a specific educational base, and nursing is
distinct and separate from medicine.
What major event marked the beginning of professional Nursing? - correct answer ✔✔During
the Crimean War, Nightingale focused her efforts on organizing Nursing services and eliminating
sanitation problems in the hospital. Her work proved successful and decreased the mortality
rate in the Crimean War. upon her return home, she eventually began the Nightingale School of
Nursing and St. Thomas. Its founding marked the beginning of professional Nursing.
How were the Crusades an influence in the profession of Nursing? - correct answer ✔✔It
resulted in the establishment of military nursing and the recruitment of men into Nursing.
