TEST BANK FOR
FUNDAMENTALS OF
NURSING FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. Contemporary anursing apractice ais abased aon aknowledge agenerated athrough
anursing atheories. aFlorence aNightingales atheory aintroduced athe aconcept athat
anursing acare afocuses aon:
1 Psychological aneeds
2 A amaximal alevel aof awellness
3 Health amaintenance aand arestoration
4 Interpersonal ainteractions awith athe aclient a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-3 aHealth amaintenance
aand arestoration
2. Nursing aeducation aprograms ain athe aUnited aStates amay aseek avoluntary
aaccreditation aby athe aappropriate aaccrediting acommission acouncil aof athe:
1 National aLeague afor aNursing
2 American aNurses aAssociation
3 Congress afor aNursing aPractice
4 International aCouncil aof aNurses a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-1 aNational aLeague afor aNursing
3. The aminimum aeducational arequirement afor aa anurse apractitioner ais:
1 Diploma ain anursing
2 Masters ain anursing
,3 Doctorate ain anursing
4 Baccalaureate ain anursing a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-2 aMasters ain anursing
4. A agroup athat alobbies aat athe astate aand afederal alevel afor aadvancement aof
anursing arole, aeconomic ainterest, aand ahealth acare ais athe:
1 State aBoard aof aNursing
2 American aNurses aAssociation
3 American aHospital aAssociation
4 National aStudent aNurses aAssociation a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-2 aAmerican aNurses
aAssociation
5. A anurse amoves afrom aSeattle ato aBoston aand abegins aworking ain aa ahospital.
aThe amost aimportant afactor afor athe anurse ato aconsider awhen amoving ato aanother
astate ais athe:
1 Massachusetts aNurse aPractice aAct
2 Standard afor anursing apractice ain aBoston
3 Clinical aladder aof amobility ain athe anew ahospital
4 Requirement afor acontinuing aeducation aunits a(CEU) ain
Massachusetts a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-1 aMassachusetts aNurse aPractice aAct
6. A anurse ais acaring afor aa aclient awho ahas achronic arenal afailure. aThe anurse
astates, aWe awill ado aeverything apossible ato areturn ayou ato athe aoptimum alevel aof
aself-care apossible. aIn acoordinating aan aapproach ato abest ameet athe aneeds aof athis
aclient, athe anurse ais afulfilling athe arole aof:
1 Manager
2 Educator
3 Counselor
4 Communicator a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-1 aManager
,7. Nurses ahave athe aopportunity ato awork ain aa awide avariety aof ahealth acare
aagencies aaround athe aworld. aThe apractice asetting awhere athe amajority aof
anurses acontinue ato awork ais:
1 Acute acare
2 Home acare
3 Long-term acare
4 Ambulatory acare a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-1 aAcute acare
8. A aclient ais areceiving aDilantin ato aprevent aseizure aactivity. aTo awhich aallied
ahealth acare aprofessional ashould athe anurse arefer athis aclient ain aorder ato aminimize
athe achallenges athis acondition acreates?
1 Physical atherapist
2 Physicians aassistant
3 Respiratory atherapist
4 Occupational atherapist a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-4 aOccupational atherapist
9. The aGoldmark aReport aconcluded athat:
1 Nursing aroles aand aresponsibilities arequired aclarification
2 A atheory-based acurriculum awas anecessary afor aaccreditation
3 Nursing aeducation aprograms amust abe
aaffiliated awith auniversities
4 Increased afinancial asupport ashould abe aprovided afor anursing
education a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-4 aIncreased afinancial asupport ashould abe
aprovided afor anursing aeducation
, 10. In a1893 aLillian aWald aand aMary aBrewster amade asignificant acontributions
ato athe anursing aprofession athrough atheir awork ainvolving athe:
1 Henry aStreet aSettlement ain aNew aYork
2 First atraining aschool ain aToronto, aCanada
3 Training aschool aat aJohns aHopkins ain aBaltimore
4 Development aof athe aAmerican aJournal aof aNursing a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-1 aHenry
aStreet aSettlement ain aNew aYork
11. To aobtain aa acertification ain aa aspecialty aarea, athe anurse awill ahave ato acomplete:
1 A arequest afor astate aapproval
2 A agraduate adegree ain anursing
3 An aexamination aand athe aminimum apractice arequirements
4 A ageneral aexamination agiven ato aall anurses aseeking acertification a- aCORRECT
aANSWER a-3 aAn aexamination aand athe aminimum apractice arequirements
12. In athe aANA aStandards aof aProfessional aPerformance, awhich aone aof athe afollowing
ais aa aspecific ameasurement acriterion afor aThe anurses adecisions aand aactions aon
abehalf aof aclients aare adetermined ain aan aethical amanner?
1 Acts aas aclient aadvocate
2 Participates ain athe acollection aof aclient adata
3 Seeks aexperiences ato amaintain aclinical askills
4 Consults awith aappropriate ahealth acare aproviders a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-1 aActs aas aclient
aadvocate
13. In alooking aat athe anineteenth acentury, athe agrowth aof aprofessional anursing awas astimulated
aby:
1 The aCivil aWar
2 Federal alegislation
FUNDAMENTALS OF
NURSING FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. Contemporary anursing apractice ais abased aon aknowledge agenerated athrough
anursing atheories. aFlorence aNightingales atheory aintroduced athe aconcept athat
anursing acare afocuses aon:
1 Psychological aneeds
2 A amaximal alevel aof awellness
3 Health amaintenance aand arestoration
4 Interpersonal ainteractions awith athe aclient a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-3 aHealth amaintenance
aand arestoration
2. Nursing aeducation aprograms ain athe aUnited aStates amay aseek avoluntary
aaccreditation aby athe aappropriate aaccrediting acommission acouncil aof athe:
1 National aLeague afor aNursing
2 American aNurses aAssociation
3 Congress afor aNursing aPractice
4 International aCouncil aof aNurses a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-1 aNational aLeague afor aNursing
3. The aminimum aeducational arequirement afor aa anurse apractitioner ais:
1 Diploma ain anursing
2 Masters ain anursing
,3 Doctorate ain anursing
4 Baccalaureate ain anursing a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-2 aMasters ain anursing
4. A agroup athat alobbies aat athe astate aand afederal alevel afor aadvancement aof
anursing arole, aeconomic ainterest, aand ahealth acare ais athe:
1 State aBoard aof aNursing
2 American aNurses aAssociation
3 American aHospital aAssociation
4 National aStudent aNurses aAssociation a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-2 aAmerican aNurses
aAssociation
5. A anurse amoves afrom aSeattle ato aBoston aand abegins aworking ain aa ahospital.
aThe amost aimportant afactor afor athe anurse ato aconsider awhen amoving ato aanother
astate ais athe:
1 Massachusetts aNurse aPractice aAct
2 Standard afor anursing apractice ain aBoston
3 Clinical aladder aof amobility ain athe anew ahospital
4 Requirement afor acontinuing aeducation aunits a(CEU) ain
Massachusetts a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-1 aMassachusetts aNurse aPractice aAct
6. A anurse ais acaring afor aa aclient awho ahas achronic arenal afailure. aThe anurse
astates, aWe awill ado aeverything apossible ato areturn ayou ato athe aoptimum alevel aof
aself-care apossible. aIn acoordinating aan aapproach ato abest ameet athe aneeds aof athis
aclient, athe anurse ais afulfilling athe arole aof:
1 Manager
2 Educator
3 Counselor
4 Communicator a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-1 aManager
,7. Nurses ahave athe aopportunity ato awork ain aa awide avariety aof ahealth acare
aagencies aaround athe aworld. aThe apractice asetting awhere athe amajority aof
anurses acontinue ato awork ais:
1 Acute acare
2 Home acare
3 Long-term acare
4 Ambulatory acare a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-1 aAcute acare
8. A aclient ais areceiving aDilantin ato aprevent aseizure aactivity. aTo awhich aallied
ahealth acare aprofessional ashould athe anurse arefer athis aclient ain aorder ato aminimize
athe achallenges athis acondition acreates?
1 Physical atherapist
2 Physicians aassistant
3 Respiratory atherapist
4 Occupational atherapist a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-4 aOccupational atherapist
9. The aGoldmark aReport aconcluded athat:
1 Nursing aroles aand aresponsibilities arequired aclarification
2 A atheory-based acurriculum awas anecessary afor aaccreditation
3 Nursing aeducation aprograms amust abe
aaffiliated awith auniversities
4 Increased afinancial asupport ashould abe aprovided afor anursing
education a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-4 aIncreased afinancial asupport ashould abe
aprovided afor anursing aeducation
, 10. In a1893 aLillian aWald aand aMary aBrewster amade asignificant acontributions
ato athe anursing aprofession athrough atheir awork ainvolving athe:
1 Henry aStreet aSettlement ain aNew aYork
2 First atraining aschool ain aToronto, aCanada
3 Training aschool aat aJohns aHopkins ain aBaltimore
4 Development aof athe aAmerican aJournal aof aNursing a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-1 aHenry
aStreet aSettlement ain aNew aYork
11. To aobtain aa acertification ain aa aspecialty aarea, athe anurse awill ahave ato acomplete:
1 A arequest afor astate aapproval
2 A agraduate adegree ain anursing
3 An aexamination aand athe aminimum apractice arequirements
4 A ageneral aexamination agiven ato aall anurses aseeking acertification a- aCORRECT
aANSWER a-3 aAn aexamination aand athe aminimum apractice arequirements
12. In athe aANA aStandards aof aProfessional aPerformance, awhich aone aof athe afollowing
ais aa aspecific ameasurement acriterion afor aThe anurses adecisions aand aactions aon
abehalf aof aclients aare adetermined ain aan aethical amanner?
1 Acts aas aclient aadvocate
2 Participates ain athe acollection aof aclient adata
3 Seeks aexperiences ato amaintain aclinical askills
4 Consults awith aappropriate ahealth acare aproviders a- aCORRECT aANSWER a-1 aActs aas aclient
aadvocate
13. In alooking aat athe anineteenth acentury, athe agrowth aof aprofessional anursing awas astimulated
aby:
1 The aCivil aWar
2 Federal alegislation
