Nursing Fundamentals Chapter 1
Exam Question & Answer 2025
Health - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a state of complete physical,
mental, and social well-being
licensure - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔to be given a license to practice
nursing in a state or province after successfully meeting requirements
nursing practice act - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The law that defines
and regulates the practice of nursing in the United States.
nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔profession that focuses on the
holistic person receiving healthcare services and provides a unique
contribution to the prevention of illness and maintenance of health
science of nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the knowledge base for
care that is provided
art of nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔is the skilled application of
that knowledge to help people reach maximum quality of life and
health.. ie some people can never be healthy due to a terminal illness
but a nurse can help them maximize quality of life.
nursing process - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Systematic problem-
solving method by which nurses individualize care for each client. The
, Nursing Fundamentals Chapter 1
Exam Question & Answer 2025
five steps of the nursing process are assessment, diagnosis, planning,
implementation, and evaluation.
profession - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔occupation that meets specific
criteria including a well defined body of specific and unique
knowledge ,a code of standards and ethics, ongoing research and
autonomy
reciprocity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔system that allows a nurse in
one state to obtain a license in another state without retesting.
standards - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔rules or guidelines that allow
nurses to carry out professional roles, serving as protection for the
nurse, the patient, and the institution where healthcare is given.
Historic background of nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Early
civilizations believed that illness had supernatural origin.Good spirits
brought health , evil spirits brought sickness the medicine man was the
physician and the mother was the nurse.
Time passed and the Temples and high priest was the physician -Illness
was created by sin. Gods displeasure the word disease literally means
disease.
Nurses were slaves to the high priest
Early Christian times nurses had a more formal role deaconesses made
the first organized visits to the sick .
Exam Question & Answer 2025
Health - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a state of complete physical,
mental, and social well-being
licensure - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔to be given a license to practice
nursing in a state or province after successfully meeting requirements
nursing practice act - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The law that defines
and regulates the practice of nursing in the United States.
nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔profession that focuses on the
holistic person receiving healthcare services and provides a unique
contribution to the prevention of illness and maintenance of health
science of nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the knowledge base for
care that is provided
art of nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔is the skilled application of
that knowledge to help people reach maximum quality of life and
health.. ie some people can never be healthy due to a terminal illness
but a nurse can help them maximize quality of life.
nursing process - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Systematic problem-
solving method by which nurses individualize care for each client. The
, Nursing Fundamentals Chapter 1
Exam Question & Answer 2025
five steps of the nursing process are assessment, diagnosis, planning,
implementation, and evaluation.
profession - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔occupation that meets specific
criteria including a well defined body of specific and unique
knowledge ,a code of standards and ethics, ongoing research and
autonomy
reciprocity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔system that allows a nurse in
one state to obtain a license in another state without retesting.
standards - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔rules or guidelines that allow
nurses to carry out professional roles, serving as protection for the
nurse, the patient, and the institution where healthcare is given.
Historic background of nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Early
civilizations believed that illness had supernatural origin.Good spirits
brought health , evil spirits brought sickness the medicine man was the
physician and the mother was the nurse.
Time passed and the Temples and high priest was the physician -Illness
was created by sin. Gods displeasure the word disease literally means
disease.
Nurses were slaves to the high priest
Early Christian times nurses had a more formal role deaconesses made
the first organized visits to the sick .
