Foundations of Nursing Exam #1
questions and answers 2024\2025
A+ Grade
Which organization is the best source of information when a nurse wishes to determine whether an
action is within the scope of nursing practice?
a. American Association of Colleges in Nursing
b. (AACN) National League for Nursing (NLN)
c. International Council of Nurses (ICN)
d. American Nurses Association (ANA)
- correct answer D. American Nurses Association
What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States after the Civil
War?
a.independence of nursing orders
b.lack of educational standards
c.hospital-based schools of nursing
d.lack of influence from nursing leaders
- correct answer b. lack of education standards
Which nurse posited a theory that can be practically applied to nursing as follows: "Nurses modify
unhealthy aspects of the environment to put the client in the best condition for nature to act."
a. Dorothea Orem
b. Sister Callista Roy
c. Florence Nightingale
d. Virginia Henderson
- correct answer c. Florence Nightingale
, What historical event led to the demise of nursing in England before the time of Florence Nightingale?
- correct answer When religions groups were exiled to western Europe during the schism between King
Henry VIII and the Catholic Church. (The management of parochial hospitals and the ill within them fell
to the state)
Reforms for which Florence Nightingale is responsible.
- correct answer Training women for future work
Selecting only those with upstanding characters as potential nurses
Improving sanitary conditions for the sick and injured
Significantly reducing the death rate of British soldiers
Providing classroom education and clinical teaching
Advocating that nursing education should be lifelong
Name three ways that nurses used their skills in the early history of US nursing.
- correct answer 1. Nurses moved into communities and established "settlement houses
2. Provided midwifery services
3. Volunteered during wartime
Art of Nursing
- correct answer Ability to perform act skillfully
Science of Nursing
- correct answer body of knowledge unique to a particular subject; develops from observing and
studying the relationship of one phenomenon to another
Nursing Theory: Environmental Theory
- correct answer External conditions such as ventilation, light, odor, and cleanliness can prevent,
suppress, or contribute to disease or death.
Florence Nighingale
questions and answers 2024\2025
A+ Grade
Which organization is the best source of information when a nurse wishes to determine whether an
action is within the scope of nursing practice?
a. American Association of Colleges in Nursing
b. (AACN) National League for Nursing (NLN)
c. International Council of Nurses (ICN)
d. American Nurses Association (ANA)
- correct answer D. American Nurses Association
What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States after the Civil
War?
a.independence of nursing orders
b.lack of educational standards
c.hospital-based schools of nursing
d.lack of influence from nursing leaders
- correct answer b. lack of education standards
Which nurse posited a theory that can be practically applied to nursing as follows: "Nurses modify
unhealthy aspects of the environment to put the client in the best condition for nature to act."
a. Dorothea Orem
b. Sister Callista Roy
c. Florence Nightingale
d. Virginia Henderson
- correct answer c. Florence Nightingale
, What historical event led to the demise of nursing in England before the time of Florence Nightingale?
- correct answer When religions groups were exiled to western Europe during the schism between King
Henry VIII and the Catholic Church. (The management of parochial hospitals and the ill within them fell
to the state)
Reforms for which Florence Nightingale is responsible.
- correct answer Training women for future work
Selecting only those with upstanding characters as potential nurses
Improving sanitary conditions for the sick and injured
Significantly reducing the death rate of British soldiers
Providing classroom education and clinical teaching
Advocating that nursing education should be lifelong
Name three ways that nurses used their skills in the early history of US nursing.
- correct answer 1. Nurses moved into communities and established "settlement houses
2. Provided midwifery services
3. Volunteered during wartime
Art of Nursing
- correct answer Ability to perform act skillfully
Science of Nursing
- correct answer body of knowledge unique to a particular subject; develops from observing and
studying the relationship of one phenomenon to another
Nursing Theory: Environmental Theory
- correct answer External conditions such as ventilation, light, odor, and cleanliness can prevent,
suppress, or contribute to disease or death.
Florence Nighingale
