NUR 1290 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔State Board of Nursing Functions - ✔✔-protect the health, safety, and welfare of the
public
-write administrative rules
-discipline nurses for unsafe practice
-approve nursing programs
✔✔Who Serves on State Boards of Nursing? - ✔✔-staff is hired by board of nursing
-board of directors is appointed by governor, depending on state
-board meets often to oversee board of nursing activities and to take disciplinary action
on nurses licenses as needed
✔✔Advantages for Regulating Nursing Practice - ✔✔-increased status
-more economic benefits
-improved standards of practice
-codes of ethical behavior
-barring off incompetent nurses
✔✔Nurse Practice Act - ✔✔-set licensure requirements for the nursing profession
-define the scope of practice
-authorize the board to enforce laws
✔✔Components of Nursing Practice Act: Purpose of Act - ✔✔-statements that refer to
protecting the health and safety of the citizens in the jurisdiction
-qualifications and responsibilities of those individuals covered by the regulations
-delineates those excluded from practice of nursing
-protects title of RN
✔✔Definition of Nursing Scope of Practice - ✔✔-details the extent of nursing practice
within each state
-individualized for each state
-avoids details of procedures to allow for growth
-advanced practice act may be separate from registered nurse
✔✔Licensure Requirements - ✔✔-indicates what is necessary to apply for entry into the
profession
-lays out the procedures for initial licensure
-reciprocity needs from state to state
-permits
-NCLEX-RN exam
-renewals
, ✔✔A NYS nurse may: - ✔✔-diagnose and treat a pt's unique responses to diagnose
health problems
-perform health assessments to identify new symptoms of possibly undiagnosed
conditions or complications
-teach and counsel pts about maintenance of health and prevention of illness or
complications
-execute medical regimens as prescribed by licensed professionals
-contribute as members of an interdisciplinary healthcare team and as consultants on
health related committees to plan and implement the healthcare needs of consumers
✔✔licensure requirements (general) - ✔✔-application
-education
-experience
-examination
-age
-citizenship
-character
-fees
✔✔Components of Nursing's Social Policy Statement - ✔✔-social context of nursing
-nursing definition
-knowledge base for nursing practice
-scope of nursing practice
-standards of professional nursing practice
-regulation of professional nursing
-application of the statement
✔✔Elements of Social Context of Nursing - ✔✔-humans manifest an essential unity of
mind, body, and spirit
-human experience is continually and culturally defined
-health and illness are human experiences
-the relationship between the nurse and pt occurs within the values and beliefs of the pt
and nurse
-public policy ad the healthcare delivery system influence the health and well-being of
society and professional nursing
-individual responsibility and interprofessional involvement are essential
✔✔Definition of Nursing - ✔✔-nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of
health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the
diagnosis and treatment of human response and advocacy in the care of individuals,
families, communities, and populations
✔✔Defining Characteristics of Nurse Practice - ✔✔-human responses
-theory application
-nursing actions
-outcomes
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔State Board of Nursing Functions - ✔✔-protect the health, safety, and welfare of the
public
-write administrative rules
-discipline nurses for unsafe practice
-approve nursing programs
✔✔Who Serves on State Boards of Nursing? - ✔✔-staff is hired by board of nursing
-board of directors is appointed by governor, depending on state
-board meets often to oversee board of nursing activities and to take disciplinary action
on nurses licenses as needed
✔✔Advantages for Regulating Nursing Practice - ✔✔-increased status
-more economic benefits
-improved standards of practice
-codes of ethical behavior
-barring off incompetent nurses
✔✔Nurse Practice Act - ✔✔-set licensure requirements for the nursing profession
-define the scope of practice
-authorize the board to enforce laws
✔✔Components of Nursing Practice Act: Purpose of Act - ✔✔-statements that refer to
protecting the health and safety of the citizens in the jurisdiction
-qualifications and responsibilities of those individuals covered by the regulations
-delineates those excluded from practice of nursing
-protects title of RN
✔✔Definition of Nursing Scope of Practice - ✔✔-details the extent of nursing practice
within each state
-individualized for each state
-avoids details of procedures to allow for growth
-advanced practice act may be separate from registered nurse
✔✔Licensure Requirements - ✔✔-indicates what is necessary to apply for entry into the
profession
-lays out the procedures for initial licensure
-reciprocity needs from state to state
-permits
-NCLEX-RN exam
-renewals
, ✔✔A NYS nurse may: - ✔✔-diagnose and treat a pt's unique responses to diagnose
health problems
-perform health assessments to identify new symptoms of possibly undiagnosed
conditions or complications
-teach and counsel pts about maintenance of health and prevention of illness or
complications
-execute medical regimens as prescribed by licensed professionals
-contribute as members of an interdisciplinary healthcare team and as consultants on
health related committees to plan and implement the healthcare needs of consumers
✔✔licensure requirements (general) - ✔✔-application
-education
-experience
-examination
-age
-citizenship
-character
-fees
✔✔Components of Nursing's Social Policy Statement - ✔✔-social context of nursing
-nursing definition
-knowledge base for nursing practice
-scope of nursing practice
-standards of professional nursing practice
-regulation of professional nursing
-application of the statement
✔✔Elements of Social Context of Nursing - ✔✔-humans manifest an essential unity of
mind, body, and spirit
-human experience is continually and culturally defined
-health and illness are human experiences
-the relationship between the nurse and pt occurs within the values and beliefs of the pt
and nurse
-public policy ad the healthcare delivery system influence the health and well-being of
society and professional nursing
-individual responsibility and interprofessional involvement are essential
✔✔Definition of Nursing - ✔✔-nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of
health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the
diagnosis and treatment of human response and advocacy in the care of individuals,
families, communities, and populations
✔✔Defining Characteristics of Nurse Practice - ✔✔-human responses
-theory application
-nursing actions
-outcomes
