Nursing 1020C Module 1 Exam 1
Questions with Solved Solutions 2026.
NLN: National League of Nursing - Answer Set standards for Nursing Education.
Nurse Practice Act - Answer Statute in each state and territory that regulates the practice of
nursing. Ensures that every nurse
practicing in this state meets minimum requirements for safe practice.
ANA: American Nurses Association - Answer Promotes and protects the welfare of nurses
in their work settings, projects a positive view of the nursing profession, and advocates
on issues of concern to nurses and the general public.
QSEN: Quality and Safety Education for Nurses - Answer is a national initiative to identify
competences and knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed by all nurses to improve the quality
and services of health care.
The Joint Commission - Answer a not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits
different types of healthcare facilities
National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) - Answer follows the Nurse Practice Act.
This law varies by
jurisdiction and includes qualifications for licensure, proper nursing titles, guidelines
on scope of practice and the results or actions for not following law. Additionally,
they administer the NCLEX and ensure that all examinations are consistent and up to
date. This helps to ensure that competent nurses are entering the workforce.
Referent - Answer the initiating event or thought that leads one person to interact with
another, may be anything, including something related to one
Sender- - Answer the person who initiates and encodes the communication.
Receiver- - Answer The person who receives and decodes, or interprets, the communication.
Message- - Answer The content transmitted during communication
, Channel- - Answer the method of communication
Feedback- - Answer The response of the receiver
Intimate Space - Answer 0-1 ½ Feet. Ex: Assessing the patient, taking vital signs, passing
medications, any hands on with
the patient, cleaning/changing/assisting the patient.
Personal Space - Answer 1.5-4ft. Ex. The nurse collecting health history information.
Public space - Answer 12 feet or more. Ex. During normal conversation, educating patients
and the likes.
Social space- - Answer 4-12 Ft
Active listening - Answer Therapeutic
Engaging with the patient, maintaining eye contact, and having attentive posture.
Sends a message that the nurse cares and is interested in what the patient is saying.
Close ended questions - Answer Non-therapeutic
Short, one-worded yes or no answers
Doesn't allow elaboration or discussion.
Rationalization - - Answer Denying true motives for an action by identifying a more socially
acceptable
explanation. Explaining personal actions in a way that enhances one's own self image.
Displacement- - Answer Transferring emotional energy away from an actual source of stress
to an
unrelated person or object.
Sublimation- - Answer Re-channeling unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable
activities
o EX: Learning how to go for a walk instead of smoking a cigarette.
Denial: - Answer refusing to admit the reality of a situation or feelings;
Questions with Solved Solutions 2026.
NLN: National League of Nursing - Answer Set standards for Nursing Education.
Nurse Practice Act - Answer Statute in each state and territory that regulates the practice of
nursing. Ensures that every nurse
practicing in this state meets minimum requirements for safe practice.
ANA: American Nurses Association - Answer Promotes and protects the welfare of nurses
in their work settings, projects a positive view of the nursing profession, and advocates
on issues of concern to nurses and the general public.
QSEN: Quality and Safety Education for Nurses - Answer is a national initiative to identify
competences and knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed by all nurses to improve the quality
and services of health care.
The Joint Commission - Answer a not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits
different types of healthcare facilities
National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) - Answer follows the Nurse Practice Act.
This law varies by
jurisdiction and includes qualifications for licensure, proper nursing titles, guidelines
on scope of practice and the results or actions for not following law. Additionally,
they administer the NCLEX and ensure that all examinations are consistent and up to
date. This helps to ensure that competent nurses are entering the workforce.
Referent - Answer the initiating event or thought that leads one person to interact with
another, may be anything, including something related to one
Sender- - Answer the person who initiates and encodes the communication.
Receiver- - Answer The person who receives and decodes, or interprets, the communication.
Message- - Answer The content transmitted during communication
, Channel- - Answer the method of communication
Feedback- - Answer The response of the receiver
Intimate Space - Answer 0-1 ½ Feet. Ex: Assessing the patient, taking vital signs, passing
medications, any hands on with
the patient, cleaning/changing/assisting the patient.
Personal Space - Answer 1.5-4ft. Ex. The nurse collecting health history information.
Public space - Answer 12 feet or more. Ex. During normal conversation, educating patients
and the likes.
Social space- - Answer 4-12 Ft
Active listening - Answer Therapeutic
Engaging with the patient, maintaining eye contact, and having attentive posture.
Sends a message that the nurse cares and is interested in what the patient is saying.
Close ended questions - Answer Non-therapeutic
Short, one-worded yes or no answers
Doesn't allow elaboration or discussion.
Rationalization - - Answer Denying true motives for an action by identifying a more socially
acceptable
explanation. Explaining personal actions in a way that enhances one's own self image.
Displacement- - Answer Transferring emotional energy away from an actual source of stress
to an
unrelated person or object.
Sublimation- - Answer Re-channeling unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable
activities
o EX: Learning how to go for a walk instead of smoking a cigarette.
Denial: - Answer refusing to admit the reality of a situation or feelings;
