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FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
CHAPTER 1-NURS 110 EXAM 2026
LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|
ACE YOUR GRADES.
Contemporary Influences - correct answer -1)Affordable Care
Act & Rising Health Care Costs
*Affects how health care is paid for and delivered
*Greater emphasis on health promotion, disease prevention, &
illness management
*Nurse is responsible for providing patients with the best-quality
care efficiently & cost effectively
2)Demographic Changes
*Increasing population & increase in population over 65
*Higher incidence of chronic & long-term illness
3)Medically Underserved
*Increasing unemployment, low paying jobs, mental illness,
homelessness, & rising health care costs
*Access to care is affected
Trends in Nursing (6) - correct answer -1)Evidence-based
practice
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*Practice is based on current
*Improves quality of care
*Reduces health care errors & improves pt safety
*Magnet Recognition
2)Impact of emerging technologies
*EHR - Electronic Health Record
*CPOE - Computerized Physician/Provider Order Entry
3)Public perception of nursing
*Hospital Compare - compare performance measures
*Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Provider Systems
*To Err is Human written by IOM (Institute of Medicine
4)Genomics
*Describes the study of all the genes in a person & interactions of
these genes with one another and with that person's environment
*Aids health care providers understand patient conditions &
influence treatment decisions
5)Impact of nursing on politics and health policy
Professional nursing organizations (ANA) & state nursing boards
employ lobbyists to urge the State & Congress to improve the
quality of health care & meet the needs especially of the medically
underserved
6)QSEN
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Professional RN education: Undergraduate - correct answer --
Registered Nurse Education
*2- year Associate degree (ASN or ADN)
*4-year Baccalaureate degree (BSN)
*Diploma
*Accelerated entry-level BSN & MSN programs
-RN to BSN completion programs
Graduate Education - correct answer --Master Preparation
*MSN: Advance Practice Nurse [Nurse practitioner, Midwife,
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)], Nurse educator,
Nurse administrator, Informatics
*RN →MSN programs
-Doctoral Preparation
*DSN or DNSc - apply research findings to clinical nursing
*PhD - emphasizes basic research & theory
*DNP - practice doctorate for Nurse Practitioners & CRNAs by
2015
*BSN → DNP programs
**Nursing Practice**
Acts
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
CHAPTER 1-NURS 110 EXAM 2026
LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|
ACE YOUR GRADES.
Contemporary Influences - correct answer -1)Affordable Care
Act & Rising Health Care Costs
*Affects how health care is paid for and delivered
*Greater emphasis on health promotion, disease prevention, &
illness management
*Nurse is responsible for providing patients with the best-quality
care efficiently & cost effectively
2)Demographic Changes
*Increasing population & increase in population over 65
*Higher incidence of chronic & long-term illness
3)Medically Underserved
*Increasing unemployment, low paying jobs, mental illness,
homelessness, & rising health care costs
*Access to care is affected
Trends in Nursing (6) - correct answer -1)Evidence-based
practice
, Page | 2
*Practice is based on current
*Improves quality of care
*Reduces health care errors & improves pt safety
*Magnet Recognition
2)Impact of emerging technologies
*EHR - Electronic Health Record
*CPOE - Computerized Physician/Provider Order Entry
3)Public perception of nursing
*Hospital Compare - compare performance measures
*Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Provider Systems
*To Err is Human written by IOM (Institute of Medicine
4)Genomics
*Describes the study of all the genes in a person & interactions of
these genes with one another and with that person's environment
*Aids health care providers understand patient conditions &
influence treatment decisions
5)Impact of nursing on politics and health policy
Professional nursing organizations (ANA) & state nursing boards
employ lobbyists to urge the State & Congress to improve the
quality of health care & meet the needs especially of the medically
underserved
6)QSEN
, Page | 3
Professional RN education: Undergraduate - correct answer --
Registered Nurse Education
*2- year Associate degree (ASN or ADN)
*4-year Baccalaureate degree (BSN)
*Diploma
*Accelerated entry-level BSN & MSN programs
-RN to BSN completion programs
Graduate Education - correct answer --Master Preparation
*MSN: Advance Practice Nurse [Nurse practitioner, Midwife,
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)], Nurse educator,
Nurse administrator, Informatics
*RN →MSN programs
-Doctoral Preparation
*DSN or DNSc - apply research findings to clinical nursing
*PhD - emphasizes basic research & theory
*DNP - practice doctorate for Nurse Practitioners & CRNAs by
2015
*BSN → DNP programs
**Nursing Practice**
Acts
