NURSING ARTS FINAL EXAM
PREPARATION 2026 ACCURATE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
● Who is known as the founder of modern nursing? Answer: Florence
Nightingale (1820-1910)
● What is a key characteristic of nursing as a profession? Answer: It
requires systemized knowledge derived from observation, critical
thinking, study, and research.
● What does the term 'novice' refer to in Benner's stages of clinical
competence? Answer: A nursing student in their first year of clinical
education with limited and inflexible behavior.
● What is the focus of nursing as a profession? Answer: To work under
ethical and legal principles aimed at human and social service.
● What is the definition of nursing according to Virginia Henderson?
Answer: Nursing is to assist individuals, sick or well, to gain
independence as soon as possible.
● What is the significance of a body of knowledge in nursing? Answer:
It serves as the foundation for nursing skills and services.
, ● What characterizes a competent nurse according to Benner? Answer:
Competent nurses recognize patterns in clinical situations more quickly
than advanced beginners.
● What does the term 'proficient' mean in Benner's stages? Answer:
Nurses who can see situations as wholes and modify plans based on
experience.
● What is the role of a nurse in patient care? Answer: To nourish, look
after, and protect individuals who are sick, injured, or aged.
● What is the importance of clinical expertise in nursing? Answer: It
requires a blend of current knowledge and compassionate patient care.
● What is the difference between dependent and independent roles of
nurses? Answer: Dependent role: carrying out doctors' orders;
Independent role: initiating actions based on own knowledge and skills.
● What is meant by 'advanced beginner' in nursing? Answer: Nurses
who have had some experiences that enable them to recognize
meaningful components of a situation.
PREPARATION 2026 ACCURATE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
● Who is known as the founder of modern nursing? Answer: Florence
Nightingale (1820-1910)
● What is a key characteristic of nursing as a profession? Answer: It
requires systemized knowledge derived from observation, critical
thinking, study, and research.
● What does the term 'novice' refer to in Benner's stages of clinical
competence? Answer: A nursing student in their first year of clinical
education with limited and inflexible behavior.
● What is the focus of nursing as a profession? Answer: To work under
ethical and legal principles aimed at human and social service.
● What is the definition of nursing according to Virginia Henderson?
Answer: Nursing is to assist individuals, sick or well, to gain
independence as soon as possible.
● What is the significance of a body of knowledge in nursing? Answer:
It serves as the foundation for nursing skills and services.
, ● What characterizes a competent nurse according to Benner? Answer:
Competent nurses recognize patterns in clinical situations more quickly
than advanced beginners.
● What does the term 'proficient' mean in Benner's stages? Answer:
Nurses who can see situations as wholes and modify plans based on
experience.
● What is the role of a nurse in patient care? Answer: To nourish, look
after, and protect individuals who are sick, injured, or aged.
● What is the importance of clinical expertise in nursing? Answer: It
requires a blend of current knowledge and compassionate patient care.
● What is the difference between dependent and independent roles of
nurses? Answer: Dependent role: carrying out doctors' orders;
Independent role: initiating actions based on own knowledge and skills.
● What is meant by 'advanced beginner' in nursing? Answer: Nurses
who have had some experiences that enable them to recognize
meaningful components of a situation.
