NRS 2026 EXAM ONE STUDY GUIDE
Standards of professional practice - answer describe a competent level of nursing care
Critical thinking
Nursing process
Assessment – answer RN collects pertinent data and information relative to the
healthcare consumer's health or the situation
Diagnosis – answer RN analyzes assessment data to determine actual or potential
diagnosis, problems, issues
Outcomes identification – answer Rn identifies expected outcomes for a plan
individualized to the healthcare consumer or the situation
Planning – answer RN develops a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected,
measurable outcomes
Implementation – answer RN implements identified plan
Coordination of care – answer RN coordinates care delivery
health teaching and health promotion - answerRN employs strategies to promote health
and safe environment
evaluaton - answerRN evaluates progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes
standards of professional performance - answerdescribe a competent level of behavior
in the professional role
11 standards of professional performance - answerethics, culturally congruent practice,
communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and
research, quality of practice, professional practice evaluation, resource utilization,
environmental health
nursing - answerhealth promotion
prevention of illness and injury
patient advocacy
diagnosis and treatment of human response
physician - answerdiagnose and treat the disease
nurse - answerdiagnose and treat the human response
, founder of modern nursing - answerflorence nightingale
civil war - answerhospitals developed nursing training schools
subservient female workforce
national league of nursing - answeraddress issues in nursing education
american nurses association - answercollaboration between practicing nurses and
educators
1920 - answerestablished school of nursing with colleges and universities rather than
hospitals
WW2 - answersurge in hospitals
shortage in nursing resulted in institution of ADN
1960-1980 - answerestablish medicare and medicaid
1990 - answerpassage of affordable care act and health care reform
EHR
nursing education today differ from early 1900 - answerscientific background
development of nursing theories
clinical specialties
licensure for competency
medicare/medicaid
diploma programs - answerhospital based program
2-3 years
NCLEX-RN eligible
ADN - answercommunity college- low tuition, part time study
2 years
technical training
NCLEX-RN eligible
BSN - answeruniversity
4 years
combine general education with nursing courses
prepared as generalists
NCLEX-RN eligible
articulated - answerRN-to-BSN
LPN - answer9-15 months training
Standards of professional practice - answer describe a competent level of nursing care
Critical thinking
Nursing process
Assessment – answer RN collects pertinent data and information relative to the
healthcare consumer's health or the situation
Diagnosis – answer RN analyzes assessment data to determine actual or potential
diagnosis, problems, issues
Outcomes identification – answer Rn identifies expected outcomes for a plan
individualized to the healthcare consumer or the situation
Planning – answer RN develops a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected,
measurable outcomes
Implementation – answer RN implements identified plan
Coordination of care – answer RN coordinates care delivery
health teaching and health promotion - answerRN employs strategies to promote health
and safe environment
evaluaton - answerRN evaluates progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes
standards of professional performance - answerdescribe a competent level of behavior
in the professional role
11 standards of professional performance - answerethics, culturally congruent practice,
communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and
research, quality of practice, professional practice evaluation, resource utilization,
environmental health
nursing - answerhealth promotion
prevention of illness and injury
patient advocacy
diagnosis and treatment of human response
physician - answerdiagnose and treat the disease
nurse - answerdiagnose and treat the human response
, founder of modern nursing - answerflorence nightingale
civil war - answerhospitals developed nursing training schools
subservient female workforce
national league of nursing - answeraddress issues in nursing education
american nurses association - answercollaboration between practicing nurses and
educators
1920 - answerestablished school of nursing with colleges and universities rather than
hospitals
WW2 - answersurge in hospitals
shortage in nursing resulted in institution of ADN
1960-1980 - answerestablish medicare and medicaid
1990 - answerpassage of affordable care act and health care reform
EHR
nursing education today differ from early 1900 - answerscientific background
development of nursing theories
clinical specialties
licensure for competency
medicare/medicaid
diploma programs - answerhospital based program
2-3 years
NCLEX-RN eligible
ADN - answercommunity college- low tuition, part time study
2 years
technical training
NCLEX-RN eligible
BSN - answeruniversity
4 years
combine general education with nursing courses
prepared as generalists
NCLEX-RN eligible
articulated - answerRN-to-BSN
LPN - answer9-15 months training
