Nursing Exam 1
Nursing: History,
theories, and
process questions
and answers
updated 2026
WhatBareBtheBthreeBprimaryBthinkingBskillsBthatBNursesBuseBtoBcareBforBtheirBpatients
?B-BAnswerClinicalBJudgement
CriticalBThinking
ProblemBSolving
WhatBisBClinicalBJudgement?B-
BAnswerObserving,Bcomparing,contrasting,BandBevaluatingBtheBclient'sBconditionBtoBdet
ermineBwhetherBchangeBhasBoccurred.
WhatBisBCriticalBThinking?B-
BAnswerInvolvesBcollectingBandBanalyzingBinformationBandBcarefullyBconsideringBoptions
BforBaction.
ProblemBSolving?B-
BAnswerConsideringBanBissueBandBattemptingBtoBfindBaBsatisfactoryBsolutionBtoBachiev
eBtheBbestBoutcomes.
,3BReasonsBwhyBDefiningBNursingBisBimportant.B-
BAnswer*HelpsBtheBpublicBunderstandBtheBvalueBofBNursing.
*HelpsBdifferentiateBactivitiesBofBNursingBfromBthoseBofBmedicine.
*HelpsBstudentsBunderstandBwhatBisBexpectedBofBthem.
ANA'sBDefintionBofBNursingBis..BThe______andBtreatmentBofB___________BtoBactualBan
dBpotentialBHealthBProblems.B-
BAnswerTheBdiagnosisBandBtreatmentBofBhumanBresponsesBtoBactualBandBpotentialBHe
althBProblems.
WhatBareBtheB10BrolesBofBaBNurse?B-BAnswer1.)BDirectBCareBprovider
2.)BCommunicator
3.)BClientBFamilyBeducator
4.)BClientBAdvocate
5.)Counselor
6.)BChangeBAgent
7.)BLeaderB
8.)Manager
9.)CaseBManager
10.)ResearchBConsumer.
WhatBareBtheB5BTraitsBlistedBinBFlorenceBNightingale'sBNotesBtoBtheBHospitals?B-
BAnswer1.)BAir
2.)BLight
3.)BNutrition
4.)BAdequateBVentilation
5.)BSpace
WhatBareBFlorenceBNightingalesB5BMajorBContributions?B-
BAnswer1.)TheBEstablishmentBofBNursingBasBaBdistinctBprofession.
, 2.)IntroductionBtoBaBbroadBbasedBLiberalBeducationBforBNurses.
3.)MajorBreformsBforBtheBdeliveryBofBHealthBcareBinBHospitals
4.)IntroductionBofBtheBstandardsBtoBpreventBtheBspreadBofBdiseasesBinBhospitals.
5.)MajorBreformsBinBhealthcareBforBtheBMilitary.
IsBNursingBaB...........BandBwhy?
Ba.)BDiscipline
Bb.)Boccupation
Bc.)BProfessionB-BAnswerc.)Bprofession-
becauseBitBusesBtechnicalBandBscientificBknowledge,BandBisBevaluatedBbyBaBcommunity
BofBpeers,BhaveBaBserviceBorientation,BandBaBcodeBofBethics.
WhatBareBtheB5BeducationalBpathwaysBtoBnursing?B-BAnswerLPN
ADN
BSN
MSN
DNP/PHD
WhatBareBtheB5BPhasesBofBNursing?B-BAnswer1.)BNovice-BStudent
2.)BAdvancedBBeginner-BNewBGraduate
3.)Competence-ABfewByearsBafterByouBgraduateBandBgainBmoreBdirectBexperience
4.)Proficient-goodBmentors/preceptors
5.)Expert-BexpertBskillsBandBconsultedBoftenBtrustBintuitions.
NurseBPracticeBActB-
BAnswerRegulateBtheBpracticeBofBnursesBinBindividualBstates.BGroupBofBlawsBinBaBstate
BthatBprotectBtheBpublicBhealth.BItBdefinesBtheBscopeBofBpracticeBforBnursesBinBaBstat
e,BandBalsoBincludeBtheBlicenseBandBeducationBrequirementsBforBeachBstate.
Nursing: History,
theories, and
process questions
and answers
updated 2026
WhatBareBtheBthreeBprimaryBthinkingBskillsBthatBNursesBuseBtoBcareBforBtheirBpatients
?B-BAnswerClinicalBJudgement
CriticalBThinking
ProblemBSolving
WhatBisBClinicalBJudgement?B-
BAnswerObserving,Bcomparing,contrasting,BandBevaluatingBtheBclient'sBconditionBtoBdet
ermineBwhetherBchangeBhasBoccurred.
WhatBisBCriticalBThinking?B-
BAnswerInvolvesBcollectingBandBanalyzingBinformationBandBcarefullyBconsideringBoptions
BforBaction.
ProblemBSolving?B-
BAnswerConsideringBanBissueBandBattemptingBtoBfindBaBsatisfactoryBsolutionBtoBachiev
eBtheBbestBoutcomes.
,3BReasonsBwhyBDefiningBNursingBisBimportant.B-
BAnswer*HelpsBtheBpublicBunderstandBtheBvalueBofBNursing.
*HelpsBdifferentiateBactivitiesBofBNursingBfromBthoseBofBmedicine.
*HelpsBstudentsBunderstandBwhatBisBexpectedBofBthem.
ANA'sBDefintionBofBNursingBis..BThe______andBtreatmentBofB___________BtoBactualBan
dBpotentialBHealthBProblems.B-
BAnswerTheBdiagnosisBandBtreatmentBofBhumanBresponsesBtoBactualBandBpotentialBHe
althBProblems.
WhatBareBtheB10BrolesBofBaBNurse?B-BAnswer1.)BDirectBCareBprovider
2.)BCommunicator
3.)BClientBFamilyBeducator
4.)BClientBAdvocate
5.)Counselor
6.)BChangeBAgent
7.)BLeaderB
8.)Manager
9.)CaseBManager
10.)ResearchBConsumer.
WhatBareBtheB5BTraitsBlistedBinBFlorenceBNightingale'sBNotesBtoBtheBHospitals?B-
BAnswer1.)BAir
2.)BLight
3.)BNutrition
4.)BAdequateBVentilation
5.)BSpace
WhatBareBFlorenceBNightingalesB5BMajorBContributions?B-
BAnswer1.)TheBEstablishmentBofBNursingBasBaBdistinctBprofession.
, 2.)IntroductionBtoBaBbroadBbasedBLiberalBeducationBforBNurses.
3.)MajorBreformsBforBtheBdeliveryBofBHealthBcareBinBHospitals
4.)IntroductionBofBtheBstandardsBtoBpreventBtheBspreadBofBdiseasesBinBhospitals.
5.)MajorBreformsBinBhealthcareBforBtheBMilitary.
IsBNursingBaB...........BandBwhy?
Ba.)BDiscipline
Bb.)Boccupation
Bc.)BProfessionB-BAnswerc.)Bprofession-
becauseBitBusesBtechnicalBandBscientificBknowledge,BandBisBevaluatedBbyBaBcommunity
BofBpeers,BhaveBaBserviceBorientation,BandBaBcodeBofBethics.
WhatBareBtheB5BeducationalBpathwaysBtoBnursing?B-BAnswerLPN
ADN
BSN
MSN
DNP/PHD
WhatBareBtheB5BPhasesBofBNursing?B-BAnswer1.)BNovice-BStudent
2.)BAdvancedBBeginner-BNewBGraduate
3.)Competence-ABfewByearsBafterByouBgraduateBandBgainBmoreBdirectBexperience
4.)Proficient-goodBmentors/preceptors
5.)Expert-BexpertBskillsBandBconsultedBoftenBtrustBintuitions.
NurseBPracticeBActB-
BAnswerRegulateBtheBpracticeBofBnursesBinBindividualBstates.BGroupBofBlawsBinBaBstate
BthatBprotectBtheBpublicBhealth.BItBdefinesBtheBscopeBofBpracticeBforBnursesBinBaBstat
e,BandBalsoBincludeBtheBlicenseBandBeducationBrequirementsBforBeachBstate.
