FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING EXAM #1
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS |GRADED A+ .
Which organization is the best source of information when a nurse wishes to determine
whether an action is within the scope of nursing practice?
a. American Association of Colleges in Nursing
b. (AACN) National League for Nursing (NLN)
c. International Council of Nurses (ICN)
d. American Nurses Association (ANA) - Correct Answer -D. American Nurses Association
What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States after
the Civil War?
a.independence of nursing orders
b.lack of educational standards
c.hospital-based schools of nursing
d.lack of influence from nursing leaders - Correct Answer -b. lack of education standards
Which nurse posited a theory that can be practically applied to nursing as follows: "Nurses
modify unhealthy aspects of the environment to put the client in the best condition for nature
to act."
a. Dorothea Orem
b. Sister Callista Roy
c. Florence Nightingale
d. Virginia Henderson - Correct Answer -c. Florence Nightingale
What historical event led to the demise of nursing in England before the time of Florence
Nightingale? - Correct Answer -When religions groups were exiled to western Europe during
the schism between King Henry VIII and the Catholic Church. (The management of parochial
hospitals and the ill within them fell to the state)
Reforms for which Florence Nightingale is responsible. - Correct Answer -Training women
for future work
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, Selecting only those with upstanding characters as potential nurses
Improving sanitary conditions for the sick and injured
Significantly reducing the death rate of British soldiers
Providing classroom education and clinical teaching
Advocating that nursing education should be lifelong
Name three ways that nurses used their skills in the early history of US nursing. - Correct
Answer -1. Nurses moved into communities and established "settlement houses
2. Provided midwifery services
3. Volunteered during wartime
Art of Nursing - Correct Answer -Ability to perform act skillfully
Science of Nursing - Correct Answer -body of knowledge unique to a particular subject;
develops from observing and studying the relationship of one phenomenon to another
Nursing Theory: Environmental Theory - Correct Answer -External conditions such as
ventilation, light, odor, and cleanliness can prevent, suppress, or contribute to disease or
death.
Florence Nighingale
Nursing Theory: Basic Needs Theory - Correct Answer -People have basic needs that are
components of health. The significance and value of these needs are unique to each person.
Virginia Henderson
Nursing Theory: Self-Care Theory - Correct Answer -People learn behaviors that they
perform on their own behalf to maintain life, health, and well-being.
Dorothea Orem
Nursing Theory: Adaptation Theory - Correct Answer -Humans are biopsychosocial beings; a
change in one component results in adaptive changes in the others.
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QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS |GRADED A+ .
Which organization is the best source of information when a nurse wishes to determine
whether an action is within the scope of nursing practice?
a. American Association of Colleges in Nursing
b. (AACN) National League for Nursing (NLN)
c. International Council of Nurses (ICN)
d. American Nurses Association (ANA) - Correct Answer -D. American Nurses Association
What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States after
the Civil War?
a.independence of nursing orders
b.lack of educational standards
c.hospital-based schools of nursing
d.lack of influence from nursing leaders - Correct Answer -b. lack of education standards
Which nurse posited a theory that can be practically applied to nursing as follows: "Nurses
modify unhealthy aspects of the environment to put the client in the best condition for nature
to act."
a. Dorothea Orem
b. Sister Callista Roy
c. Florence Nightingale
d. Virginia Henderson - Correct Answer -c. Florence Nightingale
What historical event led to the demise of nursing in England before the time of Florence
Nightingale? - Correct Answer -When religions groups were exiled to western Europe during
the schism between King Henry VIII and the Catholic Church. (The management of parochial
hospitals and the ill within them fell to the state)
Reforms for which Florence Nightingale is responsible. - Correct Answer -Training women
for future work
1
, Selecting only those with upstanding characters as potential nurses
Improving sanitary conditions for the sick and injured
Significantly reducing the death rate of British soldiers
Providing classroom education and clinical teaching
Advocating that nursing education should be lifelong
Name three ways that nurses used their skills in the early history of US nursing. - Correct
Answer -1. Nurses moved into communities and established "settlement houses
2. Provided midwifery services
3. Volunteered during wartime
Art of Nursing - Correct Answer -Ability to perform act skillfully
Science of Nursing - Correct Answer -body of knowledge unique to a particular subject;
develops from observing and studying the relationship of one phenomenon to another
Nursing Theory: Environmental Theory - Correct Answer -External conditions such as
ventilation, light, odor, and cleanliness can prevent, suppress, or contribute to disease or
death.
Florence Nighingale
Nursing Theory: Basic Needs Theory - Correct Answer -People have basic needs that are
components of health. The significance and value of these needs are unique to each person.
Virginia Henderson
Nursing Theory: Self-Care Theory - Correct Answer -People learn behaviors that they
perform on their own behalf to maintain life, health, and well-being.
Dorothea Orem
Nursing Theory: Adaptation Theory - Correct Answer -Humans are biopsychosocial beings; a
change in one component results in adaptive changes in the others.
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