PNUR Final Exam Study Guide –
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All of the following are true about the Associate degree programs except:
- ADN programs were developed in response to an acute nursing shortage
- Tests conducted during the 1950s indicated that graduates of ADN programs
lacked the knowledge and technical skills to function as registered nurses
- ADN programs provided a way to enter nursing for men, married women, and
mature students
- ADN programs were conceived by Mildred Montag as the topic of her doctoral
dissertation - Answer✔✔-Tests conducted during the 1950s indicated that
graduated of ADN programs lacked the knowledge and technical skills to
function as registered nurses
As a result of the Great Depression of the 1930s, the majority of registered
nurses in the U.S.: - Answer✔✔-Sought employment in hospitals, often
working for little or no wages
,During the late 19th century, advances in science contributed to the growth in
nursing education because: - Answer✔✔-Improvement in technology required
educated nurses for the care of patients with more complex conditions
Florence Nightingale's most significant contribution to the emergence of
nursing as a profession was her: - Answer✔✔-Establishment of the Nightingale
School of Nursing at St. Thomas' Hospital
The American Nurses Association Position Paper, which was published in 1965,
had a significant impact on the nursing profession because it: - Answer✔✔-
Stated that the minimum preparation for beginning professional nurses should
be a baccalaureate degree
The chief characteristic of early hospital-based schools of nursing in the U.S.
was that: - Answer✔✔-Student nurses were required to work long hours with
few formals classes and little clinical supervision
The first nurse practice acts passed in the U.S.: - Answer✔✔-were "permissive"
laws that allowed only nurses who were licensed to use the title "Registered
Nurse"
The primary reason that educated nurses first joined together to form the
precursor to the American Nurses Association was to: - Answer✔✔-Secure the
passage of nurse licensure legislation in each of the states in the U.S.
The profession of nursing strove to develop its own body of knowledge through
all of the following mechanisms except:
,- publication of the journal Nursing Research
- use of theoretical frameworks from related healthcare professions
- increases focus on evidence-based practice to improve nursing practice
- development of nursing theory by nurse scholars such as Martha Rogers,
Hildegarde Peplaum and Dorothy Orem - Answer✔✔-Use of theoretical
frameworks from related healthcare professions
Throughout antiquity, prior to the modern era, the safest nursing care was
provided in: - Answer✔✔-One's own home, by one's relatives
According to the Journal of Patient Safety, the third leading cause of death in
the U.S. is what? - Answer✔✔-Medical errors
A nursing license is issued by which of the following?
- U.S. Health and Human Services
- American Medical Association
- State Board of Nursing
- American Nurses Association - Answer✔✔-State Board of Nursing
At the beginning of the twentieth century, states established _____ to protect
the public's health by overseeing and ensuring the safe practice of nursing. -
Answer✔✔-Boards of Nursing
Boards of nursing can consist of which of the following?
- Registered nurses
, - Healthcare consumers
- Licensed practical nurses
- All of these can be on a board of nursing - Answer✔✔-All of these can be on a
board of nursing
Kerry is a nurse in a compact state. As long as she remains in good standing,
renews her multistate licensure, and continues to reside in a primary state of
residence that is a compact state, what is the time limit for her working in
other compact states? - Answer✔✔-There is no time limit
Statutes that define the legal limits for the practice of nursing, NPAs, are issued
by which of the following?
- The federal government
- American Medical Association
- Individual state governments
- State nursing boards - Answer✔✔-Individual state governments
To avoid being found negligent or guilty of malpractice, a nurse must provide
care that represents a _____ level of practice. - Answer✔✔-Minimum
What is becoming the new standard measure for excellence in nursing care in
the ever-changing healthcare system? - Answer✔✔-Certification
Which of the following shows just a minimal level of competency? -
Answer✔✔-Licensure
Practice Questions with
Verified Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update
All of the following are true about the Associate degree programs except:
- ADN programs were developed in response to an acute nursing shortage
- Tests conducted during the 1950s indicated that graduates of ADN programs
lacked the knowledge and technical skills to function as registered nurses
- ADN programs provided a way to enter nursing for men, married women, and
mature students
- ADN programs were conceived by Mildred Montag as the topic of her doctoral
dissertation - Answer✔✔-Tests conducted during the 1950s indicated that
graduated of ADN programs lacked the knowledge and technical skills to
function as registered nurses
As a result of the Great Depression of the 1930s, the majority of registered
nurses in the U.S.: - Answer✔✔-Sought employment in hospitals, often
working for little or no wages
,During the late 19th century, advances in science contributed to the growth in
nursing education because: - Answer✔✔-Improvement in technology required
educated nurses for the care of patients with more complex conditions
Florence Nightingale's most significant contribution to the emergence of
nursing as a profession was her: - Answer✔✔-Establishment of the Nightingale
School of Nursing at St. Thomas' Hospital
The American Nurses Association Position Paper, which was published in 1965,
had a significant impact on the nursing profession because it: - Answer✔✔-
Stated that the minimum preparation for beginning professional nurses should
be a baccalaureate degree
The chief characteristic of early hospital-based schools of nursing in the U.S.
was that: - Answer✔✔-Student nurses were required to work long hours with
few formals classes and little clinical supervision
The first nurse practice acts passed in the U.S.: - Answer✔✔-were "permissive"
laws that allowed only nurses who were licensed to use the title "Registered
Nurse"
The primary reason that educated nurses first joined together to form the
precursor to the American Nurses Association was to: - Answer✔✔-Secure the
passage of nurse licensure legislation in each of the states in the U.S.
The profession of nursing strove to develop its own body of knowledge through
all of the following mechanisms except:
,- publication of the journal Nursing Research
- use of theoretical frameworks from related healthcare professions
- increases focus on evidence-based practice to improve nursing practice
- development of nursing theory by nurse scholars such as Martha Rogers,
Hildegarde Peplaum and Dorothy Orem - Answer✔✔-Use of theoretical
frameworks from related healthcare professions
Throughout antiquity, prior to the modern era, the safest nursing care was
provided in: - Answer✔✔-One's own home, by one's relatives
According to the Journal of Patient Safety, the third leading cause of death in
the U.S. is what? - Answer✔✔-Medical errors
A nursing license is issued by which of the following?
- U.S. Health and Human Services
- American Medical Association
- State Board of Nursing
- American Nurses Association - Answer✔✔-State Board of Nursing
At the beginning of the twentieth century, states established _____ to protect
the public's health by overseeing and ensuring the safe practice of nursing. -
Answer✔✔-Boards of Nursing
Boards of nursing can consist of which of the following?
- Registered nurses
, - Healthcare consumers
- Licensed practical nurses
- All of these can be on a board of nursing - Answer✔✔-All of these can be on a
board of nursing
Kerry is a nurse in a compact state. As long as she remains in good standing,
renews her multistate licensure, and continues to reside in a primary state of
residence that is a compact state, what is the time limit for her working in
other compact states? - Answer✔✔-There is no time limit
Statutes that define the legal limits for the practice of nursing, NPAs, are issued
by which of the following?
- The federal government
- American Medical Association
- Individual state governments
- State nursing boards - Answer✔✔-Individual state governments
To avoid being found negligent or guilty of malpractice, a nurse must provide
care that represents a _____ level of practice. - Answer✔✔-Minimum
What is becoming the new standard measure for excellence in nursing care in
the ever-changing healthcare system? - Answer✔✔-Certification
Which of the following shows just a minimal level of competency? -
Answer✔✔-Licensure
