OSTOMY CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2026
▶ Interrelated roles of nurses. Answer: communicator, teacher, counselor,
leader, researcher, advocate, collaborator
▶ coping with disability and death. Answer: nurses use optimal function of
maximum strengths and potentials, refer to community support systems;
provide care to families and patients during end-of-life care, hospice
▶ The Nursing Process. Answer: -one of major guidelines for nursing
practice
-helps nurses implement their roles
-integrates art and science of nursing
-allows nurses to use critical thinking and clinical reasoning
-defines the areas of care that are within the domain of nursing
▶ Nurse Practice Acts. Answer: -define legal scope of nursing practice
-create state board of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulation
-define important terms and activities in nursing, including legal
requirements and titles for RNs and LPNs
- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
▶ 5 vital signs. Answer: respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure,
temperature, and pain
▶ Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria. Answer: -
well defined body specific and unique knowledge
-strong service orientation
-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)
-code of ethics
-professional organization that sets standards
,-ongoing research
-autonomy and self-regulation
▶ Florence Nightingale. Answer: defined nursing as both an art and
science, differentiated nursing from medicine, created freestanding nursing
education, published books; founder of modern nursing
▶ Clara Barton. Answer: established red cross; volunteered to care for
wounds and feed union soldiers during civil war; served as supervisor of
nurses for the army of James
▶ sources of knowledge. Answer: -traditional ( passed down from
generation to generation)
-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person's
perceived expertise
-scientific (obtained through the scientific method-research)
▶ objective. Answer: you can see the object
▶ subjective. Answer: coming from that subject
▶ types of knowledge. Answer: -science (observing, identifying,
describing, investigating, and explaining events and occurences that are
perceived in world)
-philosophy (the study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the
processes used to develop and construct on perception on life)
-process (a series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring about
a desired result)
▶ goals of nursing research. Answer: -improve care in clinical setting
-study ppl and nurse process: education, policy development, ethics,
nursing history
-develop greater autonomy and strength as a profession
-provide evidence-based nursing practice
▶ deductive reasoning. Answer: examines a general idea and then
considers specific actions or ideas
▶ inductive reasoning. Answer: one builds from specific ideas or actions to
conclusions about general ideas
, ▶ health. Answer: a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
▶ illness. Answer: the unique response of a person to a disease; an
abnormal process involving changed level of functioning
▶ wellness. Answer: an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle
promoting good physical, mental, and emotional health
▶ nursing theory. Answer: differentiates nursing from other disciplines and
activities in that it serves the purposes of describing, explaining, predicting,
and controlling desired outcomes of nursing care practices
▶ evidence-based practice (EBP). Answer: a problem-solving approach to
making clinical decisions, using the best evidence available; blends both
science and art of nursing so best outcomes are achieved; may consist of
specific nursing interventions or use guidelines established for the care of
patients
▶ steps in implementing EBP. Answer: Step 1: ask a question about a
clinical area of interest or an intervention
Step 2: collect the most relevant and best evidence
Step 3: Critically appraise the evidence
Step 4: integrate the evidence w/ clinical expertise, patient preferences,
and values in making a decision to change
Step 5: evaluate the practice decision or change
▶ human dimensions that compose the whole person. Answer: physical,
intellectual, environmental, spiritual, sociocultural, and emotional
▶ acute illness. Answer: rapid onset of symptoms and lasts only a short
time; examples: cold, diarrhea, pneumonia, appendicitis
▶ chronic illness. Answer: slow onset, characteristics: permanent change,
caused by change in anatomy, requires special patient education, long
period of care or support; examples: heart disease, diabetes, lung
diseases, and arthritis
▶ stages-of-illness behaviors. Answer: Stage 1: experiencing symptoms
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2026
▶ Interrelated roles of nurses. Answer: communicator, teacher, counselor,
leader, researcher, advocate, collaborator
▶ coping with disability and death. Answer: nurses use optimal function of
maximum strengths and potentials, refer to community support systems;
provide care to families and patients during end-of-life care, hospice
▶ The Nursing Process. Answer: -one of major guidelines for nursing
practice
-helps nurses implement their roles
-integrates art and science of nursing
-allows nurses to use critical thinking and clinical reasoning
-defines the areas of care that are within the domain of nursing
▶ Nurse Practice Acts. Answer: -define legal scope of nursing practice
-create state board of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulation
-define important terms and activities in nursing, including legal
requirements and titles for RNs and LPNs
- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
▶ 5 vital signs. Answer: respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure,
temperature, and pain
▶ Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria. Answer: -
well defined body specific and unique knowledge
-strong service orientation
-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)
-code of ethics
-professional organization that sets standards
,-ongoing research
-autonomy and self-regulation
▶ Florence Nightingale. Answer: defined nursing as both an art and
science, differentiated nursing from medicine, created freestanding nursing
education, published books; founder of modern nursing
▶ Clara Barton. Answer: established red cross; volunteered to care for
wounds and feed union soldiers during civil war; served as supervisor of
nurses for the army of James
▶ sources of knowledge. Answer: -traditional ( passed down from
generation to generation)
-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person's
perceived expertise
-scientific (obtained through the scientific method-research)
▶ objective. Answer: you can see the object
▶ subjective. Answer: coming from that subject
▶ types of knowledge. Answer: -science (observing, identifying,
describing, investigating, and explaining events and occurences that are
perceived in world)
-philosophy (the study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the
processes used to develop and construct on perception on life)
-process (a series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring about
a desired result)
▶ goals of nursing research. Answer: -improve care in clinical setting
-study ppl and nurse process: education, policy development, ethics,
nursing history
-develop greater autonomy and strength as a profession
-provide evidence-based nursing practice
▶ deductive reasoning. Answer: examines a general idea and then
considers specific actions or ideas
▶ inductive reasoning. Answer: one builds from specific ideas or actions to
conclusions about general ideas
, ▶ health. Answer: a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
▶ illness. Answer: the unique response of a person to a disease; an
abnormal process involving changed level of functioning
▶ wellness. Answer: an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle
promoting good physical, mental, and emotional health
▶ nursing theory. Answer: differentiates nursing from other disciplines and
activities in that it serves the purposes of describing, explaining, predicting,
and controlling desired outcomes of nursing care practices
▶ evidence-based practice (EBP). Answer: a problem-solving approach to
making clinical decisions, using the best evidence available; blends both
science and art of nursing so best outcomes are achieved; may consist of
specific nursing interventions or use guidelines established for the care of
patients
▶ steps in implementing EBP. Answer: Step 1: ask a question about a
clinical area of interest or an intervention
Step 2: collect the most relevant and best evidence
Step 3: Critically appraise the evidence
Step 4: integrate the evidence w/ clinical expertise, patient preferences,
and values in making a decision to change
Step 5: evaluate the practice decision or change
▶ human dimensions that compose the whole person. Answer: physical,
intellectual, environmental, spiritual, sociocultural, and emotional
▶ acute illness. Answer: rapid onset of symptoms and lasts only a short
time; examples: cold, diarrhea, pneumonia, appendicitis
▶ chronic illness. Answer: slow onset, characteristics: permanent change,
caused by change in anatomy, requires special patient education, long
period of care or support; examples: heart disease, diabetes, lung
diseases, and arthritis
▶ stages-of-illness behaviors. Answer: Stage 1: experiencing symptoms
