NACE 1 PN – Nursing Exam Questions & Correct Answers (Fundamentals & Theory)

This document contains exam questions and verified answers for the NACE 1 PN (Practical Nursing) exam. Topics include nursing theorists and theories (Leininger – transcultural nursing, cultural care restructuring/repatterning; Rogers – science of unitary human beings; Roy adaptation model – four modes: person, health, nursing, environment; King – goal attainment theory; Orem – self-care theory; Neuman systems model), critical thinking (open-mindedness), nursing process phases (assessment – data organization/validation, evaluation – determining outcomes), nursing diagnosis components (problem and etiology, qualifiers, health promotion diagnosis), documentation systems (source-oriented vs. problem-oriented medical records, SOAP notes – Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Planning), health and wellness models (WHO definition of health – complete holistic wellbeing; functional model of wellness; health-illness continuum; Pender’s health promotion model; high-level wellness theory; health belief model; agent-host-environment model), grief theory (Kübler-Ross – bargaining stage), sexual health components (gender identity, gender role behavior, sexual self-concept, body image, sexual freedoms/responsibilities), nosocomial infections, restraints (last resort), fall screening (all clients), internal disasters (loss of electrical power), communication (feedback, encoding, intrapersonal communication, social zone 4–12 feet, clarification vs. perception validation, false reassurance, probing violates privacy, nontherapeutic testing questions, agreeing/disagreeing blocks communication), pharmacology (drug distribution, biotransformation, medication error risks – infants/children/elderly, controlled substances documentation upon removal from locked cabinet, household measurement system, apothecary system, IV drip calculation (80 cc/hr with 15 drops/cc = 20 drops/min), pediatric dosage calculation (5 mg/kg/day in 4 divided doses, 4.5 kg child, 25 mg/5 ml concentration), and patient identification (minimum of 2 unique identifiers).