NURSING
NURSING EXAM 1 FOUNDATIONS OF
NURSING (2025) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Apprenticeship - Learning by doing
Nursing Process - Assessment, Nursing Diagosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
Nursing Art vs. Science - Initially, nursing was an art- it consisted of certain acts of care
skillfully, with intuition and creativity. Over time, a scientific base was combined with
the art of nursing. From this body of knowledge, the nurse can choose interventions that
are most likely to produce desired outcomes for the patient
Founded the American Red Cross - Clara Burton
Invasive Procedure - Procedures that require entry into the body
Goals of Nursing - To promote wellness, to prevent illness, to facilitate coping, to restore
health
Aseptically - Without introducing infectious material
Evidence Based Practice (Nursing) - Nursing practice based on validated research
Nurse Practice Act - Designed to protect the public, and they define the legal scope of
practice.
NURSING
,NURSING
Nursing Process - Organized, deliberate, systematic way to deliver nursing care. Provides
a way to implement caregiving, and it combines the art and science of nursing
Implementation - To put into action
NAPNES (National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service - Was formed
to standardize practical nurse education and to establish licensure criteria for graduates
Practical Nurses - Provide direct patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse,
physician, or dentist
Practice Settings for LPN - a.Hospitals- Restorative care is provided to ill or injured
patients
b.Extended Care Facilities-Facilities for intermediate or long-term care where personal
care and skilled care is provided for those requiring rehabilitation or custodial care
c.Physician's Office- Ambulatory patients receive preventative care or treatment of an
illness or injury
d.Ambulatory Clinics- Ambulatory patients come for preventative care or treatment of an
illness or injury; often treatment by specialty groups is available on site
e.Renal Dialysis Clinics- Patients with kidney failure receive renal dialysis treatments
f.Hospices- Supportive treatment is provided for patients who are terminally ill
g.Home Health Agencies- In-home care is provided to patients by nurses who visit the
home
Diagnosis Related Groups - created by medicare in 1983 as an attempt to contain
healthcare costs. system means that a hospital recieves a set amount of money for a
patient who is hospitalized with a certain diagnosis
NURSING
, NURSING
Integrated Delivery Network - set of providers and services organized to deliver
coordinated care to promote wellness, care for illness, and promote rehabilitation
Capitated Cost - they are paid a set fee for every patient enrolled in the network each year
Health Maintenance Organizations - a type of group practice, enroll patients for a set fee
per month. They provide a limited network of physicians, hospitals, and other health care
providers from which to choose. One goal is to keep patients healthy and out of the
hospital
Preferred Provider Organizations PPO's - Offer a discount on fees in return for a large
pool of potential patients. Allows insurance companies to keep their premium rates lower
and in turn makes insurance coverage of employees less expensive for employers
Interventions - Actions taken to improve, maintain or restore health or prevent illness.
Privilege - premission to do something that is usually not permitted in other
circumstances
Ethical Codes - Actions and veliefes approved by a particular group of people
Ethical Principles - Rules of right and wrong from an ethical point of view
Ethics Committee - A committee formed to consider ethical problems
Laws - Rules of conduct that are established by our government
NURSING
NURSING EXAM 1 FOUNDATIONS OF
NURSING (2025) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Apprenticeship - Learning by doing
Nursing Process - Assessment, Nursing Diagosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
Nursing Art vs. Science - Initially, nursing was an art- it consisted of certain acts of care
skillfully, with intuition and creativity. Over time, a scientific base was combined with
the art of nursing. From this body of knowledge, the nurse can choose interventions that
are most likely to produce desired outcomes for the patient
Founded the American Red Cross - Clara Burton
Invasive Procedure - Procedures that require entry into the body
Goals of Nursing - To promote wellness, to prevent illness, to facilitate coping, to restore
health
Aseptically - Without introducing infectious material
Evidence Based Practice (Nursing) - Nursing practice based on validated research
Nurse Practice Act - Designed to protect the public, and they define the legal scope of
practice.
NURSING
,NURSING
Nursing Process - Organized, deliberate, systematic way to deliver nursing care. Provides
a way to implement caregiving, and it combines the art and science of nursing
Implementation - To put into action
NAPNES (National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service - Was formed
to standardize practical nurse education and to establish licensure criteria for graduates
Practical Nurses - Provide direct patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse,
physician, or dentist
Practice Settings for LPN - a.Hospitals- Restorative care is provided to ill or injured
patients
b.Extended Care Facilities-Facilities for intermediate or long-term care where personal
care and skilled care is provided for those requiring rehabilitation or custodial care
c.Physician's Office- Ambulatory patients receive preventative care or treatment of an
illness or injury
d.Ambulatory Clinics- Ambulatory patients come for preventative care or treatment of an
illness or injury; often treatment by specialty groups is available on site
e.Renal Dialysis Clinics- Patients with kidney failure receive renal dialysis treatments
f.Hospices- Supportive treatment is provided for patients who are terminally ill
g.Home Health Agencies- In-home care is provided to patients by nurses who visit the
home
Diagnosis Related Groups - created by medicare in 1983 as an attempt to contain
healthcare costs. system means that a hospital recieves a set amount of money for a
patient who is hospitalized with a certain diagnosis
NURSING
, NURSING
Integrated Delivery Network - set of providers and services organized to deliver
coordinated care to promote wellness, care for illness, and promote rehabilitation
Capitated Cost - they are paid a set fee for every patient enrolled in the network each year
Health Maintenance Organizations - a type of group practice, enroll patients for a set fee
per month. They provide a limited network of physicians, hospitals, and other health care
providers from which to choose. One goal is to keep patients healthy and out of the
hospital
Preferred Provider Organizations PPO's - Offer a discount on fees in return for a large
pool of potential patients. Allows insurance companies to keep their premium rates lower
and in turn makes insurance coverage of employees less expensive for employers
Interventions - Actions taken to improve, maintain or restore health or prevent illness.
Privilege - premission to do something that is usually not permitted in other
circumstances
Ethical Codes - Actions and veliefes approved by a particular group of people
Ethical Principles - Rules of right and wrong from an ethical point of view
Ethics Committee - A committee formed to consider ethical problems
Laws - Rules of conduct that are established by our government
NURSING
