FUNDAMENTALS NURSING WEEK 1 EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST 2025
what is nursing - CORRECT ANSWER-protection, promotion, and optimization of health and
abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and
treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities,
and populations
scholarly profession - CORRECT ANSWER-art of caring and the scientific evidence that guides
practice
why define nursing - CORRECT ANSWER-*Helps the public understand the value of Nursing.
*Helps differentiate activities of Nursing from those of medicine.
*Helps students understand what is expected of them.
profession - CORRECT ANSWER-Technical and scientific knowledge; be evaluated by a
community of peers; have a service orientation and a code of ethics
occupation - CORRECT ANSWER-employer not the nurse decides the condition of practice and
nature of work.
discipline - CORRECT ANSWER-ethical care of others, driven by theory and practice, mastery
of theoretical knowledge and clinical skills.
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, Novice nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-has no experience with specific patient populations and
uses rules to guide performance.
advanced beginner nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-has enough experience to recognize patterns in
work but continues to need help in setting priorities; relies on rules and protocols
competent nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-These are usually nurses who have been in practice for
2 to 3 years. Demonstrate increasing levels of skill and proficiency and clinical judgment.
Exhibit the ability to organize and plan care using abstract and analytical thinking. Can
anticipate the long-term outcomes of personal actions.
proficient nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-demonstrates advanced decision making, knowledge,
resourcefulness, flexibility, and problem solving
expert nursing - CORRECT ANSWER-Role models deep knowledge and skulls teaches others
and multitasks.
critical thinking - CORRECT ANSWER-also known as reflective, collecting and analyzing
information and considering options for action
clinical judgment - CORRECT ANSWER-the process by which the nurse decides on data to be
collected about a client, makes an interpretation of the data, arrives at a nursing diagnosis,
and identifies appropriate nursing actions; this involves problem solving, decision making,
and critical thinking
problem solving - CORRECT ANSWER-considers an issue and attempts to find a satisfactory
solution
clinical reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER-mental process used when analyzing the elements of a
clinical situation and using analysis to make a decision
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WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST 2025
what is nursing - CORRECT ANSWER-protection, promotion, and optimization of health and
abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and
treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities,
and populations
scholarly profession - CORRECT ANSWER-art of caring and the scientific evidence that guides
practice
why define nursing - CORRECT ANSWER-*Helps the public understand the value of Nursing.
*Helps differentiate activities of Nursing from those of medicine.
*Helps students understand what is expected of them.
profession - CORRECT ANSWER-Technical and scientific knowledge; be evaluated by a
community of peers; have a service orientation and a code of ethics
occupation - CORRECT ANSWER-employer not the nurse decides the condition of practice and
nature of work.
discipline - CORRECT ANSWER-ethical care of others, driven by theory and practice, mastery
of theoretical knowledge and clinical skills.
1
, Novice nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-has no experience with specific patient populations and
uses rules to guide performance.
advanced beginner nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-has enough experience to recognize patterns in
work but continues to need help in setting priorities; relies on rules and protocols
competent nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-These are usually nurses who have been in practice for
2 to 3 years. Demonstrate increasing levels of skill and proficiency and clinical judgment.
Exhibit the ability to organize and plan care using abstract and analytical thinking. Can
anticipate the long-term outcomes of personal actions.
proficient nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-demonstrates advanced decision making, knowledge,
resourcefulness, flexibility, and problem solving
expert nursing - CORRECT ANSWER-Role models deep knowledge and skulls teaches others
and multitasks.
critical thinking - CORRECT ANSWER-also known as reflective, collecting and analyzing
information and considering options for action
clinical judgment - CORRECT ANSWER-the process by which the nurse decides on data to be
collected about a client, makes an interpretation of the data, arrives at a nursing diagnosis,
and identifies appropriate nursing actions; this involves problem solving, decision making,
and critical thinking
problem solving - CORRECT ANSWER-considers an issue and attempts to find a satisfactory
solution
clinical reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER-mental process used when analyzing the elements of a
clinical situation and using analysis to make a decision
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