FOUNDATIONS FINAL BLUEPRINT
2025 UPDATED QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS NEW!!!
What are nurse practice acts? Why do we have them? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>-Regulate
nursing within each state & territory of the United States
-Are executed by the state boards of nursing
Identify what conditions must be met for nursing license
-Identify specific nursing titles (RN, LPN, APN) & definitions of these titles
-Determine scope & practice based on provisions of the nurse's professional license (2 step
process)
-State legislature passes the NPA to regulate nursing within their state
-State licensure identifies a regulatory body, such as state boards of nursing (BON) to enforce
regulations & rules set by the NPAs. NPAs provide the general guidelines, each state creates
rules or regulations to either further explain or make NPA more detailed
What is QSEN and what are QSEN competencies? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>-Project created
in response to an identified need for improving quality and safety in nursing.
-2005 - based on the Institute of Medicine's (2003) core competencies for all health clinicians to
provide safe & quality care.
-Identified the following six competencies as necessary to have the specific knowledge, skills,
and attitudes necessary to maintain quality and safety in health:
Patient-centered care
Teamwork and collaboration
Evidence-based practice (EBP)
Quality improvement (QI)
Safety
Informatics
Paying The Employees Quickly Satisfies Impatience
What are DRGs? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>diagnostic related groups
When clients are admitted to an acute care setting, they are coded into a specific DRG based on
their primary diagnosis, age, and sex.
Health care facilities receive a fixed cost for each client based on their DRG.
Reward health care facilities that provide quality care in an efficient manner.
Understand Issues of Licensure. Who grants licensure? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>First must
pass approved nursing education program
Duty of each state to protect all clients receiving care. This is the rationale for requiring
professional nurses to have a license.
, Each state's Board of Nursing grants licensure
Periodic license renewal is required to maintain the right to practice nursing.
The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) permits nurses to practice in their home state and other
compact states under one multistate license.
Can further get certifications after licensure
Can also participate in credentialing (complete a program of study and demonstrate abilities
established as standards of care)
Identify subjective and objective assessment findings - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Subjective-
symptoms reported by the patient
Objective- clinical impression the health care provider (HCP) sees, hears, touches, measures, or
smells
What is the nursing process? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Assessment - assess objective +
subjective
Diagnosis - determine problems
Planning - create plan to address
Implementation - take action to provide care
Evaluation - evaluate effectiveness of interventions
remember it is important to include the cline/patient in plans of care - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>Important aspect of therapeutic communication
You can plan all you want, but if the patient can not meet goals or doesn't have the motivation to,
it doesn't actually matter
Definitions of health vs illness vs disease - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Health: a state of complete
physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity"
(WHO)
Illness: period of sickness affecting the body or mind,
Disease: pathological process, deviation from a biological norm
What is communication and what is needed. Examples of verbal vs nonverbal communication? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>Communication is a complex process of sending, receiving, and
comprehending messages between two or more people.
It is a dynamic and ongoing process that creates a unique experience for the participants. When
communication breaks down, the result can be workplace errors and the loss of professional
credibility.
2025 UPDATED QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS NEW!!!
What are nurse practice acts? Why do we have them? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>-Regulate
nursing within each state & territory of the United States
-Are executed by the state boards of nursing
Identify what conditions must be met for nursing license
-Identify specific nursing titles (RN, LPN, APN) & definitions of these titles
-Determine scope & practice based on provisions of the nurse's professional license (2 step
process)
-State legislature passes the NPA to regulate nursing within their state
-State licensure identifies a regulatory body, such as state boards of nursing (BON) to enforce
regulations & rules set by the NPAs. NPAs provide the general guidelines, each state creates
rules or regulations to either further explain or make NPA more detailed
What is QSEN and what are QSEN competencies? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>-Project created
in response to an identified need for improving quality and safety in nursing.
-2005 - based on the Institute of Medicine's (2003) core competencies for all health clinicians to
provide safe & quality care.
-Identified the following six competencies as necessary to have the specific knowledge, skills,
and attitudes necessary to maintain quality and safety in health:
Patient-centered care
Teamwork and collaboration
Evidence-based practice (EBP)
Quality improvement (QI)
Safety
Informatics
Paying The Employees Quickly Satisfies Impatience
What are DRGs? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>diagnostic related groups
When clients are admitted to an acute care setting, they are coded into a specific DRG based on
their primary diagnosis, age, and sex.
Health care facilities receive a fixed cost for each client based on their DRG.
Reward health care facilities that provide quality care in an efficient manner.
Understand Issues of Licensure. Who grants licensure? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>First must
pass approved nursing education program
Duty of each state to protect all clients receiving care. This is the rationale for requiring
professional nurses to have a license.
, Each state's Board of Nursing grants licensure
Periodic license renewal is required to maintain the right to practice nursing.
The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) permits nurses to practice in their home state and other
compact states under one multistate license.
Can further get certifications after licensure
Can also participate in credentialing (complete a program of study and demonstrate abilities
established as standards of care)
Identify subjective and objective assessment findings - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Subjective-
symptoms reported by the patient
Objective- clinical impression the health care provider (HCP) sees, hears, touches, measures, or
smells
What is the nursing process? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Assessment - assess objective +
subjective
Diagnosis - determine problems
Planning - create plan to address
Implementation - take action to provide care
Evaluation - evaluate effectiveness of interventions
remember it is important to include the cline/patient in plans of care - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>Important aspect of therapeutic communication
You can plan all you want, but if the patient can not meet goals or doesn't have the motivation to,
it doesn't actually matter
Definitions of health vs illness vs disease - CORRECT ANSWER>>>Health: a state of complete
physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity"
(WHO)
Illness: period of sickness affecting the body or mind,
Disease: pathological process, deviation from a biological norm
What is communication and what is needed. Examples of verbal vs nonverbal communication? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>Communication is a complex process of sending, receiving, and
comprehending messages between two or more people.
It is a dynamic and ongoing process that creates a unique experience for the participants. When
communication breaks down, the result can be workplace errors and the loss of professional
credibility.
