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FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING EXAM LATEST VERSION -
2025/2026- 100+ Q AND ANS ALL THE BEST
sources of knowledge
-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
you can see the object
subjective
coming from that subject
The Nursing Process
-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
-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
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- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
5 vital signs
respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and pain
Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria
-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
defined nursing as both an art and science, differentiated nursing from medicine,
created freestanding nursing education, published books; founder of modern
nursing
Clara Barton
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
types of knowledge
-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)
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goals of nursing research
-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
examines a general idea and then considers specific actions or ideas
inductive reasoning
one builds from specific ideas or actions to conclusions about general ideas
health
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity
illness
the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal process involving
changed level of functioning
wellness
an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle promoting good physical,
mental, and emotional health
nursing theory
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)
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING EXAM LATEST VERSION -
2025/2026- 100+ Q AND ANS ALL THE BEST
sources of knowledge
-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
you can see the object
subjective
coming from that subject
The Nursing Process
-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
-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
, 2
- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
5 vital signs
respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and pain
Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria
-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
defined nursing as both an art and science, differentiated nursing from medicine,
created freestanding nursing education, published books; founder of modern
nursing
Clara Barton
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
types of knowledge
-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)
, 3
goals of nursing research
-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
examines a general idea and then considers specific actions or ideas
inductive reasoning
one builds from specific ideas or actions to conclusions about general ideas
health
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity
illness
the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal process involving
changed level of functioning
wellness
an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle promoting good physical,
mental, and emotional health
nursing theory
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)
