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PROFESSIONAL TRENDS, ROLES, AND HISTORY OF
NURSING QUESTIONS NEWEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS
LATEST VERSION SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
VERIFIED 100 %
Nursing EXAM 1
One important advantage of the evolution of nursing informatics is that
a. it allows any RN to become a certified informatics nurse.
b. informatics nurses are best able to design systems with the needs and skills
of nurses who use them in mind.
c. informatics nurses will reduce the need for direct caregivers to document
care.
d. benefits of informatics advancements include improved patient safety and
increased variability of care.
b. informatics nurses are best able to design systems with the needs and skills of
nurses who use them in mind.
Which of the following nursing roles is not considered an advanced practice
role?
a. Certified nurse-midwife (CNM)
b. Community health nurse
c. Certified nurse practitioner (CNP)
d. Clinical nurse specialist (CNS)
b. Community health nurse
NPs are advanced practice nurses who
a. are required to have physician collaboration or supervision.
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b. function under a set of universal advanced practitioner laws.
c. cannot receive direct reimbursement for their services.
d. can diagnose and treat common and chronic conditions.
d. can diagnose and treat common and chronic conditions.
The clinical nurse leader (CNL) is a recently proposed role. The
responsibilities of the person in this role include which of the following?
a. Oversee and manage care delivery in specific settings.
b. Manage and streamline operations in multiple nursing units.
c. Replace the outdated CNS role.
d. Provide daily care to a specific subset of patients with similar needs.
a. Oversee and manage care delivery in specific settings.
Hospice and palliative care nursing is a rapidly developing specialty in
nursing. Which facts have contributed to this growth? (Select all that apply.)
a. End-of-life care is largely the responsibility of nurses.
b. End-of-life needs are expected to increase with the aging population.
c. Nursing curricula have prepared nurses to deal effectively with dying
patients and their families.
d. Palliative care is a new focus of advanced practice nurses.
e. Hospice and palliative care nurses work in a variety of settings.
a. End-of-life care is largely the responsibility of nurses.
b. End-of-life needs are expected to increase with the aging population.
e. Hospice and palliative care nurses work in a variety of settings.
CNSs may (Select all that apply.)
a. manage an inpatient nursing unit.
b. develop educational programs for nursing staff.
c. conduct practice outcomes research.
d. prescribe medications for common illnesses.
e. attend or assist in the delivery of low-risk newborns.
a. manage an inpatient nursing unit.
b. develop educational programs for nursing staff.
c. conduct practice outcomes research.
Which early nursing leader founded the first training school for nurses that
would later become a model for early nursing education?
a. Dorothea Dix
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b. Florence Nightingale
c. Clara Barton
d. Mary Ann Bickerdyke
b. Florence Nightingale
Who was the first educated African-American professional nurse?
a. Linda Richards
b. Phoebe Pember
c. Sojourner Truth
d. Mary Eliza Mahoney
d. Mary Eliza Mahoney
To which early nursing leader is attributed the founding of the American Red
Cross?
a. Clara Barton
b. Dorothea Dix
c. Florence Nightingale
d. Lavinia Lloyd Dock
a. Clara Barton
What were some of the application requirements of nursing education
programs in the 1900s?
a. Male, intelligent, strong
b. Female, sensitive, subservient
c. Female, docile, from poor background
d. Male, high breeding, independent
b. Female, sensitive, subservient
Which of the following statements best describes how the Chicago World's
Fair of 1893 became a pivotal point in the history of nursing education in the
United States?
a. Florence Nightingale's work on sanitation and its relationship to mortality
rates was finally recognized.
b. The organization today known as the NLN was formed to address issues in
nursing education.
c. The American Nurses Association (ANA) was formed to oversee nursing
education in the United States.
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d. The International Council of Nurses (ICN) was formed to enhance
collaboration between practicing nurses and educators.
b. The organization today known as the NLN was formed to address issues in
nursing education.
Which early nursing organization is credited with first recommending state
registration for nurses?
a. ICN
b. NLN
c. ANA
d. National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses
a. ICN
Which of the following nursing leaders, because of her work in the Henry
Street Settlement, is considered the founder of public health nursing?
a. Margaret Sanger
b. Clara Barton
c. Lillian Wald
d. Lavinia Lloyd Dock
c. Lillian Wald
Despite the caring efforts of early public health nurses in the Henry Street
Settlement, racial disparity left many people underserved. Which of the
following African-American public health nurses was instrumental in providing
excellent nursing care to underserved families despite these social
challenges?
a. Jessie Sleet Scales
b. Margaret Sanger
c. Lavinia Lloyd Dock
d. Anita M. McGee
a. Jessie Sleet Scales
Which one of the following events occurring during the first decade of the 20th
century brought sweeping changes to nursing?
a. It was required that all practicing nurses be licensed.
b. Permissive licensing laws allowed registered nurses (RNs) to practice
without a license if they registered with the state.
PROFESSIONAL TRENDS, ROLES, AND HISTORY OF
NURSING QUESTIONS NEWEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS
LATEST VERSION SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
VERIFIED 100 %
Nursing EXAM 1
One important advantage of the evolution of nursing informatics is that
a. it allows any RN to become a certified informatics nurse.
b. informatics nurses are best able to design systems with the needs and skills
of nurses who use them in mind.
c. informatics nurses will reduce the need for direct caregivers to document
care.
d. benefits of informatics advancements include improved patient safety and
increased variability of care.
b. informatics nurses are best able to design systems with the needs and skills of
nurses who use them in mind.
Which of the following nursing roles is not considered an advanced practice
role?
a. Certified nurse-midwife (CNM)
b. Community health nurse
c. Certified nurse practitioner (CNP)
d. Clinical nurse specialist (CNS)
b. Community health nurse
NPs are advanced practice nurses who
a. are required to have physician collaboration or supervision.
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b. function under a set of universal advanced practitioner laws.
c. cannot receive direct reimbursement for their services.
d. can diagnose and treat common and chronic conditions.
d. can diagnose and treat common and chronic conditions.
The clinical nurse leader (CNL) is a recently proposed role. The
responsibilities of the person in this role include which of the following?
a. Oversee and manage care delivery in specific settings.
b. Manage and streamline operations in multiple nursing units.
c. Replace the outdated CNS role.
d. Provide daily care to a specific subset of patients with similar needs.
a. Oversee and manage care delivery in specific settings.
Hospice and palliative care nursing is a rapidly developing specialty in
nursing. Which facts have contributed to this growth? (Select all that apply.)
a. End-of-life care is largely the responsibility of nurses.
b. End-of-life needs are expected to increase with the aging population.
c. Nursing curricula have prepared nurses to deal effectively with dying
patients and their families.
d. Palliative care is a new focus of advanced practice nurses.
e. Hospice and palliative care nurses work in a variety of settings.
a. End-of-life care is largely the responsibility of nurses.
b. End-of-life needs are expected to increase with the aging population.
e. Hospice and palliative care nurses work in a variety of settings.
CNSs may (Select all that apply.)
a. manage an inpatient nursing unit.
b. develop educational programs for nursing staff.
c. conduct practice outcomes research.
d. prescribe medications for common illnesses.
e. attend or assist in the delivery of low-risk newborns.
a. manage an inpatient nursing unit.
b. develop educational programs for nursing staff.
c. conduct practice outcomes research.
Which early nursing leader founded the first training school for nurses that
would later become a model for early nursing education?
a. Dorothea Dix
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b. Florence Nightingale
c. Clara Barton
d. Mary Ann Bickerdyke
b. Florence Nightingale
Who was the first educated African-American professional nurse?
a. Linda Richards
b. Phoebe Pember
c. Sojourner Truth
d. Mary Eliza Mahoney
d. Mary Eliza Mahoney
To which early nursing leader is attributed the founding of the American Red
Cross?
a. Clara Barton
b. Dorothea Dix
c. Florence Nightingale
d. Lavinia Lloyd Dock
a. Clara Barton
What were some of the application requirements of nursing education
programs in the 1900s?
a. Male, intelligent, strong
b. Female, sensitive, subservient
c. Female, docile, from poor background
d. Male, high breeding, independent
b. Female, sensitive, subservient
Which of the following statements best describes how the Chicago World's
Fair of 1893 became a pivotal point in the history of nursing education in the
United States?
a. Florence Nightingale's work on sanitation and its relationship to mortality
rates was finally recognized.
b. The organization today known as the NLN was formed to address issues in
nursing education.
c. The American Nurses Association (ANA) was formed to oversee nursing
education in the United States.
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d. The International Council of Nurses (ICN) was formed to enhance
collaboration between practicing nurses and educators.
b. The organization today known as the NLN was formed to address issues in
nursing education.
Which early nursing organization is credited with first recommending state
registration for nurses?
a. ICN
b. NLN
c. ANA
d. National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses
a. ICN
Which of the following nursing leaders, because of her work in the Henry
Street Settlement, is considered the founder of public health nursing?
a. Margaret Sanger
b. Clara Barton
c. Lillian Wald
d. Lavinia Lloyd Dock
c. Lillian Wald
Despite the caring efforts of early public health nurses in the Henry Street
Settlement, racial disparity left many people underserved. Which of the
following African-American public health nurses was instrumental in providing
excellent nursing care to underserved families despite these social
challenges?
a. Jessie Sleet Scales
b. Margaret Sanger
c. Lavinia Lloyd Dock
d. Anita M. McGee
a. Jessie Sleet Scales
Which one of the following events occurring during the first decade of the 20th
century brought sweeping changes to nursing?
a. It was required that all practicing nurses be licensed.
b. Permissive licensing laws allowed registered nurses (RNs) to practice
without a license if they registered with the state.
