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FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE EXAM RECENT
2026 QUESTIONS NEWEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS
LATEST VERSION SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
VERIFIED 100 %
Breaking the healthcare community into separate entities (such as the medical
community, the nursing staff, management, support staff) and analyzing how
they work as a whole together is an example of which nursing theory?
A) general systems theory
B) adaptation theory
C) developmental theory
D) compartment theory
A) general systems theory
There are four concepts common in all nursing theories. Which one of the four
concepts is the focus of nursing?
A) person
B) environment
C) health
D) nursing
A) Person
Which of the following are characteristics of nursing theories? Select all that
apply.
A) They provide rational reasons for nursing interventions.
B) They are based on descriptions of what nursing should be.
C) They provide a knowledge base for appropriate nursing responses.
D) They provide a base for discussion of nursing issues.
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E) They help resolve current nursing issues and establish trends.
F) They use complex terminology to resolve specific nursing issues.
A) They provide rational reasons for nursing interventions.
C) They provide a knowledge base for appropriate nursing responses.
D) They provide a base for discussion of nursing issues.
E) They help resolve current nursing issues and establish trends.
What is the ultimate goal of expanding nursing knowledge through nursing
research?
A) learn improved ways to promote and maintain health
B) develop technology to provide hands-on nursing care
C) apply knowledge to become independent practitioners
D) become full-fledged partners with other care providers
A) learn improved ways to promote and maintain health
What was significant about the promotion of the National Center for Nursing
Research to the current National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)?
A) Increased numbers of articles are published in research journals.
B) NINR gained equal status with all other National Institutes of Health.
C) NINR became the major research body of the International Council of
Nurses.
D) It decreased emphasis on clinical research as an important area for nursing
B) NINR gained equal status with all other National Institutes of Health.
Which of the following terms are part of quantitative research?
A) process
B) concept
C) ethnography
D) variable
D) variable
A nurse uses the process of quantitative research to study the incidence and
causes of hospital-acquired pneumonia in her hospital. The statement of what
the researcher expects to find in these studies is called the:
A) variable
B) data
C) hypothesis
D) instrument
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C) hypothesis
Information is collected for analysis in both quantitative and qualitative
research. What is the information called?
A) surveys
B) answers
C) interviews
D) data
D) data
A patient in a clinical research study has given informed consent. This means
that the patient has certain rights. These rights include which of the following?
Select all that apply.
A) confidentiality
B) free medical care
C) refusal to participate
D) protection from harm
E) guarantee of treatment
F) consent knowledgeably
A) Confidentiality
C) refusal to participate
D) protection from harm
F) consent knowledgeably
Which of the following represents the basic framework of the research
process?
A) Qualitative data
B) Quantitative data
C) Nursing Process
D) Nursing Theory
C) Nursing Process
Which of the following is a responsibility of an institutional review board
(IRB)?
A) secure informed consent for researchers
B) review written accuracy of research proposals
C) determine risk status of all studies
D) secure funding for institutional research
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C) determine risk status of all studies
Before developing a procedure, a nurse reviews all current research-based
literature on insertion of a nasogastric tube. What type of nursing will be
practiced based on this review?
A) institutional practice
B) authoritative nursing
C) evidence-based nursing
D) factual-based nursing
C) evidence-based nursing
Which of the following are examples of characteristics of evidence-based
practice? Select all that apply.
A) It is a problem-solving approach.
B) It uses the best evidence available.
C) It is generally accepted in clinical practice.
D) It is based on current institutional protocols.
E) It blends the science and art of nursing.
F) It is not concerned with patient preferences.
A) It is a problem-solving approach.
B) It uses the best evidence available.
E) It blends the science and art of nursing.
One step in implementing evidence-based practice is to ask a question about a
clinical area of interest or an intervention. The most common method is the
PICO format. Which of the following accurately defines the letters in the PICO
acronym?
A) P = population
B) I = institution
C) C = compromise
D) O = output
A) P = population
A beginning student is reading a published research article. Where in the
article would the student find the abstract?
A) in the introduction
B) in the methods section
FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE EXAM RECENT
2026 QUESTIONS NEWEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS
LATEST VERSION SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
VERIFIED 100 %
Breaking the healthcare community into separate entities (such as the medical
community, the nursing staff, management, support staff) and analyzing how
they work as a whole together is an example of which nursing theory?
A) general systems theory
B) adaptation theory
C) developmental theory
D) compartment theory
A) general systems theory
There are four concepts common in all nursing theories. Which one of the four
concepts is the focus of nursing?
A) person
B) environment
C) health
D) nursing
A) Person
Which of the following are characteristics of nursing theories? Select all that
apply.
A) They provide rational reasons for nursing interventions.
B) They are based on descriptions of what nursing should be.
C) They provide a knowledge base for appropriate nursing responses.
D) They provide a base for discussion of nursing issues.
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E) They help resolve current nursing issues and establish trends.
F) They use complex terminology to resolve specific nursing issues.
A) They provide rational reasons for nursing interventions.
C) They provide a knowledge base for appropriate nursing responses.
D) They provide a base for discussion of nursing issues.
E) They help resolve current nursing issues and establish trends.
What is the ultimate goal of expanding nursing knowledge through nursing
research?
A) learn improved ways to promote and maintain health
B) develop technology to provide hands-on nursing care
C) apply knowledge to become independent practitioners
D) become full-fledged partners with other care providers
A) learn improved ways to promote and maintain health
What was significant about the promotion of the National Center for Nursing
Research to the current National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)?
A) Increased numbers of articles are published in research journals.
B) NINR gained equal status with all other National Institutes of Health.
C) NINR became the major research body of the International Council of
Nurses.
D) It decreased emphasis on clinical research as an important area for nursing
B) NINR gained equal status with all other National Institutes of Health.
Which of the following terms are part of quantitative research?
A) process
B) concept
C) ethnography
D) variable
D) variable
A nurse uses the process of quantitative research to study the incidence and
causes of hospital-acquired pneumonia in her hospital. The statement of what
the researcher expects to find in these studies is called the:
A) variable
B) data
C) hypothesis
D) instrument
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C) hypothesis
Information is collected for analysis in both quantitative and qualitative
research. What is the information called?
A) surveys
B) answers
C) interviews
D) data
D) data
A patient in a clinical research study has given informed consent. This means
that the patient has certain rights. These rights include which of the following?
Select all that apply.
A) confidentiality
B) free medical care
C) refusal to participate
D) protection from harm
E) guarantee of treatment
F) consent knowledgeably
A) Confidentiality
C) refusal to participate
D) protection from harm
F) consent knowledgeably
Which of the following represents the basic framework of the research
process?
A) Qualitative data
B) Quantitative data
C) Nursing Process
D) Nursing Theory
C) Nursing Process
Which of the following is a responsibility of an institutional review board
(IRB)?
A) secure informed consent for researchers
B) review written accuracy of research proposals
C) determine risk status of all studies
D) secure funding for institutional research
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C) determine risk status of all studies
Before developing a procedure, a nurse reviews all current research-based
literature on insertion of a nasogastric tube. What type of nursing will be
practiced based on this review?
A) institutional practice
B) authoritative nursing
C) evidence-based nursing
D) factual-based nursing
C) evidence-based nursing
Which of the following are examples of characteristics of evidence-based
practice? Select all that apply.
A) It is a problem-solving approach.
B) It uses the best evidence available.
C) It is generally accepted in clinical practice.
D) It is based on current institutional protocols.
E) It blends the science and art of nursing.
F) It is not concerned with patient preferences.
A) It is a problem-solving approach.
B) It uses the best evidence available.
E) It blends the science and art of nursing.
One step in implementing evidence-based practice is to ask a question about a
clinical area of interest or an intervention. The most common method is the
PICO format. Which of the following accurately defines the letters in the PICO
acronym?
A) P = population
B) I = institution
C) C = compromise
D) O = output
A) P = population
A beginning student is reading a published research article. Where in the
article would the student find the abstract?
A) in the introduction
B) in the methods section
