FON-1 MCQs:-

1. MCQ: Who is widely regarded as the founder of modern nursing?

a) Clara Barton
b) Florence Nightingale
c) Mary Seacole
d) Dorothea Dix
Answer: b) Florence Nightingale

2. MCQ: What was Florence Nightingale’s contribution to nursing?

a) Establishing the first nursing school in the United States
b) Introducing evidence-based practice in nursing
c) Revolutionizing healthcare through sanitation and hygiene practices
d) Advocating for nursing as a religious vocation
Answer: c) Revolutionizing healthcare through sanitation and hygiene
practices

3. MCQ: What is the primary focus of nursing practice?

a) Disease management
b) Health promotion and prevention of illness
c) Administration of medications
d) Surgical procedures
Answer: b) Health promotion and prevention of illness
4. MCQ: Which nursing theorist emphasized the importance of meeting basic
human needs?
a) Florence Nightingale
b) Dorothea Orem
c) Virginia Henderson
d) Hildegard Peplau
Answer: c) Virginia Henderson

5. MCQ: What is the primary goal of the nursing process?

a) Restoring health
b) Disease prevention
c) Facilitating communication
d) Promoting patient autonomy
Answer: a) Restoring health

6. MCQ: Which of the following is NOT a component of the nursing process?

a) Assessment
b) Evaluation
c) Treatment
d) Diagnosis
Answer: c) Treatment

7. MCQ: What is the purpose of the assessment phase in the nursing process?
a) Establishing goals for patient care
b) Identifying patient problems and needs
c) Administering prescribed treatments

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 d) Evaluating the effectiveness of interventions
Answer: b) Identifying patient problems and needs

8. MCQ: Which statement best describes the role of a nurse in healthcare?

a) Providing emotional support to patients
b) Diagnosing medical conditions
c) Performing surgical procedures
d) Prescribing medications
Answer: a) Providing emotional support to patients

9. MCQ: What is the goal of therapeutic communication in nursing?

a) To establish authority over patients
b) To manipulate patient behavior
c) To build trust and rapport with patients
d) To entertain patients during hospital stays
Answer: c) To build trust and rapport with patients

10. MCQ: What is the primary focus of evidence-based practice in nursing?

a) Tradition and routine
b) Clinical expertise
c) Patient preferences
d) Research evidence
Answer: d) Research evidence

11. MCQ: Which nursing theorist introduced the concept of self-care deficit?
a) Florence Nightingale

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 b) Dorothea Orem
c) Hildegard Peplau
d) Virginia Henderson
Answer: b) Dorothea Orem

12. MCQ: What is the primary goal of nursing interventions?

a) To maintain patient dependence
b) To implement medical treatments
c) To improve patient outcomes
d) To assert control over patients
Answer: c) To improve patient outcomes

13. MCQ: Which of the following is NOT a core value of nursing?

a) Compassion
b) Integrity
c) Profitability
d) Advocacy
Answer: c) Profitability

14. MCQ: Which nursing theorist emphasized the importance of the nurse-patient
relationship in the therapeutic process?
a) Florence Nightingale
b) Virginia Henderson
c) Hildegard Peplau
d) Jean Watson
Answer: c) Hildegard Peplau

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15. MCQ: What is the primary responsibility of a nurse during the implementation
phase of the nursing process?
a) Setting goals for patient care
b) Evaluating patient responses to interventions
c) Administering prescribed treatments
d) Identifying patient problems and needs
Answer: c) Administering prescribed treatments

16. MCQ: What is the primary goal of health education provided by nurses?
a) Ensuring patient compliance with medical orders
b) Empowering patients to make informed decisions about their health
c) Minimizing patient autonomy
d) Preventing patients from seeking alternative treatments
Answer: b) Empowering patients to make informed decisions about their
health

17. MCQ: What is the purpose of nursing diagnosis?

a) Identifying medical conditions
b) Identifying problems that nurses can treat independently
c) Prescribing medications
d) Performing surgeries
Answer: b) Identifying problems that nurses can treat independently

18. MCQ: Which nursing theorist introduced the concept of the 14 components of
basic nursing care?
a) Florence Nightingale

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 b) Virginia Henderson
c) Jean Watson
d) Dorothea Orem
Answer: b) Virginia Henderson

19. MCQ: Which statement best describes the scope of nursing practice?
a) Nursing practice is defined by state nurse practice acts
b) Nursing practice is limited to hospitals
c) Nursing practice does not involve collaboration with other healthcare
professionals
d) Nursing practice focuses solely on physical care
Answer: a) Nursing practice is defined by state nurse practice acts

20. MCQ: What is the primary purpose of nursing documentation?

a) Recording personal opinions about patients
b) Communicating patient information among healthcare providers
c) Concealing errors made during patient care
d) Documenting only positive outcomes of interventions
Answer: b) Communicating patient information among healthcare
providers

21. MCQ: Which nursing theorist introduced the concept of the “environment as
the patient's stage”?
a) Florence Nightingale
b) Virginia Henderson
c) Martha Rogers
d) Jean Watson

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22. MCQ: What is the primary goal of nursing research?

a) Generating profit for healthcare institutions
b) Advancing nursing knowledge and practice
c) Promoting specific medical treatments
d) Excluding patient input from healthcare decisions
Answer: b) Advancing nursing knowledge and practice

23. MCQ: What is the primary focus of community health nursing?

a) Providing care exclusively in hospitals
b) Promoting health and preventing illness in populations
c) Diagnosing and treating acute medical conditions
d) Administering medications in home settings
Answer: b) Promoting health and preventing illness in populations

24. MCQ: Which statement best describes the role of a nurse advocate?
a) Following medical orders without question
b) Promoting the interests of the healthcare institution
c) Speaking up for patients’ rights and needs
d) Disregarding patient preferences
Answer: c) Speaking up for patients’ rights and needs
25. MCQ: What is the primary goal of nursing informatics?
a) Improving communication among healthcare providers
b) Managing patient financial records
c) Enhancing patient safety through technology

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 d) Automating all nursing tasks
Answer: c) Enhancing patient safety through technology

26. MCQ: Which statement best describes the role of a nurse in disaster
management?
a) Providing direct care to affected individuals only
b) Collaborating with other healthcare professionals and organizations to
coordinate response efforts
c) Assuming full responsibility for all aspects of disaster response
d) Ignoring protocols established by disaster management agencies
Answer: b) Collaborating with other healthcare professionals and
organizations to coordinate response efforts

27. MCQ: What is the primary purpose of the Nurse Practice Act?
a) Regulating the licensure and practice of nursing
b) Excluding nurses from participating in healthcare decisions
c) Limiting the scope of nursing practice
d) Promoting competition among healthcare providers
Answer: a) Regulating the licensure and practice of nursing

28. MCQ: Which of the following is NOT an ethical principle guiding nursing
practice?
a) Autonomy
b) Beneficence
c) Profitability
d) Nonmaleficence
Answer: c) Profitability

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29. MCQ: What is the primary focus of transcultural nursing?
a) Promoting cultural assimilation
b) Acknowledging and respecting cultural diversity in healthcare
c) Standardizing healthcare practices across all cultures
d) Excluding cultural beliefs and practices from healthcare decisions
Answer: b) Acknowledging and respecting cultural diversity in healthcare

30. MCQ: What is the primary goal of quality improvement initiatives in nursing?
a) Increasing patient wait times
b) Decreasing patient satisfaction
c) Enhancing the quality of patient care
d) Minimizing collaboration among healthcare providers
Answer: c) Enhancing the quality of patient care