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What is the role of a nurse as defined by the International Council of Nursing (ICN)?

Only providing care to sick individuals in hospital settings

Promoting health, preventing illness, and caring for ill, disabled, and dying individuals in all settings (correct)

Participating in shaping health policy and managing health systems

Engaging in the general scope of nursing practice and teaching health care

What is a key function of a nurse according to the World Health Organization (WHO)?

Performing surgeries

Providing administrative support in health care facilities

Detecting health emergencies and working on the front lines of disease prevention (correct)

Conducting research in laboratory settings

What is the main purpose of basic nursing education?

To provide a foundation in engineering and technical skills

To prepare nurses for administrative roles in healthcare facilities

To train nurses for specialized surgical procedures

To provide a broad foundation in the behavioral, life, and nursing sciences for general nursing practice (correct)

What is the historical origin of the nursing profession?

During the Roman Empire Signup and view all the answers

When did nursing become more popularized in Europe?

During the Middle Ages Signup and view all the answers

According to the American Nurses Association (ANA), what does nursing encompass?

Prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering, and advocacy in care Signup and view all the answers

What is the essential meaning of nursing according to the given text?

Promoting health, healing, and growth Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of nursing as described in the text?

Promoting health, healing, growth, and development Signup and view all the answers

What are the phenomena of particular concern to nurses within the broad spectrum of health care according to the text?

Individual, family, and group responses to health problems Signup and view all the answers

Who is authorized to practice nursing according to the given text?

A person who has completed a program of basic, generalized nursing education Signup and view all the answers