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Test Bank for Timby’s Fundamental Nursing Skills & Concepts
12th Edition
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, Loretta A Donnelly-Moreno: Timby’s Fundamental Nursing Skills & Concepts
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Chapter1
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Florence Nightingale’s contributions to nursing practice and education:
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a. are historically important but have no validity for nursing today.
b. were neither recognized nor appreciated in her own time.
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c. were a major factor in reducing the death rate in the Crimean War.
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d. were limited only to the care of severe traumatic wounds.
ANS: C
By improving sanitation, nutrition ventilation, and handwashing techniques, Florence
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Nightingale’s nurses dramatically reduced the death rate from injuries in the Crimean War.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 OBJ: Theory #1
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TOP: Nursing History KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
2. Early nursing education and care in the United States:
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a. were directed at community health.
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provided independence for women through education and employment.
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b.
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c. were an educational model based in institutions of higher learning.
, d. have continued to be entirely focused on hospital nursing.
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ANS: B
Because of the influence of early nursing leaders, nursing education became more formalized
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through apprenticeships in Nightingale schools that offered independence to women through
education and employment.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 OBJ: Theory #4
TOP: Nursing History KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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3. In order to fulfill the common goals defined by nursing theorists (promote wellness, prevent
illness, facilitate coping, and restore health), the LPN must take on the roles of:
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a. caregiver, educator, and collaborator.
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b. nursing assistant, delegator, and environmental specialist.
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c. medication dispenser, collaborator, and transporter.
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d. dietitian, manager, and housekeeper.
ANS: A
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In order for the LPN to apply the common goals of nursing, he or she must assume the roles of
caregiver, educator, collaborator, manager, and advocate.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4 OBJ: Theory #2
TOP: Art and Science of Nursing KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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, 4. Although nursing theories differ in their attempts to define nursing, all of them base their
beliefs on common concepts concerning:
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a. self-actualization, fundamental needs, and belonging.
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b. stress reduction, self-care, and a systems model.
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c. curative care, restorative care, and terminal care.
d. human relationships, the environment, and health.
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ANS: D
Although nursing theories differ, they all base their beliefs on human relationships, the
environment, and health.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4 OBJ: Theory #2
TOP: Nursing Theories KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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5. Standards of care for the nursing practice of the LPN are established by the:
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a. Boards of Nursing Examiners in each state.
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b. National Council of States Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
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c. American Nurses Association (ANA).
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d. National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses.
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The National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses modified the standards published by the
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ANA in 2004 to better fit the role of the LPN.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 5 OBJ: Theory #2
TOP: Standards of Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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6. The LPN demonstrates an evidence-based practice by:
a. using a drug manual to check compatibility of drugs.
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b. using scientific information to guide decision making.
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c. using medical history of a patient to direct nursing interventions.
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d. basing nursing care on advice from an experienced nurse.
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ANS: B
The use of scientific information from high-quality research to guide nursing decisions is
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reflective of the application of evidence-based practice.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 5 OBJ: Theory #3
TOP: Evidence Based Practice KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: N/A
7. Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster established the Henry Street Settlement Service in New York
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in 1893 in order to:
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a. offer a shelter to injured war veterans.
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, b. found a nursing apprenticeship.
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c. provide health care to poor persons living in tenements.
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d. offer better housing to low-income families.
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ANS: C
Henry Street Settlement Service brought the provision of community health care to the poor
people living in tenements.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 2 OBJ: Theory #4
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TOP: Growth of Nursing KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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8. An educational pathway for an LPN refers to an LPN:
a. learning on the job and being promoted to a higher level of responsibility.
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b. moving from a maternity unit to a more complicated surgical unit.
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c. obtaining additional education to move from one level of nursing to another.
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d. learning that advancement requires consistent work and commitment.
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ANS: C
By broadening the educational base, an LPN may advance and build a nursing career.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 6 OBJ: Theory #7
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