PNVN 1111 Exam Study Guide Questions
And Correct Answers
The "first real school of nursing" was located in
- Israel.
- Greece.
- Italy.
- Germany. - answer✔✔Germany.
The first real school of nursing was founded by the Lutheran Order of Deaconesses under the
supervision of a German pastor, Theodor Fleidner, in Kaiserswerth, Germany. The other options
are incorrect.
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The emergence of modern nursing is usually attributed to the influence of
- Florence Nightingale.
- Clara Barton.
- Lillian Wald.
- Sairy Gamp. - answer✔✔Florence Nightingale.
Miss Nightingale's insistence that nurses be women of good character helped nursing emerge
from its "Dark Ages" and elevated it to a respectable vocation. In addition, she established a
school for nurse training and wrote several books on nursing. Although Barton and Wald are
positive examples in nursing history, neither influenced nursing to the extent that Nightingale
did. Sairy Gamp is a negative character associated with nursing history.
When permitted by the state Nurse Practice Act, under what conditions can the LPN/LVN
perform complex nursing skills not taught in the basic educational program?
- When ordered to do so by the attending physician
- When the task is delegated to a competent LPN/LVN by a supervising RN
- When the LPN/LVN has graduated from a nursing program accredited by the National League
for Nursing
- When the state of practice has declared a severe nursing shortage - answer✔✔When the task is
delegated to a competent LPN/LVN by a supervising RN
Delegation, if allowed by the Nurse Practice Act of the state, can take place if the RN teaches the
skill, observes a return demonstration, documents the teaching/learning process in the
LPN/LVN's file, and provides ongoing direct supervision. LPN/LVNs are under the direct
supervision of professional nurses. Accreditation of the school does not confer the right to accept
delegation. Nursing shortages cannot dictate the acceptability of delegation.
The first chapter of the American Red Cross was established by
- Clara Barton.
- Sairy Gamp.
- Dorothea Lynde Dix.
- Florence Nightingale. - answer✔✔Clara Barton.
Clara Barton established the first chapter of the American Red Cross. Sairy Gamp was a fictional
character in Charles Dickens' novel Martin Chuzzlewit. Dorothea Lynde Dix was appointed
superintendent of nurses and organized a corps of female nurses during the Civil War. Florence
Nightingale nursed wounded soldiers during the Crimean War.
Which individuals made significant contributions to nursing? (Select all that apply.)
- Mary Mahoney - answer✔✔Lillian Wald
Linda Richards
Mary Mahoney
Wald organized the first visiting nurse service for the poor. Linda Richards was America's first
professionally trained nurse; she organized other training schools. Mary Mahoney was the first
African-American graduate nurse. Gamp and Prigg were Dickens characters who portrayed
nurses as scoundrels and women of ill repute.
A patient tells the nursing student, "I keep thinking of the mistake I made that led to the accident.
I can't get it out of my mind. Now my son has a broken leg." The nursing student correctly
identifies this as
- random thinking.
- habitual thinking.
- ruminative thinking.
Ruminative thinking replays the same situation repeatedly without reaching an outcome.
Random thinking involves many thoughts or scenes running aimlessly through the mind.
Habitual thinking involves routines performed as if on automatic pilot. Directed thinking is
purposeful and outcome oriented.
Which factor that influences critical thinking provides the best rationale for using a team meeting
to plan care for a patient?
Collaborative effort promotes critical thinking skills; thus, care planning by a knowledgeable
group is likely to result in creative solutions to problems. The other options do not provide a
rationale for using team planning sessions.
A nurse is performing routine vital signs on patients. The nurse has obtained vital signs many
times before and is able to do so without much conscious thought. This is an example of
Directed thinking is purposeful and outcome oriented. Negative thinking occurs when the mind
is stuck on negative thoughts and blocks worthwhile thinking. Ruminative thinking occurs when
the same situation or scene is replayed in the mind over and over, without reaching an outcome.
Nonfocused thinking occurs when the brain is engaged out of habit, without much conscious
thought.
A nursing student demonstrates the ability to recall and repeat memorized information but does
not understand the information. This is an example of what cognitive level?
- Analysis
- Knowledge
- Application
- Comprehension - answer✔✔Knowledge
Knowledge refers to the ability to recall and repeat information one has memorized.
Comprehension refers to the ability to very basically understand information, recall it, and
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