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Test Bank Davis Advantage for Fundamentals of Nursing Care Concepts,
Connections & Skills 4th Edition
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Chapter 1: Evolution of Nursing Thought & Action
(Answers at the end of every Chapter)
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1. Which of the following statements accurately describe an element of nursing? Select all
that apply.
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A) The skills involved in nursing are primarily technical in nature.
B) The primary focus of nursing is to assist individuals to recover from illness.
C) The science of nursing is the knowledge base for the care that is given.
D) The art of nursing is the collection of knowledge through research.
E) Nursing is considered to be both an art and a science.
F) Nursing is a profession that used specialized knowledge and skills.
2. Which of the following set of terms best describes nursing at the end of the Middle Ages?
A) continuity, caring, critical thinking
,B) purpose, direction, leadership
C) assessment, interventions, outcomes
D) advocacy, research, education
3. Which of the following is a characteristic of nursing practiced from early civilization to
the 16th century?
A) Most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes.
B) The physician was the priest who treated disease with prayer.
C) The nurse was a nun committed to caring for the needy and homeless.
D) Nursing changed from a spiritual focus to an emphasis on knowledge expansion.
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, 4. In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?
A) pre-civilization
B) early civilization to 16th century
C) 16th to 17th century
D) 18th to 19th century
5. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
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D) Clara Barton
6. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States in
1882?
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A) Florence Nightingale
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B) Clara Barton
C) Dorothea Dix
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D) Jane Addams
7. What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States
after the Civil War?
A) lack of educational standards
B) hospital-based schools of nursing
C) lack of influence from nursing leaders
D) independence of nursing orders
8. Which of the following individuals provided community-based care and founded public
, health nursing?
A) Adelaide Nutting
B) Lillian Wald
C) Sojourner Truth
D) Clara Barton
9. Which of the following nursing groups provides a definition and scope of practice for
nursing?
A) ICN
B) AAN
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C) ANA
D) The Joint Commission
10. Teaching a woman about breast self-examination is an example of what broad aim of
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nursing?
A) promoting health
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B) preventing illness
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C) restoring health
D) facilitating coping with disability and death
11. What nursing activity would meet the broad nursing aim of facilitating coping with
disability and death? Select all that apply.
A) conducting a blood pressure screening program
B) teaching testicular self-examination
C) referring to a community diabetic support group
D) administering intravenous fluids
,E) admitting a patient to a hospice program
F) performing a physical assessment on a patient
12. A nurse caring for a patient with diabetes chooses an appropriate plan of care and devises
interventions to accomplish the desired outcomes. This is an example of using which of
the following type of nursing skills?
A) Technical
B) Cognitive
C) Interpersonal
D) Ethical/Legal
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13. Which one of the following examples of nursing actions would be considered an
ethical/legal skill?
A) A nurse helps a patient prepare a living will.
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B) A nurse obtains a urine sample for a urinalysis.
C) A nurse explains the rationale for a patients plan of care.
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D) A nurse holds the hand of a woman whose baby died in childbirth.
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14. A nurse practitioner is caring for a couple who are the parents of an infant diagnosed with
Downs Syndrome. The nurse makes referrals for a parent support group for the family.
This is an example of which nursing role?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
15. A nurse is providing nursing care in a neighborhood clinic to single pregnant teens.
Which of the following actions is the best example of using the collaborator role as a
nurse?
,A) Discussing the legal aspects of adoption for teens wishing to place their infants with
a family
B) Searching the Internet for information on child care for the teens who wish to return
to school
C) Conducting a patient interview and documenting the information on the patients
chart
D) Referring a teen who admits having suicidal thoughts to a mental healthcare
specialist
16. A nurse instructor explains the concept of health to her students. Which of the following
statements accurately describes this state of being?
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A) Health is a state of optimal functioning.
B) Health is an absence of illness.
C) Health is always an objective state.
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D) Health is not determined by the patient.
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17. A nurse incorporates the health promotion guidelines established by the U.S. Department
of Health document: Healthy People 2010. Which of the following is a health indicator
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discussed in this document?
A) cancer
B) obesity
C) diabetes
D) hypertension
18. A nurse conducts a smoking-cessation program for patients of a neighborhood clinic. This
is an example of which of the following aims of nursing?
A) promoting health
B) preventing illness
,C) restoring health
D) facilitating coping with disability or death
19. Which of the following is a criteria that defines nursing as profession?
A) an undefined body of knowledge
B) a dependence on the medical profession
C) an ability to diagnose medical problems
D) a strong service orientation
20. Although all of the following are nursing responsibilities, which one would be expected
of a nurse with a baccalaureate degree?
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A) providing direct physical care
B) using research findings to improve practice
C) administering medications as prescribed
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D) collaborating with other healthcare providers
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21. Amy Jones, a high school senior, wants to become a geriatric nurse practitioner. What
nursing degree will she need to attain this goal?
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A) licensed practical nurse
B) associate degree
C) baccalaureate degree
D) masters degree
22. Why are nursing organizations important for the continued development and
improvement of nursing as a whole?
A) to provide socialization and networking for members
B) to regulate work activities for members
,C) to set standards for nursing education and practice
D) to provide information to nurses about legal requirements
23. Which of the following organizations has established standards for clinical nursing
practice?
A) American Nurses Association
B) National League for Nursing
C) International Council of Nurses
D) State Board of Nursing
24. What is the primary purpose of standards of nursing practice?
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A) to provide a method by which nurses perform skills safely
B) to ensure knowledgeable, safe, comprehensive nursing care
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,C) to establish nursing as a profession and a discipline
D) to enable nurses to have a voice in healthcare policy
25. After graduation from an accredited program in nursing and successfully passing the
NCLEX, what gives the nurse a legal right to practice?
A) enrolling in an advanced degree program
B) filing NCLEX results in the county of residence
C) being licensed by the State Board of Nursing
D) having a signed letter confirming graduation
26. A nurse has been tried and found guilty of the felony crime of forgery. How might this
affect the nurses license to practice nursing?
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A) It will have no effect on the ability to practice nursing.
B) The nurse can practice nursing at a less-skilled level.
C) The license may be revoked or suspended.
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D) The license will permanently carry the felony conviction.
27. Nurses use the nursing process to focus care on human responses to what?
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A) interactions with the environment
B) physical effects of disease
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C) outcomes of medical or surgical treatment
D) actual or potential health problems
28. Which age group in the population is expanding most rapidly, resulting in changes in the
delivery of healthcare?
A) older adults
B) young adults
C) school-aged children
D) newborns
29. Which of the following is a current trend affecting nursing education and practice?
, A) over abundance of graduating nurses
B) office-based care delivery systems
C) increase in length of hospital stay
D) increase in chronic health conditions
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