Test cBank cfor cTimby's cFundamental cNursing cSkills cand
Concepts, c12th cEdition cby cMoreno, cIncludes cRationales
TEST tBANK
,Chapter1
tMULTIPLE
tCHOICE
1. Florence t Nightingale’s t contributions t to t nursing t practice t and t education:
a. are t historically t important t but t have t no t validity t for t nursing t today.
b. were t neither t recognized t nor t appreciated t in t her t own t time.
c. were t a t major t factor t in t reducing t the t death t rate t in t the t Crimean t War.
d. were t limited t only t to t the t care t of t severe t traumatic t wounds.
ANS: tcC
By timproving tsanitation, tnutrition tventilation, tand thandwashing ttechniques, tFlorence
tNightingale’s t nurses t dramatically t reduced t the t death t rate t from t injuries t in t the t Crimean
t War.
DIF: t Cognitive tLevel: t Knowledge t REF: t p. t 2 t OBJ:
Theory t #1 t TOP: t Nursing t History t KEY: t Nursing
tProcess t Step: t N/A t MSC: t NCLEX: t N/A
2. Early t nursing t education t and t care t in t the t United t States:
a. were t directed t at t community t health.
b. provided t independence t for t women t through t education t and t employment.
c. were t an t educational t model t based t in t institutions t of t higher t learning.
,d. have t continued t to t be t entirely t focused t on t hospital t nursing.
ANS: tcB
Because tof tthe tinfluence tof tearly tnursing tleaders, tnursing teducation tbecame tmore tformalized
tthrough tapprenticeships tin tNightingale tschools tthat toffered tindependence tto twomen tthrough
teducation t and t employment.
DIF: t Cognitive tLevel: t Knowledge t REF: t p. t 2 t OBJ:
Theory t #4 t TOP: t Nursing t History t KEY: t Nursing
tProcess t Step: t N/A t MSC: t NCLEX: t N/A
3. In torder tto tfulfill tthe tcommon tgoals tdefined tby tnursing ttheorists t(promote twellness,
tprevent t illness, t facilitate t coping, t and t restore t health), t the t LPN t must t take t on
t the t rolestof:
a. caregiver, t educator, t and t collaborator.
b. nursing t assistant, t delegator, t and t environmental t specialist.
c. medication t dispenser, t collaborator, t and t transporter.
d. dietitian, t manager, t and t housekeeper.
ANS: tcA
In t order t for t the t LPN t to t apply t the t common t goals t of t nursing, t he t or t she t must
t assume t thetroles t of t caregiver, t educator, t collaborator, t manager, t and t advocate.
DIF: t Cognitive t Level: t Comprehension t REF: t p. t 4 t OBJ:
t Theoryt#2 tTOP: tArt tand tScience t of t Nursing t KEY:
t Nursing t Process tStep: t N/A t MSC: t NCLEX: t N/A
, 4. Although t nursing t theories t differ t in t their t attempts t to t define t nursing, t all
t of t themtbase t their t beliefs t on t common t concepts t concerning:
a. self-actualization, t fundamental t needs, t and t belonging.
b. stress t reduction, t self-care, t and t a t systems t model.
c. curative t care, t restorative t care, t and t terminal t care.
d. human t relationships, t the t environment, t and t health.
ANS: tcD
Although tnursing ttheories tdiffer, tthey tall tbase ttheir tbeliefs ton thuman trelationships, tthe
tenvironment, t and t health.
DIF: tCognitive t Level: t Comprehension t REF: tp. t 4 t OBJ:
tTheory t#2 tTOP: tNursing tTheories tKEY: tNursing tProcess
t Step: t N/A tMSC: t NCLEX: t N/A
5. Standards t of t care t for t the t nursing t practice t of t the t LPN t are t established t by t the:
a. Boards t of t Nursing t Examiners t in t each t state.
b. National t Council t of t States t Boards t of t Nursing t (NCSBN).
c. American t Nurses t Association t (ANA).
d. National t Federation t of t Licensed t Practical t Nurses.