,Fundamentals of Nursing Theory, Concepts, and Applications 5th Edition Test
Banks 2024
Chapter 1: Evolution of Nursing Thought & Action
1. Which of the following statements accurately describe an element of
nursing? Select all that apply.
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 uses specialized knowledge and skills.
Answer: C, E, F
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
Answer: B
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.
Answer: A
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
Answer: D
Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Clara Barton
Answer: C
Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United
States in 1882?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Dorothea Dix
, D) Jane Addams
Answer: B
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
Answer: A
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
Answer: B
Which of the following nursing groups provides a definition and scope of practice
for nursing?
A) ICN
B) AAN
C) ANA
D) The Joint Commission
Banks 2024
Chapter 1: Evolution of Nursing Thought & Action
1. Which of the following statements accurately describe an element of
nursing? Select all that apply.
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 uses specialized knowledge and skills.
Answer: C, E, F
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
Answer: B
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.
Answer: A
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
Answer: D
Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Clara Barton
Answer: C
Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United
States in 1882?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Dorothea Dix
, D) Jane Addams
Answer: B
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
Answer: A
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
Answer: B
Which of the following nursing groups provides a definition and scope of practice
for nursing?
A) ICN
B) AAN
C) ANA
D) The Joint Commission
