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FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING THEORY CONCEPT AND APPLICATIONS
5TH EDITION BY LESLIE S TREAS 2026/2027 || FUNDAMENTALS OF
NURSING || BASIC NURSING CARE, CLINICAL SKILLS &
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE || VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ACCURATE
ANSWERS || HIGH-YIELD STUDY GUIDE || GRADED A+
Correct answers and questions
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 used specialized knowledge and skills. -
CORRECT ANSWER - C) The science of nursing is the knowledge base for
the care that is given.
E) Nursing is considered to be both an art and a science.
F) Nursing is a profession that used specialized knowledge and skills.
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 - CORRECT ANSWER - B) purpose,
direction, leadership
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - A) Most early civilizations believed that
illness had supernatural causes.
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 - CORRECT ANSWER - D) 18th to 19th century
Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Clara Barton - CORRECT ANSWER - C) Florence Nightingale
, 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - B) Clara Barton
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 - CORRECT ANSWER - A) lack of
educational standards
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 - CORRECT ANSWER - B) Lillian Wald
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING THEORY CONCEPT AND APPLICATIONS
5TH EDITION BY LESLIE S TREAS 2026/2027 || FUNDAMENTALS OF
NURSING || BASIC NURSING CARE, CLINICAL SKILLS &
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE || VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ACCURATE
ANSWERS || HIGH-YIELD STUDY GUIDE || GRADED A+
Correct answers and questions
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 used specialized knowledge and skills. -
CORRECT ANSWER - C) The science of nursing is the knowledge base for
the care that is given.
E) Nursing is considered to be both an art and a science.
F) Nursing is a profession that used specialized knowledge and skills.
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 - CORRECT ANSWER - B) purpose,
direction, leadership
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - A) Most early civilizations believed that
illness had supernatural causes.
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 - CORRECT ANSWER - D) 18th to 19th century
Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Clara Barton - CORRECT ANSWER - C) Florence Nightingale
, 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - B) Clara Barton
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 - CORRECT ANSWER - A) lack of
educational standards
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 - CORRECT ANSWER - B) Lillian Wald
