Test Bank For Nursing Leadership, Management, and Professional
Practice for the LPN/LVN
7th Edition by Tamara R. Dahlkemper
Chapters 1 - 20
, Nursing Leadership, Management, and Professional Practice for the LPN/LVN 7th Edition
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Chapter 1: Historical Perspective and Current Trends
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. The nursing student predominantly uses knowledge about the history of nursing for which purpose?
1. To understand the professional choices open to the student
2. To prevent making medication errors in practice
3. To determine in which geographical area it is best to practice
4. To reduce the cost of delivering quality health care
ANSWER: 1
Page: 2
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N U R S Y T E S T S . C O M
1 Understanding nursing history helps the nurse to better recognize the
manychoices available when choosing his or her own future path.
2 Understanding nursing history does not prevent medication errors in practice.
3 Understanding nursing history does not determine which geographical area is
the best place in which to practice.
4 Understanding nursing history does not reduce the cost of delivering quality
health care.
.
2. The nurse is working in an underdeveloped country and observes the natives lighting ritual fires
and pounding on primitive drums around the sick person to promote recovery. The nurse
interprets thisbehavior as indicating the natives believe illness results from which items?
1. Pathogens and genetics
2. Evil spirits
3. Tides and planets
4. Plants and animals
ANSWER: 2
Page: 2
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1 The belief that disease was caused by pathogens and genetics would not result
in
lighting fires or candles and making loud noises to ward off spirits.
2 A belief that disease was caused by evil spirits would result in lighting fires or
candles and making loud noises to try to ward off the spirits.
, 3 The belief that disease was caused by tides and planets would not result
inlighting fires or candles and making loud noises to ward off spirits.
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4 The belief that disease was caused by plants and animals would not result
inlighting fires or candles and making loud noises to ward off spirits.
3. Who is credited with making a written record of health-care practices and removing the
mythicalaspect of health care?
1. Hammurabi
2. Florence Nightingale
3. Hippocrates
4. Apollo
ANSWER: 3
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N U R S Y T E S T S . C O M
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1 Hammurabi wrote a code of laws to protect the patient and define legal
limitations of caregivers, Florence Nightingale introduced modern nursing
during the Crimean War, and Apollo was a mythical god who was believed to
control health and wellness.
2 Hammurabi wrote a code of laws to protect the patient and define legal
limitations of caregivers, FN
loUreRnS
ceYN
TiEghStTinSga.leCiOnM
troduced modern nursing
during the Crimean War, and Apollo was a mythical god who was believed to
control health and wellness.
3 Hippocrates wrote the first medical textbook, outlining current health-
care practices, and removed the mythical belief that Apollo was
responsible forhealth.
4 Hammurabi wrote a code of laws to protect the patient and define legal
limitations of caregivers, Florence Nightingale introduced modern nursing
during the Crimean War, and Apollo was a mythical god who was believed to
control health and wellness.
4. Who served as the first public health nurses, caring for the sick and the poor?
1. The Presbyterian Church
2. Salerno
3. Jewish scholars
4. Convent deaconesses
ANSWER: 4
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1 The Presbyterian Church did not serve as the first public health nurses who
cared for the sick and poor.
2 The Salerno did not serve as the first public health nurses who cared for the
sickand poor.
3 The Jewish scholars did not serve as the first public health nurses who cared for
the sick and poor.
4 Deaconesses from local convents acted as the first public health nurses,
providing care for the sick and the poor based on the Christian belief in
the
importance of caring for one another.
N U R S Y T E S T S . C O M
5. Which is a crucial issue the nurse working in the late industrialization era would need to address
topromote health?
1. Reducing spread of infection
2. Reducing sedentary lifestyle
3. Teaching proper use of medications
4. Teaching use of car seats
ANSWE .
R: 1
Page: 3
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1 Many deaths resulted from communicable diseases and lack of cleanliness
inhospitals, so the nurse’s priority concern with health promotion would be
reducing the spread of infection.
2 Reducing sedentary lifestyle promotes health; however, this was not a crucial
issue in the late industrialization era.
3 Teaching the proper use of medications promotes health; however, this was not
a crucial issue in the late industrialization era.
4 Reducing the use of car seats promotes health; however, this was not a
crucialissue in the late industrialization era.
6. The nurse demonstrates Florence Nightingale’s theory of nursing with which intervention?
1. Respecting the patient’s culture and incorporating cultural needs in the plan of
care
Practice for the LPN/LVN
7th Edition by Tamara R. Dahlkemper
Chapters 1 - 20
, Nursing Leadership, Management, and Professional Practice for the LPN/LVN 7th Edition
Dahlkemper Test BanK
Chapter 1: Historical Perspective and Current Trends
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. The nursing student predominantly uses knowledge about the history of nursing for which purpose?
1. To understand the professional choices open to the student
2. To prevent making medication errors in practice
3. To determine in which geographical area it is best to practice
4. To reduce the cost of delivering quality health care
ANSWER: 1
Page: 2
Feedback
N U R S Y T E S T S . C O M
1 Understanding nursing history helps the nurse to better recognize the
manychoices available when choosing his or her own future path.
2 Understanding nursing history does not prevent medication errors in practice.
3 Understanding nursing history does not determine which geographical area is
the best place in which to practice.
4 Understanding nursing history does not reduce the cost of delivering quality
health care.
.
2. The nurse is working in an underdeveloped country and observes the natives lighting ritual fires
and pounding on primitive drums around the sick person to promote recovery. The nurse
interprets thisbehavior as indicating the natives believe illness results from which items?
1. Pathogens and genetics
2. Evil spirits
3. Tides and planets
4. Plants and animals
ANSWER: 2
Page: 2
Feedback
1 The belief that disease was caused by pathogens and genetics would not result
in
lighting fires or candles and making loud noises to ward off spirits.
2 A belief that disease was caused by evil spirits would result in lighting fires or
candles and making loud noises to try to ward off the spirits.
, 3 The belief that disease was caused by tides and planets would not result
inlighting fires or candles and making loud noises to ward off spirits.
1
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4 The belief that disease was caused by plants and animals would not result
inlighting fires or candles and making loud noises to ward off spirits.
3. Who is credited with making a written record of health-care practices and removing the
mythicalaspect of health care?
1. Hammurabi
2. Florence Nightingale
3. Hippocrates
4. Apollo
ANSWER: 3
Page: 3
N U R S Y T E S T S . C O M
Feedback
1 Hammurabi wrote a code of laws to protect the patient and define legal
limitations of caregivers, Florence Nightingale introduced modern nursing
during the Crimean War, and Apollo was a mythical god who was believed to
control health and wellness.
2 Hammurabi wrote a code of laws to protect the patient and define legal
limitations of caregivers, FN
loUreRnS
ceYN
TiEghStTinSga.leCiOnM
troduced modern nursing
during the Crimean War, and Apollo was a mythical god who was believed to
control health and wellness.
3 Hippocrates wrote the first medical textbook, outlining current health-
care practices, and removed the mythical belief that Apollo was
responsible forhealth.
4 Hammurabi wrote a code of laws to protect the patient and define legal
limitations of caregivers, Florence Nightingale introduced modern nursing
during the Crimean War, and Apollo was a mythical god who was believed to
control health and wellness.
4. Who served as the first public health nurses, caring for the sick and the poor?
1. The Presbyterian Church
2. Salerno
3. Jewish scholars
4. Convent deaconesses
ANSWER: 4
Page: 3
, 2
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Feedback
1 The Presbyterian Church did not serve as the first public health nurses who
cared for the sick and poor.
2 The Salerno did not serve as the first public health nurses who cared for the
sickand poor.
3 The Jewish scholars did not serve as the first public health nurses who cared for
the sick and poor.
4 Deaconesses from local convents acted as the first public health nurses,
providing care for the sick and the poor based on the Christian belief in
the
importance of caring for one another.
N U R S Y T E S T S . C O M
5. Which is a crucial issue the nurse working in the late industrialization era would need to address
topromote health?
1. Reducing spread of infection
2. Reducing sedentary lifestyle
3. Teaching proper use of medications
4. Teaching use of car seats
ANSWE .
R: 1
Page: 3
Feedback
1 Many deaths resulted from communicable diseases and lack of cleanliness
inhospitals, so the nurse’s priority concern with health promotion would be
reducing the spread of infection.
2 Reducing sedentary lifestyle promotes health; however, this was not a crucial
issue in the late industrialization era.
3 Teaching the proper use of medications promotes health; however, this was not
a crucial issue in the late industrialization era.
4 Reducing the use of car seats promotes health; however, this was not a
crucialissue in the late industrialization era.
6. The nurse demonstrates Florence Nightingale’s theory of nursing with which intervention?
1. Respecting the patient’s culture and incorporating cultural needs in the plan of
care
