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Test Bank for Fundamentals of Nursing
(10th Edition) 2026/2027 Updated Brand
New Version!!
The skills involved in nursing are primarily technical in nature. --
Verified--Solution----Element of nursing
To assist individuals to recover from illness. --Verified--Solution----
Primary focus of nursing
The knowledge base for the care that is given. --Verified--Solution----
Science of nursing
The collection of knowledge through research. --Verified--Solution----
Art of nursing
Nursing is considered to be both an art and a science. --Verified--
Solution----Nursing as a profession
Nursing is a profession that uses specialized knowledge and skills. --
Verified--Solution----Specialized knowledge in nursing
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Continuity, caring, critical thinking. --Verified--Solution----Nursing at
the end of the Middle Ages
Most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes. --
Verified--Solution----Characteristic of nursing (early civilization to 16th
century)
The physician was the priest who treated disease with prayer. --Verified-
-Solution----Physician's role in early civilization
The nurse was a nun committed to caring for the needy and homeless. --
Verified--Solution----Nurse's role in early civilization
Nursing care as we now know it began in the 18th to 19th century. --
Verified--Solution----Nursing care period
Florence Nightingale. --Verified--Solution----Founder of professional
nursing
Clara Barton established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882. --
Verified--Solution----Red Cross founder in the U.S.
Lack of educational standards. --Verified--Solution----Barrier to nursing
profession development
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Lillian Wald founded public health nursing. --Verified--Solution----
Community-based care founder
The ANA provides a definition and scope of practice for nursing. --
Verified--Solution----Nursing definition and scope
An example of promoting health. --Verified--Solution----Breast self-
examination teaching
Admitting a patient to a hospice program. --Verified--Solution----
Facilitating coping with disability
Cognitive skills are used when devising interventions to accomplish
desired outcomes. --Verified--Solution----Nursing skills type
A nurse helps a patient prepare a living will. --Verified--Solution----
Ethical/legal nursing skill
Referring a parent to a support group for a child with Downs Syndrome
is an example of the Counselor role. --Verified--Solution----Nursing role
example
Referring a teen with suicidal thoughts to a mental healthcare specialist.
--Verified--Solution----Collaborator role in nursing
Test Bank for Fundamentals of Nursing
(10th Edition) 2026/2027 Updated Brand
New Version!!
The skills involved in nursing are primarily technical in nature. --
Verified--Solution----Element of nursing
To assist individuals to recover from illness. --Verified--Solution----
Primary focus of nursing
The knowledge base for the care that is given. --Verified--Solution----
Science of nursing
The collection of knowledge through research. --Verified--Solution----
Art of nursing
Nursing is considered to be both an art and a science. --Verified--
Solution----Nursing as a profession
Nursing is a profession that uses specialized knowledge and skills. --
Verified--Solution----Specialized knowledge in nursing
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Continuity, caring, critical thinking. --Verified--Solution----Nursing at
the end of the Middle Ages
Most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes. --
Verified--Solution----Characteristic of nursing (early civilization to 16th
century)
The physician was the priest who treated disease with prayer. --Verified-
-Solution----Physician's role in early civilization
The nurse was a nun committed to caring for the needy and homeless. --
Verified--Solution----Nurse's role in early civilization
Nursing care as we now know it began in the 18th to 19th century. --
Verified--Solution----Nursing care period
Florence Nightingale. --Verified--Solution----Founder of professional
nursing
Clara Barton established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882. --
Verified--Solution----Red Cross founder in the U.S.
Lack of educational standards. --Verified--Solution----Barrier to nursing
profession development
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Lillian Wald founded public health nursing. --Verified--Solution----
Community-based care founder
The ANA provides a definition and scope of practice for nursing. --
Verified--Solution----Nursing definition and scope
An example of promoting health. --Verified--Solution----Breast self-
examination teaching
Admitting a patient to a hospice program. --Verified--Solution----
Facilitating coping with disability
Cognitive skills are used when devising interventions to accomplish
desired outcomes. --Verified--Solution----Nursing skills type
A nurse helps a patient prepare a living will. --Verified--Solution----
Ethical/legal nursing skill
Referring a parent to a support group for a child with Downs Syndrome
is an example of the Counselor role. --Verified--Solution----Nursing role
example
Referring a teen with suicidal thoughts to a mental healthcare specialist.
--Verified--Solution----Collaborator role in nursing
