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Chapter 1 Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the
Development of Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Nursing practice is influenced by:
a. history.
b. spiritual beliefs.
c. religious practice.
d. philosophical influences.
e. all of the above.
ANS: E PTS: 1
2. Empathy is a motive for:
a. meeting the needs of others.
b. moral reasoning and action.
c. becoming a nurse.
d. determining right from wrong.
ANS: B PTS: 1
3. Professions exist to meet the:
a. needs of employers.
b. needs of individuals.
c. needs of society.
d. needs of families.
ANS: C PTS: 1
4. Florence Nightingale was a:
a. model for all nurses.
b. nurse.
c. statistician.
d. social reformer.
e. all of the above.
ANS: E PTS: 1
5. Helping professionals find their origin in:
a. inhumane actions.
b. perceived social need.
c. accepted moral needs.
d. individual values.
e. All except a.
f. b and c only.
ANS: E PTS: 1
6. The overarching belief system of a culture that deals with the culture’s beliefs about the nature
of the universe is termed:
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a. cosmology.
b. religion.
c. values.
d. astrology.
ANS: A PTS: 1
7. During the Middle Ages:
a. religions and church-sanctioned secular nursing orders afforded the only legitimate
avenue for women who wished to become nurses.
b. there was an upsurge in the respect afforded to nursing and midwifery, and nurses
began to practice autonomously.
c. healing arts in Denmark and Greece were performed in sacred ceremonies by
priests, priestesses, or shamans.
d. most nurses were women of high social status.
ANS: A PTS: 1
8. The “Dark Period of Nursing” when convalescent patients, prostitutes, prisoners, and
drunkards provided hospital nursing care occurred during the:
a. Reformation.
b. Crusades.
c. Middle Ages.
d. Early Christian era.
ANS: A PTS: 1
9. The concept of social need is important to the ethical foundations of the nursing professional
because:
a. nurses must determine the health needs of society.
b. nursing finds its origin, purpose, and meaning within the context of perceived
social need.
c. theories of sociology are utilized by nursing scholars, many of whom view them as
conceptual frameworks for nursing practice.
d. social need determines the boundaries of the ethical principles of distributive
justice, beneficence, and nonmaleficence.
ANS: B PTS: 1
10. The social status of women affects the status of the nursing profession because:
a. nursing has traditionally been a profession of women.
b. throughout history, nurses have been afforded higher social status.
c. women of higher social status rarely become nurses.
d. women are more skilled than men at nurturing others.
ANS: A PTS: 1
11. Philosophers of the Early Christian era included:
a. Plato.
b. St. Paul.
c. Aristotle.
d. St. Augustine.
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e. All of the above
f. b and d only
ANS: F PTS: 1
12. Which of the following events that changed nursing occurred during the 20th century?
a. Women became more politically active.
b. The nursing profession gained acceptance as a legitimate force.
c. Nurses began to provide independent health care services.
d. All of the above
ANS: D PTS: 1
13. Who is recognized as the father of Western medicine?
a. Plato
b. Hippocrates
c. Aristotle
d. St. Paul
ANS: B PTS: 1
14. Which period fostered the scientific revolution and a new era in the healing arts?
a. Middle Ages
b. Renaissance
c. Early Christian era
d. Reformation
ANS: D PTS: 1
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. Socrates can be described as (select all that apply):
a. being one of the greatest philosophers of ancient times.
b. believing a person should do what is best for him or herself.
c. proposing that one must seek knowledge and develop the inner self in order to
experience a good life.
d. creating the Socratic method.
e. believing that knowledge does lead to the “good life.”
ANS: A, C, D, E PTS: 1
2. The Crusades brought many changes in the health of the population including (select all that
apply):
a. deplorable sanitary conditions.
b. fatigue.
c. containment of communicable diseases.
d. diarrhea.
e. good nutrition.
ANS: A, B, D PTS: 1
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Chapter 1 Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the
Development of Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Nursing practice is influenced by:
a. history.
b. spiritual beliefs.
c. religious practice.
d. philosophical influences.
e. all of the above.
ANS: E PTS: 1
2. Empathy is a motive for:
a. meeting the needs of others.
b. moral reasoning and action.
c. becoming a nurse.
d. determining right from wrong.
ANS: B PTS: 1
3. Professions exist to meet the:
a. needs of employers.
b. needs of individuals.
c. needs of society.
d. needs of families.
ANS: C PTS: 1
4. Florence Nightingale was a:
a. model for all nurses.
b. nurse.
c. statistician.
d. social reformer.
e. all of the above.
ANS: E PTS: 1
5. Helping professionals find their origin in:
a. inhumane actions.
b. perceived social need.
c. accepted moral needs.
d. individual values.
e. All except a.
f. b and c only.
ANS: E PTS: 1
6. The overarching belief system of a culture that deals with the culture’s beliefs about the nature
of the universe is termed:
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a. cosmology.
b. religion.
c. values.
d. astrology.
ANS: A PTS: 1
7. During the Middle Ages:
a. religions and church-sanctioned secular nursing orders afforded the only legitimate
avenue for women who wished to become nurses.
b. there was an upsurge in the respect afforded to nursing and midwifery, and nurses
began to practice autonomously.
c. healing arts in Denmark and Greece were performed in sacred ceremonies by
priests, priestesses, or shamans.
d. most nurses were women of high social status.
ANS: A PTS: 1
8. The “Dark Period of Nursing” when convalescent patients, prostitutes, prisoners, and
drunkards provided hospital nursing care occurred during the:
a. Reformation.
b. Crusades.
c. Middle Ages.
d. Early Christian era.
ANS: A PTS: 1
9. The concept of social need is important to the ethical foundations of the nursing professional
because:
a. nurses must determine the health needs of society.
b. nursing finds its origin, purpose, and meaning within the context of perceived
social need.
c. theories of sociology are utilized by nursing scholars, many of whom view them as
conceptual frameworks for nursing practice.
d. social need determines the boundaries of the ethical principles of distributive
justice, beneficence, and nonmaleficence.
ANS: B PTS: 1
10. The social status of women affects the status of the nursing profession because:
a. nursing has traditionally been a profession of women.
b. throughout history, nurses have been afforded higher social status.
c. women of higher social status rarely become nurses.
d. women are more skilled than men at nurturing others.
ANS: A PTS: 1
11. Philosophers of the Early Christian era included:
a. Plato.
b. St. Paul.
c. Aristotle.
d. St. Augustine.
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e. All of the above
f. b and d only
ANS: F PTS: 1
12. Which of the following events that changed nursing occurred during the 20th century?
a. Women became more politically active.
b. The nursing profession gained acceptance as a legitimate force.
c. Nurses began to provide independent health care services.
d. All of the above
ANS: D PTS: 1
13. Who is recognized as the father of Western medicine?
a. Plato
b. Hippocrates
c. Aristotle
d. St. Paul
ANS: B PTS: 1
14. Which period fostered the scientific revolution and a new era in the healing arts?
a. Middle Ages
b. Renaissance
c. Early Christian era
d. Reformation
ANS: D PTS: 1
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. Socrates can be described as (select all that apply):
a. being one of the greatest philosophers of ancient times.
b. believing a person should do what is best for him or herself.
c. proposing that one must seek knowledge and develop the inner self in order to
experience a good life.
d. creating the Socratic method.
e. believing that knowledge does lead to the “good life.”
ANS: A, C, D, E PTS: 1
2. The Crusades brought many changes in the health of the population including (select all that
apply):
a. deplorable sanitary conditions.
b. fatigue.
c. containment of communicable diseases.
d. diarrhea.
e. good nutrition.
ANS: A, B, D PTS: 1
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