FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
THE ART AND SCIENCE OF
PERSON-CENTERED CARE
10TH EDITION
• AUTHOR(S)CAROL R TAYLOR;
PAMELA LYNN; JENNIFER
BARTLETT
TEST BANK
1
Reference: Ch. 1 — Definitions of Nursing (Nursing’s Aims and
Competencies)
Scenario: A 68-year-old patient recovering from hip repair asks
the nurse why the nurse focuses on mobility, medication
teaching, and follow-up care. The patient appears anxious and
asks how nursing helps beyond giving medicines.
Options:
A. Explain that nursing’s main role is administering medication
and following physician orders.
,B. Describe how nursing promotes health, prevents illness,
restores health, and facilitates coping.
C. Tell the patient nursing is primarily responsible for
documentation and billing.
D. Advise the patient to ask the physician about goals of care
instead.
Correct answer: B
Rationales — Correct: Nursing’s scope includes promoting
health, preventing illness, restoring health, and facilitating
coping; this holistic explanation matches textbook aims.
Incorrect A: Overemphasizes medication administration and
neglects holistic nursing aims.
Incorrect C: Documentation/billing are tasks but not nursing’s
central aims.
Incorrect D: Deflects patient-centered teaching — nursing
should provide explanation.
Teaching point: Nursing integrates health promotion, illness
prevention, restoration, and coping support.
Citation: Taylor, C. R., Lynn, P., & Bartlett, J. (2023).
Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-
Centered Care (10th ed.). Chapter 1.
2
Reference: Ch. 1 — Historical Perspectives on Nursing (Florence
Nightingale & birth of modern nursing)
Scenario: During a unit orientation, a student asks how
,historical figures shaped modern nursing standards after
reading about the role of sanitary conditions in outcomes.
Options:
A. State that history has no relevance to today’s standards of
practice.
B. Explain that early nursing leaders emphasized sanitary
conditions and data-driven care, shaping professional
standards.
C. Say nursing standards came solely from physicians, not
nurses.
D. Suggest that historical nursing focused only on compassion,
not evidence.
Correct answer: B
Rationales — Correct: Early leaders (e.g., Florence Nightingale)
emphasized sanitation and outcomes; this influenced modern
standards, evidence use, and professional formation.
Incorrect A: Dismisses the clear historical influence on modern
nursing practice and standards.
Incorrect C: Incorrect — nurses contributed substantially to
standards development.
Incorrect D: Minimizes the evidence and systems-level
contributions of nursing history.
Teaching point: Historical nursing leaders advanced sanitation,
data, and professional standards.
Citation: Taylor, C. R., Lynn, P., & Bartlett, J. (2023).
Fundamentals of Nursing (10th ed.). Chapter 1.
, 3
Reference: Ch. 1 — Professional Formation (professionalism,
code of ethics)
Scenario: A newly licensed nurse is unsure about reporting a
colleague who falsified documentation. The nurse fears
retaliation but worries about patient safety.
Options:
A. Ignore it to avoid conflict since it’s a coworker.
B. Report the incident following facility policy and the code of
ethics.
C. Confront the colleague privately and promise to keep it
secret if corrected.
D. Change the documentation back later to hide the error.
Correct answer: B
Rationales — Correct: Professional formation and code of
ethics require reporting unsafe or unethical practice to protect
patients and maintain standards.
Incorrect A: Ignoring jeopardizes patient safety and breaches
professional responsibilities.
Incorrect C: Private confrontation may be appropriate, but
secrecy violates reporting obligations when patient safety is at
risk.
Incorrect D: Altering records is unethical and illegal.
Teaching point: Report unsafe or unethical practice per policy
and ethical standards.
Citation: Taylor, C. R., Lynn, P., & Bartlett, J. (2023).
Fundamentals of Nursing (10th ed.). Chapter 1.
THE ART AND SCIENCE OF
PERSON-CENTERED CARE
10TH EDITION
• AUTHOR(S)CAROL R TAYLOR;
PAMELA LYNN; JENNIFER
BARTLETT
TEST BANK
1
Reference: Ch. 1 — Definitions of Nursing (Nursing’s Aims and
Competencies)
Scenario: A 68-year-old patient recovering from hip repair asks
the nurse why the nurse focuses on mobility, medication
teaching, and follow-up care. The patient appears anxious and
asks how nursing helps beyond giving medicines.
Options:
A. Explain that nursing’s main role is administering medication
and following physician orders.
,B. Describe how nursing promotes health, prevents illness,
restores health, and facilitates coping.
C. Tell the patient nursing is primarily responsible for
documentation and billing.
D. Advise the patient to ask the physician about goals of care
instead.
Correct answer: B
Rationales — Correct: Nursing’s scope includes promoting
health, preventing illness, restoring health, and facilitating
coping; this holistic explanation matches textbook aims.
Incorrect A: Overemphasizes medication administration and
neglects holistic nursing aims.
Incorrect C: Documentation/billing are tasks but not nursing’s
central aims.
Incorrect D: Deflects patient-centered teaching — nursing
should provide explanation.
Teaching point: Nursing integrates health promotion, illness
prevention, restoration, and coping support.
Citation: Taylor, C. R., Lynn, P., & Bartlett, J. (2023).
Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-
Centered Care (10th ed.). Chapter 1.
2
Reference: Ch. 1 — Historical Perspectives on Nursing (Florence
Nightingale & birth of modern nursing)
Scenario: During a unit orientation, a student asks how
,historical figures shaped modern nursing standards after
reading about the role of sanitary conditions in outcomes.
Options:
A. State that history has no relevance to today’s standards of
practice.
B. Explain that early nursing leaders emphasized sanitary
conditions and data-driven care, shaping professional
standards.
C. Say nursing standards came solely from physicians, not
nurses.
D. Suggest that historical nursing focused only on compassion,
not evidence.
Correct answer: B
Rationales — Correct: Early leaders (e.g., Florence Nightingale)
emphasized sanitation and outcomes; this influenced modern
standards, evidence use, and professional formation.
Incorrect A: Dismisses the clear historical influence on modern
nursing practice and standards.
Incorrect C: Incorrect — nurses contributed substantially to
standards development.
Incorrect D: Minimizes the evidence and systems-level
contributions of nursing history.
Teaching point: Historical nursing leaders advanced sanitation,
data, and professional standards.
Citation: Taylor, C. R., Lynn, P., & Bartlett, J. (2023).
Fundamentals of Nursing (10th ed.). Chapter 1.
, 3
Reference: Ch. 1 — Professional Formation (professionalism,
code of ethics)
Scenario: A newly licensed nurse is unsure about reporting a
colleague who falsified documentation. The nurse fears
retaliation but worries about patient safety.
Options:
A. Ignore it to avoid conflict since it’s a coworker.
B. Report the incident following facility policy and the code of
ethics.
C. Confront the colleague privately and promise to keep it
secret if corrected.
D. Change the documentation back later to hide the error.
Correct answer: B
Rationales — Correct: Professional formation and code of
ethics require reporting unsafe or unethical practice to protect
patients and maintain standards.
Incorrect A: Ignoring jeopardizes patient safety and breaches
professional responsibilities.
Incorrect C: Private confrontation may be appropriate, but
secrecy violates reporting obligations when patient safety is at
risk.
Incorrect D: Altering records is unethical and illegal.
Teaching point: Report unsafe or unethical practice per policy
and ethical standards.
Citation: Taylor, C. R., Lynn, P., & Bartlett, J. (2023).
Fundamentals of Nursing (10th ed.). Chapter 1.
