NUR 104 Chapter 1 (BSN 246) - Evolution of
Nursing Questions and Answers
1.A prospective nursing student questions what program accreditation means. What
should be included in the information provided?
A. Accreditation is a voluntary review by a given organization to determine whether
the program meets that organization's preestablished criteria
B. An accredited program is one that meets the minimal standards set by the
respective state agencies responsible for overseeing educational programs.
C. Program accreditation is necessary before the graduate is eligible to take the
National Council Licensing Examination for Practical Nursing (NCLEX-PN)
D. Nursing Program accreditation is a federally funded health care program that
educates practical nurse students. - ANSWER-A. Accreditation is a voluntary review
by a given organization to determine whether the program meets that
organization's preestablished criteria
2. The nursing student is discussing the impact of preventative medicine. Which
change has resulted from this focus?
A. Anxiety over diagnostic work ups such as colonoscopies or gynecologic
examinations
B. The number of admissions for inpatient services
C. The length of a hospitalization stay
D. Knowledge and services to promote health and prevent illness (wellness-illness
continuum) - ANSWER-D. Knowledge and services to promote health and prevent
illness (wellness-illness continuum)
3. Growth and advancement of the nursing profession in the twenty-first century
can be attributed to:
A. Growth of cities
B. Better education of nurses
C. Teachings of Christianity
D. Improved condition for women - ANSWER-D. Improved condition for women
21st century changes: demographic changes, women's health care issues, men in
nursing, human rights (bills of rights), medically undeserved.
4. Nursing education programs may seek voluntary accreditation by which agency?
A. American Nurses Association
B. International Council of Nurses
C. Congress for Nursing Practice
D. National League for Nursing - ANSWER-D. National League for Nursing
,5. When developing a definition of "health," a person should consider that health is:
A. A condition of physical, mental, and social well-being and absence of disease
B. The ability to pursue activities of daily living
C. A function of the physiological state
D. A static condition; the absence of pathology - ANSWER-A. A condition of
physical, mental, and social well-being and absence of disease
6. Which philosophy is described as comprehensive or total patient care that
considers the physical, emotional, social, economic, and spiritual needs of the
person; the person's response to the illness; and the impact of the illness on the
person's ability to meet self-care needs?
A. The wellness-illness continuum
B. The patient Care partnership
C. Holistic nursing
D. The health care delivery system - ANSWER-C. Holistic nursing
holistic care requires that professionals from differing areas come together to
provide comprehensive care.
7. The student nurse reviewing the history of nursing knows that the "Lady with the
Lamp" is:
A. Clara Barton
B. Florence Nightingale
C. Phoebe
Lavinia Dock - ANSWER-B. Florence Nightingale
8. The American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools of Nursing was
established in 1894. What was the major goal of the organization?
A. To promote development of new schools of nursing
B. To train nursing leaders
C. To set educational standards for nurses
D. To develop standards for licensure - ANSWER-C. To set educational standards for
nurses
isabel Hampton Robb and Lavinia Dock organized the American society of
superintendents of training of nursing
9. Nurses correctly recognize what as a key determinant of their scope of practice?
A. The nursing process
B. The agency's policies
C. The Hippocratic Oath
D. The nurse practice act - ANSWER-D. The nurse practice act
, 10. Nursing theorists are helpful in enabling the nursing profession to problem solve
and establish standards. Who is largely recognized as the first nursing theorist?
A. Phoebe
B. Clara Barton
C. Florence Nightingale
D. Sister Calista Roy - ANSWER-C. Florence Nightingale
11. The most commonly used model that assists in the understanding of the
patient's place on the wellness-illness continuum is that of:
A. Abraham Maslow
B. Dorothea Dix
C. Clara Barton
4. Theodore Fliedner - ANSWER-A. Abraham Maslow
12. Which person was the first nurse to train in America?
A. Lavinia Dock
B. Linda Richards
C. Clara Barton
D. Mary Breckinridge - ANSWER-B. Linda Richards
first trained nurse in America
responsible for the development of the first nursing and hospital records.
credited with the development of our present day documentation system
13. Which was the first school dedicated to the training of the practical nurse in the
United States?
A. The Ballard School
B. The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
C. The Thompson Practical Nursing School
D. The Shepard - Gill School - ANSWER-A. The Ballard School
14. What is health?
A. The absence of illness
B. A state of complete physical, mental, and social well - being
C. A condition between disease and good health
D. The opposite of disease - ANSWER-B. A state of complete physical, mental, and
social well - being
15. Which statement about men in nursing is the most correct description ?
A. Men were not permitted to serve in the military
B. The prominence of men in nursing increased during the Civil War
C. The number of men in the profession is decreasing
Nursing Questions and Answers
1.A prospective nursing student questions what program accreditation means. What
should be included in the information provided?
A. Accreditation is a voluntary review by a given organization to determine whether
the program meets that organization's preestablished criteria
B. An accredited program is one that meets the minimal standards set by the
respective state agencies responsible for overseeing educational programs.
C. Program accreditation is necessary before the graduate is eligible to take the
National Council Licensing Examination for Practical Nursing (NCLEX-PN)
D. Nursing Program accreditation is a federally funded health care program that
educates practical nurse students. - ANSWER-A. Accreditation is a voluntary review
by a given organization to determine whether the program meets that
organization's preestablished criteria
2. The nursing student is discussing the impact of preventative medicine. Which
change has resulted from this focus?
A. Anxiety over diagnostic work ups such as colonoscopies or gynecologic
examinations
B. The number of admissions for inpatient services
C. The length of a hospitalization stay
D. Knowledge and services to promote health and prevent illness (wellness-illness
continuum) - ANSWER-D. Knowledge and services to promote health and prevent
illness (wellness-illness continuum)
3. Growth and advancement of the nursing profession in the twenty-first century
can be attributed to:
A. Growth of cities
B. Better education of nurses
C. Teachings of Christianity
D. Improved condition for women - ANSWER-D. Improved condition for women
21st century changes: demographic changes, women's health care issues, men in
nursing, human rights (bills of rights), medically undeserved.
4. Nursing education programs may seek voluntary accreditation by which agency?
A. American Nurses Association
B. International Council of Nurses
C. Congress for Nursing Practice
D. National League for Nursing - ANSWER-D. National League for Nursing
,5. When developing a definition of "health," a person should consider that health is:
A. A condition of physical, mental, and social well-being and absence of disease
B. The ability to pursue activities of daily living
C. A function of the physiological state
D. A static condition; the absence of pathology - ANSWER-A. A condition of
physical, mental, and social well-being and absence of disease
6. Which philosophy is described as comprehensive or total patient care that
considers the physical, emotional, social, economic, and spiritual needs of the
person; the person's response to the illness; and the impact of the illness on the
person's ability to meet self-care needs?
A. The wellness-illness continuum
B. The patient Care partnership
C. Holistic nursing
D. The health care delivery system - ANSWER-C. Holistic nursing
holistic care requires that professionals from differing areas come together to
provide comprehensive care.
7. The student nurse reviewing the history of nursing knows that the "Lady with the
Lamp" is:
A. Clara Barton
B. Florence Nightingale
C. Phoebe
Lavinia Dock - ANSWER-B. Florence Nightingale
8. The American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools of Nursing was
established in 1894. What was the major goal of the organization?
A. To promote development of new schools of nursing
B. To train nursing leaders
C. To set educational standards for nurses
D. To develop standards for licensure - ANSWER-C. To set educational standards for
nurses
isabel Hampton Robb and Lavinia Dock organized the American society of
superintendents of training of nursing
9. Nurses correctly recognize what as a key determinant of their scope of practice?
A. The nursing process
B. The agency's policies
C. The Hippocratic Oath
D. The nurse practice act - ANSWER-D. The nurse practice act
, 10. Nursing theorists are helpful in enabling the nursing profession to problem solve
and establish standards. Who is largely recognized as the first nursing theorist?
A. Phoebe
B. Clara Barton
C. Florence Nightingale
D. Sister Calista Roy - ANSWER-C. Florence Nightingale
11. The most commonly used model that assists in the understanding of the
patient's place on the wellness-illness continuum is that of:
A. Abraham Maslow
B. Dorothea Dix
C. Clara Barton
4. Theodore Fliedner - ANSWER-A. Abraham Maslow
12. Which person was the first nurse to train in America?
A. Lavinia Dock
B. Linda Richards
C. Clara Barton
D. Mary Breckinridge - ANSWER-B. Linda Richards
first trained nurse in America
responsible for the development of the first nursing and hospital records.
credited with the development of our present day documentation system
13. Which was the first school dedicated to the training of the practical nurse in the
United States?
A. The Ballard School
B. The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
C. The Thompson Practical Nursing School
D. The Shepard - Gill School - ANSWER-A. The Ballard School
14. What is health?
A. The absence of illness
B. A state of complete physical, mental, and social well - being
C. A condition between disease and good health
D. The opposite of disease - ANSWER-B. A state of complete physical, mental, and
social well - being
15. Which statement about men in nursing is the most correct description ?
A. Men were not permitted to serve in the military
B. The prominence of men in nursing increased during the Civil War
C. The number of men in the profession is decreasing
