Test Bank for Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing 6th Edition By Patricia Williams Chapter 1-41 Complete Guide A+

,Chapter 01: Nursing and the Health Care System
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MULTIPLE ssCHOICE

1. Florence ssNightingale‘s sscontributions ssto ssnursing sspractice ssand sseducation:
a. are sshistorically ssimportant ssbut sshave ssno ssvalidity ssfor ssnursing sstoday.
b. were ssneither ssrecognized ssnor ssappreciated ssin ssher ssown sstime.
c. were ssa ssmajor ssfactor ssin ssreducing ssthe ssdeath ssrate ssin ssthe ssCrimean ssWar.
d. were sslimited ssonly ssto ssthe sscare ssof sssevere sstraumatic sswounds.
ANS: ssC
By ssimproving sssanitation, ssnutrition ssventilation, ssand sshandwashing sstechniques, ssFlorence
ssNightingale‘s ssnurses ssdramatically ssreduced ssthe ssdeath ssrate ssfrom ssinjuries ssin ssthe ssCrimean ssWar.




DIF: Cognitive ssLevel: ssKnowledge REF: s s p. ss2 OBJ: ssTheory
ss#1 ssTOP: s s Nursing ssHistory KEY: s s Nursing ssProcess ssStep: ssN/A
ssMSC: s s NCLEX: ssN/A




2. Early ssnursing sseducation ssand sscare ssin ssthe ssUnited ssStates:
a. were ssdirected ssat sscommunity sshealth.
b. provided ssindependence ssfor sswomen ssthrough sseducation ssand ssemployment.
c. were ssan sseducational ssmodel ssbased ssin ssinstitutions ssof sshigher sslearning.
d. have sscontinued ssto ssbe ssentirely ssfocused sson sshospital ssnursing.
ANS: ssB
Because s s of ssthe ssinfluence ssof ssearly ssnNuUrRs iSnI gN Gl eTaBd.eCrOs ,Mn u rs i n g sseducation ssbecame ssmore
ss formalized ssthrough ssapprenticeships ssin ssNightingale ssschools ssthat ssoffered ssindependence ssto

sswomen ssthrough sseducation ssand ssemployment.




DIF: Cognitive ssLevel: ssKnowledge REF: s s p. ss2 OBJ: ssTheory
ss#4 ssTOP: s s Nursing ssHistory KEY: s s Nursing ssProcess ssStep: ssN/A
ssMSC: s s NCLEX: ssN/A

,3. In ssorder ssto ssfulfill ssthe sscommon ssgoals ssdefined ssby ssnursing sstheorists ss(promote sswellness,
prevent ssillness, ssfacilitate sscoping, ssand ssrestore sshealth), ssthe ssLPN ssmust sstake sson ssthe ssroles
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of:
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a. caregiver, sseducator, ssand sscollaborator.
b. nursing ssassistant, ssdelegator, ssand ssenvironmental ssspecialist.
c. medication ssdispenser, sscollaborator, ssand sstransporter.
d. dietitian, ssmanager, ssand sshousekeeper.

ANS: ssA
In ssorder ssfor ssthe ssLPN ssto ssapply ssthe sscommon ssgoals ssof ssnursing, sshe ssor ssshe ssmust ssassume ssthe
ssroles ssof sscaregiver, sseducator, sscollaborator, ssmanager, ssand ssadvocate.




DIF: Cognitive ssLevel: ssComprehension REF: s s p. ss3 OBJ: ssTheory
ss#2 ssTOP: s s Art ssand ssScience ssof ssNursing KEY: s s Nursing ssProcess ssStep: ssN/A

ssMSC: s s NCLEX: ssN/A




4. Although ssnursing sstheories ssdiffer ssin sstheir ssattempts ssto ssdefine ssnursing, ssall ssof ssthem ssbase
their ssbeliefs sson sscommon ssconcepts ssconcerning:
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, a. self-actualization, ssfundamental ssneeds, ssand ssbelonging.
b. stress ssreduction, ssself-care, ssand ssa sssystems ssmodel.
c. curative sscare, ssrestorative sscare, ssand ssterminal sscare.
d. human ssrelationships, ssthe ssenvironment, ssand sshealth.
ANS: ssD
Although ssnursing sstheories ssdiffer, ssthey ssall ssbase sstheir ssbeliefs sson sshuman ssrelationships, ssthe
ssenvironment, ssand sshealth.




DIF: Cognitive ssLevel: ssComprehension REF: s s p. ss4 OBJ: ssTheory
ss#2 ssTOP: s s Nursing ssTheories KEY: s s Nursing ssProcess ssStep: ssN/A
ssMSC: s s NCLEX: ssN/A




5. Standards ssof sscare ssfor ssthe ssnursing sspractice ssof ssthe ssLPN ssare ssestablished ssby ssthe:
a. Boards ssof ssNursing ssExaminers ssin sseach ssstate.
b. National ssCouncil ssof ssStates ssBoards ssof ssNursing ss(NCSBN).
c. American ssNurses ssAssociation ss(ANA).
d. National ssFederation ssof ssLicensed ssPractical ssNurses.
ANS: ssD
The ssNational ssFederation ssof ssLicensed ssPractical ssNurses ssmodified ssthe ssstandards sspublished ssby
ssthe ssANA ssin ss2015 ssto ssbetter ssfit ssthe ssrole ssof ssthe ssLPN. ssIn ss2015 ssthe ssAmerican ssNurses

ssAssociation ss(ANA) ssrevised ssthe ssStandards ssof ssNursing ssPractice sswhich sscontained ss17

ssstandards ssof ssnational sspractice ssof ssnursing, ssdescribing ssall ssfacets ssof ssnursing sspractice: sswho,

sswhat, sswhen, sswhere, sshow.




DIF: Cognitive ssLevel: ssComprehension REF: s s p. ss6 OBJ: ssTheory
ss#2 ssTOP: s s Standards ssof ssCare KEY: ssNursing ssProcess ssStep: ssN/A
ssMSC: s s NCLEX: ssN/A VERIFIED-TEST ssBANK



6. The ssLPN ssdemonstrates ssan ssevidence-based sspractice ssby:
a. using ssa ssdrug ssmanual ssto sscheck sscompatibility ssof ssdrugs.
b. using ssscientific ssinformation ssto ssguide ssdecision ssmaking.
c. using ssmedical sshistory ssof ssa sspatient ssto ssdirect ssnursing ssinterventions.
d. basing ssnursing sscare sson ssadvice ssfrom ssan ssexperienced ssnurse.
ANS: ssB
The ssuse ssof ssscientific ssinformation ssfrom sshigh-quality ssresearch ssto ssguide ssnursing ssdecisions ssis
ssreflective ssof ssthe ssapplication ssof ssevidence-based sspractice.




DIF: Cognitive ssLevel: ssKnowledge REF: s s p. ss7 OBJ: ssTheory
ss#3 ssTOP: s s Evidence-Based ssPractice KEY: s s Nursing ssProcess ssStep: ssN/A
ssMSC: s s NCLEX: ssN/A




7. Lillian ssWald ssand ssMary ssBrewster ssestablished ssthe ssHenry ssStreet ssSettlement ssService ssin ssNew
York ssin ss1893 ssin ssorder ssto:
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a. offer ssa ssshelter ssto ssinjured sswar ssveterans.
b. found ssa ssnursing ssapprenticeship.
c. provide sshealth sscare ssto sspoor sspersons ssliving ssin sstenements.
d. offer ssbetter sshousing ssto sslow-income ssfamilies.
ANS: ssC