, Test Bank for Davis Advantage for Wilkinson’s Fundamentals of
Nursing: Theory, Concepts, and Applications 5th Edition (volume 1)
By Leslie S. Treas, Karen L. Barnett, and Mable H. Smith
CHAPTER 1: EVOLUTION OF NURSING
1. Who is considered the founder of modern nursing?
A) Clara Barton
B) Florence Nightingale
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Lillian Wald
Answer B: Florence Nightingale
Rationale: Florence Nightingale is considered the founder of modern nursing. She
established the first scientifically based nursing school and improved sanitation
during the Crimean War.
2. The first nursing school was established in:
A) 1860 at St. Thomas Hospital in London
B) 1873 at Bellevue Hospital in New York
C) 1890 at Johns Hopkins Hospital
D) 1900 at Massachusetts General Hospital
Answer A: 1860 at St. Thomas Hospital in London
Rationale: Florence Nightingale established the first nursing school at St. Thomas
Hospital in London in 1860.
,3. Which organization is the professional organization for registered nurses
in the United States?
A) National League for Nursing (NLN)
B) American Nurses Association (ANA)
C) American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
D) National Student Nurses Association (NSNA)
Answer B: American Nurses Association (ANA)
Rationale: The ANA is the professional organization for registered nurses in the
United States, representing the interests of RNs and establishing standards of
practice.
4. The ANA defines nursing as:
A) The art and science of caring for the sick
B) The protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities; prevention
of illness and injury; alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of
human response; and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities,
and populations
C) The practice of assisting physicians in the care of patients
D) The provision of basic hygiene and comfort measures to patients
Answer B: The protection, promotion, and optimization of health and
abilities; prevention of illness and injury; alleviation of suffering through the
, diagnosis and treatment of human response; and advocacy in the care of
individuals, families, communities, and populations
Rationale: The ANA's definition of nursing emphasizes health promotion, illness
prevention, alleviation of suffering, diagnosis and treatment of human responses,
and advocacy.
5. Which nurse is known for establishing the first public health nursing
service?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Lillian Wald
D) Dorothea Dix
Answer C: Lillian Wald
Rationale: Lillian Wald established the Henry Street Settlement in New York,
which provided nursing services to the poor and is considered the beginning of
public health nursing.
6. The American Red Cross was founded by:
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Lillian Wald
D) Dorothea Dix
Answer B: Clara Barton
Nursing: Theory, Concepts, and Applications 5th Edition (volume 1)
By Leslie S. Treas, Karen L. Barnett, and Mable H. Smith
CHAPTER 1: EVOLUTION OF NURSING
1. Who is considered the founder of modern nursing?
A) Clara Barton
B) Florence Nightingale
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Lillian Wald
Answer B: Florence Nightingale
Rationale: Florence Nightingale is considered the founder of modern nursing. She
established the first scientifically based nursing school and improved sanitation
during the Crimean War.
2. The first nursing school was established in:
A) 1860 at St. Thomas Hospital in London
B) 1873 at Bellevue Hospital in New York
C) 1890 at Johns Hopkins Hospital
D) 1900 at Massachusetts General Hospital
Answer A: 1860 at St. Thomas Hospital in London
Rationale: Florence Nightingale established the first nursing school at St. Thomas
Hospital in London in 1860.
,3. Which organization is the professional organization for registered nurses
in the United States?
A) National League for Nursing (NLN)
B) American Nurses Association (ANA)
C) American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
D) National Student Nurses Association (NSNA)
Answer B: American Nurses Association (ANA)
Rationale: The ANA is the professional organization for registered nurses in the
United States, representing the interests of RNs and establishing standards of
practice.
4. The ANA defines nursing as:
A) The art and science of caring for the sick
B) The protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities; prevention
of illness and injury; alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of
human response; and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities,
and populations
C) The practice of assisting physicians in the care of patients
D) The provision of basic hygiene and comfort measures to patients
Answer B: The protection, promotion, and optimization of health and
abilities; prevention of illness and injury; alleviation of suffering through the
, diagnosis and treatment of human response; and advocacy in the care of
individuals, families, communities, and populations
Rationale: The ANA's definition of nursing emphasizes health promotion, illness
prevention, alleviation of suffering, diagnosis and treatment of human responses,
and advocacy.
5. Which nurse is known for establishing the first public health nursing
service?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Lillian Wald
D) Dorothea Dix
Answer C: Lillian Wald
Rationale: Lillian Wald established the Henry Street Settlement in New York,
which provided nursing services to the poor and is considered the beginning of
public health nursing.
6. The American Red Cross was founded by:
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Lillian Wald
D) Dorothea Dix
Answer B: Clara Barton
