NURSING LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND
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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR THE LPN/LVN
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7TH EDITION BY TAMARA R. DAHLKEMPER
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n7 9781719641487CHAPTER 1-20 COMPLETE GUIDE /
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LATEST 2026-2027
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, Chapter 1. Historical Perspectives and Current Trends
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Multiple Choice n7
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. The nursing student predominantly uses knowledge about the history
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of nursing for what purpose?
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1. To understand the professional choices open n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
to the learner n7 n7
2. To prevent making medication errors in n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
practice n7
3. To determine what geographical area is n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
the best place to practice n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
4. To reduce the cost of delivering quality n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
healthcare n7
2. The nursing attendant is working in an underdeveloped country
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n7 and observes the natives lighting ritual fires and pounding on primitive drums
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n7 around the sick person to promote recovery. The nursing attendant interprets
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n7 this behavior as indicating the natives believe sickness results from what?
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1. Pathogens and genetics n7 n7
2. Evil spirits n7
3. Tides and planets n7 n7
4. Plants and animals n7 n7
3. The person credited with making a written record of healthcare
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n7 practices and removing the mythical aspect of healthcare is who?
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1. Hammurabi
2. Florence Nightingale n7
3. Hippocrates
4. Apollo
4. Who served as the first public health nursing attendants, caring
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n7 for the sick and thepoor?
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1. The Presbyterian Church n7 n7
2. Salerno
, 3. Jewish scholars n7
4. Convent deaconesses n7
5. n7What is a crucial issue the nursing attendant working in the
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n7 late industrialization era would need to address in order to promote
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n7 health?
1. Reducing spread of infection n7 n7 n7
2. Reducing sedentary lifestyle n7 n7
3. Teaching proper use of medications n7 n7 n7 n7
4. Teaching use of car seats n7 n7 n7 n7
6. What types of skills would a nursing learner learn while
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attending Kaiserworth Deaconess Institution in 1836?
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1. Administering immunizations n7
2. Assisting in surgery n7 n7
3. Washing and changing bed linens n7 n7 n7 n7
4. Developing a plan of care n7 n7 n7 n7
7. The nursing attendant demonstrates Florence Nightingale’s theory
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of nursing withwhat intervention?
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1. Respecting the client’s culture and n7 n7 n7 n7
incorporating cultural needs in the plan of n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
care n7
2. Promoting good health and treating those n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
who n7
are ill in a holistic manner n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
3. Understanding how to motivate people to n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
practice a healthy lifestyle and reduce risks n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
4. Teaching other nursing attendants how to n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
deliver the n7 n7
highest quality of nursing care. n7 n7 n7 n7
8. What action performed by the nursing attendant directly resulted from
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the contributionmade by Linda Richards?
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1. Using an antiseptic before administering an n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
injection n7
2. Exploring the psychosocial needs of the n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
client n7
3. Documenting client care in the medical n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
record n7
4. Listening to a client describe his or her n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
condition n7
, 9. After graduating from nursing school, the graduate takes a
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n7 licensure examination as the result of what nursing attendant’s contribution?
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1. Florence Nightingale n7
2. Mary Adelaid Nutting n7 n7
3. Lavinia L. Dock n7 n7
4. Isabel Hampton Robb n7 n7
10. In addition to caring for the sick, what other skills would the first
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LPN learners learn when attending the Ballard School in New York in 1893?
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1. Political advocacy n7
2. Homemaking
3. Communication
4. Carpentry
11. The nursing attendant responds to an alarm on a pulse oximeter and
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sees the client’soxygen saturation is reading 38%. The nursing attendant observes
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the client, noting a respiratory rate of 12 breaths per minute, pink mucous
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membranes, and easy regular respirations.
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The nursing attendant concludes the pulse oximeter is not reading accurately.
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Whose theory ofnursing is this nursing attendant demonstrating?
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1. Annie Goodrich n7
2. Lillian D. Wald n7 n7
3. Florence Nightingale n7
4. Linda Richards n7
12.
n7 What statement describes Florence Nightingale’s beliefs about nursing?
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1. Practicing nursing attendants should be n7 n7 n7 n7
licensed.
2. Promotion of good health and treating the n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
ill are nursing priorities. n7 n7 n7 n7
3. Nursing attendants could simultaneously n7 n7 n7
have a career n7 n7 n7
and a marriage. n7 n7
4. Organisms cause infection. n7 n7
13.
n7 What was Mary Eliza Mahoney’s contribution to nursing?
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1. She organized the first visiting nursing n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
attendant n7
association.
2. She founded the American Journal of n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
Nursing. n7
n7 n7 n7
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR THE LPN/LVN
n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
7TH EDITION BY TAMARA R. DAHLKEMPER
n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
n7 9781719641487CHAPTER 1-20 COMPLETE GUIDE /
n7 n7 n7 n7
LATEST 2026-2027
n7 n7
, Chapter 1. Historical Perspectives and Current Trends
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Multiple Choice n7
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. The nursing student predominantly uses knowledge about the history
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of nursing for what purpose?
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1. To understand the professional choices open n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
to the learner n7 n7
2. To prevent making medication errors in n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
practice n7
3. To determine what geographical area is n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
the best place to practice n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
4. To reduce the cost of delivering quality n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
healthcare n7
2. The nursing attendant is working in an underdeveloped country
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n7 and observes the natives lighting ritual fires and pounding on primitive drums
n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
n7 around the sick person to promote recovery. The nursing attendant interprets
n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
n7 this behavior as indicating the natives believe sickness results from what?
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1. Pathogens and genetics n7 n7
2. Evil spirits n7
3. Tides and planets n7 n7
4. Plants and animals n7 n7
3. The person credited with making a written record of healthcare
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n7 practices and removing the mythical aspect of healthcare is who?
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1. Hammurabi
2. Florence Nightingale n7
3. Hippocrates
4. Apollo
4. Who served as the first public health nursing attendants, caring
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n7 for the sick and thepoor?
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1. The Presbyterian Church n7 n7
2. Salerno
, 3. Jewish scholars n7
4. Convent deaconesses n7
5. n7What is a crucial issue the nursing attendant working in the
n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
n7 late industrialization era would need to address in order to promote
n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
n7 health?
1. Reducing spread of infection n7 n7 n7
2. Reducing sedentary lifestyle n7 n7
3. Teaching proper use of medications n7 n7 n7 n7
4. Teaching use of car seats n7 n7 n7 n7
6. What types of skills would a nursing learner learn while
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attending Kaiserworth Deaconess Institution in 1836?
n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
1. Administering immunizations n7
2. Assisting in surgery n7 n7
3. Washing and changing bed linens n7 n7 n7 n7
4. Developing a plan of care n7 n7 n7 n7
7. The nursing attendant demonstrates Florence Nightingale’s theory
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of nursing withwhat intervention?
n7 n7 n7 n7
1. Respecting the client’s culture and n7 n7 n7 n7
incorporating cultural needs in the plan of n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
care n7
2. Promoting good health and treating those n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
who n7
are ill in a holistic manner n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
3. Understanding how to motivate people to n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
practice a healthy lifestyle and reduce risks n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
4. Teaching other nursing attendants how to n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
deliver the n7 n7
highest quality of nursing care. n7 n7 n7 n7
8. What action performed by the nursing attendant directly resulted from
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the contributionmade by Linda Richards?
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1. Using an antiseptic before administering an n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
injection n7
2. Exploring the psychosocial needs of the n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
client n7
3. Documenting client care in the medical n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
record n7
4. Listening to a client describe his or her n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
condition n7
, 9. After graduating from nursing school, the graduate takes a
n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
n7 licensure examination as the result of what nursing attendant’s contribution?
n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
1. Florence Nightingale n7
2. Mary Adelaid Nutting n7 n7
3. Lavinia L. Dock n7 n7
4. Isabel Hampton Robb n7 n7
10. In addition to caring for the sick, what other skills would the first
n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
LPN learners learn when attending the Ballard School in New York in 1893?
n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
1. Political advocacy n7
2. Homemaking
3. Communication
4. Carpentry
11. The nursing attendant responds to an alarm on a pulse oximeter and
n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
sees the client’soxygen saturation is reading 38%. The nursing attendant observes
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the client, noting a respiratory rate of 12 breaths per minute, pink mucous
n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
membranes, and easy regular respirations.
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The nursing attendant concludes the pulse oximeter is not reading accurately.
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Whose theory ofnursing is this nursing attendant demonstrating?
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1. Annie Goodrich n7
2. Lillian D. Wald n7 n7
3. Florence Nightingale n7
4. Linda Richards n7
12.
n7 What statement describes Florence Nightingale’s beliefs about nursing?
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1. Practicing nursing attendants should be n7 n7 n7 n7
licensed.
2. Promotion of good health and treating the n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
ill are nursing priorities. n7 n7 n7 n7
3. Nursing attendants could simultaneously n7 n7 n7
have a career n7 n7 n7
and a marriage. n7 n7
4. Organisms cause infection. n7 n7
13.
n7 What was Mary Eliza Mahoney’s contribution to nursing?
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1. She organized the first visiting nursing n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
attendant n7
association.
2. She founded the American Journal of n7 n7 n7 n7 n7
Nursing. n7
