TEST BANK
Timby's Fundamental Nursing Skills and Concepts
Loretta A Donnelly-Moreno
13th Edition
Chapters 1-38 (Questions & Rationalized Answers)
,Table of Contents
1. Nursing Foundations
2. Nursing Process
3. Laws and Ethics
4. Health and Illness
5. Homeostasis, Adaptation, and Stress
6. Culture and Ethnicity
7. The Nurse–Client Relationship
8. Client Teaching
9. Recording and Reporting
10.Asepsis
11.Admission, Discharge, Transfer, and Referrals
12.Vital Signs
13.Physical Assessment
14.Special Examinations and Tests
15.Nutrition
16.Fluid and Chemical Balance
17.Hygiene
18.Comfort, Rest, and Sleep
19.Safety
20.Pain Management
21.Oxygenation
22.Infection Control
23.Body Mechanics, Positioning, and Moving
24.Fitness and Therapeutic Exercise
25.Mechanical Immobilization
26.Ambulatory Aids
27.Perioperative Care
28.Wound Care
29.Gastrointestinal Intubation
30.Urinary Elimination
31.Bowel Elimination
32.Oral Medications
33.Topical and Inhalant Medications
34.Parenteral Medications
35.Intravenous Medications
36.Airway Management
37.Resuscitation
38.End-of-Life Care
,Chapter1
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Florence Nightingale’s contributions to nursing practice and education:
a. are historically important but have no validity for nursing today.
b. were neither recognized nor appreciated in her own time.
c. were a major factor in reducing the death rate in the Crimean War.
d. were limited only to the care of severe traumatic wounds.
ANS: C
By improving sanitation, nutrition ventilation, and handwashing techniques, Florence
Nightingale’s nurses dramatically reduced the death rate from injuries in the Crimean War.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 OBJ: Theory #1
TOP: Nursing History KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
2. Early nursing education and care in the United States:
a. were directed at community health.
b. provided independence for women through education and employment.
c. were an educational model based in institutions of higher learning.
, d. have continued to be entirely focused on hospital nursing.
ANS: B
Because of the influence of early nursing leaders, nursing education became more formalized
through apprenticeships in Nightingale schools that offered independence to women through
education and employment.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 OBJ: Theory #4
TOP: Nursing History KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
3. In order to fulfill the common goals defined by nursing theorists (promote wellness, prevent
illness, facilitate coping, and restore health), the LPN must take on the roles of:
a. caregiver, educator, and collaborator.
b. nursing assistant, delegator, and environmental specialist.
c. medication dispenser, collaborator, and transporter.
d. dietitian, manager, and housekeeper.
ANS: A
In order for the LPN to apply the common goals of nursing, he or she must assume the roles of
caregiver, educator, collaborator, manager, and advocate.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4 OBJ: Theory #2
TOP: Art and Science of Nursing KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
Timby's Fundamental Nursing Skills and Concepts
Loretta A Donnelly-Moreno
13th Edition
Chapters 1-38 (Questions & Rationalized Answers)
,Table of Contents
1. Nursing Foundations
2. Nursing Process
3. Laws and Ethics
4. Health and Illness
5. Homeostasis, Adaptation, and Stress
6. Culture and Ethnicity
7. The Nurse–Client Relationship
8. Client Teaching
9. Recording and Reporting
10.Asepsis
11.Admission, Discharge, Transfer, and Referrals
12.Vital Signs
13.Physical Assessment
14.Special Examinations and Tests
15.Nutrition
16.Fluid and Chemical Balance
17.Hygiene
18.Comfort, Rest, and Sleep
19.Safety
20.Pain Management
21.Oxygenation
22.Infection Control
23.Body Mechanics, Positioning, and Moving
24.Fitness and Therapeutic Exercise
25.Mechanical Immobilization
26.Ambulatory Aids
27.Perioperative Care
28.Wound Care
29.Gastrointestinal Intubation
30.Urinary Elimination
31.Bowel Elimination
32.Oral Medications
33.Topical and Inhalant Medications
34.Parenteral Medications
35.Intravenous Medications
36.Airway Management
37.Resuscitation
38.End-of-Life Care
,Chapter1
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Florence Nightingale’s contributions to nursing practice and education:
a. are historically important but have no validity for nursing today.
b. were neither recognized nor appreciated in her own time.
c. were a major factor in reducing the death rate in the Crimean War.
d. were limited only to the care of severe traumatic wounds.
ANS: C
By improving sanitation, nutrition ventilation, and handwashing techniques, Florence
Nightingale’s nurses dramatically reduced the death rate from injuries in the Crimean War.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 OBJ: Theory #1
TOP: Nursing History KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
2. Early nursing education and care in the United States:
a. were directed at community health.
b. provided independence for women through education and employment.
c. were an educational model based in institutions of higher learning.
, d. have continued to be entirely focused on hospital nursing.
ANS: B
Because of the influence of early nursing leaders, nursing education became more formalized
through apprenticeships in Nightingale schools that offered independence to women through
education and employment.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 OBJ: Theory #4
TOP: Nursing History KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
3. In order to fulfill the common goals defined by nursing theorists (promote wellness, prevent
illness, facilitate coping, and restore health), the LPN must take on the roles of:
a. caregiver, educator, and collaborator.
b. nursing assistant, delegator, and environmental specialist.
c. medication dispenser, collaborator, and transporter.
d. dietitian, manager, and housekeeper.
ANS: A
In order for the LPN to apply the common goals of nursing, he or she must assume the roles of
caregiver, educator, collaborator, manager, and advocate.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4 OBJ: Theory #2
TOP: Art and Science of Nursing KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
