Test Bank for Fundamentals of Nursing 10th
Edition by Taylor Chapter 1-47 | Complete
Guide Newest Version 2024
,T 1
Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing
and ProfessionalFormation
1. Which of the following statements accurately
describe an element of nursing?Select all that
apply.
A) The skills involved in nursing are primarily
technical in nature.
B) The primary focus of nursing is to assist individuals to recover from illness.
C) The science of nursing is the knowledge base for the care that is given.
D) The art of nursing is the collection of knowledge through research.
E) Nursing is considered to be both an art and a science.
F) Nursing is a profession that used specialized knowledge and skills.
2. Which of the following set of terms best describes nursing at the end of the Middle
Ages?
A) continuity, caring, critical thinking
B) purpose, direction, leadership
C) assessment, interventions, outcomes
D) advocacy, research, education
,3. Which of the following is a characteristic of nursing practiced from early
civilization to the 16th century?
A) Most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes.
B) The physician was the priest who treated disease with prayer.
C) The nurse was a nun committed to caring for the needy and homeless.
D) Nursing changed from a spiritual focus to an emphasis on knowledge expansion.
4. In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?
A) pre-civilization
B) early civilization to 16th century
C) 16th to 17th century
D) 18th to 19th century
5. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
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D) Clara Barton
6. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United
States in 1882?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Jane Addams
7. What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United
States after the Civil War?
A) lack of educational standards
B) hospital-based schools of nursing
C) lack of influence from nursing leaders
D) independence of nursing orders
8. Which of the following individuals provided community-based care and founded
public health nursing?
A) Adelaide Nutting
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B) Calamad
C) Sojourner Truth
D) Clara Barton
9. Which of the following nursing groups provides a definition and scope of practice
for nursing?
A) ICN
B) AAN
C) ANA
D) The Joint Commission
10. Teaching a woman about breast self-examination is an example of what broad aim of
nursing?
A) promoting health
B) preventing illness
C) restoring health
D) facilitating coping with disability and death
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11. What nursing activity would meet the broad nursing aim of facilitating coping with
disability and death? Select all that apply.
A) conducting a blood pressure screening program
B) teaching testicular self-examination
C) referring to a community diabetic support group
D) administering intravenous fluids
E) admitting a patient to a hospice program
F) performing a physical assessment on a patient
12. A nurse caring for a patient with diabetes chooses an appropriate plan of care and
devises interventions to accomplish the desired outcomes. This is an example of
using which of the following type of nursing skills?
A) Technical
B) Cognitive
C) Interpersonal
D) Ethical/Legal
13. Which one of the following examples of nursing actions would be considered an
ethical/legal skill?
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A) A nurse helps a patient prepare a living will.
B) A nurse obtains a urine sample for a urinalysis.
C) A nurse explains the rationale for a patients plan of care.
D) A nurse holds the hand of a woman whose baby died in childbirth.
14. A nurse practitioner is caring for a couple who are the parents of an infant diagnosed
with Downs Syndrome. The nurse makes referrals for a parent support group for the
family. This is an example of which nursing role?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
15. A nurse is providing nursing care in a neighborhood clinic to single pregnant teens.
Which of the following actions is the best example of using the collaborator role as
a nurse?
A) Discussing the legal aspects of adoption for teens wishing to place their infants
with a family
B) Searching the Internet for information on child care for the teens who wish to
return to school
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C) Conducting a patient interview and documenting the information on the patients
chart
D) Referring a teen who admits having suicidal thoughts to a mental healthcare
specialist
16. A nurse instructor explains the concept of health to her students. Which of the
following statements accurately describes this state of being?
A) Health is a state of optimal functioning.
B) Health is an absence of illness.
C) Health is always an objective state.
D) Health is not determined by the patient.
17. A nurse incorporates the health promotion guidelines established by the U.S.
Department of Health document: Healthy People 2010. Which of the following is a
health indicator discussed in this document?
A) cancer
B) obesity
C) diabetes
D) hypertension
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18. A nurse conducts a smoking-cessation program for patients of a neighborhood
clinic. This is an example of which of the following aims of nursing?
A) promoting health
B) preventing illness
C) restoring health
D) facilitating coping with disability or death
19. Which of the following is a criteria that defines nursing as profession?
A) an undefined body of knowledge
B) a dependence on the medical profession
C) an ability to diagnose medical problems
D) a strong service orientation
20. Although all of the following are nursing responsibilities, which one would be
expected of a nurse with a baccalaureate degree?
A) providing direct physical care
B) using research findings to improve practice
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C) administering medications as prescribed
D) collaborating with other healthcare providers
21. Amy Jones, a high school senior, wants to become a geriatric nurse practitioner.
What nursing degree will she need to attain this goal?
A) licensed practical nurse
B) associate degree
C) baccalaureate degree
D) masters degree
22. Why are nursing organizations important for the continued development and
improvement of nursing as a whole?
A) to provide socialization and networking for members
B) to regulate work activities for members
C) to set standards for nursing education and practice
D) to provide information to nurses about legal requirements
23. Which of the following organizations has established standards for clinical nursing
practice?
Edition by Taylor Chapter 1-47 | Complete
Guide Newest Version 2024
,T 1
Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing
and ProfessionalFormation
1. Which of the following statements accurately
describe an element of nursing?Select all that
apply.
A) The skills involved in nursing are primarily
technical in nature.
B) The primary focus of nursing is to assist individuals to recover from illness.
C) The science of nursing is the knowledge base for the care that is given.
D) The art of nursing is the collection of knowledge through research.
E) Nursing is considered to be both an art and a science.
F) Nursing is a profession that used specialized knowledge and skills.
2. Which of the following set of terms best describes nursing at the end of the Middle
Ages?
A) continuity, caring, critical thinking
B) purpose, direction, leadership
C) assessment, interventions, outcomes
D) advocacy, research, education
,3. Which of the following is a characteristic of nursing practiced from early
civilization to the 16th century?
A) Most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes.
B) The physician was the priest who treated disease with prayer.
C) The nurse was a nun committed to caring for the needy and homeless.
D) Nursing changed from a spiritual focus to an emphasis on knowledge expansion.
4. In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?
A) pre-civilization
B) early civilization to 16th century
C) 16th to 17th century
D) 18th to 19th century
5. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
,Test Bank - Fundamentals of (10th by Taylor) 3
D) Clara Barton
6. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United
States in 1882?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Jane Addams
7. What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United
States after the Civil War?
A) lack of educational standards
B) hospital-based schools of nursing
C) lack of influence from nursing leaders
D) independence of nursing orders
8. Which of the following individuals provided community-based care and founded
public health nursing?
A) Adelaide Nutting
,Test Bank - Fundamentals of (10th by Taylor) 4
B) Calamad
C) Sojourner Truth
D) Clara Barton
9. Which of the following nursing groups provides a definition and scope of practice
for nursing?
A) ICN
B) AAN
C) ANA
D) The Joint Commission
10. Teaching a woman about breast self-examination is an example of what broad aim of
nursing?
A) promoting health
B) preventing illness
C) restoring health
D) facilitating coping with disability and death
,Test Bank - Fundamentals of (10th by Taylor) 5
11. What nursing activity would meet the broad nursing aim of facilitating coping with
disability and death? Select all that apply.
A) conducting a blood pressure screening program
B) teaching testicular self-examination
C) referring to a community diabetic support group
D) administering intravenous fluids
E) admitting a patient to a hospice program
F) performing a physical assessment on a patient
12. A nurse caring for a patient with diabetes chooses an appropriate plan of care and
devises interventions to accomplish the desired outcomes. This is an example of
using which of the following type of nursing skills?
A) Technical
B) Cognitive
C) Interpersonal
D) Ethical/Legal
13. Which one of the following examples of nursing actions would be considered an
ethical/legal skill?
,Test Bank - Fundamentals of (10th by Taylor) 6
A) A nurse helps a patient prepare a living will.
B) A nurse obtains a urine sample for a urinalysis.
C) A nurse explains the rationale for a patients plan of care.
D) A nurse holds the hand of a woman whose baby died in childbirth.
14. A nurse practitioner is caring for a couple who are the parents of an infant diagnosed
with Downs Syndrome. The nurse makes referrals for a parent support group for the
family. This is an example of which nursing role?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
15. A nurse is providing nursing care in a neighborhood clinic to single pregnant teens.
Which of the following actions is the best example of using the collaborator role as
a nurse?
A) Discussing the legal aspects of adoption for teens wishing to place their infants
with a family
B) Searching the Internet for information on child care for the teens who wish to
return to school
,Test Bank - Fundamentals of (10th by Taylor) 7
C) Conducting a patient interview and documenting the information on the patients
chart
D) Referring a teen who admits having suicidal thoughts to a mental healthcare
specialist
16. A nurse instructor explains the concept of health to her students. Which of the
following statements accurately describes this state of being?
A) Health is a state of optimal functioning.
B) Health is an absence of illness.
C) Health is always an objective state.
D) Health is not determined by the patient.
17. A nurse incorporates the health promotion guidelines established by the U.S.
Department of Health document: Healthy People 2010. Which of the following is a
health indicator discussed in this document?
A) cancer
B) obesity
C) diabetes
D) hypertension
,Test Bank - Fundamentals of (10th by Taylor) 8
18. A nurse conducts a smoking-cessation program for patients of a neighborhood
clinic. This is an example of which of the following aims of nursing?
A) promoting health
B) preventing illness
C) restoring health
D) facilitating coping with disability or death
19. Which of the following is a criteria that defines nursing as profession?
A) an undefined body of knowledge
B) a dependence on the medical profession
C) an ability to diagnose medical problems
D) a strong service orientation
20. Although all of the following are nursing responsibilities, which one would be
expected of a nurse with a baccalaureate degree?
A) providing direct physical care
B) using research findings to improve practice
, Test Bank - Fundamentals of (10th by Taylor) 1
C) administering medications as prescribed
D) collaborating with other healthcare providers
21. Amy Jones, a high school senior, wants to become a geriatric nurse practitioner.
What nursing degree will she need to attain this goal?
A) licensed practical nurse
B) associate degree
C) baccalaureate degree
D) masters degree
22. Why are nursing organizations important for the continued development and
improvement of nursing as a whole?
A) to provide socialization and networking for members
B) to regulate work activities for members
C) to set standards for nursing education and practice
D) to provide information to nurses about legal requirements
23. Which of the following organizations has established standards for clinical nursing
practice?
