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TEST BANK FOR ETHICS AND ISSUES IN
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g CONTEMPORARY NURSING 3RD g g
g CANADIAN EDITION BURKHARDT 2024
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Chapter g1 g– gSocial, gPhilosophical, gand gOther gHistorical gForces gInfluencing gthe
gDevelopment gof gNursing
Multiple gChoice
1. For gwhich gof gthe gfollowing gis gempathy ga gmotive?
a. meeting gthe gneeds gof gothers
b. moral greasoning gand gaction
c. becoming ga gnurse
d. determining gright gfrom
gwrong gANSWER: gb
2. Which gof gthe gfollowing gis gan gexample gof gsocial gneed gas gan gethical gfoundation gfor
gnursing?
a. Nurses gmust gdetermine gthe ghealth gand gsocial gneeds gof gsociety.
b. Nursing gfinds gits gorigin, gpurpose, gand gmeaning gwithin gthe gcontext gof gperceived
gsocial gneed.
c. Theories gof gsocial gneed gin gsociology gare gutilized gby gnursing gscholars, gmany gof
gwhom gview gthem gas gconceptual gframeworks gfor gnursing gpractice.
d. Social gneed gdetermines gthe gboundaries gof gthe gethical gprinciples gof gdistributive
gjustice, gbeneficence, gand gnon-maleficence.
ANSWER: gb
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3. What gis gthe gmost gcritical gfactor gthat ginfluences gnursing gpractice?
a. the gtraditional grole gof ghealers
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b. the grole gof gwomen gin gsociety
c. the greligious gand gspiritual gaspects gof ghealth gcare
d. the gintroduction gof gmale gnurses ginto gthe
gprofession gANSWER: gb
4. Why gdoes gthe gsocial gstatus gof gwomen gaffect gthe gstatus gof gthe gnursing gprofession?
a. Nursing ghas gtraditionally gbeen ga gprofession gof gwomen.
b. Throughout ghistory, gnurses ghave gbeen gafforded ghigher gsocial gstatus.
c. Women gof ghigher gsocial gstatus grarely gbecome gnurses.
d. Women gare gmore gskilled gthan gmen gat gnurturing
gothers. gANSWER: ga
5. What ghistorical ginfluences gaffected gnursing gas ga gmoral gdiscipline?
a. technology
b. society
c. spirituality
d. oppression
gANSWER: gc
6. What gis gthe gterm gthat grelates gto gknowledge ggained gthrough gobservation gand
gexperience?
a. empirical
b. Cartesian gphilosophy
c. values
d. moral
gthought gANSWER:
ga
7. Which gof gthe gfollowing gis gan gexample gof gthe gsignificance gof gNursing gduring gthe
gMiddle gAges g?
a. Religious gnursing gorders gand gchurch-sanctioned gsecular gnursing gorders goffered gthe
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