test bank nursing 1-5 chapter Questions
And Answers
What has influenced the image of nursing over time? Select all that apply:
- war
- religion
- gender
- politics
- media - Correct Answer - war, religion, media
What were the greatest contributions of "the Lady of the Lamp"? Select all that apply.
- Introduced hygiene by washing sheets and cleaning the wards
- Advanced the education of nurses
- Set up tents near battle to expedite care
- Served immigrants of poor, inner-city areas
- Became the first nurse educator at an institution of higher learning - Correct Answer -
introduced hygiene by washing sheets and cleaning the wards
At which levels of education is a person eligible to take a National Council of State Boards of
Nursing licensing exam? Select all that apply.
Practical nursing
Diploma nursing
Associate degree
Bachelor degree
Graduate degree - Correct Answer - All of the above
A nurse is presenting a workshop on how to avoid the development of high blood pressure to
a group of older adults in a community senior center. Which role is the nurse assuming?
Illness prevention
Health restoration
Patient care advocate
End-of-life care - Correct Answer - Illness prevention
, A nurse who has worked on a medical-surgical unit for 4 years wishes to learn how to
become a school nurse. Which is the recommended next step?
Taking continuing education courses at the community college
Enrolling in graduate school at the local university
Asking a school nurse to provide training
Reading books about school nursing. - Correct Answer - obtain certification
What situations can influence how a person experiences health and illness? Select all that
apply.
Having a father that died of a heart attack at a young age.
Being a vegetarian.
Sleeping 6-7 hours each night.
Being dissatisfied with current job.
Being in a caring, nurturing relationship. - Correct Answer - All of the above
Which statements best explain how health is measured on a continuum scale? Select all that
apply.
Health is constant and rarely fluctuates.
The higher the measurement is, the better one's health is.
Physical and emotional aspects of health are equally important.
Health is dependent upon the ability to be interactive with others.
Chronic illness can be in a state of health. - Correct Answer - physical and emotional
aspects of health are equally important AND chronic illness can be in a state of health
Dorothy has congestive heart failure and is brought to the hospital by emergency personnel.
She lives alone, has no relatives or friends living nearby, and lives on a fixed income, which
prevents her from purchasing required medications. Based on Dunn's wellness grid, how
would the nurse evaluate her state of health?
Emergent high-level wellness in an unfavorable environment.
Protected poor health in a favorable environment.
Poor health in an unfavorable environment.
Poor health in a favorable environment. - Correct Answer - poor health in an unfavorable
environment
A nurse supports a healthy lifestyle by encouraging which behaviors? Select all that apply.
And Answers
What has influenced the image of nursing over time? Select all that apply:
- war
- religion
- gender
- politics
- media - Correct Answer - war, religion, media
What were the greatest contributions of "the Lady of the Lamp"? Select all that apply.
- Introduced hygiene by washing sheets and cleaning the wards
- Advanced the education of nurses
- Set up tents near battle to expedite care
- Served immigrants of poor, inner-city areas
- Became the first nurse educator at an institution of higher learning - Correct Answer -
introduced hygiene by washing sheets and cleaning the wards
At which levels of education is a person eligible to take a National Council of State Boards of
Nursing licensing exam? Select all that apply.
Practical nursing
Diploma nursing
Associate degree
Bachelor degree
Graduate degree - Correct Answer - All of the above
A nurse is presenting a workshop on how to avoid the development of high blood pressure to
a group of older adults in a community senior center. Which role is the nurse assuming?
Illness prevention
Health restoration
Patient care advocate
End-of-life care - Correct Answer - Illness prevention
, A nurse who has worked on a medical-surgical unit for 4 years wishes to learn how to
become a school nurse. Which is the recommended next step?
Taking continuing education courses at the community college
Enrolling in graduate school at the local university
Asking a school nurse to provide training
Reading books about school nursing. - Correct Answer - obtain certification
What situations can influence how a person experiences health and illness? Select all that
apply.
Having a father that died of a heart attack at a young age.
Being a vegetarian.
Sleeping 6-7 hours each night.
Being dissatisfied with current job.
Being in a caring, nurturing relationship. - Correct Answer - All of the above
Which statements best explain how health is measured on a continuum scale? Select all that
apply.
Health is constant and rarely fluctuates.
The higher the measurement is, the better one's health is.
Physical and emotional aspects of health are equally important.
Health is dependent upon the ability to be interactive with others.
Chronic illness can be in a state of health. - Correct Answer - physical and emotional
aspects of health are equally important AND chronic illness can be in a state of health
Dorothy has congestive heart failure and is brought to the hospital by emergency personnel.
She lives alone, has no relatives or friends living nearby, and lives on a fixed income, which
prevents her from purchasing required medications. Based on Dunn's wellness grid, how
would the nurse evaluate her state of health?
Emergent high-level wellness in an unfavorable environment.
Protected poor health in a favorable environment.
Poor health in an unfavorable environment.
Poor health in a favorable environment. - Correct Answer - poor health in an unfavorable
environment
A nurse supports a healthy lifestyle by encouraging which behaviors? Select all that apply.
