Test Bank for Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing
6th Edition Williams-all chapters-2024- 2025
Chapter 01: Nursing and the Health Care System
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Williams: deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE h
1. Florence Nightingale‘s contributions to nursing practice and education:
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a. are historically important but have no validity for nursing today.
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b. were neither recognized nor appreciated in her own time.
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c. were a major factor in reducing the death rate in the Crimean War.
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d. were limited only to the care of severe traumatic wounds.
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ANS: C h
By improving sanitation, nutrition ventilation, and handwashing techniques, Florence
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Nightingale‘s nurses dramatically reduced the death rate from injuries in the Crimean War.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge h h REF: p. 2 OBJ:Theory#1 h h h h
TOP: Nursing History
h h h KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A h h h h
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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2. Early nursing education and care in the United States:
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a. were directed at community health. h h h h
b. provided independence for women through education and employment.
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c. were an educational model based in institutions of higher learning.
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d. have continued to be entirely focused on hospital nursing.
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ANS: B h
Because of the influence of early nNuUrRs iSnI gN Gl eTaBd.eCrOs ,Mnu rs i n g education became more formalized
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through apprenticeships in Nightingale schools that offered independence to women through
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education and employment.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge h h REF: p. 2 OBJ:Theory#4 h h h h
TOP: Nursing History
h h h KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A h h h h
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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,3. In order to fulfill the common goals defined by nursing theorists (promote wellness, prevent
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illness, facilitate coping, and restore health), the LPN must take on the roles of:
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a. caregiver, educator, and collaborator. h h h
b. nursing assistant, delegator, and environmental specialist.
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c. medication dispenser, collaborator, and transporter. h h h h
d. dietitian, manager, and housekeeper. h h h
ANS: A h
In order for the LPN to apply the common goals of nursing, he or she must assume the roles of
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caregiver, educator, collaborator, manager, and advocate.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension h h REF: p. 3 OBJ:Theory#2
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TOP: Art and Science of Nursing
h h h h h h KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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4. Although nursing theories differ in their attempts to define nursing, all of them base their
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hbeliefs on common concepts concerning:
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VERIFIED-TEST
, a. self-actualization, fundamental needs, and belonging. h h h h
b. stress reduction, self-care, and a systems model.
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c. curative care, restorative care, and terminal care. h h h h h h
d. human relationships, the environment, and health. h h h h h
ANS: D h
Although nursing theories differ, they all base their beliefs on human relationships, the environment,
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and health.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension h h REF: p. 4 OBJ:Theory#2 h h h h
TOP: Nursing Theories
h h h KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A h h h h
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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5. Standards of care for the nursing practice of the LPN are established by the:
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a. Boards of Nursing Examiners in each state. h h h h h h
b. National Council of States Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). h h h h h h h
c. American Nurses Association (ANA). h h h
d. National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses. h h h h h
ANS: D h
The National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses modified the standards published by the
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ANA in 2015 to better fit the role of the LPN. In 2015 the American Nurses Association (ANA)
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revised the Standards of Nursing Practice which contained 17 standards of national practice of
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nursing, describing all facets of nursing practice: who, what, when, where, how.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 6 OBJ:Theory#2 h h h h h h
TOP: Standards of Care
h h KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A h h h h h h
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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6. The LPN demonstrates an evidence-based practice by:
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a. using a drug manual to check compatibility of drugs.
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b. using scientific information to guide decision making.
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c. using medical history of a patient to direct nursing interventions.
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d. basing nursing care on advice from an experienced nurse. h h h h h h h h
ANS: B h
The use of scientific information from high-quality research to guide nursing decisions is reflective
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of the application of evidence-based practice.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge h h REF: p. 7 OBJ:Theory#3 h h h h
TOP: Evidence-Based Practice
h h h KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A h h h h
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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7. Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster established the Henry Street Settlement Service in New York in
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1893 in order to:
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a. offer a shelter to injured war veterans.
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b. found a nursing apprenticeship. h h h
c. provide health care to poor persons living in tenements. h h h h h h h h
d. offer better housing to low-income families.
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ANS: C h
, VERIFIED-TEST
6th Edition Williams-all chapters-2024- 2025
Chapter 01: Nursing and the Health Care System
h h h h h h h
Williams: deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th Edition
h h h h h h h h h
MULTIPLE CHOICE h
1. Florence Nightingale‘s contributions to nursing practice and education:
h h h h h h h
a. are historically important but have no validity for nursing today.
h h h h h h h h h
b. were neither recognized nor appreciated in her own time.
h h h h h h h h
c. were a major factor in reducing the death rate in the Crimean War.
h h h h h h h h h h h h
d. were limited only to the care of severe traumatic wounds.
h h h h h h h h h
ANS: C h
By improving sanitation, nutrition ventilation, and handwashing techniques, Florence
h h h h h h h h
Nightingale‘s nurses dramatically reduced the death rate from injuries in the Crimean War.
h h h h h h h h h h h h h
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge h h REF: p. 2 OBJ:Theory#1 h h h h
TOP: Nursing History
h h h KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A h h h h
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
h h h
2. Early nursing education and care in the United States:
h h h h h h h h
a. were directed at community health. h h h h
b. provided independence for women through education and employment.
h h h h h h h
c. were an educational model based in institutions of higher learning.
h h h h h h h h h
d. have continued to be entirely focused on hospital nursing.
h h h h h h h h
ANS: B h
Because of the influence of early nNuUrRs iSnI gN Gl eTaBd.eCrOs ,Mnu rs i n g education became more formalized
h h h h h h h h h h
through apprenticeships in Nightingale schools that offered independence to women through
h h h h h h h h h h h
education and employment.
h h h
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge h h REF: p. 2 OBJ:Theory#4 h h h h
TOP: Nursing History
h h h KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A h h h h
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
h h h
,3. In order to fulfill the common goals defined by nursing theorists (promote wellness, prevent
h h h h h h h h h h h h h
illness, facilitate coping, and restore health), the LPN must take on the roles of:
h h h h h h h h h h h h h h
a. caregiver, educator, and collaborator. h h h
b. nursing assistant, delegator, and environmental specialist.
h h h h h
c. medication dispenser, collaborator, and transporter. h h h h
d. dietitian, manager, and housekeeper. h h h
ANS: A h
In order for the LPN to apply the common goals of nursing, he or she must assume the roles of
h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h
caregiver, educator, collaborator, manager, and advocate.
h h h h h h
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension h h REF: p. 3 OBJ:Theory#2
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TOP: Art and Science of Nursing
h h h h h h KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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4. Although nursing theories differ in their attempts to define nursing, all of them base their
h h h h h h h h h h h h h h
hbeliefs on common concepts concerning:
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VERIFIED-TEST
, a. self-actualization, fundamental needs, and belonging. h h h h
b. stress reduction, self-care, and a systems model.
h h h h h h
c. curative care, restorative care, and terminal care. h h h h h h
d. human relationships, the environment, and health. h h h h h
ANS: D h
Although nursing theories differ, they all base their beliefs on human relationships, the environment,
h h h h h h h h h h h h h
and health.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension h h REF: p. 4 OBJ:Theory#2 h h h h
TOP: Nursing Theories
h h h KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A h h h h
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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5. Standards of care for the nursing practice of the LPN are established by the:
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a. Boards of Nursing Examiners in each state. h h h h h h
b. National Council of States Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). h h h h h h h
c. American Nurses Association (ANA). h h h
d. National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses. h h h h h
ANS: D h
The National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses modified the standards published by the
h h h h h h h h h h h h
ANA in 2015 to better fit the role of the LPN. In 2015 the American Nurses Association (ANA)
h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h
revised the Standards of Nursing Practice which contained 17 standards of national practice of
h h h h h h h h h h h h h h
nursing, describing all facets of nursing practice: who, what, when, where, how.
h h h h h h h h h h h h
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 6 OBJ:Theory#2 h h h h h h
TOP: Standards of Care
h h KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A h h h h h h
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
h h VERIFIED-TEST BANK h h
6. The LPN demonstrates an evidence-based practice by:
h h h h h h
a. using a drug manual to check compatibility of drugs.
h h h h h h h h
b. using scientific information to guide decision making.
h h h h h h
c. using medical history of a patient to direct nursing interventions.
h h h h h h h h h
d. basing nursing care on advice from an experienced nurse. h h h h h h h h
ANS: B h
The use of scientific information from high-quality research to guide nursing decisions is reflective
h h h h h h h h h h h h h
of the application of evidence-based practice.
h h h h h h
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge h h REF: p. 7 OBJ:Theory#3 h h h h
TOP: Evidence-Based Practice
h h h KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A h h h h
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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7. Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster established the Henry Street Settlement Service in New York in
h h h h h h h h h h h h h h
1893 in order to:
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a. offer a shelter to injured war veterans.
h h h h h h
b. found a nursing apprenticeship. h h h
c. provide health care to poor persons living in tenements. h h h h h h h h
d. offer better housing to low-income families.
h h h h h
ANS: C h
, VERIFIED-TEST
