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 hth
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 ht 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 hth hth REF: h t hp. 2 OBJ: Theory #1
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TOP:
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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. hth hth hth hth
b. provided independence for women through education and employment. hth hth hth hth hth hth hth
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 ht h
Because of the influence of early nNuUrRs iSnI gN Gl eTaBd.eCrOs ,Mn urs i n g education became more
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formalized through apprenticeships in Nightingale schools that offered independence to
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women through education and employment.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge hth hth REF: h t hp. 2 OBJ: Theory #4
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TOP:
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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. hth hth hth
b. nursing assistant, delegator, and environmental specialist.
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c. medication dispenser, collaborator, and transporter. hth hth hth hth
d. dietitian, manager, and housekeeper. hth hth hth
ANS: A ht h
In order for the LPN to apply the common goals of nursing, he or she must assume the roles
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of caregiver, educator, collaborator, manager, and advocate.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension hth hth REF: h t hp. 3 OBJ: Theory #2
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TOP:
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h t h hth hth hth hth KEY: h t h Nursing Process Step: N/A hth hth hth
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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beliefs on common concepts concerning:
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VERIFIED-TEST
, a. self-actualization, fundamental needs, and belonging. hth hth hth hth
b. stress reduction, self-care, and a systems model.
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c. curative care, restorative care, and terminal care. hth hth hth hth hth hth
d. human relationships, the environment, and health. hth hth hth hth hth
ANS: D ht h
Although nursing theories differ, they all base their beliefs on human relationships, the
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environment, and health.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension hth hth REF: h t hp. 4 OBJ: Theory #2
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TOP:
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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. hth hth hth hth hth hth
b. National Council of States Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). hth hth hth hth hth hth hth
c. American Nurses Association (ANA). hth hth hth
d. National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses. hth hth hth hth hth
ANS: D ht 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
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(ANA) revised the Standards of Nursing Practice which contained 17 standards of national
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practice of 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 hth hth h t h hth hth hth
TOP:
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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. hth hth hth hth hth hth hth hth
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. hth hth hth hth hth hth hth hth
ANS: B ht h
The use of scientific information from high-quality research to guide nursing decisions is
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reflective of the application of evidence-based practice.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge hth hth REF: h t hp. 7 OBJ: Theory #3
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TOP:
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MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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7. Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster established the Henry Street Settlement Service in New York
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in 1893 in order to:
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a. offer a shelter to injured war veterans. hth hth hth hth hth hth
b. found a nursing apprenticeship. hth hth hth
c. provide health care to poor persons living in tenements. hth hth hth hth hth hth hth hth
d. offer better housing to low-income families.hth hth hth hth hth
ANS: C ht h
, VERIFIED-TEST
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 hth
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 ht 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 hth hth REF: h t hp. 2 OBJ: Theory #1
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TOP:
hth Nursing History h t h hth KEY: h t h Nursing Process Step: N/A hth hth hth
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. hth hth hth hth
b. provided independence for women through education and employment. hth hth hth hth hth hth hth
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 ht h
Because of the influence of early nNuUrRs iSnI gN Gl eTaBd.eCrOs ,Mn urs i n g education became more
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formalized through apprenticeships in Nightingale schools that offered independence to
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women through education and employment.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge hth hth REF: h t hp. 2 OBJ: Theory #4
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TOP:
hth Nursing History h t h hth KEY: h t h Nursing Process Step: N/A hth hth hth
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. hth hth hth
b. nursing assistant, delegator, and environmental specialist.
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c. medication dispenser, collaborator, and transporter. hth hth hth hth
d. dietitian, manager, and housekeeper. hth hth hth
ANS: A ht h
In order for the LPN to apply the common goals of nursing, he or she must assume the roles
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of caregiver, educator, collaborator, manager, and advocate.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension hth hth REF: h t hp. 3 OBJ: Theory #2
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TOP:
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h t h hth hth hth hth KEY: h t h Nursing Process Step: N/A hth hth hth
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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beliefs on common concepts concerning:
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VERIFIED-TEST
, a. self-actualization, fundamental needs, and belonging. hth hth hth hth
b. stress reduction, self-care, and a systems model.
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c. curative care, restorative care, and terminal care. hth hth hth hth hth hth
d. human relationships, the environment, and health. hth hth hth hth hth
ANS: D ht h
Although nursing theories differ, they all base their beliefs on human relationships, the
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environment, and health.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension hth hth REF: h t hp. 4 OBJ: Theory #2
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TOP:
hth Nursing Theories h t h hth KEY: h t h Nursing Process Step: N/A hth hth hth
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. hth hth hth hth hth hth
b. National Council of States Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). hth hth hth hth hth hth hth
c. American Nurses Association (ANA). hth hth hth
d. National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses. hth hth hth hth hth
ANS: D ht 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
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(ANA) revised the Standards of Nursing Practice which contained 17 standards of national
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practice of 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 hth hth h t h hth hth hth
TOP:
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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. hth hth hth hth hth hth hth hth
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. hth hth hth hth hth hth hth hth
ANS: B ht h
The use of scientific information from high-quality research to guide nursing decisions is
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reflective of the application of evidence-based practice.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge hth hth REF: h t hp. 7 OBJ: Theory #3
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TOP:
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h t h hth KEY: h t h Nursing Process Step: N/A hth hth hth
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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7. Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster established the Henry Street Settlement Service in New York
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in 1893 in order to:
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a. offer a shelter to injured war veterans. hth hth hth hth hth hth
b. found a nursing apprenticeship. hth hth hth
c. provide health care to poor persons living in tenements. hth hth hth hth hth hth hth hth
d. offer better housing to low-income families.hth hth hth hth hth
ANS: C ht h
, VERIFIED-TEST
