PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR THE LPN/LVN 7TH
EDITION BY TAMARA R. DAHLKEMPER
9781719641487CHAPTER 1-20 COMPLETE GUIDE /
LATEST 2025-2026
TEST BANK
, Chapter 1. Historical Perspectives and Current Trends
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Multiple Choice S7
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The nursing student predominantly uses knowledge about the history of
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nursing for what purpose?
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1. To understand the professional choices op S7 S7 S7 S7 S7
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2. To prevent making medication errors in S7 S7 S7 S7 S7 S7
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3. To determine what geographical area is t S7 S7 S7 S7 S7 S7
he best place to practice S7 S7 S7 S7
4. To reduce the cost of delivering quality heal S7 S7 S7 S7 S7 S7 S7
thcare
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The nursing attendant is working in an underdeveloped country and o
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bserves the natives lighting ritual fires and pounding on primitive drums arou
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nd the sick person to promote recovery. The nursing attendant interprets thi
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s behavior as indicating the natives believe sickness results from what?
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1. Pathogens and genetics S7 S7
2. Evil spirits S7
3. Tides and planets S7 S7
4. Plants and animals S7 S7
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The person credited with making a written record of healthcare practices a
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nd removing the mythical aspect of healthcare is who?
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1. Hammurabi
2. Florence Nightingale S7
3. Hippocrates
4. Apollo
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Who served as the first public health nursing attendants, caring for th
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e sick and thepoor?
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1. The Presbyterian Church S7 S7
2. Salerno
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4. Convent deaconesses S7
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What is a crucial issue the nursing attendant working in the late in
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dustrialization era would need to address in order to promote health?
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1. Reducing spread of infection S7 S7 S7
2. Reducing sedentary lifestyle S7 S7
3. Teaching proper use of medications S7 S7 S7 S7
4. Teaching use of car seats S7 S7 S7 S7
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What types of skills would a nursing learner learn while attending Ka
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iserworth Deaconess Institution in 1836?
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1. Administering immunizations S7
2. Assisting in surgery S7 S7
3. Washing and changing bed linens S7 S7 S7 S7
4. Developing a plan of care S7 S7 S7 S7
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The nursing attendant demonstrates Florence Nightingale’s theory of n
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ursing withwhat intervention?
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1. Respecting the client’s culture and incor S7 S7 S7 S7 S7
porating cultural needs in the plan of car
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2. Promoting good health and treating those S7 S7 S7 S7 S7 S7
who
are ill in a holistic manner
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3. Understanding how to motivate people to S7 S7 S7 S7 S7 S7
practice a healthy lifestyle and reduce risks
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4. Teaching other nursing attendants how to d
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highest quality of nursing care.
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What action performed by the nursing attendant directly resulted from the
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contributionmade by Linda Richards?S7 S7 S7
1. Using an antiseptic before administering an S7 S7 S7 S7 S7
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2. Exploring the psychosocial needs of the S7 S7 S7 S7 S7 S7
client
, 3. Documenting client care in the medical r
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ecord
4. Listening to a client describe his or her c
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ondition