Fundamentals of Nursing Theory Concepts and Applications N N N N N N
4th Edition Wilkinson Test Bank N N N N N
Chapter 1 Evolution of Nursing Thought & Action
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1. Which of the following statements accurately describe an element of nursing? Select all
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that apply.
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A) The skills involved in nursing are primarily technical in nature.
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B) The primary focus of nursing is to assist individuals to recover from illness.
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C) The science of nursing is the knowledge base for the care that is given.
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D) The art of nursing is the collection of knowledge through research.
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E) Nursing is considered to be both an art and a science.
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F) Nursing is a profession that used specialized knowledge and skills.
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2. Which of the following set of terms best describes nursing at the end of the Middle Ages?
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A) continuity, caring, critical thinking N N N
B) purpose, direction, leadership N N
C) assessment, interventions, outcomes N N
D) advocacy, research, education N N
3. Which of the following is a characteristic of nursing practiced from early civilization to
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the 16th century?
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A) Most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes.
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B) The physician was the priest who treated disease with prayer.
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C) The nurse was a nun committed to caring for the needy and homeless.
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D) Nursing changed from a spiritual focus to an emphasis on knowledge expansion.
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4. In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?
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A) pre-civilization
B) early civilization to 16th century
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C) 16th to 17th centuryN N N
D) 18th to 19th centuryN N N
5. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
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A) Dorothea Dix N
,B) Lillian Wald N
C) Florence Nightingale N
D) Clara Barton N
6. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States in
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1882?
N
A) Florence Nightingale N
B) Clara Barton N
C) Dorothea Dix N
D) Jane Addams N
7. What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States
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after the Civil War?
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A) lack of educational standards
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B) hospital-based schools of nursing N N N
C) lack of influence from nursing leaders
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D) independence of nursing orders N N N
8. Which of the following individuals provided community-based care and founded public
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health nursing?
N N
A) Adelaide Nutting N
B) Lillian Wald N
C) Sojourner Truth N
D) Clara Barton N
9. Which of the following nursing groups provides a definition and scope of practice for
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nursing?
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A) ICN
B) AAN
C) ANA
D) The Joint Commission
N N
10. Teaching a woman about breast self-examination is an example of what broad aim of
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nursing?
N
A) promoting health N
B) preventing illness N
,C) restoring health N
D) facilitating coping with disability and death N N N N N
11. What nursing activity would meet the broad nursing aim of facilitating coping with
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disability and death? Select all that apply.
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A) conducting a blood pressure screening program N N N N N
B) teaching testicular self-examinationN N
C) referring to a community diabetic support group
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D) administering intravenous fluids N N
E) admitting a patient to a hospice program N N N N N N
F) performing a physical assessment on a patient N N N N N N
12. A nurse caring for a patient with diabetes chooses an appropriate plan of care and devises
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interventions to accomplish the desired outcomes. This is an example of using which of
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the following type of nursing skills?
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A) Technical
B) Cognitive
C) Interpersonal
D) Ethical/Legal
13. Which one of the following examples of nursing actions would be considered an
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ethical/legal skill?
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A) A nurse helps a patient prepare a living will.
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B) A nurse obtains a urine sample for a urinalysis.
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C) A nurse explains the rationale for a patients plan of care.
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D) A nurse holds the hand of a woman whose baby died in childbirth.
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14. A nurse practitioner is caring for a couple who are the parents of an infant diagnosed with
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Downs Syndrome. The nurse makes referrals for a parent support group for the family.
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This is an example of which nursing role?
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A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
, 15. A nurse is providing nursing care in a neighborhood clinic to single pregnant teens.
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Which of the following actions is the best example of using the collaborator role as a
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nurse?
N
A) Discussing the legal aspects of adoption for teens wishing to place their infants with a
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family
N
B) Searching the Internet for information on child care for the teens who wish to return to
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school
N
C) Conducting a patient interview and documenting the information on the patients
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chart
N
D) Referring a teen who admits having suicidal thoughts to a mental healthcare
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specialist
N
16. A nurse instructor explains the concept of health to her students. Which of the following
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statements accurately describes this state of being?
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A) Health is a state of optimal functioning.
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B) Health is an absence of illness.N N N N N
C) Health is always an objective state.
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D) Health is not determined by the patient.
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17. A nurse incorporates the health promotion guidelines established by the U.S. Department of
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Health document: Healthy People 2010. Which of the following is a health indicator
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discussed in this document?
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A) cancer
B) obesity
C) diabetes
D) hypertension
18. A nurse conducts a smoking-cessation program for patients of a neighborhood clinic. This is
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an example of which of the following aims of nursing?
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A) promoting health N
B) preventing illness N
C) restoring health N
D) facilitating coping with disability or death N N N N N
19. Which of the following is a criteria that defines nursing as profession?
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A) an undefined body of knowledge
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4th Edition Wilkinson Test Bank N N N N N
Chapter 1 Evolution of Nursing Thought & Action
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1. Which of the following statements accurately describe an element of nursing? Select all
N N N N N N N N N N N N
that apply.
N N
A) The skills involved in nursing are primarily technical in nature.
N N N N N N N N N
B) The primary focus of nursing is to assist individuals to recover from illness.
N N N N N N N N N N N N
C) The science of nursing is the knowledge base for the care that is given.
N N N N N N N N N N N N N
D) The art of nursing is the collection of knowledge through research.
N N N N N N N N N N
E) Nursing is considered to be both an art and a science.
N N N N N N N N N N
F) Nursing is a profession that used specialized knowledge and skills.
N N N N N N N N N
2. Which of the following set of terms best describes nursing at the end of the Middle Ages?
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
A) continuity, caring, critical thinking N N N
B) purpose, direction, leadership N N
C) assessment, interventions, outcomes N N
D) advocacy, research, education N N
3. Which of the following is a characteristic of nursing practiced from early civilization to
N N N N N N N N N N N N N
the 16th century?
N N N
A) Most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes.
N N N N N N N N
B) The physician was the priest who treated disease with prayer.
N N N N N N N N N
C) The nurse was a nun committed to caring for the needy and homeless.
N N N N N N N N N N N N
D) Nursing changed from a spiritual focus to an emphasis on knowledge expansion.
N N N N N N N N N N N
4. In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?
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A) pre-civilization
B) early civilization to 16th century
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C) 16th to 17th centuryN N N
D) 18th to 19th centuryN N N
5. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
N N N N N N N N N
A) Dorothea Dix N
,B) Lillian Wald N
C) Florence Nightingale N
D) Clara Barton N
6. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States in
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
1882?
N
A) Florence Nightingale N
B) Clara Barton N
C) Dorothea Dix N
D) Jane Addams N
7. What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
after the Civil War?
N N N N
A) lack of educational standards
N N N
B) hospital-based schools of nursing N N N
C) lack of influence from nursing leaders
N N N N N
D) independence of nursing orders N N N
8. Which of the following individuals provided community-based care and founded public
N N N N N N N N N N
health nursing?
N N
A) Adelaide Nutting N
B) Lillian Wald N
C) Sojourner Truth N
D) Clara Barton N
9. Which of the following nursing groups provides a definition and scope of practice for
N N N N N N N N N N N N N
nursing?
N
A) ICN
B) AAN
C) ANA
D) The Joint Commission
N N
10. Teaching a woman about breast self-examination is an example of what broad aim of
N N N N N N N N N N N N N
nursing?
N
A) promoting health N
B) preventing illness N
,C) restoring health N
D) facilitating coping with disability and death N N N N N
11. What nursing activity would meet the broad nursing aim of facilitating coping with
N N N N N N N N N N N N
disability and death? Select all that apply.
N N N N N N N
A) conducting a blood pressure screening program N N N N N
B) teaching testicular self-examinationN N
C) referring to a community diabetic support group
N N N N N N
D) administering intravenous fluids N N
E) admitting a patient to a hospice program N N N N N N
F) performing a physical assessment on a patient N N N N N N
12. A nurse caring for a patient with diabetes chooses an appropriate plan of care and devises
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
interventions to accomplish the desired outcomes. This is an example of using which of
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
the following type of nursing skills?
N N N N N N
A) Technical
B) Cognitive
C) Interpersonal
D) Ethical/Legal
13. Which one of the following examples of nursing actions would be considered an
N N N N N N N N N N N N
ethical/legal skill?
N N
A) A nurse helps a patient prepare a living will.
N N N N N N N N
B) A nurse obtains a urine sample for a urinalysis.
N N N N N N N N
C) A nurse explains the rationale for a patients plan of care.
N N N N N N N N N N
D) A nurse holds the hand of a woman whose baby died in childbirth.
N N N N N N N N N N N N
14. A nurse practitioner is caring for a couple who are the parents of an infant diagnosed with
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Downs Syndrome. The nurse makes referrals for a parent support group for the family.
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
This is an example of which nursing role?
N N N N N N N N
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
, 15. A nurse is providing nursing care in a neighborhood clinic to single pregnant teens.
N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Which of the following actions is the best example of using the collaborator role as a
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
nurse?
N
A) Discussing the legal aspects of adoption for teens wishing to place their infants with a
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
family
N
B) Searching the Internet for information on child care for the teens who wish to return to
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
school
N
C) Conducting a patient interview and documenting the information on the patients
N N N N N N N N N N
chart
N
D) Referring a teen who admits having suicidal thoughts to a mental healthcare
N N N N N N N N N N N
specialist
N
16. A nurse instructor explains the concept of health to her students. Which of the following
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
statements accurately describes this state of being?
N N N N N N N
A) Health is a state of optimal functioning.
N N N N N N
B) Health is an absence of illness.N N N N N
C) Health is always an objective state.
N N N N N
D) Health is not determined by the patient.
N N N N N N
17. A nurse incorporates the health promotion guidelines established by the U.S. Department of
N N N N N N N N N N N N
Health document: Healthy People 2010. Which of the following is a health indicator
N N N N N N N N N N N N N
discussed in this document?
N N N N
A) cancer
B) obesity
C) diabetes
D) hypertension
18. A nurse conducts a smoking-cessation program for patients of a neighborhood clinic. This is
N N N N N N N N N N N N N
an example of which of the following aims of nursing?
N N N N N N N N N N
A) promoting health N
B) preventing illness N
C) restoring health N
D) facilitating coping with disability or death N N N N N
19. Which of the following is a criteria that defines nursing as profession?
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A) an undefined body of knowledge
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