Fundamentals of Nursing 9th Edition by Taylor, Lynn,
Bartlett Test Bank - All Chapters 1-46
(Answers are available at the end of chapters)
,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing
1. Which of the following statements accurately describe an element of nursing? Select all that apply.
A) The skills involved in nursing are primarily technical in nature.
B) The primary focus of nursing is to assist individuals to recover from illness.
C) The science of nursing is the knowledge base for the care that is given.
D) The art of nursing is the collection of knowledge through research.
E) Nursing is considered to be both an art and a science.
F) Nursing is a profession that used specialized knowledge and skills.
2. Which of the following is a characteristic of nursing practiced from early civilization to the 16th
century?
A) Most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes.
B) The physician was the priest who treated disease with prayer.
C) The nurse was a nun committed to caring for the needy and homeless.
D) Nursing changed from a spiritual focus to an emphasis on knowledge expansion.
3. Which of the following set of terms best describes nursing at the end of the Middle Ages?
A) continuity, caring, critical thinking
B) purpose, direction, leadership
C) assessment, interventions, outcomes
D) advocacy, research, education
,4. In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?
A) pre-civilization
B) early civilization to 16th century
C) 16th to 17th century
D) 18th to 19th century
5. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Clara Barton
6. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Jane Addams
7. What dwas done dbarrier dto dthe ddevelopment dof dthe dnursing dprofession din dthe dUnited dStates
dafter dthe dCivil dWar?
A) lack dof deducational dstandards
B) hospital-based dschools dof dnursing
C) lack dof dinfluence d from dnursing dleaders
D) independence dof dnursing dorders
8. Which dof dthe dfollowing dindividuals dprovided dcommunity-based dcare dand dfounded dpublic dhealth
dnursing?
A) Adelaide dNutting
, B) Lillian dWald
C) Sojourner dTruth
D) Clara dBarton
9. Which dof dthe dfollowing dnursing dgroups dprovides da ddefinition dand dscope dof dpractice dfor dnursing?
A) ICN
B) AAN
C) ANA
D) The dJoint dCommission
10. Teaching da dwoman dabout dbreast dself-examination d is dan dexample dof dwhat dbroad daim dof dnursing?
A) promoting d health
B) preventing d illness
C) restoring dhealth
D) facilitating dcoping dwith ddisability dand ddeath
11. What dnursing dactivity dwould dmeet dthe dbroad dnursing daim dof dfacilitating dcoping dwith
ddisability dand ddeath? dSelect dall dthat dapply.
A) conducting da dblood dpressure dscreening d program
B) teaching dtesticular dself-examination
C) referring dto da dcommunity ddiabetic dsupport dgroup
D) administering dintravenous dfluids
E) admitting da dpatient dto da dhospice dprogram
F) performing da dphysical dassessment don da dpatient
12. A d nurse d caring d for d a dpatient d with d diabetes d chooses d an d appropriate d plan d of dcare dand d devises
d interventions dto daccomplish dthe ddesired doutcomes. dThis dis dan dexample dof dusing dwhich dof dthe
dfollowing dtype dof dnursing dskills?
Bartlett Test Bank - All Chapters 1-46
(Answers are available at the end of chapters)
,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing
1. Which of the following statements accurately describe an element of nursing? Select all that apply.
A) The skills involved in nursing are primarily technical in nature.
B) The primary focus of nursing is to assist individuals to recover from illness.
C) The science of nursing is the knowledge base for the care that is given.
D) The art of nursing is the collection of knowledge through research.
E) Nursing is considered to be both an art and a science.
F) Nursing is a profession that used specialized knowledge and skills.
2. Which of the following is a characteristic of nursing practiced from early civilization to the 16th
century?
A) Most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes.
B) The physician was the priest who treated disease with prayer.
C) The nurse was a nun committed to caring for the needy and homeless.
D) Nursing changed from a spiritual focus to an emphasis on knowledge expansion.
3. Which of the following set of terms best describes nursing at the end of the Middle Ages?
A) continuity, caring, critical thinking
B) purpose, direction, leadership
C) assessment, interventions, outcomes
D) advocacy, research, education
,4. In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?
A) pre-civilization
B) early civilization to 16th century
C) 16th to 17th century
D) 18th to 19th century
5. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Clara Barton
6. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Jane Addams
7. What dwas done dbarrier dto dthe ddevelopment dof dthe dnursing dprofession din dthe dUnited dStates
dafter dthe dCivil dWar?
A) lack dof deducational dstandards
B) hospital-based dschools dof dnursing
C) lack dof dinfluence d from dnursing dleaders
D) independence dof dnursing dorders
8. Which dof dthe dfollowing dindividuals dprovided dcommunity-based dcare dand dfounded dpublic dhealth
dnursing?
A) Adelaide dNutting
, B) Lillian dWald
C) Sojourner dTruth
D) Clara dBarton
9. Which dof dthe dfollowing dnursing dgroups dprovides da ddefinition dand dscope dof dpractice dfor dnursing?
A) ICN
B) AAN
C) ANA
D) The dJoint dCommission
10. Teaching da dwoman dabout dbreast dself-examination d is dan dexample dof dwhat dbroad daim dof dnursing?
A) promoting d health
B) preventing d illness
C) restoring dhealth
D) facilitating dcoping dwith ddisability dand ddeath
11. What dnursing dactivity dwould dmeet dthe dbroad dnursing daim dof dfacilitating dcoping dwith
ddisability dand ddeath? dSelect dall dthat dapply.
A) conducting da dblood dpressure dscreening d program
B) teaching dtesticular dself-examination
C) referring dto da dcommunity ddiabetic dsupport dgroup
D) administering dintravenous dfluids
E) admitting da dpatient dto da dhospice dprogram
F) performing da dphysical dassessment don da dpatient
12. A d nurse d caring d for d a dpatient d with d diabetes d chooses d an d appropriate d plan d of dcare dand d devises
d interventions dto daccomplish dthe ddesired doutcomes. dThis dis dan dexample dof dusing dwhich dof dthe
dfollowing dtype dof dnursing dskills?
