Test Bank for Fundamentals of Nursing,
10th Edition WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS HIGHLY GRADED A+
Time period when nursing care as we now know it began - CORRECT ANSWERS--18th
to 19th century.
Founder of professional nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS--Florence Nightingale.
Nursing pioneer who established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882 -
CORRECT ANSWERS--Clara Barton.
Barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States after the Civil
War - CORRECT ANSWERS--lack of educational standards.
Lillian Wald - CORRECT ANSWERS--Provided community-based care and founded
public health nursing.
ANA - CORRECT ANSWERS--Provides a definition and scope of practice for nursing.
Promoting health - CORRECT ANSWERS--Teaching a woman about breast self-
examination.
Cognitive skills - CORRECT ANSWERS--Choosing an appropriate plan of care and
devising interventions.
Ethical/legal skill - CORRECT ANSWERS--Helping a patient prepare a living will.
Counselor - CORRECT ANSWERS--Making referrals for a parent support group for a
family with a child diagnosed with Down's Syndrome.
Collaborator role - CORRECT ANSWERS--Referring a teen with suicidal thoughts to a
mental healthcare specialist.
Health - CORRECT ANSWERS--A state of optimal functioning.
Obesity - CORRECT ANSWERS--A health indicator discussed in the Healthy People
2010 document.
Preventing illness - CORRECT ANSWERS--Conducting a smoking-cessation program.
,Service orientation - CORRECT ANSWERS--A criteria that defines nursing as a
profession.
Using research findings - CORRECT ANSWERS--An expected responsibility of a nurse
with a baccalaureate degree.
Masters degree - CORRECT ANSWERS--Required nursing degree for becoming a
geriatric nurse practitioner.
Socialization and Networking - CORRECT ANSWERS--To provide socialization and
networking for members.
Regulation of Work Activities - CORRECT ANSWERS--To regulate work activities for
members.
Standards for Nursing Education - CORRECT ANSWERS--To set standards for nursing
education and practice.
Legal Requirements for Nurses - CORRECT ANSWERS--To provide information to
nurses about legal requirements.
American Nurses Association - CORRECT ANSWERS--Which organization has
established standards for clinical nursing practice?
Primary Purpose of Standards of Nursing Practice - CORRECT ANSWERS--To ensure
knowledgeable, safe, comprehensive nursing care.
Legal Right to Practice Nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS--Being licensed by the State
Board of Nursing gives the nurse a legal right to practice.
Felony Conviction Impact on Nursing License - CORRECT ANSWERS--The license
may be revoked or suspended if a nurse is found guilty of a felony.
Nursing Process Focus - CORRECT ANSWERS--Nurses use the nursing process to
focus care on actual or potential health problems.
Rapidly Expanding Age Group - CORRECT ANSWERS--Older adults are the age group
in the population expanding most rapidly.
Current Trend in Nursing Education - CORRECT ANSWERS--Increase in chronic health
conditions is a current trend affecting nursing education and practice.
Elements of Nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS--Nursing is considered to be both an art
and a science.
, Facilitating Coping with Disability and Death - CORRECT ANSWERS--Referring to a
community diabetic support group meets the broad nursing aim of facilitating coping.
Science of Nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS--The body of nursing knowledge best
describes the science of nursing.
Changing Bed Clothes Knowledge Type - CORRECT ANSWERS--The practice of
changing patients' bed clothes each day in acute care settings is an example of
traditional knowledge.
Acquisition of Knowledge from Nurse Manager - CORRECT ANSWERS--Learning how
to give injections from the nurse manager is an example of the acquisition of
authoritative knowledge.
Objective knowledge - CORRECT ANSWERS--Knowledge based on objective data.
Virtue knowledge - CORRECT ANSWERS--Knowledge that a good attitude will help in
the healing process.
Florence Nightingale's influence - CORRECT ANSWERS--She differentiated between
health nursing and illness nursing.
Change in nursing roles - CORRECT ANSWERS--Nursing research was conducted and
published.
First nurse to develop a nursing theory - CORRECT ANSWERS--Florence Nightingale.
Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS--A statement of an occurrence based on observed
facts.
Purpose of nursing theory - CORRECT ANSWERS--It helps explain how nursing is
different from medicine.
Developmental theories in nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS--They outline the process of
human growth and development.
General systems theory - CORRECT ANSWERS--Breaking the healthcare community
into separate entities and analyzing how they work together.
Focus of nursing theories - CORRECT ANSWERS--Person.
Goal of nursing research - CORRECT ANSWERS--Learn improved ways to promote
and maintain health.
Significance of the National Center for Nursing Research - CORRECT ANSWERS--
NINR gained equal status with all other National Institutes of Health.
10th Edition WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS HIGHLY GRADED A+
Time period when nursing care as we now know it began - CORRECT ANSWERS--18th
to 19th century.
Founder of professional nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS--Florence Nightingale.
Nursing pioneer who established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882 -
CORRECT ANSWERS--Clara Barton.
Barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States after the Civil
War - CORRECT ANSWERS--lack of educational standards.
Lillian Wald - CORRECT ANSWERS--Provided community-based care and founded
public health nursing.
ANA - CORRECT ANSWERS--Provides a definition and scope of practice for nursing.
Promoting health - CORRECT ANSWERS--Teaching a woman about breast self-
examination.
Cognitive skills - CORRECT ANSWERS--Choosing an appropriate plan of care and
devising interventions.
Ethical/legal skill - CORRECT ANSWERS--Helping a patient prepare a living will.
Counselor - CORRECT ANSWERS--Making referrals for a parent support group for a
family with a child diagnosed with Down's Syndrome.
Collaborator role - CORRECT ANSWERS--Referring a teen with suicidal thoughts to a
mental healthcare specialist.
Health - CORRECT ANSWERS--A state of optimal functioning.
Obesity - CORRECT ANSWERS--A health indicator discussed in the Healthy People
2010 document.
Preventing illness - CORRECT ANSWERS--Conducting a smoking-cessation program.
,Service orientation - CORRECT ANSWERS--A criteria that defines nursing as a
profession.
Using research findings - CORRECT ANSWERS--An expected responsibility of a nurse
with a baccalaureate degree.
Masters degree - CORRECT ANSWERS--Required nursing degree for becoming a
geriatric nurse practitioner.
Socialization and Networking - CORRECT ANSWERS--To provide socialization and
networking for members.
Regulation of Work Activities - CORRECT ANSWERS--To regulate work activities for
members.
Standards for Nursing Education - CORRECT ANSWERS--To set standards for nursing
education and practice.
Legal Requirements for Nurses - CORRECT ANSWERS--To provide information to
nurses about legal requirements.
American Nurses Association - CORRECT ANSWERS--Which organization has
established standards for clinical nursing practice?
Primary Purpose of Standards of Nursing Practice - CORRECT ANSWERS--To ensure
knowledgeable, safe, comprehensive nursing care.
Legal Right to Practice Nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS--Being licensed by the State
Board of Nursing gives the nurse a legal right to practice.
Felony Conviction Impact on Nursing License - CORRECT ANSWERS--The license
may be revoked or suspended if a nurse is found guilty of a felony.
Nursing Process Focus - CORRECT ANSWERS--Nurses use the nursing process to
focus care on actual or potential health problems.
Rapidly Expanding Age Group - CORRECT ANSWERS--Older adults are the age group
in the population expanding most rapidly.
Current Trend in Nursing Education - CORRECT ANSWERS--Increase in chronic health
conditions is a current trend affecting nursing education and practice.
Elements of Nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS--Nursing is considered to be both an art
and a science.
, Facilitating Coping with Disability and Death - CORRECT ANSWERS--Referring to a
community diabetic support group meets the broad nursing aim of facilitating coping.
Science of Nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS--The body of nursing knowledge best
describes the science of nursing.
Changing Bed Clothes Knowledge Type - CORRECT ANSWERS--The practice of
changing patients' bed clothes each day in acute care settings is an example of
traditional knowledge.
Acquisition of Knowledge from Nurse Manager - CORRECT ANSWERS--Learning how
to give injections from the nurse manager is an example of the acquisition of
authoritative knowledge.
Objective knowledge - CORRECT ANSWERS--Knowledge based on objective data.
Virtue knowledge - CORRECT ANSWERS--Knowledge that a good attitude will help in
the healing process.
Florence Nightingale's influence - CORRECT ANSWERS--She differentiated between
health nursing and illness nursing.
Change in nursing roles - CORRECT ANSWERS--Nursing research was conducted and
published.
First nurse to develop a nursing theory - CORRECT ANSWERS--Florence Nightingale.
Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS--A statement of an occurrence based on observed
facts.
Purpose of nursing theory - CORRECT ANSWERS--It helps explain how nursing is
different from medicine.
Developmental theories in nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS--They outline the process of
human growth and development.
General systems theory - CORRECT ANSWERS--Breaking the healthcare community
into separate entities and analyzing how they work together.
Focus of nursing theories - CORRECT ANSWERS--Person.
Goal of nursing research - CORRECT ANSWERS--Learn improved ways to promote
and maintain health.
Significance of the National Center for Nursing Research - CORRECT ANSWERS--
NINR gained equal status with all other National Institutes of Health.
