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TEST BANK INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS PROFESSIONAL
COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR NURSES 9TH EDITION

,CH 1: Theory Based Perspectives and Contemporary
DynamicsArnold: Interpersonal Relationships, 9th Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE


1. When describing nursing to a group of nursing students, the nursing instructor lists all of the
following characteristics of nursing except
a. historically nursing is as old as mankind.
b. nursing was originally practiced informally by religious orders dedicated to care of
the sick.
c. nursing was later practiced in the home by female caregivers with no formal
education.
d. nursing has always been identifiable as a distinct occupation.
ACCURATE ANSWER:-A

Hypothesis:->>>Historically, nursing is as old as mankind. Originally practiced informally by
religious orders dedicated to care of the sick and later in the home by female caregivers with no
formal education, nursing was not identifiable as a distinct occupation until the 1854 Crimean
war. There, Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing introduced the world to the functional roles
of professional nursing and the need for formal education.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p.1TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: All phases
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

2. The nursing profession’s firstnursing attendant researcher, who served as an early advocate for
high-quality care and used statistical data to document the need for handwashing in preventing
infection, was
a. Abraham Maslow.
b. Martha Rogers.
c. Hildegard Peplau.
d. Florence Nightingale.

ACCURATE ANSWER:-D

Hypothesis:->>>An early advocate for high-quality care, Florence Nightingale’s use of
statistical data to document the need for handwashing in preventing infection marks her as the
profession’s firstnursing attendant researcher.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p.
1TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: All phases
MSC: Client Needs: Management of Care


3. Today, professional nursing education begins at the
a. undergraduate level.
b. graduate level.

, c. advanced practice level. B B


d. administrative level. B




ACCURATE ANSWER:-A B




Hypothesis:->>>Today, professional nursing education begins at the undergraduate level, with a B B B B B B B B B B


growing number ofnursing attendants choosing graduate studies to support differentiated
B B B B B B B B B B


practice roles and/or research opportunities.nursing attendants are prepared to function as
B B B B B B B B B B B


advanced practicenursing attendant practitioners, administrators, and educators.
B B B B B B B




DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: B B


p.2TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: All phases
B B B B B B B B B




MSC: Client Needs: Management of Care
B B B B B




4. Nursing’s metaparadigm, or worldview, distinguishes the nursing profession from other
B B B B B B B B B


Bdisciplines and emphasizes its unique functional characteristics. The four key concepts that
B B B B B B B B B B B


Bformthe foundation for all nursing theories are
B B B B B B B


a. caring, compassion, health promotion, and education.
B B B B B


b. respect, integrity, honesty, and advocacy. B B B B


c. person, environment, health, and nursing.B B B B


d. nursing, teaching, caring, and health promotion. B B B B B




ACCURATE ANSWER:-C B




Hypothesis:->>>Individual nursing theories represent different interpretations of the B B B B B B B


phenomenonof nursing, but central constructs—person, environment, health, and nursing—are
B B B B B B B B B B


found in all theories and models. They are referred to as nursing’s metaparadigm.
B B B B B B B B B B B B B




DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: B B


p.2TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: All phases
B B B B B B B B B




MSC: Client Needs: Management of Care
B B B B B




5. When admitting a client to the medical-surgical unit, thenursing attendant asks the client about cultural
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B


issues. Thenursing attendant is demonstrating use of the concept of
B B B B B B B B B


a. person.
b. environment.
c. health.
d. nursing.

ACCURATE ANSWER:-B B




Hypothesis:->>>The concept of environment includes all cultural, developmental, and social B B B B B B B B B


Bdeterminants that influence a client’s health perceptions and behavior. A person is defined as
B B B B B B B B B B B B B


Btherecipient of
B B


nursing care, having unique bio-psycho-social and spiritual dimensions. The word health derives
B B B B B B B B B B B


from the word whole. Health is a multidimensional concept, having physical, psychological,
B B B B B B B B B B B B


Bsociocultural, developmental, and spiritual characteristics. The World Health Organization
B B B B B B B B


B(WHO, 1946) defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental, social well-being, not
B B B B B B B B B B B B B


Bmerely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Nursing includes the promotion of health,
B B B B B B B B B B B B


Bpreventionof illness, and the care of ill, disabled, and dying people.
B B B B B B B B B B B

, DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: B B


p.3TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: Assessment
B B B B B B B B


MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
B B B B B




6. A young mother tells thenursing attendant, “I’m worried because my son needs a blood
B B B B B B B B B B B B B


Btransfusion. I don’t know what to do, because blood transfusions cause AIDS.” Which
B B B B B B B B B B B B


Bcentralnursing construct is represented in this situation?
B B B B B B B


a. Environment
b. Caring
c. Health
d. Person
ACCURATE ANSWER:-D B




Hypothesis:->>>The concept of environment includes all cultural, developmental, and social determinants
B B B B B B B B B B


that
B


influence a client’s health perceptions and behavior. Caring is not one of the four central
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B


Bnursing constructs. The word health derives from the word whole. Health is a
B B B B B B B B B B B B


Bmultidimensional concept, having physical, psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and
B B B B B B B


Bspiritual characteristics. The World Health Organization (WHO, 1946) defines health as “a
B B B B B B B B B B B


Bstate of complete physical, mental, social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or
B B B B B B B B B B B B B


Binfirmity.” Nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill,
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B


Bdisabled, and dying people. Person is defined as the recipient of nursing care, having unique
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B


Bbio-psycho-socialand spiritual dimensions. B B B




DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
B REF: B B


p. 2TOP: Step of the Nursing Process:
B B B B B B B


Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial
B B B B B


Integrity
B




7. Thenursing attendant performs a dressing change using sterile technique. This is an
B B B B B B B B B B B


example of which pattern of knowledge?
B B B B B B


a. Empirical
b. Personal
c. Aesthetic
d. Ethical

ACCURATE ANSWER:-A B




Hypothesis:->>>Empirical knowledge is the scientific rationale for skilled nursing B B B B B B B B


interventions.Personal ways of knowing allow thenursing attendant to understand and treat
B B B B B B B B B B B B


each individual as a unique person. Aesthetic ways of knowing allow thenursing attendant to
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B


connect in different and more meaningful ways. Ethical ways of knowing refer to the moral
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B


aspects of nursing.
B B B




DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p.
B B B B B


5TOP:
B Step of the Nursing BProcess: B B B B


Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Management
B B B B B


of Care
B B




8. Thenursing attendant-client relationship as described by Hildegard Peplau
B B B B B B B


a. would not be useful in a short-stay unit.
B B B B B B B


b. allows personal and social growth to occur only for the client.
B B B B B B B B B B


c. facilitates the identification and accomplishment of therapeutic goals.
B B B B B B B