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Chapter57157Evolution57of57Nursing57Thought57 &57Action
1. Which57of57the57following57statements57accurately57describe57an57element57of57nursing
?57Select57all57that57apply.
A) The57skills57involved57in57nursing57are57primarily57technical57in57nature.
B) The57primary57focus57of57nursing57is57to57assist57individuals57to57recover57from57illness.
C) The57science57of57nursing57is57the57knowledge57base57for57the57care57that57is57given.
D) The57art57of57nursing57is57the57collection57of57knowledge57through57research.
E) Nursing57is57considered57to57be57both57an57art57and57a57science.
F) Nursing57is57a57profession57that57used57specialized57knowledge57and57skills.
2. Which57of57the57following57set57of57terms57best57describes57nursing57at57the57end57of57the57M
iddle57Ages?
A) continuity,57caring,57critical57thinking
B) purpose,57direction,57leadership
C) assessment,57interventions,57outcomes
D) advocacy,57research,57education
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, 3. Which57of57the57following57is57a57characteristic57of57nursing57practiced57from57early57ci
vilization57to57the5716th57century?
A) Most57early57civilizations57believed57that57illness57had57supernatural57causes.
B) The57physician57was57the57priest57who57treated57disease57with57prayer.
C) The57nurse57was57a57nun57committed57to57caring57for57the57needy57and57homeless.
D) Nursing57changed57from57a57spiritual57focus57to57an57emphasis57on57knowledge57expansi
on.
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, 4. In57what57time57period57did57nursing57care57as57we57now57know57it57begin?
A) pre-civilization
B) early57civilization57to5716th57century
C) 16th57to57 17th57century
D) 18th57to57 19th57century
5. Who57is57considered57to57be57the57founder57of57professional57nursing?
A) Dorothea57Dix
B) Lillian57Wald
C) Florence57Nightingale
D) Clara57Barton
6. Which57of57the57following57nursing57pioneers57established57the57Red57Cross57in57the57Unit
ed57States57in571882?
A) Florence57Nightingale
B) Clara57Barton
C) Dorothea57Dix
D) Jane57Addams
7. What57was57one57barrier57to57the57development57of57the57nursing57profession57in57the
57United57States57after57the57Civil57War?
A) lack57of57educational57standards
B) hospital-based57schools57of57nursing
C) lack57of57influence57from57nursing57leaders
D) independence57of57nursing57orders
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, 8. Which57of57the57following57individuals57provided57community-
based57care57and57founded57public
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