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Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing
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1. Which of the following statements accurately describe an element of nursing? Select all 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 is a characteristic of nursing practiced from early civilization to the
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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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3. 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 vn vn vn
B) purpose, direction, leadership vn vn
C) assessment, interventions, outcomes vn vn
D) advocacy, research, education vn vn
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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 century vn vn vn
D) 18th to 19th century vn vn vn
5. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
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A) Dorothea Dix vn
B) Lillian Wald vn
C) Florence Nightingale vn
D) Clara Barton vn
6. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882?
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A) Florence Nightingale vn
B) Clara Barton vn
C) Dorothea Dix vn
D) Jane Addams vn
7. What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States after the
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Civil War? vn
A) lack of educational standards
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B) hospital-based schools of nursing vn vn vn
C) lack of influence from nursing leaders
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D) independence of nursing orders vn vn vn
8. Which of the following individuals provided community-based care and founded public health nursing?
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A) Adelaide Nutting vn
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B) Lillian Wald vn
C) Sojourner Truth vn
D) Clara Barton vn
9. Which of the following nursing groups provides a definition and scope of practice for nursing?
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A) ICN
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10. Teaching a woman about breast self-examination is an example of what broad aim of nursing?
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A) promoting health vn
B) preventing illness vn
C) restoring health vn
D) facilitating coping with disability and death vn vn vn vn vn
11. What nursing activity would meet the broad nursing aim of facilitating coping with disability
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and death? Select all that apply.
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A) conducting a blood pressure screening program vn vn vn vn vn
B) teaching testicular self-examinationvn vn
C) referring to a community diabetic support group
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D) administering intravenous fluids vn vn
E) admitting a patient to a hospice program vn vn vn vn vn vn
F) performing a physical assessment on a patient vn vn vn vn vn vn
12. A nurse caring for a patient with diabetes chooses an appropriate plan of care and devises interv
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entions to accomplish the desired outcomes. This is an example of using which of the following type
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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 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 wit
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h Downs Syndrome. The nurse makes referrals for a parent support group for the family. This is
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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. Which o
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f the following actions is the best example of using the collaborator role as a nurse?
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A) Discussing the legal aspects of adoption for teens wishing to place their infants with a family
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B) Searching the Internet for information on child care for the teens who wish to return to school
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C) Conducting a patient interview and documenting the information on the patients chart
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D) Referring a teen who admits having suicidal thoughts to a mental healthcare specialist
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16. A nurse instructor explains the concept of health to her students. Which of the following statem
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ents accurately describes this state of being?
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A) Health is a state of optimal functioning.
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All Chapters 1-46
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing
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1. Which of the following statements accurately describe an element of nursing? Select all 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 is a characteristic of nursing practiced from early civilization to the
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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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3. 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 vn vn vn
B) purpose, direction, leadership vn vn
C) assessment, interventions, outcomes vn vn
D) advocacy, research, education vn vn
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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 century vn vn vn
D) 18th to 19th century vn vn vn
5. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
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A) Dorothea Dix vn
B) Lillian Wald vn
C) Florence Nightingale vn
D) Clara Barton vn
6. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882?
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A) Florence Nightingale vn
B) Clara Barton vn
C) Dorothea Dix vn
D) Jane Addams vn
7. What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States after the
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Civil War? vn
A) lack of educational standards
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B) hospital-based schools of nursing vn vn vn
C) lack of influence from nursing leaders
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D) independence of nursing orders vn vn vn
8. Which of the following individuals provided community-based care and founded public health nursing?
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A) Adelaide Nutting vn
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B) Lillian Wald vn
C) Sojourner Truth vn
D) Clara Barton vn
9. Which of the following nursing groups provides a definition and scope of practice for nursing?
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A) ICN
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10. Teaching a woman about breast self-examination is an example of what broad aim of nursing?
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A) promoting health vn
B) preventing illness vn
C) restoring health vn
D) facilitating coping with disability and death vn vn vn vn vn
11. What nursing activity would meet the broad nursing aim of facilitating coping with disability
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and death? Select all that apply.
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A) conducting a blood pressure screening program vn vn vn vn vn
B) teaching testicular self-examinationvn vn
C) referring to a community diabetic support group
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D) administering intravenous fluids vn vn
E) admitting a patient to a hospice program vn vn vn vn vn vn
F) performing a physical assessment on a patient vn vn vn vn vn vn
12. A nurse caring for a patient with diabetes chooses an appropriate plan of care and devises interv
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entions to accomplish the desired outcomes. This is an example of using which of the following type
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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 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 wit
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h Downs Syndrome. The nurse makes referrals for a parent support group for the family. This is
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an example of which nursing role?
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A) Teacher/Educator
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C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
15. A nurse is providing nursing care in a neighborhood clinic to single pregnant teens. Which o
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f the following actions is the best example of using the collaborator role as a nurse?
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A) Discussing the legal aspects of adoption for teens wishing to place their infants with a family
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B) Searching the Internet for information on child care for the teens who wish to return to school
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C) Conducting a patient interview and documenting the information on the patients chart
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D) Referring a teen who admits having suicidal thoughts to a mental healthcare specialist
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16. A nurse instructor explains the concept of health to her students. Which of the following statem
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ents accurately describes this state of being?
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A) Health is a state of optimal functioning.
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