TEST BANK - Davis Advantage for Wilkinson's Fundamentals of
Nursing (Volume 1 Set): Theory, Concepts, and Applications
5th Edition by Leslie S. Treas
,TEST BANK
Davis Advantage for Wilkinson’s Fundamentals of Nursing (Volume 1 Set)
Theory, Concepts, and Applications — 5th Edition
Leslie S. Treas
CHAPTER 1 — NURSING TODAY
1. Which statement best describes professional nursing?
A. Performing tasks delegated by physicians
B. Providing care based only on personal experience
C. Applying nursing knowledge, clinical judgment, and evidence to
patient care
D. Managing medications without assessing patients
Answer: C
Rationale: Professional nursing integrates scientific knowledge, clinical
judgment, evidence, ethics, and patient-centered care.
2. Florence Nightingale is best known for:
A. Developing the first electronic health record
B. Establishing environmental principles of nursing care
C. Creating modern anesthesia
D. Developing antibiotics
Answer: B
Rationale: Nightingale emphasized sanitation, ventilation, nutrition,
cleanliness, and environmental factors in patient recovery.
3. Evidence-based nursing practice integrates:
A. Tradition only
B. Research evidence, clinical expertise, and patient preferences
,C. Physician preference only
D. Patient preference without evidence
Answer: B
Rationale: Evidence-based practice combines best available evidence
with clinical expertise and patient values.
4. Which activity represents health promotion?
A. Treating pneumonia
B. Teaching a patient about smoking cessation
C. Administering antibiotics
D. Performing surgery
Answer: B
Rationale: Health promotion focuses on behaviors and interventions
that improve health and prevent disease.
5. Primary prevention is designed to:
A. Detect disease early
B. Prevent disease before it occurs
C. Treat complications
D. Restore function after disability
Answer: B
Rationale: Primary prevention reduces risk before disease develops.
6. Which is an example of secondary prevention?
A. Immunization
B. Screening mammography
C. Rehabilitation after stroke
D. Hospice care
, Answer: B
Rationale: Secondary prevention focuses on early detection and
treatment.
7. Tertiary prevention focuses primarily on:
A. Preventing initial disease
B. Early screening
C. Limiting disability and restoring function
D. Avoiding all diagnostic testing
Answer: C
Rationale: Tertiary prevention reduces complications and promotes
rehabilitation after disease or injury.
8. Nursing licensure primarily exists to:
A. Increase hospital revenue
B. Protect the public
C. Replace nursing education
D. Eliminate professional accountability
Answer: B
Rationale: Licensure establishes minimum competency standards and
protects the public.
9. Which organization develops nursing diagnoses?
A. NANDA International
B. FDA
C. CDC
D. OSHA
Answer: A
Rationale: NANDA International develops and maintains standardized
nursing diagnoses.
Nursing (Volume 1 Set): Theory, Concepts, and Applications
5th Edition by Leslie S. Treas
,TEST BANK
Davis Advantage for Wilkinson’s Fundamentals of Nursing (Volume 1 Set)
Theory, Concepts, and Applications — 5th Edition
Leslie S. Treas
CHAPTER 1 — NURSING TODAY
1. Which statement best describes professional nursing?
A. Performing tasks delegated by physicians
B. Providing care based only on personal experience
C. Applying nursing knowledge, clinical judgment, and evidence to
patient care
D. Managing medications without assessing patients
Answer: C
Rationale: Professional nursing integrates scientific knowledge, clinical
judgment, evidence, ethics, and patient-centered care.
2. Florence Nightingale is best known for:
A. Developing the first electronic health record
B. Establishing environmental principles of nursing care
C. Creating modern anesthesia
D. Developing antibiotics
Answer: B
Rationale: Nightingale emphasized sanitation, ventilation, nutrition,
cleanliness, and environmental factors in patient recovery.
3. Evidence-based nursing practice integrates:
A. Tradition only
B. Research evidence, clinical expertise, and patient preferences
,C. Physician preference only
D. Patient preference without evidence
Answer: B
Rationale: Evidence-based practice combines best available evidence
with clinical expertise and patient values.
4. Which activity represents health promotion?
A. Treating pneumonia
B. Teaching a patient about smoking cessation
C. Administering antibiotics
D. Performing surgery
Answer: B
Rationale: Health promotion focuses on behaviors and interventions
that improve health and prevent disease.
5. Primary prevention is designed to:
A. Detect disease early
B. Prevent disease before it occurs
C. Treat complications
D. Restore function after disability
Answer: B
Rationale: Primary prevention reduces risk before disease develops.
6. Which is an example of secondary prevention?
A. Immunization
B. Screening mammography
C. Rehabilitation after stroke
D. Hospice care
, Answer: B
Rationale: Secondary prevention focuses on early detection and
treatment.
7. Tertiary prevention focuses primarily on:
A. Preventing initial disease
B. Early screening
C. Limiting disability and restoring function
D. Avoiding all diagnostic testing
Answer: C
Rationale: Tertiary prevention reduces complications and promotes
rehabilitation after disease or injury.
8. Nursing licensure primarily exists to:
A. Increase hospital revenue
B. Protect the public
C. Replace nursing education
D. Eliminate professional accountability
Answer: B
Rationale: Licensure establishes minimum competency standards and
protects the public.
9. Which organization develops nursing diagnoses?
A. NANDA International
B. FDA
C. CDC
D. OSHA
Answer: A
Rationale: NANDA International develops and maintains standardized
nursing diagnoses.
