TEST BANK
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING: THEORY, CONCEPTS, AND
APPLICATIONS 4TH EDITION
Wilkinson, Judith M., Treas, Leslie S., Barnett, Karen L. & Smith, Mable H.
, Fundamentals of Nursing Theory Concepts and Applications 4th Edition Wilkinson
Test Bank
Table of Content
Chapter 1 Evolution of Nursing Thought & Action
Chapter 2 Critical Thinking & Nursing Process
Chapter 3 Assessment
Chapter 4 Analysis/Diagnosis
Chapter 5 Planning Outcomes
Chapter 6 Planning Interventions
Chapter 7 Implementation & Evaluation
Chapter 8 Theory, Research, & Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 9 Life Span: Infancy Through Middle Adulthood
Chapter 10 Life Span: Older Adults
Chapter 11 Experiencing Health & Illness
Chapter 12 Stress & Adaptation
Chapter 13 Psychosocial Health & Illness
Chapter 14 The Family
Chapter 15 Culture & Ethnicity
Chapter 16 Spirituality
Chapter 17 Loss, Grief, & Dying
Chapter 18 Documenting & Reporting
Chapter 19 Teaching & Learning
Chapter 20 Measuring Vital Signs
Chapter 21 Communication & Therapeutic Relationships
Chapter 22 Health Assessment
Chapter 23 Promoting Asepsis & Preventing Infection
Chapter 24 Promoting Safety
Chapter 25 Facilitating Hygiene
Chapter 26 Administering Medications
Chapter 27 Nutrition
Chapter 28 Urinary Elimination
Chapter 29 Bowel Elimination
Chapter 30 Sensation, Perception, & Response
Chapter 31 Pain
Chapter 32 Physical Activity & Immobility
Chapter 33 Sexual Health
Chapter 34 Sleep & Rest
Chapter 35 Skin Integrity & Wound Healing
Chapter 36 Oxygenation
Chapter 37 Circulation & Perfusion
Chapter 38 Fluids, Electrolytes, & Acid-Base Balance
Chapter 39 Perioperative Care
Chapter 40 Leading & Managing
Chapter 41 Nursing Informatics
Chapter 42 Promoting Health
Chapter 43 Community & Home Health Nursing
Chapter 44 Ethics & Values
Chapter 45 Legal Accountability
Chapter 46 Holistic Healing
, Fundamentals of Nursing Theory Concepts and Applications 4th Edition
Wilkinson Test Bank
Chapter 1 Evolution of Nursing Thought & Action
1. Which of the following statements accurately describe an element of nursing? Select all
that apply.
A) The skills involved in nursing are primarily technical in nature.
B) The primary focus of nursing is to assist individuals to recover from illness.
C) The science of nursing is the knowledge base for the care that is given.
D) The art of nursing is the collection of knowledge through research.
E) Nursing is considered to be both an art and a science.
F) Nursing is a profession that used specialized knowledge and skills.
2. Which of the following set of terms best describes nursing at the end of the Middle Ages?
A) continuity, caring, critical thinking
B) purpose, direction, leadership
C) assessment, interventions, outcomes
D) advocacy, research, education
3. Which of the following is a characteristic of nursing practiced from early civilization to
the 16th century?
A) Most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes.
B) The physician was the priest who treated disease with prayer.
C) The nurse was a nun committed to caring for the needy and homeless.
D) Nursing changed from a spiritual focus to an emphasis on knowledge expansion.
4. In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?
A) pre-civilization
B) early civilization to 16th century
C) 16th to 17th century
D) 18th to 19th century
5. Whoxisxconsideredxtoxbexthexfounderxofxprofessionalxnursing?
A) DorotheaxDix
, B) LillianxWald
C) FlorencexNightingale
D) ClaraxBarton
6. WhichxofxthexfollowingxnursingxpioneersxestablishedxthexRedxCrossxinxthexUnitedxStates
xinx1882?
A) FlorencexNightingale
B) ClaraxBarton
C) DorotheaxDix
D) JanexAddams
7. WhatxwasxonexbarrierxtoxthexdevelopmentxofxthexnursingxprofessionxinxthexUnitedxSta
tesxafterxthexCivilxWar?
A) lackxofxeducationalxstandards
B) hospital-basedxschoolsxofxnursing
C) lackxofxinfluencexfromxnursingxleaders
D) independencexofxnursingxorders
8. Whichxofxthexfollowingxindividualsxprovidedxcommunity-
basedxcarexandxfoundedxpublicxhealthxnursing?
A) AdelaidexNutting
B) LillianxWald
C) SojournerxTruth
D) ClaraxBarton
9. Whichxofxthexfollowingxnursingxgroupsxprovidesxaxdefinitionxandxscopexofxpracticex
forxnursing?
A) ICN
B) AAN
C) ANA
D) ThexJointxCommission
10. Teachingxaxwomanxaboutxbreastxself-
examinationxisxanxexamplexofxwhatxbroadxaimxofxnursing?
A) promotingxhealth
B) preventingxillness
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING: THEORY, CONCEPTS, AND
APPLICATIONS 4TH EDITION
Wilkinson, Judith M., Treas, Leslie S., Barnett, Karen L. & Smith, Mable H.
, Fundamentals of Nursing Theory Concepts and Applications 4th Edition Wilkinson
Test Bank
Table of Content
Chapter 1 Evolution of Nursing Thought & Action
Chapter 2 Critical Thinking & Nursing Process
Chapter 3 Assessment
Chapter 4 Analysis/Diagnosis
Chapter 5 Planning Outcomes
Chapter 6 Planning Interventions
Chapter 7 Implementation & Evaluation
Chapter 8 Theory, Research, & Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 9 Life Span: Infancy Through Middle Adulthood
Chapter 10 Life Span: Older Adults
Chapter 11 Experiencing Health & Illness
Chapter 12 Stress & Adaptation
Chapter 13 Psychosocial Health & Illness
Chapter 14 The Family
Chapter 15 Culture & Ethnicity
Chapter 16 Spirituality
Chapter 17 Loss, Grief, & Dying
Chapter 18 Documenting & Reporting
Chapter 19 Teaching & Learning
Chapter 20 Measuring Vital Signs
Chapter 21 Communication & Therapeutic Relationships
Chapter 22 Health Assessment
Chapter 23 Promoting Asepsis & Preventing Infection
Chapter 24 Promoting Safety
Chapter 25 Facilitating Hygiene
Chapter 26 Administering Medications
Chapter 27 Nutrition
Chapter 28 Urinary Elimination
Chapter 29 Bowel Elimination
Chapter 30 Sensation, Perception, & Response
Chapter 31 Pain
Chapter 32 Physical Activity & Immobility
Chapter 33 Sexual Health
Chapter 34 Sleep & Rest
Chapter 35 Skin Integrity & Wound Healing
Chapter 36 Oxygenation
Chapter 37 Circulation & Perfusion
Chapter 38 Fluids, Electrolytes, & Acid-Base Balance
Chapter 39 Perioperative Care
Chapter 40 Leading & Managing
Chapter 41 Nursing Informatics
Chapter 42 Promoting Health
Chapter 43 Community & Home Health Nursing
Chapter 44 Ethics & Values
Chapter 45 Legal Accountability
Chapter 46 Holistic Healing
, Fundamentals of Nursing Theory Concepts and Applications 4th Edition
Wilkinson Test Bank
Chapter 1 Evolution of Nursing Thought & Action
1. Which of the following statements accurately describe an element of nursing? Select all
that apply.
A) The skills involved in nursing are primarily technical in nature.
B) The primary focus of nursing is to assist individuals to recover from illness.
C) The science of nursing is the knowledge base for the care that is given.
D) The art of nursing is the collection of knowledge through research.
E) Nursing is considered to be both an art and a science.
F) Nursing is a profession that used specialized knowledge and skills.
2. Which of the following set of terms best describes nursing at the end of the Middle Ages?
A) continuity, caring, critical thinking
B) purpose, direction, leadership
C) assessment, interventions, outcomes
D) advocacy, research, education
3. Which of the following is a characteristic of nursing practiced from early civilization to
the 16th century?
A) Most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes.
B) The physician was the priest who treated disease with prayer.
C) The nurse was a nun committed to caring for the needy and homeless.
D) Nursing changed from a spiritual focus to an emphasis on knowledge expansion.
4. In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?
A) pre-civilization
B) early civilization to 16th century
C) 16th to 17th century
D) 18th to 19th century
5. Whoxisxconsideredxtoxbexthexfounderxofxprofessionalxnursing?
A) DorotheaxDix
, B) LillianxWald
C) FlorencexNightingale
D) ClaraxBarton
6. WhichxofxthexfollowingxnursingxpioneersxestablishedxthexRedxCrossxinxthexUnitedxStates
xinx1882?
A) FlorencexNightingale
B) ClaraxBarton
C) DorotheaxDix
D) JanexAddams
7. WhatxwasxonexbarrierxtoxthexdevelopmentxofxthexnursingxprofessionxinxthexUnitedxSta
tesxafterxthexCivilxWar?
A) lackxofxeducationalxstandards
B) hospital-basedxschoolsxofxnursing
C) lackxofxinfluencexfromxnursingxleaders
D) independencexofxnursingxorders
8. Whichxofxthexfollowingxindividualsxprovidedxcommunity-
basedxcarexandxfoundedxpublicxhealthxnursing?
A) AdelaidexNutting
B) LillianxWald
C) SojournerxTruth
D) ClaraxBarton
9. Whichxofxthexfollowingxnursingxgroupsxprovidesxaxdefinitionxandxscopexofxpracticex
forxnursing?
A) ICN
B) AAN
C) ANA
D) ThexJointxCommission
10. Teachingxaxwomanxaboutxbreastxself-
examinationxisxanxexamplexofxwhatxbroadxaimxofxnursing?
A) promotingxhealth
B) preventingxillness
