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This Updated/Latest Test Bank for Fundamentals of Nursing 4th Edition by Sue C. Delaune is a complete and meticulously organized academic resource designed to support nursing students throughout the 2025–2026 academic period with A+ quality practice material. The test bank provides chapter-by-chapter coverage of all core concepts, including nursing fundamentals, patient care, safety, infection control, clinical decision-making, pharmacology basics, health assessment, and patient teaching. Each question is crafted to reinforce understanding and retention, with verified correct answers and explanations that mirror real classroom quizzes, exams, and NCLEX-style assessments. Ideal for individual study, group review, and final exam preparation, this resource helps students strengthen critical thinking, improve clinical judgment, and boost confidence in exam performance. Structured to save valuable study time, it is a trusted tool for mastering essential nursing principles and achieving top academic results.

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CHAPTER 1: EVOLUTION OF NURSING AND NURSING EDUCATION


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The nurse realizes that the primary focus!!of!!nursing!!is!!on!!the:
a. illness. c. treatment !!of!!the!!illness.
b. cause!!of!!the!!illness. d.! ! ! ! client’s!!response!!to!!the!!illness.
ANS:! ! D
Nursing!!requires!!a!!delicate!!balance!!of!!promoting!!clients’!!independence!!and!!dependence.!!Nursing!!f
ocuses!!not!!on!!illness!!but!!rather!!on!!the!!client’s!!response!!to!!illness.!!The!!practice!!of!!physicians!!or!!
medicine!!focuses!!on!!the!!cause!!of!!the!!illness!!and!!the!!treatment !!of!!the!!illness.

PTS:! ! ! ! 1 DIF: Analysis REF:! ! ! ! Introduction

2. While!!studying!!the!!history!!of!!nursing,!!the!!nurse!!realizes!!that!!the!!first!!hospital!!in!!the!!West!!
was!!established!!by:
a. Fabiola. c. Florence!!Nightingale.
b. Hygiea. d.! ! ! ! Dorothea!!Dix.
ANS:! ! A
Fabiola!!founded!!the!!first!!hospital!!in!!390!!AD.!!Hygiea!!was!!the!!goddess!!of!!health!!according!!to!!t
he!!ancient!!Greeks.!!Florence!!Nightingale!!is!!considered!!the!!founder!!of!!modern!!nursing,!!and!!she!!l
ived!!from!!1820!!to!!1910.!!Dorothea!!Dix!!practiced!!nursing!!during!!the!!Civil!!War.

PTS:! ! ! ! 1 DIF: Analysis REF:! ! ! ! Table!!1-1|!!Evolution!!of!!Nursing

3. The!!nurse!!realizes!!that!!religion!!affected!!the!!development!!of!!nursing!!which!!began:
a. in!!India!!around!!800-600!!BC. c. during!!the!!Middle!!Ages.
b. during!!the!!Roman!!Empire. d.! ! ! ! at!!the!!time!!of!!the!!Renaissance.
ANS:! ! A
The!!strong!!influence!!of!!religions!!on!!the!!development!!of!!nursing!!started!!in!!India!!between!!800!!t
o!!600!!BC.!!The!!crusades!!of!!the!!Middle!!Ages!!and!!the!!Renaissance!!occurred!!after!!600!!BC.!!There!
!is!!no!!documentation!!of!!religious!!influences !!on!!the!!development !!of!!nursing!!during!!the!!Roman!!

Empire.

PTS:! ! ! ! 1 DIF: Analysis REF:! ! ! ! Religious!!Influences

4. Reflecting!!on!!the!!impact!!of!!wars!!on!!the!!evolution!!of!!nursing,!!the!!nurse!!realizes!!that:
a. the!!need!!for!!nurses!!increased!!during!!and!!after!!major!!wars.
b. poor!!conditions!!during!!wars!!caused!!a!!decline!!in!!nursing!!care.
c. wars!!have!!been!!the!!stimulus!!for!!most!!nursing!!advances.
d. wars!!have!!had!!little!!effect!!on!!the!!evolution!!of!!nursing.
ANS:! ! A
During!!wartime,!!the!!need!!for!!nurses!!increases!!dramatically,!!both!!at!!home!!and!!in!!the!!field.!!Poor!!
conditions!!during!!wars!!did!!not!!cause!!a!!decline!!in!!nursing!!care.!!Wars!!may!!or!!may!!not!!have!!been!!t
he!!stimulus!!for!!nursing!!advances;!!however,!!wars!!have!!effected!!the!!evolution!!of!!nursing!!care.

PTS:! ! ! ! 1 DIF: Analysis REF:! ! ! ! Demands!!of!!War

5. The!!nurse!!realizes!!that!!which!!of!!the!!following!!is!!a!!belief!!that!!Florence!!Nightingale!!had!!ab
out!!nursing!!education?
a. Basing!!education!!on!!a!!holistic!!framework!!inclusive!!of!!illness!!and!!health

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b. Needing!!a!!practical!!basis!!for!!nursing!!practice
c. Creating!!an!!environment!!that!!serves!!physicians!!is!!most!!important
d. Basing!!the!!nursing!!curriculum!!on!!medical!!knowledge
ANS:! ! A
Florence!!Nightingale!!had!!specific!!beliefs!!about!!nursing!!education. !!The!!first!!is!!that!!it!!is!!based!!u
pon!!a!!holistic!!framework!!inclusive!!of!!illness!!and!!health.!!Nightingale!!also!!believed!!that!!there!!is
!!a!!need!!for!!a!!theoretical!!basis!!for!!nursing!!practice!!and!!not!!a!!practical!!basis.!!She!!also!!believed!!

in!!the!!importance!!of!!creating!!an!!environment!!that!!promotes!!healing!!and!!not!!an!!environment!!th
at!!served!!physicians.!!One!!additional!!belief!!was!!that!!the!!nursing!!curriculum!!should!!be!!based!!up
on!!nursing!!knowledge!!and!!not!!medical!!knowledge.

PTS:! ! ! ! 1 DIF: Analysis REF:! ! Florence!!Nightingale!!(1820!!-!!1910)

6. The!!nurse!!realizes!!that!!the!!Nightingale!!Training!!School!!of!!Nurses!!at!!St.!!Thomas’s!!Hospita
l!!in!!London!!was:
a. the!!first!!school!!of!!nursing!!in!!the!!West.
b. the!!first!!nursing!!school!!to!!provide!!both!!theory-based!!knowledge!!and!!clinical!!skill!!building.
c. the!!first!!school!!of!!nursing!!to!!accept!!women.
d. established!!to!!provide!!nurses!!to!!fight!!in!!the!!Crimean!!War.
ANS:! ! B
The!!Nightingale!!Training!!School!!of!!Nurses!!at!!St.!!Thomas’s!!Hospital!!in!!London!!was!!the!!first!!s
chool!!for!!nurses!!that!!provided!!both!!theory-
based!!knowledge!!and!!clinical!!skills.!!This!!was!!not!!the!!first!!school!!of!!nursing!!in!!the!!West!!nor!!th
e!!first!!school!!of!!nursing!!to!!accept!!women.!!This!!school!!was!!not!!established!!to!!provide!!nurses!!to!
!fight!!in!!the!!Crimean!!War.



PTS:! ! ! ! 1 DIF: Analysis REF:! ! Florence!!Nightingale!!(1820!!-!!1910)

7. The!!nurse,!!considering!!home!!care!!nursing,!!realizes!!that!!Lillian!!Wald!!is!!noted!!as!!being:
a. the!!first!!nurse!!to!!graduate!!from!!a!!school!!of!!nursing!!in!!the!!United!!States.
b. Superintendent !!of!!Nurses!!during!!the!!Civil!!War.
c. the!!first!!community!!health!!nurse.
d. the!!founder!!of!!the!!American!!Nurses!!Association.
ANS:! ! C
Lillian!!Wald!!spent!!her!!life!!providing!!nursing!!care!!to!!the!!indigent!!and,!!in!!1893,!!as!!the!!first!!co
mmunity!!health!!nurse,!!she!!founded!!public!!health!!nursing!!with!!the!!establishment!!of!!the!!Henry!!
Street!!Settlement!!Service.!!Wald!!was!!not!!the!!first!!nurse!!to!!graduate!!from!!a!!school!!of!!nursing!!in!!
the!!United!!States!!nor!!was!!she!!the!!Superintendent!!of!!Nurses!!during!!the!!Civil!!War.!!She!!was!!not
!!the!!founder!! of!!the!!American!!Nurses!!Association.



PTS:! ! ! ! 1 DIF: Analysis REF:! ! Nursing!!Pioneers!!and!!Leaders:!!Lillian!!Wald

8. The!!nurse,!!giving!!direction!!to!!a!!nursing!!assistant!!for!!client!!care,!!realizes!!that!!which!!of!!the!!fol
lowing!!nurse!!leaders!!opposed!!the!!movement!!to!!put!!untrained!!nursing!!aides!!under!!the!!control!!o
f!!physicians!!during!!World!!War!!I?
a. Clara!!Barton c. Annie!!Goodrich
b. Isabel!!Hampton!!Robb d.! ! ! ! Jane!!Delano
ANS:! ! D
During!!World!!War!!I,!!Delano!!was!!opposed!!to!!the!!aide!!education!!plan!!created!!by!!physicians!!wh
o!!wanted!!the!!Red!!Cross!!to!!put!!untrained!!nursing!!aides!!at!!their!!sides!!to!!assist!!with!!war!!casualti
es.!!Annie!!Goodrich!!was!!in!!favor!!of!!the!!physicians’!!aide!!education!!plan.!!Robb!!was!!a!!supporter!!
of!!the!!rights!!of!!nursing!!students.!!Clara!!Barton!!was!!a!!nurse!!during!!the!!Civil!!War.

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PTS:! ! ! ! 1 DIF: Analysis REF:! ! ! ! Nursing!!Pioneers!!and!!Leaders

9. The!!nurse,!!assisting!!nursing!!students!!with!!providing!!client!!care,!!realizes!!that!!Isabel!!Hampton!!R
obb!!is!!noted!!for!!which!!of!!the!!following?
a. Opposing!!the!!organization!!of!!nurses
b. Establishing!!the!!American!!Red!!Cross
c. Believing!!that!!the!!nursing!!student!!was!!a!!learner,!!not!!an!!employee
d. Establishing!!the!!Frontier!!Nursing!!Service
ANS:! ! C
Isabel!!Hampton!!Robb!!was!!an!!early!!supporter!!of!!the!!rights!!of!!nursing!!students!!and!!emphasized!!
the!!role!!of!!the!!nursing!!student !!as!!a!!learner!!instead!!of!!an!!employee.!!Robb!!did!!not!!oppose!!the!!o
rganization!!of!!nurses!!since!!she!!founded!!several!!nursing!!organizations.!!Robb!!did!!not!!establish!!th
e!!American!!Red!!Cross!!nor!!did!!she!!establish!!the!!Frontier!!Nursing!!Service.

PTS:! ! ! ! 1 DIF: Analysis REF:! ! ! ! Nursing!!Pioneers!!and!!Leaders

10. While!!researching!!a!!client!!health!!care!!issue,!!the!!nurse!!realizes!!that!!the!!nurse!!who!!wrote!!one!!of
!!the!!first!!nursing!!textbooks !!was:

a. Lavinia!!Dock.
b. Mary!!Breckinridge.
c. Martha!!Franklin.
d. Amelia!!Greenwald.
ANS:! ! A
Lavinia!!Dock!!was!!an!!influential!!leader!!in!!American!!nursing!!education;!!she!!wrote!!one!!of!!the!!first
!!nursing!!textbooks!!as!!well!!as!!being!!the!!first!!editor !!of!!the!!American !!Journal !!of !!Nursing.!!Mary!!Br

eckinridge!!created!!the!!Frontier!!Nursing!!Service.!!Martha!!Franklin!!advocated!!for!!racial!!equality!!in!!
nursing.!!Amelia!!Greenwald!!was!!a!!catalyst!!for!!international!!public!!health!!nursing.

PTS:! ! ! ! 1 DIF: Analysis REF:! ! ! ! Nursing!!Pioneers!!and!!Leaders

11. While!!documenting!!in!!a!!client’s!!record,!!the!!nurse!!remembers!!that!!the!!nurse!!leader!!who!!introdu
ced!!the!!practice!!of!!keeping!!nurses’!!notes!!was:
a. Mamie!!Hale. c. Harriet!!Neuton!!Phillips.
b. Mary!!Mahoney. d.! ! ! ! Linda!!Richards.
ANS:! ! D
Linda!!Richards!!introduced!!the!!practice!!of!!keeping!!nurses’!!notes!!and!!physicians’!!orders!!as!!part!!
of!!medical!!records.!!Mamie!!Hale!!upgraded!!the!!educational!!programs!!for!!midwives.!!Mary!!Maho
ney!!was!!America’s!!first!!African!!American!!professional!!nurse.!!Harriet!!Neuton!!Phillips!!was!!the!!
first!!American!!nurse!!to!!receive!!a!!training!!certificate.

PTS:! ! ! ! 1 DIF: Analysis REF:! ! ! ! Nursing!!Pioneers!!and!!Leaders

12. While!!reviewing!!a!!client’s!!health!!insurance!!plan,!!the!!nurse!!remembers!!that!!the!!first!!prep
aid!!medical!!plan!!was!!started!!in:
a. Pacific!!Northwest!!lumber!!and!!mining!!camps.
b. Chicago.
c. New!!York!!City.
d. Washington!!DC.
!! ANS:! ! A
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