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Fundamentals of Nursing Care: Concepts, Connections &
Skills – 4th Edition
Chapter 1: The Vista of Nursing | Test Bank with Verified Answers | 2026 Update
Program: Nursing
Course: Fundamentals of Nursing
Document Type: Test Bank
Edition: 4th Edition
Author: Marti Burton
ISBN: 9780803669062
Chapter Included: Chapter 1 – The Vista of Nursing
Prepared For: Nursing Students & Examination Preparation
This Test Bank for Fundamentals of Nursing Care: Concepts, Connections & Skills, 4th Edition by Marti Burton includes
comprehensive chapter-by-chapter examination questions with verified answers. The material is designed to support nursing
students in mastering foundational nursing concepts, clinical skills, and exam preparation.
Academic Year: 2025 – 2026
1. The first practicing nurse epidemiologist was
a. Florence Nightingale.
b. Mildred Montag.
c. Clara Barton.
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d. Mary Agnes Snively.
ACTUAL ANSWER= A
Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analyses connected poor sanitation with
cholera and dysentery. Mildred Montag, Clara Barton, and Mary Agnes Snively came after Nightingale, each
contributing to the nursing profession in her own way. Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. Dr. Mildred
Montag established the first associate degree nursing program in 1952. Mary Agnes Snively began forming the
Canadian National Association of Trained Nurses in 1883.
2. The American Red Cross was founded by
a. Florence Nightingale.
b. Harriet Tubman.
c. Clara Barton.
d. Mary Mahoney.
ACTUAL ANSWER= C
In 1882, the United States ratified the American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton. Florence Nightingale
established the Training School for Nurses in London, England, in 1860. Harriet Tubman was active in the
Underground Railroad movement during the American Civil War.
Mary Mahoney was the first professionally trained African American nurse.
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3. Nurses working in the Henry Street Settlement in 1893 were among the first nurses to
demonstrate autonomy in practice. This was because those nurses
a. Had no ability to work in the hospital setting.
b. Were required to use critical thinking skills.
c. Focused solely on healing the very ill.
d. Planned their care around research findings.
ACTUAL ANSWER= B
In 1893, nurses working in the Henry Street Settlement were some of the first to demonstrate autonomy in practice
because they encountered situations that required quick and innovative problem solving and critical thinking, and
provided therapies aimed at maintaining wellness, as well as curing the ill. Nursing hospitals expanded in the late
nineteenth century and were major providers of nursing care. Not until the early twentieth century was there a
movement toward a scientific, research-based body of nursing knowledge.
4. In 1923, the Goldmark Report was an important study that
a. Formed formal nurse midwifery programs.
b. Established the Center for Ethics and Human Rights.
c. Revised the ANA code of ethics.
d. Led to the development of the Yale School of Nursing.
ACTUAL ANSWER= D
In 1923, the Goldmark Report identified the need for increased financial support for university- based schools of
nursing. As a result, the Yale School of Nursing was developed. Graduate nurse midwifery
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Programs did not come into existence until the 1940s, and the Center for Ethics and Human Rights was founded in 1990.
The ANA code of ethics was published in 1985 and was last updated in 2001.
5. The major difference between a baccalaureate degree nursing program and an associates degree
nursing program is that the baccalaureate program includes studies in
a. Basic sciences and theoretical courses.
b. Social sciences and humanities.
c. Theoretical and clinical courses.
d. Basic sciences and clinical courses.
ACTUAL ANSWER= B
Both associates degree programs and baccalaureate programs focus on basic sciences and on theoretical and
clinical courses. Baccalaureate programs, however, also focus on courses in the social sciences, arts, and
humanities to support nursing theory.
6. The nurse has been working in the clinical setting for several years as an advanced practice nurse and has
earned her masters degree as a family nurse practitioner. However, she seems unfulfilled and has a strong desire
to do research. To fulfill her desire, the nurse most likely would apply to attend a program that would lead to a
a. Doctor of Nursing Science degree (dnsc).
b. Doctor of Philosophy degree (phd).
c. Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP).
d. Doctor in the Science of Nursing degree (DSN).
ACTUAL ANSWER= B
Phd programs emphasize basic research and theory and are research oriented. Professional doctoral programs in
nursing (DSN or dnsc) prepare graduates to apply research findings to clinical nursing. The DNP is a practice
doctorate that prepares advanced practice nurses such as nurse practitioners.
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