Chapter 1: Historical Perspectives and Current Trends
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. The nursing student predominantly uses knowledge about the history of nursing for which purpose?
1. To understand the professional choices open to the student
2. To prevent making medication errors in practice
3. To determine in which geographic area it is best to practice
4. To reduce the cost of delivering quality health care
____ 2. The nurse is working in an underdeveloped country and observes the natives lighting ritual fires and
pounding on primitive drums around the sick person to promote recovery. The nurse interprets this
behavior as indicating the natives believe illness results from which items?
1. Pathogens and genetics
2. Evil spirits
3. Tides and planets
4. Plants and animals
____ 3. Who is credited with making a written record of health-care practices and removing the mythical
aspect of health care?
1. Hammurabi
2. Florence Nightingale
3. Hippocrates
4. Apollo
____ 4. Who served as the first public health nurses, caring for the sick and the poor?
1. The Presbyterian Church
2. Salerno
3. Jewish scholars
4. Convent deaconesses
____ 5. Which is a crucial issue the nurse working in the late industrialization era would need to address to
promote health?
1. Reducing spread of infection
2. Reducing sedentary lifestyle
3. Teaching proper use of medications
4. Teaching use of car seats
____ 6. The nurse demonstrates Florence Nightingale’s theory of nursing with which intervention?
1. Respecting the patient’s culture and incorporating cultural needs in the plan of care
2. Promoting good health and treating those who are ill in a holistic manner
3. Understanding how to motivate people to practice a healthy lifestyle and reduce
risks
4. Teaching other nurses how to deliver the highest quality of nursing care
____ 7. Which action performed by the nurse directly resulted from the contribution made by Linda
Richards?
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, 1. Using an antiseptic before administering an injection
2. Exploring the psychosocial needs of the patient
3. Documenting patient care in the medical record
4. Listening to a patient describe his or her condition
____ 8. The nurse responds to an alarm on a pulse oximeter and sees the patient’s oxygen saturation is
reading 38%. The nurse observes the patient, noting a respiratory rate of 12 breaths per minute, pink
mucous membranes, and easy regular respirations. The nurse concludes the pulse oximeter is not
reading accurately. Whose theory of nursing is this nurse demonstrating?
1. Annie Goodrich
2. Lillian D. Wald
3. Florence Nightingale
4. Linda Richards
____ 9. Which professional organization was the first to focus on licensed practical nurses (LPNs)?
1. National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Services (NAPNES)
2. National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses (NFLPN)
3. National League for Nursing (NLN)
4. American Nurses Association (ANA)
____ 10. Which statement accurately describes the NFLPN?
1. It represents both registered nurses (RNs) and LPNs.
2. It represents LPNs/LVNs only.
3. It is open to anyone interested in nursing.
4. It is open to anyone in the health-care field.
____ 11. The nurse working in mental health nursing honors what historical nurse for working to improve
care of the mentally ill?
1. Clara Barton
2. Florence Nightingale
3. Dorothea Dix
4. Lillian D. Wald
____ 12. What is the difference between the LPN and LVN nursing title?
1. LPNs have a longer educational program than LVNs.
2. LVNs and LPNs have the same duties and skills, just different titles.
3. LVNs are able to perform venipuncture and LPNs cannot.
4. LPNs are working toward an RN license while LVNs are not.
____ 13. What factor has had the greatest impact on the current nursing shortage?
1. Later age of women having children
2. Fewer women being born
3. Overall unemployment rate
4. More employment options for women
Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. The nursing student predominantly uses knowledge about the history of nursing for which purpose?
1. To understand the professional choices open to the student
2. To prevent making medication errors in practice
3. To determine in which geographic area it is best to practice
4. To reduce the cost of delivering quality health care
____ 2. The nurse is working in an underdeveloped country and observes the natives lighting ritual fires and
pounding on primitive drums around the sick person to promote recovery. The nurse interprets this
behavior as indicating the natives believe illness results from which items?
1. Pathogens and genetics
2. Evil spirits
3. Tides and planets
4. Plants and animals
____ 3. Who is credited with making a written record of health-care practices and removing the mythical
aspect of health care?
1. Hammurabi
2. Florence Nightingale
3. Hippocrates
4. Apollo
____ 4. Who served as the first public health nurses, caring for the sick and the poor?
1. The Presbyterian Church
2. Salerno
3. Jewish scholars
4. Convent deaconesses
____ 5. Which is a crucial issue the nurse working in the late industrialization era would need to address to
promote health?
1. Reducing spread of infection
2. Reducing sedentary lifestyle
3. Teaching proper use of medications
4. Teaching use of car seats
____ 6. The nurse demonstrates Florence Nightingale’s theory of nursing with which intervention?
1. Respecting the patient’s culture and incorporating cultural needs in the plan of care
2. Promoting good health and treating those who are ill in a holistic manner
3. Understanding how to motivate people to practice a healthy lifestyle and reduce
risks
4. Teaching other nurses how to deliver the highest quality of nursing care
____ 7. Which action performed by the nurse directly resulted from the contribution made by Linda
Richards?
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, 1. Using an antiseptic before administering an injection
2. Exploring the psychosocial needs of the patient
3. Documenting patient care in the medical record
4. Listening to a patient describe his or her condition
____ 8. The nurse responds to an alarm on a pulse oximeter and sees the patient’s oxygen saturation is
reading 38%. The nurse observes the patient, noting a respiratory rate of 12 breaths per minute, pink
mucous membranes, and easy regular respirations. The nurse concludes the pulse oximeter is not
reading accurately. Whose theory of nursing is this nurse demonstrating?
1. Annie Goodrich
2. Lillian D. Wald
3. Florence Nightingale
4. Linda Richards
____ 9. Which professional organization was the first to focus on licensed practical nurses (LPNs)?
1. National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Services (NAPNES)
2. National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses (NFLPN)
3. National League for Nursing (NLN)
4. American Nurses Association (ANA)
____ 10. Which statement accurately describes the NFLPN?
1. It represents both registered nurses (RNs) and LPNs.
2. It represents LPNs/LVNs only.
3. It is open to anyone interested in nursing.
4. It is open to anyone in the health-care field.
____ 11. The nurse working in mental health nursing honors what historical nurse for working to improve
care of the mentally ill?
1. Clara Barton
2. Florence Nightingale
3. Dorothea Dix
4. Lillian D. Wald
____ 12. What is the difference between the LPN and LVN nursing title?
1. LPNs have a longer educational program than LVNs.
2. LVNs and LPNs have the same duties and skills, just different titles.
3. LVNs are able to perform venipuncture and LPNs cannot.
4. LPNs are working toward an RN license while LVNs are not.
____ 13. What factor has had the greatest impact on the current nursing shortage?
1. Later age of women having children
2. Fewer women being born
3. Overall unemployment rate
4. More employment options for women
Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
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