Dahlkemper
Nursing Leadership 7e
Test Bank Chapter 1
Chapter 1: Historical Perspective 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 geographical area it is best to practice
4. To reduce the cost of delivering quality health care
ANS: 1
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1 Understanding nursing history helps the nurse to better recognize the many
choices available when choosing his or her own future path.
2 Understanding nursing history does not prevent medication errors in practice.
3 Understanding nursing history does not determine which geographical area is
the best place in which to practice.
4 Understanding nursing history does not 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
ANS: 2
Page: 2
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1 The belief that disease was caused by pathogens and genetics would not result in
lighting fires or candles and making loud noises to ward off spirits.
2 A belief that disease was caused by evil spirits would result in lighting fires or
candles and making loud noises to try to ward off the spirits.
3 The belief that disease was caused by tides and planets would not result in
lighting fires or candles and making loud noises to ward off spirits.
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Nursing Leadership 7e
Test Bank Chapter 1
4 The belief that disease was caused by plants and animals would not result in
lighting fires or candles and making loud noises to ward off spirits.
____ 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
ANS: 3
Page: 3
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1 Hammurabi wrote a code of laws to protect the patient and define legal
limitations of caregivers, Florence Nightingale introduced modern nursing
during the Crimean War, and Apollo was a mythical god who was believed to
control health and wellness.
2 Hammurabi wrote a code of laws to protect the patient and define legal
limitations of caregivers, Florence Nightingale introduced modern nursing
during the Crimean War, and Apollo was a mythical god who was believed to
control health and wellness.
3 Hippocrates wrote the first medical textbook, outlining current health-care
practices, and removed the mythical belief that Apollo was responsible for
health.
4 Hammurabi wrote a code of laws to protect the patient and define legal
limitations of caregivers, Florence Nightingale introduced modern nursing
during the Crimean War, and Apollo was a mythical god who was believed to
control health and wellness.
____ 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
ANS: 4
Page: 3
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Nursing Leadership 7e
Test Bank Chapter 1
Chapter 1: Historical Perspective 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 geographical area it is best to practice
4. To reduce the cost of delivering quality health care
ANS: 1
Page: 2
Feedback
1 Understanding nursing history helps the nurse to better recognize the many
choices available when choosing his or her own future path.
2 Understanding nursing history does not prevent medication errors in practice.
3 Understanding nursing history does not determine which geographical area is
the best place in which to practice.
4 Understanding nursing history does not 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
ANS: 2
Page: 2
Feedback
1 The belief that disease was caused by pathogens and genetics would not result in
lighting fires or candles and making loud noises to ward off spirits.
2 A belief that disease was caused by evil spirits would result in lighting fires or
candles and making loud noises to try to ward off the spirits.
3 The belief that disease was caused by tides and planets would not result in
lighting fires or candles and making loud noises to ward off spirits.
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, Dahlkemper
Nursing Leadership 7e
Test Bank Chapter 1
4 The belief that disease was caused by plants and animals would not result in
lighting fires or candles and making loud noises to ward off spirits.
____ 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
ANS: 3
Page: 3
Feedback
1 Hammurabi wrote a code of laws to protect the patient and define legal
limitations of caregivers, Florence Nightingale introduced modern nursing
during the Crimean War, and Apollo was a mythical god who was believed to
control health and wellness.
2 Hammurabi wrote a code of laws to protect the patient and define legal
limitations of caregivers, Florence Nightingale introduced modern nursing
during the Crimean War, and Apollo was a mythical god who was believed to
control health and wellness.
3 Hippocrates wrote the first medical textbook, outlining current health-care
practices, and removed the mythical belief that Apollo was responsible for
health.
4 Hammurabi wrote a code of laws to protect the patient and define legal
limitations of caregivers, Florence Nightingale introduced modern nursing
during the Crimean War, and Apollo was a mythical god who was believed to
control health and wellness.
____ 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
ANS: 4
Page: 3
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