Ch. 1 – Intro to Nursing
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, Which of the following statements most clearly defines the b. Women called deaconesses made the first organized visits to the sick, and
role of the nurse in the early Christian period? members
of male religious groups gave nursing care and buried the dead.
a. The nurse was viewed as a slave, carrying out menial
tasks based on the orders of the priest-physician.
b. Women called deaconesses made the first organized
visits to the sick, and members
of male religious groups gave nursing care and buried the
dead.
c. The nurse was usually the mother who cared for her
family during sickness by providing physical care and
herbal remedies.
d. Women who had committed crimes were recruited into
nursing in lieu of serving jail sentences.
Which of the following nursing advocates elevated the d) Florence Nightingale
status of nursing to a respected occupation, improved the
quality of nursing care, and founded modern nursing?
a) Jane Addams
b) Clara Barton
c) Dorothea Dix
d) Florence Nightingale
Which of the following statements is an accurate c. It is the role of nursing to provide a caring relationship that facilitates health and
description of nursing's role, according healing.
to the American Nurses Association
(ANA)?
a. Nursing is a profession dependent upon the medical
community as a whole.
b. It is the role of the physician, not the nurse, to assist
patients in understanding their health problems.
c. It is the role of nursing to provide a caring relationship
that facilitates health and healing.
d. The essential components of professional nursing care
are strength, endurance, and cure.
The various definitions of nursing provided in this chapter b. The patient receiving care
conclude that the central focus of nursing is based on
which of the following?
a. The care provided by the nurse
b. The patient receiving care
c. The nurse as the caregiver
d. Nursing as a profession
Who established the Red Cross in the US in 1882? a. Clara Barton
a. Clara Barton
b. Dorothea Dix Dorothea Dix - pioneering crusader for reform of tx for mentally ill
c. Jane Addams
d. Florence Nightingale Jane Addams - provided social services within a neighborhood setting; a leader for
women's rights; recipient of the 1931 Nobel Peace prize
When a nurse helps a patient make an informed decision a. Advocate
about his/her own health and life, which of the following
nurse's roles has been performed?
a. Advocate
b. Counselor
c. Caregiver
d. Communicator
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, Which of the following statements most clearly defines the b. Women called deaconesses made the first organized visits to the sick, and
role of the nurse in the early Christian period? members
of male religious groups gave nursing care and buried the dead.
a. The nurse was viewed as a slave, carrying out menial
tasks based on the orders of the priest-physician.
b. Women called deaconesses made the first organized
visits to the sick, and members
of male religious groups gave nursing care and buried the
dead.
c. The nurse was usually the mother who cared for her
family during sickness by providing physical care and
herbal remedies.
d. Women who had committed crimes were recruited into
nursing in lieu of serving jail sentences.
Which of the following nursing advocates elevated the d) Florence Nightingale
status of nursing to a respected occupation, improved the
quality of nursing care, and founded modern nursing?
a) Jane Addams
b) Clara Barton
c) Dorothea Dix
d) Florence Nightingale
Which of the following statements is an accurate c. It is the role of nursing to provide a caring relationship that facilitates health and
description of nursing's role, according healing.
to the American Nurses Association
(ANA)?
a. Nursing is a profession dependent upon the medical
community as a whole.
b. It is the role of the physician, not the nurse, to assist
patients in understanding their health problems.
c. It is the role of nursing to provide a caring relationship
that facilitates health and healing.
d. The essential components of professional nursing care
are strength, endurance, and cure.
The various definitions of nursing provided in this chapter b. The patient receiving care
conclude that the central focus of nursing is based on
which of the following?
a. The care provided by the nurse
b. The patient receiving care
c. The nurse as the caregiver
d. Nursing as a profession
Who established the Red Cross in the US in 1882? a. Clara Barton
a. Clara Barton
b. Dorothea Dix Dorothea Dix - pioneering crusader for reform of tx for mentally ill
c. Jane Addams
d. Florence Nightingale Jane Addams - provided social services within a neighborhood setting; a leader for
women's rights; recipient of the 1931 Nobel Peace prize
When a nurse helps a patient make an informed decision a. Advocate
about his/her own health and life, which of the following
nurse's roles has been performed?
a. Advocate
b. Counselor
c. Caregiver
d. Communicator
