TEST BANK FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING (10TH
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Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 100.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
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, Element of nursing Answer: The skills involved in nursing are primarily technical in nature.
Primary focus of nursing Answer: To assist individuals to recover from illness.
Science of nursing Answer: The knowledge base for the care that is given.
Art of nursing Answer: The collection of knowledge through research.
Nursing as a profession Answer: Nursing is considered to be both an art and a science.
Specialized knowledge in nursing Answer: Nursing is a profession that uses specialized
knowledge and skills.
Nursing at the end of the Middle Ages Answer: Continuity, caring, critical thinking.
Characteristic of nursing (early civilization to 16th century) Answer: Most early civilizations
believed that illness had supernatural causes.
Physician's role in early civilization Answer: The physician was the priest who treated disease
with prayer.
Nurse's role in early civilization Answer: The nurse was a nun committed to caring for the
needy and homeless.
Nursing care period Answer: Nursing care as we now know it began in the 18th to 19th century.
Founder of professional nursing Answer: Florence Nightingale.
Red Cross founder in the U.S. Answer: Clara Barton established the Red Cross in the United
States in 1882.
Barrier to nursing profession development Answer: Lack of educational standards.
Community-based care founder Answer: Lillian Wald founded public health nursing.
Nursing definition and scope Answer: The ANA provides a definition and scope of practice for
nursing.
Breast self-examination teaching Answer: An example of promoting health.
Facilitating coping with disability Answer: Admitting a patient to a hospice program.
Nursing skills type Answer: Cognitive skills are used when devising interventions to
accomplish desired outcomes.
Ethical/legal nursing skill Answer: A nurse helps a patient prepare a living will.
Nursing role example Answer: Referring a parent to a support group for a child with Downs
Syndrome is an example of the Counselor role.
Collaborator role in nursing Answer: Referring a teen with suicidal thoughts to a mental
healthcare specialist.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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EDITION) | TRUSTED BY STUDENTS ACROSS MULTIPLE
DISCIPLINES! | QUALITY CONTENT YOU CAN RELY ON!!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 100.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
1
, Element of nursing Answer: The skills involved in nursing are primarily technical in nature.
Primary focus of nursing Answer: To assist individuals to recover from illness.
Science of nursing Answer: The knowledge base for the care that is given.
Art of nursing Answer: The collection of knowledge through research.
Nursing as a profession Answer: Nursing is considered to be both an art and a science.
Specialized knowledge in nursing Answer: Nursing is a profession that uses specialized
knowledge and skills.
Nursing at the end of the Middle Ages Answer: Continuity, caring, critical thinking.
Characteristic of nursing (early civilization to 16th century) Answer: Most early civilizations
believed that illness had supernatural causes.
Physician's role in early civilization Answer: The physician was the priest who treated disease
with prayer.
Nurse's role in early civilization Answer: The nurse was a nun committed to caring for the
needy and homeless.
Nursing care period Answer: Nursing care as we now know it began in the 18th to 19th century.
Founder of professional nursing Answer: Florence Nightingale.
Red Cross founder in the U.S. Answer: Clara Barton established the Red Cross in the United
States in 1882.
Barrier to nursing profession development Answer: Lack of educational standards.
Community-based care founder Answer: Lillian Wald founded public health nursing.
Nursing definition and scope Answer: The ANA provides a definition and scope of practice for
nursing.
Breast self-examination teaching Answer: An example of promoting health.
Facilitating coping with disability Answer: Admitting a patient to a hospice program.
Nursing skills type Answer: Cognitive skills are used when devising interventions to
accomplish desired outcomes.
Ethical/legal nursing skill Answer: A nurse helps a patient prepare a living will.
Nursing role example Answer: Referring a parent to a support group for a child with Downs
Syndrome is an example of the Counselor role.
Collaborator role in nursing Answer: Referring a teen with suicidal thoughts to a mental
healthcare specialist.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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