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TEST BANK FOR DAVIS ADVANTAGE BASIC NURSING: THINKING,
DOING, AND CARING EXAM GUIDE AND CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST EDITION 2026
Test Bank for Davis Advantage Basic Nursing: Thinking, Doing, and Caring, Fourth Edition
(Treas, Barnett, & Smith) — 300 Multiple-Choice Questions with Rationales
Textbook Structure
The Fourth Edition of Davis Advantage Basic Nursing: Thinking, Doing, and Caring by Leslie S.
Treas, Karen L. Barnett, and Mable H. Smith is organized into five units:
• Unit I: How Nurses Think — Chapters 1–4
• Unit II: Factors Affecting Health — Chapters 5–13
• Unit III: Essential Nursing Interventions — Chapters 14–23
• Unit IV: Supporting Physiological Function — Chapters 24–36
• Unit V: The Context for Nurses' Work — Chapters 37–40
Unit I: How Nurses Think
Chapter 1: Evolution of Nursing Thought & Action
Question 1: Which statement best describes the primary focus of modern professional
nursing?
A. Carrying out physician orders efficiently
B. Providing holistic, patient-centered care
C. Managing hospital resources and staffing
D. Performing technical procedures accurately
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Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Modern nursing emphasizes holistic, patient-centered care that addresses physical,
psychological, social, and spiritual needs. While technical skill and following orders are
components of nursing, the broader focus is holistic care.
Question 2: Florence Nightingale's most significant contribution to nursing was:
A. Establishing the first nursing school in America
B. Developing the nursing process
C. Emphasizing the importance of environment in patient recovery
D. Creating the first nursing licensure examination
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Florence Nightingale emphasized the importance of a clean, well-ventilated
environment in patient recovery, dramatically reducing infection and mortality rates in
hospitals. This was her most immediate and significant contribution.
Question 3: What is the most influential factor that has shaped the nursing profession?
A. Physicians' need for handmaidens
B. Societal need for healthcare outside the home
C. Military demand for nurses in the field
D. Germ theory influence on sanitation
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Military demand for nurses in the field has been the most influential factor shaping
nursing. The survival and well-being of soldiers was critical, and nurses provided healthcare to
the sick and injured at battle sites.
Question 4: Which of the following contributions of Florence Nightingale had an immediate
impact on improving patients' health?
A. Providing a clean environment
B. Improving nursing education
C. Changing the delivery of care in hospitals
D. Establishing nursing as a distinct profession
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Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Improved sanitation (a clean environment) greatly and immediately reduced the rate
of infection and mortality in hospitals. The other contributions had long-range rather than
immediate impacts.
Question 5: All of the following are aspects of the full-spectrum nursing role. Which one is
essential for the nurse to do in order to successfully carry out all the others?
A. Thinking and reasoning about the client's care
B. Providing hands-on client care
C. Carrying out physician orders
D. Delegating to assistive personnel
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A substantial portion of the nursing role involves using clinical judgment, critical
thinking, and problem-solving, which directly affect the care the client will actually receive.
Providing hands-on care is important, but clinical judgment is essential to do it successfully.
Question 6: Which of the following is an example of an illness prevention activity?
A. Encouraging the use of a food diary
B. Joining a cancer support group
C. Administering immunization for HPV
D. Teaching a diabetic patient about his diet
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Administering immunization for HPV is an example of illness prevention, as it focuses
on avoiding a specific disease. The other options are health promotion, treatment, or
management activities.
Question 7: Which of the following best describes the role of the nurse as an advocate?
A. Making decisions for the patient
B. Protecting the patient's rights and interests
C. Following physician orders without question
D. Delegating all patient care tasks
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Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The nurse as an advocate protects the patient's rights and interests, ensuring that
the patient's voice is heard and that they receive safe, ethical care.
Question 8: The ANA Standards of Practice describe:
A. The educational requirements for nursing licensure
B. The responsibilities and expectations for professional nursing practice
C. The salary range for registered nurses
D. The scope of practice for unlicensed assistive personnel
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The ANA Standards of Practice describe the responsibilities and expectations for
professional nursing practice, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification,
planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Question 9: Which of the following is a key element of evidence-based practice?
A. Relying solely on personal experience
B. Integrating best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values
C. Following hospital policy without question
D. Using only interventions that are new
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Evidence-based practice integrates the best available research evidence with clinical
expertise and patient values and preferences, ensuring that care is both scientifically sound and
patient-centered.
Question 10: Which of the following best describes the concept of caring in nursing?
A. A set of technical skills
B. A moral and ethical obligation to protect and enhance human dignity
C. A method of delegating tasks
D. A financial transaction between nurse and patient
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Caring in nursing is a moral and ethical obligation to protect and enhance human
dignity, recognizing the uniqueness of each patient and providing compassionate, holistic care.
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TEST BANK FOR DAVIS ADVANTAGE BASIC NURSING: THINKING,
DOING, AND CARING EXAM GUIDE AND CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST EDITION 2026
Test Bank for Davis Advantage Basic Nursing: Thinking, Doing, and Caring, Fourth Edition
(Treas, Barnett, & Smith) — 300 Multiple-Choice Questions with Rationales
Textbook Structure
The Fourth Edition of Davis Advantage Basic Nursing: Thinking, Doing, and Caring by Leslie S.
Treas, Karen L. Barnett, and Mable H. Smith is organized into five units:
• Unit I: How Nurses Think — Chapters 1–4
• Unit II: Factors Affecting Health — Chapters 5–13
• Unit III: Essential Nursing Interventions — Chapters 14–23
• Unit IV: Supporting Physiological Function — Chapters 24–36
• Unit V: The Context for Nurses' Work — Chapters 37–40
Unit I: How Nurses Think
Chapter 1: Evolution of Nursing Thought & Action
Question 1: Which statement best describes the primary focus of modern professional
nursing?
A. Carrying out physician orders efficiently
B. Providing holistic, patient-centered care
C. Managing hospital resources and staffing
D. Performing technical procedures accurately
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Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Modern nursing emphasizes holistic, patient-centered care that addresses physical,
psychological, social, and spiritual needs. While technical skill and following orders are
components of nursing, the broader focus is holistic care.
Question 2: Florence Nightingale's most significant contribution to nursing was:
A. Establishing the first nursing school in America
B. Developing the nursing process
C. Emphasizing the importance of environment in patient recovery
D. Creating the first nursing licensure examination
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Florence Nightingale emphasized the importance of a clean, well-ventilated
environment in patient recovery, dramatically reducing infection and mortality rates in
hospitals. This was her most immediate and significant contribution.
Question 3: What is the most influential factor that has shaped the nursing profession?
A. Physicians' need for handmaidens
B. Societal need for healthcare outside the home
C. Military demand for nurses in the field
D. Germ theory influence on sanitation
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Military demand for nurses in the field has been the most influential factor shaping
nursing. The survival and well-being of soldiers was critical, and nurses provided healthcare to
the sick and injured at battle sites.
Question 4: Which of the following contributions of Florence Nightingale had an immediate
impact on improving patients' health?
A. Providing a clean environment
B. Improving nursing education
C. Changing the delivery of care in hospitals
D. Establishing nursing as a distinct profession
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Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Improved sanitation (a clean environment) greatly and immediately reduced the rate
of infection and mortality in hospitals. The other contributions had long-range rather than
immediate impacts.
Question 5: All of the following are aspects of the full-spectrum nursing role. Which one is
essential for the nurse to do in order to successfully carry out all the others?
A. Thinking and reasoning about the client's care
B. Providing hands-on client care
C. Carrying out physician orders
D. Delegating to assistive personnel
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A substantial portion of the nursing role involves using clinical judgment, critical
thinking, and problem-solving, which directly affect the care the client will actually receive.
Providing hands-on care is important, but clinical judgment is essential to do it successfully.
Question 6: Which of the following is an example of an illness prevention activity?
A. Encouraging the use of a food diary
B. Joining a cancer support group
C. Administering immunization for HPV
D. Teaching a diabetic patient about his diet
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Administering immunization for HPV is an example of illness prevention, as it focuses
on avoiding a specific disease. The other options are health promotion, treatment, or
management activities.
Question 7: Which of the following best describes the role of the nurse as an advocate?
A. Making decisions for the patient
B. Protecting the patient's rights and interests
C. Following physician orders without question
D. Delegating all patient care tasks
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Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The nurse as an advocate protects the patient's rights and interests, ensuring that
the patient's voice is heard and that they receive safe, ethical care.
Question 8: The ANA Standards of Practice describe:
A. The educational requirements for nursing licensure
B. The responsibilities and expectations for professional nursing practice
C. The salary range for registered nurses
D. The scope of practice for unlicensed assistive personnel
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The ANA Standards of Practice describe the responsibilities and expectations for
professional nursing practice, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification,
planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Question 9: Which of the following is a key element of evidence-based practice?
A. Relying solely on personal experience
B. Integrating best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values
C. Following hospital policy without question
D. Using only interventions that are new
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Evidence-based practice integrates the best available research evidence with clinical
expertise and patient values and preferences, ensuring that care is both scientifically sound and
patient-centered.
Question 10: Which of the following best describes the concept of caring in nursing?
A. A set of technical skills
B. A moral and ethical obligation to protect and enhance human dignity
C. A method of delegating tasks
D. A financial transaction between nurse and patient
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Caring in nursing is a moral and ethical obligation to protect and enhance human
dignity, recognizing the uniqueness of each patient and providing compassionate, holistic care.
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