COMPLETE PRACTICE QUESTION BANK
Fundamentals of Nursing
The Art and Science of Person-Centered Care
Tenth Edition
Carol R. Taylor • Pamela B. Lynn • Jennifer L. Bartlett
Chapters 1–47
Multiple-Choice Questions with Answers and Rationales
,Contents
Unit I Foundations of Thoughtful, Person-Centered Nursing Practice
Chapter 1 Introduction to Nursing and Professional Formation
Chapter 2 Theory, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 3 Health, Wellness, and Health Disparities
Chapter 4 Health of the Individual, Family, Community, and Environment
Chapter 5 Culturally Respectful Care
Chapter 6 Values, Ethics, and Advocacy
Chapter 7 Legal Dimensions of Nursing Practice
Chapter 8 Communication
Chapter 9 Teaching and Counseling
Chapter 10 Leading, Managing, and Delegating
Unit II Health Care Delivery
Chapter 11 Health Care Delivery System
Chapter 12 Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Care Coordination Across Settings
Unit III Processes of Thoughtful, Person-Centered Practice
Chapter 13 Blended Competencies, Clinical Reasoning, and Processes of Person-Centered Care
Chapter 14 Clinical Judgment
Chapter 15 Assessing
Chapter 16 Diagnosis/Problem Identification
Chapter 17 Outcome Identification and Planning
Chapter 18 Implementing
Chapter 19 Evaluating
Chapter 20 Documenting and Reporting
Chapter 21 Informatics and Health Care Technologies
Unit IV Developmentally Appropriate Care
Chapter 22 Developmental Concepts
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,Chapter 23 Conception Through Young Adulthood
Chapter 24 Middle and Older Adulthood
Unit V Actions Basic to Nursing Care
Chapter 25 Asepsis and Infection Control
Chapter 26 Vital Signs
Chapter 27 Health Assessment
Chapter 28 Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness
Chapter 29 Complementary and Integrative Health
Chapter 30 Medications
Chapter 31 Perioperative Nursing
Unit VI Promoting Healthy Physiologic Responses
Chapter 32 Hygiene
Chapter 33 Skin Integrity and Wound Care
Chapter 34 Activity
Chapter 35 Rest and Sleep
Chapter 36 Comfort and Pain Management
Chapter 37 Nutrition
Chapter 38 Urinary Elimination
Chapter 39 Bowel Elimination
Chapter 40 Oxygenation and Perfusion
Chapter 41 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
Unit VII Promoting Healthy Psychosocial Responses
Chapter 42 Self-Concept
Chapter 43 Stress and Adaptation
Chapter 44 Loss, Grief, and Dying
Chapter 45 Sensory Functioning
Chapter 46 Sexuality
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,Chapter 47 Spirituality
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,Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing and Professional Formation
Q1. A nursing student is reviewing the historical development of the profession and notes that one
pioneering figure established the first training school for nurses and emphasized sanitation,
observation, and environmental factors in patient recovery. The student also recognizes that modern
nursing continues to integrate both scientific knowledge and compassionate interpersonal skills. Which
description best captures the dual nature of nursing as presented in contemporary professional
literature?
A. Nursing is an art form that prioritizes intuition over systematic assessment.
B. Nursing is both an art that requires creativity and caring and a science grounded in evidence and
knowledge.
C. Nursing is exclusively a science that relies on laboratory data and standardized protocols.
D. Nursing is a subordinate occupation that applies medical orders without independent judgment.
E. Nursing is primarily a technical trade focused on task completion under physician direction.
Answer: B
Rationale: Taylor and colleagues emphasize that nursing is simultaneously an art and a science. The
science provides the knowledge base for safe, effective care, while the art involves the skilled application
of that knowledge through interpersonal competence, empathy, and clinical judgment. Historical figures
such as Florence Nightingale laid the foundation for both dimensions.
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,Q2. During orientation a new graduate nurse is asked to identify the primary aims of nursing practice.
The preceptor explains that these aims guide every encounter and remain consistent across care
settings. The graduate recalls that the aims include promoting health, preventing illness, restoring
health, and facilitating coping with disability or death. Which statement most accurately reflects one of
these core aims in daily practice?
A. Restoring health applies only to patients recovering from major surgery.
B. Preventing illness is limited to administering immunizations in community clinics.
C. The sole aim of nursing is to cure disease through advanced technology.
D. Facilitating coping is exclusively the responsibility of chaplains and social workers.
E. Promoting health involves helping individuals develop resources that maintain or enhance
well-being.
Answer: E
Rationale: The four aims of nursing—promoting health, preventing illness, restoring health, and
facilitating coping with disability or death—provide a comprehensive framework. Health promotion
focuses on maximizing the individual’s potential for wellness through education, lifestyle support, and
resource development rather than merely treating pathology.
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Fundamentals of Nursing
The Art and Science of Person-Centered Care
Tenth Edition
Carol R. Taylor • Pamela B. Lynn • Jennifer L. Bartlett
Chapters 1–47
Multiple-Choice Questions with Answers and Rationales
,Contents
Unit I Foundations of Thoughtful, Person-Centered Nursing Practice
Chapter 1 Introduction to Nursing and Professional Formation
Chapter 2 Theory, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 3 Health, Wellness, and Health Disparities
Chapter 4 Health of the Individual, Family, Community, and Environment
Chapter 5 Culturally Respectful Care
Chapter 6 Values, Ethics, and Advocacy
Chapter 7 Legal Dimensions of Nursing Practice
Chapter 8 Communication
Chapter 9 Teaching and Counseling
Chapter 10 Leading, Managing, and Delegating
Unit II Health Care Delivery
Chapter 11 Health Care Delivery System
Chapter 12 Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Care Coordination Across Settings
Unit III Processes of Thoughtful, Person-Centered Practice
Chapter 13 Blended Competencies, Clinical Reasoning, and Processes of Person-Centered Care
Chapter 14 Clinical Judgment
Chapter 15 Assessing
Chapter 16 Diagnosis/Problem Identification
Chapter 17 Outcome Identification and Planning
Chapter 18 Implementing
Chapter 19 Evaluating
Chapter 20 Documenting and Reporting
Chapter 21 Informatics and Health Care Technologies
Unit IV Developmentally Appropriate Care
Chapter 22 Developmental Concepts
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,Chapter 23 Conception Through Young Adulthood
Chapter 24 Middle and Older Adulthood
Unit V Actions Basic to Nursing Care
Chapter 25 Asepsis and Infection Control
Chapter 26 Vital Signs
Chapter 27 Health Assessment
Chapter 28 Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness
Chapter 29 Complementary and Integrative Health
Chapter 30 Medications
Chapter 31 Perioperative Nursing
Unit VI Promoting Healthy Physiologic Responses
Chapter 32 Hygiene
Chapter 33 Skin Integrity and Wound Care
Chapter 34 Activity
Chapter 35 Rest and Sleep
Chapter 36 Comfort and Pain Management
Chapter 37 Nutrition
Chapter 38 Urinary Elimination
Chapter 39 Bowel Elimination
Chapter 40 Oxygenation and Perfusion
Chapter 41 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
Unit VII Promoting Healthy Psychosocial Responses
Chapter 42 Self-Concept
Chapter 43 Stress and Adaptation
Chapter 44 Loss, Grief, and Dying
Chapter 45 Sensory Functioning
Chapter 46 Sexuality
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,Chapter 47 Spirituality
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,Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing and Professional Formation
Q1. A nursing student is reviewing the historical development of the profession and notes that one
pioneering figure established the first training school for nurses and emphasized sanitation,
observation, and environmental factors in patient recovery. The student also recognizes that modern
nursing continues to integrate both scientific knowledge and compassionate interpersonal skills. Which
description best captures the dual nature of nursing as presented in contemporary professional
literature?
A. Nursing is an art form that prioritizes intuition over systematic assessment.
B. Nursing is both an art that requires creativity and caring and a science grounded in evidence and
knowledge.
C. Nursing is exclusively a science that relies on laboratory data and standardized protocols.
D. Nursing is a subordinate occupation that applies medical orders without independent judgment.
E. Nursing is primarily a technical trade focused on task completion under physician direction.
Answer: B
Rationale: Taylor and colleagues emphasize that nursing is simultaneously an art and a science. The
science provides the knowledge base for safe, effective care, while the art involves the skilled application
of that knowledge through interpersonal competence, empathy, and clinical judgment. Historical figures
such as Florence Nightingale laid the foundation for both dimensions.
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,Q2. During orientation a new graduate nurse is asked to identify the primary aims of nursing practice.
The preceptor explains that these aims guide every encounter and remain consistent across care
settings. The graduate recalls that the aims include promoting health, preventing illness, restoring
health, and facilitating coping with disability or death. Which statement most accurately reflects one of
these core aims in daily practice?
A. Restoring health applies only to patients recovering from major surgery.
B. Preventing illness is limited to administering immunizations in community clinics.
C. The sole aim of nursing is to cure disease through advanced technology.
D. Facilitating coping is exclusively the responsibility of chaplains and social workers.
E. Promoting health involves helping individuals develop resources that maintain or enhance
well-being.
Answer: E
Rationale: The four aims of nursing—promoting health, preventing illness, restoring health, and
facilitating coping with disability or death—provide a comprehensive framework. Health promotion
focuses on maximizing the individual’s potential for wellness through education, lifestyle support, and
resource development rather than merely treating pathology.
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