TEST BANK FOR NURSING LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR THE LPN/LVN 6TH EDITION TAMARA R. DAHLKEMPER Downloaded by: GradeA |
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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 what purpose?
1.To understand the professional choices open to the student
2.To prevent making medication errors in practice
3.To determine what geographical area is the best place to practice
4.To reduce the cost of delivering quality healthcare
____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 what?
1.Pathogens and genetics
2.Evil spirits
3.Tides and planets
4.Plants and animals
____3.The person credited with making a written record of healthcare practices and removing the mythical aspect of healthcare is who?
1.Hammurabi
2.Florence Nightingale
3.Hippocrates
4.Apollo
____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
____5.What is a crucial issue the nurse working in the late industrialization era would need to address in order to promote health?
1.Reducing spread of infection
2.Reducing sedentary lifestyle
3.Teaching proper use of medications
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1.Administering immunizations
2.Assisting in surgery
3.Washing and changing bed linens
4.Developing a plan of care
____7.The nurse demonstrates Florence Nightingale’s theory of nursing with what intervention?
1.Respecting the patient’s culture and incorporating cultural needs in the plan of care
2.Promoting good health and treating those who are ill in a holistic manner
3.Understanding how to motivate people to practice a healthy lifestyle and reduce risks
4.Teaching other nurses how to deliver the highest quality of nursing care.
____8.What action performed by the nurse directly resulted from the contribution made by Linda Richards?
1.Using an antiseptic before administering an injection
2.Exploring the psychosocial needs of the patient
3.Documenting patient care in the medical record
4.Listening to a patient describe his or her condition
____9.After graduating from nursing school, the graduate takes a licensure examination as the result of what nurse’s contribution?
1.Florence Nightingale
2.Mary Adelaid Nutting
3.Lavinia L. Dock
4.Isabel Hampton Robb
____10.In addition to caring for the sick, what other skills would the first LPN students learn when attending
the Ballard School in New York in 1893?
1.Political advocacy
2.Homemaking
3.Communication
4.Carpentry
____11.The nurse responds to an alarm on a pulse oximeter and sees the patient’s oxygen saturation is reading 38%. The nurse observes the patient, noting a respiratory rate of 12 breaths per minute, pink mucous membranes, and easy regular respirations. The nurse concludes the pulse oximeter is not reading accurately. Whose theory of nursing is this nurse demonstrating?
1.Annie GoodrichDownloaded by: GradeA |
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2.Lillian D. Wald
3.Florence Nightingale
4.Linda Richards
____12.What statement describes Florence Nightingale’s beliefs about nursing?
1.Practicing nurses should be licensed.
2.Promotion of good health and treating the ill are nursing priorities.
3.Nurses could simultaneously have a career and a marriage.
4.Organisms cause infection.
____13.What was Mary Eliza Mahoney’s contribution to nursing?
1.She organized the first visiting nurse association.
2.She founded the American Journal of Nursing.
3.She founded the National League of Nursing.
4.She worked for the acceptance of African Americans into the nursing profession.
____14.What professional organization was the first to focus on licensed practical nurses (LPNs)?
1.National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Services (NAPNES)
2.National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses (NFLPN)
3.National League for Nursing (NLN)
4.American Nurses Association (ANA)
____15.What statement accurately describes the NFLPN?
1.It represents both registered nurses (RNs) and LPNs.
2.It represents LPNs/LVNs only.
3.It is open to anyone interested in nursing.
4.It is open to anyone in the healthcare field.
____16.What organizations represent only LPNs/LVNs?
1.ANA and NLN
2.NFLPN and NLN
3.NAPNES and NFLPN
4.NAPNES and ANA
____17.The nurse working in mental health nursing honors what historical nurse for working to improve care of the mentally ill?
1.Clara Barton
2.Florence NightingaleStuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material
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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 what purpose?
1.To understand the professional choices open to the student
2.To prevent making medication errors in practice
3.To determine what geographical area is the best place to practice
4.To reduce the cost of delivering quality healthcare
____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 what?
1.Pathogens and genetics
2.Evil spirits
3.Tides and planets
4.Plants and animals
____3.The person credited with making a written record of healthcare practices and removing the mythical aspect of healthcare is who?
1.Hammurabi
2.Florence Nightingale
3.Hippocrates
4.Apollo
____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
____5.What is a crucial issue the nurse working in the late industrialization era would need to address in order to promote health?
1.Reducing spread of infection
2.Reducing sedentary lifestyle
3.Teaching proper use of medications
4.Teaching use of car seatsStuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material
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https://www.stuvia.com/ ____6.What types of skills would a nursing student learn while attending Kaiserworth Deaconess Institution in 1836?
1.Administering immunizations
2.Assisting in surgery
3.Washing and changing bed linens
4.Developing a plan of care
____7.The nurse demonstrates Florence Nightingale’s theory of nursing with what intervention?
1.Respecting the patient’s culture and incorporating cultural needs in the plan of care
2.Promoting good health and treating those who are ill in a holistic manner
3.Understanding how to motivate people to practice a healthy lifestyle and reduce risks
4.Teaching other nurses how to deliver the highest quality of nursing care.
____8.What action performed by the nurse directly resulted from the contribution made by Linda Richards?
1.Using an antiseptic before administering an injection
2.Exploring the psychosocial needs of the patient
3.Documenting patient care in the medical record
4.Listening to a patient describe his or her condition
____9.After graduating from nursing school, the graduate takes a licensure examination as the result of what nurse’s contribution?
1.Florence Nightingale
2.Mary Adelaid Nutting
3.Lavinia L. Dock
4.Isabel Hampton Robb
____10.In addition to caring for the sick, what other skills would the first LPN students learn when attending
the Ballard School in New York in 1893?
1.Political advocacy
2.Homemaking
3.Communication
4.Carpentry
____11.The nurse responds to an alarm on a pulse oximeter and sees the patient’s oxygen saturation is reading 38%. The nurse observes the patient, noting a respiratory rate of 12 breaths per minute, pink mucous membranes, and easy regular respirations. The nurse concludes the pulse oximeter is not reading accurately. Whose theory of nursing is this nurse demonstrating?
1.Annie GoodrichDownloaded by: GradeA |
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2.Lillian D. Wald
3.Florence Nightingale
4.Linda Richards
____12.What statement describes Florence Nightingale’s beliefs about nursing?
1.Practicing nurses should be licensed.
2.Promotion of good health and treating the ill are nursing priorities.
3.Nurses could simultaneously have a career and a marriage.
4.Organisms cause infection.
____13.What was Mary Eliza Mahoney’s contribution to nursing?
1.She organized the first visiting nurse association.
2.She founded the American Journal of Nursing.
3.She founded the National League of Nursing.
4.She worked for the acceptance of African Americans into the nursing profession.
____14.What professional organization was the first to focus on licensed practical nurses (LPNs)?
1.National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Services (NAPNES)
2.National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses (NFLPN)
3.National League for Nursing (NLN)
4.American Nurses Association (ANA)
____15.What statement accurately describes the NFLPN?
1.It represents both registered nurses (RNs) and LPNs.
2.It represents LPNs/LVNs only.
3.It is open to anyone interested in nursing.
4.It is open to anyone in the healthcare field.
____16.What organizations represent only LPNs/LVNs?
1.ANA and NLN
2.NFLPN and NLN
3.NAPNES and NFLPN
4.NAPNES and ANA
____17.The nurse working in mental health nursing honors what historical nurse for working to improve care of the mentally ill?
1.Clara Barton
2.Florence NightingaleStuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material
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