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Test Bank for Fundamentals of 10th Edition by Taylor Chapter 1-47 with NGN
complete solutions
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing
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Which of the following statements accurately describe an element of nursing? Select all that apply.
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A) The skills involved in nursing are primarily technical in nature.
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B) The primary focus of nursing is to assist individuals to recover from illness.
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C) The science of nursing is the knowledge base for the care that is given.
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D) The art of nursing is the collection of knowledge through research.
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F) Nursing is a profession that used specialized knowledge and skills.
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Which of the following set of terms best describes nursing at the end of the Middle Ages?
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A) continuity, caring, critical thinking
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B) purpose, direction, leadership
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C) assessment, interventions, outcomes
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D) advocacy, research, education
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3. Which of the following is a characteristic of nursing practiced from early civilization to the 16th
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century?
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A) Most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes.
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B) The physician was the priest who treated disease with prayer.
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C) The nurse was a nun committed to caring for the needy and homeless.
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D) Nursing changed from a spiritual focus to an emphasis on knowledge expansion.
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4. In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?
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A) pre-civilization
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B) early civilization to 16th century
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C) 16th to 17th century
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D) 18th to 19th century
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5. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
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A) Dorothea Dix
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B) Lillian Wald
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C) Florence Nightingale
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D) Clara Barton
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6. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882?
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A) Florence Nightingale
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C) Dorothea Dix
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D) Jane Addams
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7. What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States after the Civil
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War?
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A) lack of educational standards
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B) hospital-based schools of nursing
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C) lack of influence from nursing leaders
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D) independence of nursing orders
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Which of the following individuals provided community-based care and founded public health nursing?
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A) Adelaide Nutting
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B) Lillian Wald
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C) Sojourner Truth
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D) Clara Barton
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Which of the following nursing groups provides a definition and scope of practice for nursing?
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A) ICN
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B) AAN
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C) ANA
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D) The Joint Commission
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10. Teaching a woman about breast self-examination is an example of what broad aim of nursing?
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A) promoting health
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B) preventing illness
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C) restoring health
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D) facilitating coping with disability and death
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11. What nursing activity would meet the broad nursing aim of facilitating coping with disability and
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death? Select all that apply.
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A) conducting a blood pressure screening program
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B) teaching testicular self-examination
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C) referring to a community diabetic support group
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D) administering intravenous fluids
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E) admitting a patient to a hospice program
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F) performing a physical assessment on a patient
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12. A nurse caring for a patient with diabetes chooses an appropriate plan of care and devises interventions
to accomplish the desired outcomes. This is an example of using which of the following type of nursing
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A) Technical
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