Test Bank for deWit’s Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 6th Edition by Patricia A. Williams | 2025/2026 Practical Nursing Exam Prep | Complete Chapters 1–41 PDF

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Chapter2601:26Nursing26and26the26Health26Care26System
Williams:26deWit's26Fundamental26Concepts26and26Skills26for26Nursing,265th26Edition


MULTIPLE26CHOICE

1. Florence26Nightingale‘s26contributions26to26nursing26practice26and26education:
a. are26historically26important26but26have26no26validity26for26nursing26today.
b. were26neither26recognized26nor26appreciated26in26her26own26time.
c. were26a26major26factor26in26reducing26the26death26rate26in26the26Crimean26War.
d. were26limited26only26to26the26care26of26severe26traumatic26wounds.
ANS:2 6 C
By26improving26sanitation,26nutrition26ventilation,26and26handwashing26techniques,26Florence
Nightingale‘s26nurses26dramatically26reduced26the26death26rate26from26injuries26in26the26Crimean2
6War.


DIF: Cognitive26Level:26Knowledge REF:2 6 p.262
OBJ:2 6 Theory26#126TOP:2 6 Nursing26History
KEY:2 6 Nursing26Process26Step:26N/A26MSC:2 6 NCLEX:26N/A

2. Early26nursing26education26and26care26in26the26United26States:
a. were26directed26at26community26health.
b. provided26independence26for26women26through26education26and26employment.
c. were26an26educational26model26based26in26institutions26of26higher26learning.
d. have26continued26to26be26entirely26focused26on26hospital26nursing.
ANS:2 6 B
Because26of26 the26influence26 of26 early26 nNuUrRs iSnI gN Gl eTaBd.eCrOs ,Mn u r s i n g 26 education26 became26more26 fo
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rmalized26through26apprenticeships26in26Nightingale26schools26that26offered26independence26to26w
omen26through26education26and26employment.

DIF: Cognitive26Level:26Knowledge REF:2 6 p.262
OBJ:2 6 Theory26#426TOP:2 6 Nursing26History
KEY:2 6 Nursing26Process26Step:26N/A26MSC:2 6 NCLEX:26N/A

3. In26order26to26fulfill26the26common26goals26defined26by26nursing26theorists26(promote26wellnes
s,26prevent26illness,26facilitate26coping,26and26restore26health),26the26LPN26must26take26on26the
26roles26of:
a. caregiver,26educator,26and26collaborator.
b. nursing26assistant,26delegator,26and26environmental26specialist.
c. medication26dispenser,26collaborator,26and26transporter.
d. dietitian,26manager,26and26housekeeper.
ANS:2 6 A
In26order26for26the26LPN26to26apply26the26common26goals26of26nursing,26he26or26she26must26assu
me26the26roles26of26caregiver,26educator,26collaborator,26manager,26and26advocate.

DIF: Cognitive26Level:26Comprehension REF:2 6 p.263
OBJ:2 6 Theory26#226TOP:2 6 Art26and26Science26of26Nursing
KEY:2 6 Nursing26Process26Step:26N/A26MSC:2 6 NCLEX:26N/A

4. Although26nursing26theories26differ26in26their26attempts26to26define26nursing,26all26of26them2
6base26their26beliefs26on26common26concepts26concerning:




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a. self-actualization,26fundamental26needs,26and26belonging.
b. stress26reduction,26self-care,26and26a26systems26model.
c. curative26care,26restorative26care,26and26terminal26care.
d. human26relationships,26the26environment,26and26health.
ANS:2 6 D
Although26nursing26theories26differ,26they26all26base26their26beliefs26on26human26relationships,26th
e26environment,26and26health.

DIF: Cognitive26Level:26Comprehension REF:2 6 p.264
OBJ:2 6 Theory26#226TOP:2 6 Nursing26Theories
KEY:2 6 Nursing26Process26Step:26N/A26MSC:2 6 NCLEX:26N/A

5. Standards26of26care26for26the26nursing26practice26of26the26LPN26are26established26by26the:
a. Boards26of26Nursing26Examiners26in26each26state.
b. National26Council26of26States26Boards26of26Nursing26(NCSBN).
c. American26Nurses26Association26(ANA).
d. National26Federation26of26Licensed26Practical26Nurses.
ANS:2 6 D
The26National26Federation26of26Licensed26Practical26Nurses26modified26the26standards26publishe
d26by26the26ANA26in26201526to26better26fit26the26role26of26the26LPN.26In26201526the26American26N
urses26Association26(ANA)26revised26the26Standards26of26Nursing26Practice26which26contained26
1726standards26of26national26practice26of26nursing,26describing26all26facets26of26nursing26practice:
26who,26what,26when,26where,26how.


DIF: Cognitive26Level:26Comprehension REF:2 6 p.266
OBJ:2 6 Theory26#226TOP:2 6 Standards26of26Care
KEY:2 6 Nursing26Process26Step:26N/A
MSC:2 6 NCLEX:26N NURSINGTB.COM
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6. The26LPN26demonstrates26an26evidence-based26practice26by:
a. using26a26drug26manual26to26check26compatibility26of26drugs.
b. using26scientific26information26to26guide26decision26making.
c. using26medical26history26of26a26patient26to26direct26nursing26interventions.
d. basing26nursing26care26on26advice26from26an26experienced26nurse.
ANS:2 6 B
The26use26of26scientific26information26from26high-
quality26research26to26guide26nursing26decisions26is26reflective26of26the26application26of26evidence
-based26practice.

DIF: Cognitive26Level:26Knowledge REF:2 6 p.267
OBJ:2 6 Theory26#326TOP:2 6 Evidence-Based26Practice
KEY:2 6 Nursing26Process26Step:26N/A26MSC:2 6 NCLEX:26N/A

7. Lillian26Wald26and26Mary26Brewster26established26the26Henry26Street26Settlement26Service26in26
New26York26in26189326in26order26to:
a. offer26a26shelter26to26injured26war26veterans.
b. found26a26nursing26apprenticeship.
c. provide26health26care26to26poor26persons26living26in26tenements.
d. offer26better26housing26to26low-income26families.
ANS:2 6 C




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