EXAM 1 Foundations of Nursing Test
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and Solved Correct.
One of the major problems of hospitals of the early nineteenth century has been addressed by
which measure in contemporary health care?
1. Focusing on women's health issues, such as heart disease
2. Using Standard Precautions to address hygienic practices
3. Encouraging men to enter the nursing profession
4. Reducing the nursing shortage during war-time - Answer 2. Using Standard precautions to
address hygienic practices
One of the primary problems of the early nineteenth century hospitals was poor hygienic
practices. Hospitals were dirty and overcrowded and care was mostly given by untrained
personnel.
Which patient typifies the demographic changes of the population in the twenty-first century
and represents an increased need for nursing care?
1. A 3 month old infant with developmental disabilities
2. A 15 yr old homeless adolescent
3. A 45 yr old man with diabetes
4. A 78 yr old woman with chronic illness - Answer 4. A 78 yr old woman with chronic illness
The population is aging rapidly and there is an increased need for nursing services for this
growing segment of the population
* Key words in this question: represents an increased need for nursing care.
Which nursing action reflects Florence Nightingale's vision of how to improve patient care?
1. Includes the family in the patient education sessions
2. Considers the patient's cultural and ethnic background
3. Attends an in-service to learn about a new infusion pump
4. Safeguards patient's privacy by maintaining confidentiality - Answer 3. Attends an in-service
to learn about a new infusion pump
, Which factors affect male students success in the nursing programs? Select all that apply
1. Men may feel isolated in the nursing program
2. Men are not affected more than woman in the nursing program
3.Instructor attitudes may not embrace male students
4. Men are not natural "nurtures"
5. There are limited role models for men in nursing - Answer 1,3 & 5
Men may feel isolated in the nursing program
There are limited role models for men in nursing
Instructor attitudes may not embrace male students
Which person was the first nurse to train in America?
1. Dorothea Dix
2. Clara Barton
3. Linda Richards
4.Lillian D. Wald - Answer 3. Linda Richards (1841-1930)
Nursing theorist are helpful in enabling the nursing profession to problem solve and establish
standards. Who is largely recognized as the first nursing theorist?
1. Florence Nightingale
2. Sister Calista Roy
3.Mary Ann Ball
4.Isabel Hampton Robb - Answer 2. Sister Calista Roy
Which situation includes the four major concepts that are the basis for nursing theories and
models?
1. The home health nurse assess the patient's health and the home setting
2. The nurse studies nursing theory in an advanced-practice nursing curriculum
3. Nursing programs draw from several psychosocial and nursing theories
4. The patient is treated for hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. - Answer 1. The home health
nurse assess the patient's health and the home setting
Bank Questions 2025\2026 Updated
and Solved Correct.
One of the major problems of hospitals of the early nineteenth century has been addressed by
which measure in contemporary health care?
1. Focusing on women's health issues, such as heart disease
2. Using Standard Precautions to address hygienic practices
3. Encouraging men to enter the nursing profession
4. Reducing the nursing shortage during war-time - Answer 2. Using Standard precautions to
address hygienic practices
One of the primary problems of the early nineteenth century hospitals was poor hygienic
practices. Hospitals were dirty and overcrowded and care was mostly given by untrained
personnel.
Which patient typifies the demographic changes of the population in the twenty-first century
and represents an increased need for nursing care?
1. A 3 month old infant with developmental disabilities
2. A 15 yr old homeless adolescent
3. A 45 yr old man with diabetes
4. A 78 yr old woman with chronic illness - Answer 4. A 78 yr old woman with chronic illness
The population is aging rapidly and there is an increased need for nursing services for this
growing segment of the population
* Key words in this question: represents an increased need for nursing care.
Which nursing action reflects Florence Nightingale's vision of how to improve patient care?
1. Includes the family in the patient education sessions
2. Considers the patient's cultural and ethnic background
3. Attends an in-service to learn about a new infusion pump
4. Safeguards patient's privacy by maintaining confidentiality - Answer 3. Attends an in-service
to learn about a new infusion pump
, Which factors affect male students success in the nursing programs? Select all that apply
1. Men may feel isolated in the nursing program
2. Men are not affected more than woman in the nursing program
3.Instructor attitudes may not embrace male students
4. Men are not natural "nurtures"
5. There are limited role models for men in nursing - Answer 1,3 & 5
Men may feel isolated in the nursing program
There are limited role models for men in nursing
Instructor attitudes may not embrace male students
Which person was the first nurse to train in America?
1. Dorothea Dix
2. Clara Barton
3. Linda Richards
4.Lillian D. Wald - Answer 3. Linda Richards (1841-1930)
Nursing theorist are helpful in enabling the nursing profession to problem solve and establish
standards. Who is largely recognized as the first nursing theorist?
1. Florence Nightingale
2. Sister Calista Roy
3.Mary Ann Ball
4.Isabel Hampton Robb - Answer 2. Sister Calista Roy
Which situation includes the four major concepts that are the basis for nursing theories and
models?
1. The home health nurse assess the patient's health and the home setting
2. The nurse studies nursing theory in an advanced-practice nursing curriculum
3. Nursing programs draw from several psychosocial and nursing theories
4. The patient is treated for hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. - Answer 1. The home health
nurse assess the patient's health and the home setting
