Test Bank for Interpersonal Relationships 8th Edition by Elizabeth C. Arnold & Kathleen Underman Boggs 9780323544801 Chapter 1-26 | Complete Guide A+

,Chapter 1: Theory Based Perspectives and Contemporary
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MULTIPLE CHOICE m




1. When describing nursing to a group of nursing students, the nursing instructor lists all
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mof the following characteristics of nursing except
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a. historically nursing is as old as mankind. m m m m m m




b. nursing was originally practiced informally by religious orders dedicated to care
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of the sick.
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c. nursing was later practiced in the home by female caregivers with no
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formal education.
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d. nursing has always been identifiable as a distinct occupation.
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ANS: m A
Historically, nursing is as old as mankind. Originally practiced informally by religious
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morders dedicated to care of the sick and later in the home by female caregivers with no
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mformal education, nursing was not identifiable as a distinct occupation until the 1854
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mCrimean war. There, Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing introduced the world to
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mthe functional roles of professional nursing and the need for formal education.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension m m REF: m p.
m1 TOP:
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MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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2. The nursing profession’s first nurse researcher, who served as an early advocate for
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high-quality care and used statistical data to document the need for handwashing in
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mpreventing infection, was m m




a. Abraham Maslow. m




b. Martha Rogers. m




c. Hildegard Peplau. m




d. Florence Nightingale. m




ANS: m D
An early advocate for high-quality care, Florence Nightingale’s use of statistical data to
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mdocument the need for handwashing in preventing infection marks her as the
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mprofession’s first nurse researcher. m m m

, DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
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1 TOP:
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MSC: Client Needs: Management of Care
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3. Today, professional nursing education begins at the
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a. undergraduate level. m




b. graduate level. m




c. advanced practice level. m m




d. administrative level. m




ANS: m A

, Today, professional nursing education begins at the undergraduate level, with a growing
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mnumber of nurses choosing graduate studies to support differentiated practice roles
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mand/or research opportunities. Nurses are prepared to function as advanced practice
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mnurse practitioners, administrators, and educators.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension m m REF: m p.
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MSC: Client Needs: Management of Care
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4. Nursing’s metaparadigm, or worldview, distinguishes the nursing profession from
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mother disciplines and emphasizes its unique functional characteristics. The four key
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mconcepts that form the foundation for all nursing theories are
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a. caring, compassion, health promotion, and education.
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b. respect, integrity, honesty, and advocacy. m m m m




c. person, environment, health, and nursing.m m m m




d. nursing, teaching, caring, and health promotion.
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ANS: m C
Individual nursing theories represent different interpretations of the phenomenon of
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mnursing, but central constructs—person, environment, health, and nursing—are found in
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mall theories and models. They are referred to as nursing’s metaparadigm.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge m m REF: m p.
m2 TOP:
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MSC: Client Needs: Management of Care
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5. When admitting a client to the medical-surgical unit, the nurse asks the client about cultural
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issues. The nurse is demonstrating use of the concept of
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a. person.
b. environment.
c. health.
d. nursing.

ANS: m B
The concept of environment includes all cultural, developmental, and social determinants
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mthat influence a client’s health perceptions and behavior. A person is defined as the
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