nursin
Fundamentals1.of1.Nursing1.Theory1.Concepts1.and1.Applications1.4th1.Editio
n1.Wilkinson1.Test1.Bank
Chapter1.11.Evolution1.of1.Nursing1.Thought1.&1.Action
1. Which1.of1.the1.following1.statements1.accurately1.describe1.an1.element1.of1.nursing?1.Sele
ct1.all1.that1.apply.
A) The1.skills1.involved1.in1.nursing1.are1.primarily1.technical1.in1.nature.
B) The1.primary1.focus1.of1.nursing1.is1.to1.assist1.individuals1.to1.recover1.from1.illness.
C) The1.science1.of1.nursing1.is1.the1.knowledge1.base1.for1.the1.care1.that1.is1.given.
D) The1.art1.of1.nursing1.is1.the1.collection1.of1.knowledge1.through1.research.
E) Nursing1.is1.considered1.to1.be1.both1.an1.art1.and1.a1.science.
F) Nursing1.is1.a1.profession1.that1.used1.specialized1.knowledge1.and1.skills.
2. Which1.of1.the1.following1.set1.of1.terms1.best1.describes1.nursing1.at1.the1.end1.of1.the1.Middle1.Ages?
A) continuity,1.caring,1.critical1.thinking
B) purpose,1.direction,1.leadership
C) assessment,1.interventions,1.outcomes
D) advocacy,1.research,1.education
3. Which1.of1.the1.following1.is1.a1.characteristic1.of1.nursing1.practiced1.from1.early1.civilizati
on1.to1.the1.16th1.century?
A) Most1.early1.civilizations1.believed1.that1.illness1.had1.supernatural1.causes.
B) The1.physician1.was1.the1.priest1.who1.treated1.disease1.with1.prayer.
C) The1.nurse1.was1.a1.nun1.committed1.to1.caring1.for1.the1.needy1.and1.homeless.
D) Nursing1.changed1.from1.a1.spiritual1.focus1.to1.an1.emphasis1.on1.knowledge1.expansion.
4. In1.what1.time1.period1.did1.nursing1.care1.as1.we1.now1.know1.it1.begin?
A) pre-civilization
B) early1.civilization1.to1.16th1.century
C) 16th1.to1. 17th1.century
D) 18th1.to1. 19th1.century
5. Who1.is1.considered1.to1.be1.the1.founder1.of1.professional1.nursing?
A) Dorothea1.Dix
,B) Lillian1.Wald
C) Florence1.Nightingale
D) Clara1.Barton
6. Which1.of1.the1.following1.nursing1.pioneers1.established1.the1.Red1.Cross1.in1.the1.United1.Sta
tes1.in1.1882?
A) Florence1.Nightingale
B) Clara1.Barton
C) Dorothea1.Dix
D) Jane1.Addams
7. What1.was1.one1.barrier1.to1.the1.development1.of1.the1.nursing1.profession1.in1.the1.United1.
States1.after1.the1.Civil1.War?
A) lack1.of1.educational1.standards
B) hospital-based1.schools1.of1.nursing
C) lack1.of1.influence1.from1.nursing1.leaders
D) independence1.of1.nursing1.orders
8. Which1.of1.the1.following1.individuals1.provided1.community-
based1.care1.and1.founded1.public1.health1.nursing?
A) Adelaide1.Nutting
B) Lillian1.Wald
C) Sojourner1.Truth
D) Clara1.Barton
9. Which1.of1.the1.following1.nursing1.groups1.provides1.a1.definition1.and1.scope1.of1.practic
e1.for1.nursing?
A) ICN
B) AAN
C) ANA
D) The1.Joint1.Commission
10. Teaching1.a1.woman1.about1.breast1.self-
examination1.is1.an1.example1.of1.what1.broad1.aim1.of1.nursing?
A) promoting1.health
B) preventing1.illness
,C) restoring1.health
D) facilitating1.coping1.with1.disability1.and1.death
11. What1.nursing1.activity1.would1.meet1.the1.broad1.nursing1.aim1.of1.facilitating1.coping1
.with1.disability1.and1.death?1.Select1.all1.that1.apply.
A) conducting1.a1.blood1.pressure1.screening1.program
B) teaching1.testicular1.self-examination
C) referring1.to1.a1.community1.diabetic1.support1.group
D) administering1.intravenous1.fluids
E) admitting1.a1.patient1.to1.a1.hospice1.program
F) performing1.a1.physical1.assessment1.on1.a1.patient
12. A1.nurse1.caring1.for1.a1.patient1.with1.diabetes1.chooses1.an1.appropriate1.plan1.of1.care1.and1.d
evises1.interventions1.to1.accomplish1.the1.desired1.outcomes.1.This1.is1.an1.example1.of1.usin
g1.which1.of1.the1.following1.type1.of1.nursing1.skills?
A) Technical
B) Cognitive
C) Interpersonal
D) Ethical/Legal
13. Which1.one1.of1.the1.following1.examples1.of1.nursing1.actions1.would1.be1.considere
d1.an1.ethical/legal1.skill?
A) A1.nurse1.helps1.a1.patient1.prepare1.a1.living1.will.
B) A1.nurse1.obtains1.a1.urine1.sample1.for1.a1.urinalysis.
C) A1.nurse1.explains1.the1.rationale1.for1.a1.patients1.plan1.of1.care.
D) A1.nurse1.holds1.the1.hand1.of1.a1.woman1.whose1.baby1.died1.in1.childbirth.
14. A1.nurse1.practitioner1.is1.caring1.for1.a1.couple1.who1.are1.the1.parents1.of1.an1.infant1.diagnose
d1.with1.Downs1.Syndrome.1.The1.nurse1.makes1.referrals1.for1.a1.parent1.support1.group1.for1.
the1.family.1.This1.is1.an1.example1.of1.which1.nursing1.role?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
, 15. A1.nurse1.is1.providing1.nursing1.care1.in1.a1.neighborhood1.clinic1.to1.single1.pregnant1.t
eens.1.Which1.of1.the1.following1.actions1.is1.the1.best1.example1.of1.using1.the1.collaborat
or1.role1.as1.a1.nurse?
A) Discussing1.the1.legal1.aspects1.of1.adoption1.for1.teens1.wishing1.to1.place1.their1.infants
1.with1.a1.family
B) Searching1.the1.Internet1.for1.information1.on1.child1.care1.for1.the1.teens1.who1.wish1.to1.
return1.to1.school
C) Conducting1.a1.patient1.interview1.and1.documenting1.the1.information1.on1.the1.pati
ents1.chart
D) Referring1.a1.teen1.who1.admits1.having1.suicidal1.thoughts1.to1.a1.mental1.health
care1.specialist
16. A1.nurse1.instructor1.explains1.the1.concept1.of1.health1.to1.her1.students.1.Which1.of1.the1.foll
owing1.statements1.accurately1.describes1.this1.state1.of1.being?
A) Health1.is1.a1.state1.of1.optimal1.functioning.
B) Health1.is1.an1.absence1.of1.illness.
C) Health1.is1.always1.an1.objective1.state.
D) Health1.is1.not1.determined1.by1.the1.patient.
17. A1.nurse1.incorporates1.the1.health1.promotion1.guidelines1.established1.by1.the1.U.S.1.Depart
ment1.of1.Health1.document:1.Healthy1.People1.2010.1.Which1.of1.the1.following1.is1.a1.healt
h1.indicator1.discussed1.in1.this1.document?
A) cancer
B) obesity
C) diabetes
D) hypertension
18. A1.nurse1.conducts1.a1.smoking-
cessation1.program1.for1.patients1.of1.a1.neighborhood1.clinic.1.This1.is1.an1.example1.of1.whic
h1.of1.the1.following1.aims1.of1.nursing?
A) promoting1.health
B) preventing1.illness
C) restoring1.health
D) facilitating1.coping1.with1.disability1.or1.death
19. Which1.of1.the1.following1.is1.a1.criteria1.that1.defines1.nursing1.as1.profession?
A) an1.undefined1.body1.of1.knowledge
Fundamentals1.of1.Nursing1.Theory1.Concepts1.and1.Applications1.4th1.Editio
n1.Wilkinson1.Test1.Bank
Chapter1.11.Evolution1.of1.Nursing1.Thought1.&1.Action
1. Which1.of1.the1.following1.statements1.accurately1.describe1.an1.element1.of1.nursing?1.Sele
ct1.all1.that1.apply.
A) The1.skills1.involved1.in1.nursing1.are1.primarily1.technical1.in1.nature.
B) The1.primary1.focus1.of1.nursing1.is1.to1.assist1.individuals1.to1.recover1.from1.illness.
C) The1.science1.of1.nursing1.is1.the1.knowledge1.base1.for1.the1.care1.that1.is1.given.
D) The1.art1.of1.nursing1.is1.the1.collection1.of1.knowledge1.through1.research.
E) Nursing1.is1.considered1.to1.be1.both1.an1.art1.and1.a1.science.
F) Nursing1.is1.a1.profession1.that1.used1.specialized1.knowledge1.and1.skills.
2. Which1.of1.the1.following1.set1.of1.terms1.best1.describes1.nursing1.at1.the1.end1.of1.the1.Middle1.Ages?
A) continuity,1.caring,1.critical1.thinking
B) purpose,1.direction,1.leadership
C) assessment,1.interventions,1.outcomes
D) advocacy,1.research,1.education
3. Which1.of1.the1.following1.is1.a1.characteristic1.of1.nursing1.practiced1.from1.early1.civilizati
on1.to1.the1.16th1.century?
A) Most1.early1.civilizations1.believed1.that1.illness1.had1.supernatural1.causes.
B) The1.physician1.was1.the1.priest1.who1.treated1.disease1.with1.prayer.
C) The1.nurse1.was1.a1.nun1.committed1.to1.caring1.for1.the1.needy1.and1.homeless.
D) Nursing1.changed1.from1.a1.spiritual1.focus1.to1.an1.emphasis1.on1.knowledge1.expansion.
4. In1.what1.time1.period1.did1.nursing1.care1.as1.we1.now1.know1.it1.begin?
A) pre-civilization
B) early1.civilization1.to1.16th1.century
C) 16th1.to1. 17th1.century
D) 18th1.to1. 19th1.century
5. Who1.is1.considered1.to1.be1.the1.founder1.of1.professional1.nursing?
A) Dorothea1.Dix
,B) Lillian1.Wald
C) Florence1.Nightingale
D) Clara1.Barton
6. Which1.of1.the1.following1.nursing1.pioneers1.established1.the1.Red1.Cross1.in1.the1.United1.Sta
tes1.in1.1882?
A) Florence1.Nightingale
B) Clara1.Barton
C) Dorothea1.Dix
D) Jane1.Addams
7. What1.was1.one1.barrier1.to1.the1.development1.of1.the1.nursing1.profession1.in1.the1.United1.
States1.after1.the1.Civil1.War?
A) lack1.of1.educational1.standards
B) hospital-based1.schools1.of1.nursing
C) lack1.of1.influence1.from1.nursing1.leaders
D) independence1.of1.nursing1.orders
8. Which1.of1.the1.following1.individuals1.provided1.community-
based1.care1.and1.founded1.public1.health1.nursing?
A) Adelaide1.Nutting
B) Lillian1.Wald
C) Sojourner1.Truth
D) Clara1.Barton
9. Which1.of1.the1.following1.nursing1.groups1.provides1.a1.definition1.and1.scope1.of1.practic
e1.for1.nursing?
A) ICN
B) AAN
C) ANA
D) The1.Joint1.Commission
10. Teaching1.a1.woman1.about1.breast1.self-
examination1.is1.an1.example1.of1.what1.broad1.aim1.of1.nursing?
A) promoting1.health
B) preventing1.illness
,C) restoring1.health
D) facilitating1.coping1.with1.disability1.and1.death
11. What1.nursing1.activity1.would1.meet1.the1.broad1.nursing1.aim1.of1.facilitating1.coping1
.with1.disability1.and1.death?1.Select1.all1.that1.apply.
A) conducting1.a1.blood1.pressure1.screening1.program
B) teaching1.testicular1.self-examination
C) referring1.to1.a1.community1.diabetic1.support1.group
D) administering1.intravenous1.fluids
E) admitting1.a1.patient1.to1.a1.hospice1.program
F) performing1.a1.physical1.assessment1.on1.a1.patient
12. A1.nurse1.caring1.for1.a1.patient1.with1.diabetes1.chooses1.an1.appropriate1.plan1.of1.care1.and1.d
evises1.interventions1.to1.accomplish1.the1.desired1.outcomes.1.This1.is1.an1.example1.of1.usin
g1.which1.of1.the1.following1.type1.of1.nursing1.skills?
A) Technical
B) Cognitive
C) Interpersonal
D) Ethical/Legal
13. Which1.one1.of1.the1.following1.examples1.of1.nursing1.actions1.would1.be1.considere
d1.an1.ethical/legal1.skill?
A) A1.nurse1.helps1.a1.patient1.prepare1.a1.living1.will.
B) A1.nurse1.obtains1.a1.urine1.sample1.for1.a1.urinalysis.
C) A1.nurse1.explains1.the1.rationale1.for1.a1.patients1.plan1.of1.care.
D) A1.nurse1.holds1.the1.hand1.of1.a1.woman1.whose1.baby1.died1.in1.childbirth.
14. A1.nurse1.practitioner1.is1.caring1.for1.a1.couple1.who1.are1.the1.parents1.of1.an1.infant1.diagnose
d1.with1.Downs1.Syndrome.1.The1.nurse1.makes1.referrals1.for1.a1.parent1.support1.group1.for1.
the1.family.1.This1.is1.an1.example1.of1.which1.nursing1.role?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
, 15. A1.nurse1.is1.providing1.nursing1.care1.in1.a1.neighborhood1.clinic1.to1.single1.pregnant1.t
eens.1.Which1.of1.the1.following1.actions1.is1.the1.best1.example1.of1.using1.the1.collaborat
or1.role1.as1.a1.nurse?
A) Discussing1.the1.legal1.aspects1.of1.adoption1.for1.teens1.wishing1.to1.place1.their1.infants
1.with1.a1.family
B) Searching1.the1.Internet1.for1.information1.on1.child1.care1.for1.the1.teens1.who1.wish1.to1.
return1.to1.school
C) Conducting1.a1.patient1.interview1.and1.documenting1.the1.information1.on1.the1.pati
ents1.chart
D) Referring1.a1.teen1.who1.admits1.having1.suicidal1.thoughts1.to1.a1.mental1.health
care1.specialist
16. A1.nurse1.instructor1.explains1.the1.concept1.of1.health1.to1.her1.students.1.Which1.of1.the1.foll
owing1.statements1.accurately1.describes1.this1.state1.of1.being?
A) Health1.is1.a1.state1.of1.optimal1.functioning.
B) Health1.is1.an1.absence1.of1.illness.
C) Health1.is1.always1.an1.objective1.state.
D) Health1.is1.not1.determined1.by1.the1.patient.
17. A1.nurse1.incorporates1.the1.health1.promotion1.guidelines1.established1.by1.the1.U.S.1.Depart
ment1.of1.Health1.document:1.Healthy1.People1.2010.1.Which1.of1.the1.following1.is1.a1.healt
h1.indicator1.discussed1.in1.this1.document?
A) cancer
B) obesity
C) diabetes
D) hypertension
18. A1.nurse1.conducts1.a1.smoking-
cessation1.program1.for1.patients1.of1.a1.neighborhood1.clinic.1.This1.is1.an1.example1.of1.whic
h1.of1.the1.following1.aims1.of1.nursing?
A) promoting1.health
B) preventing1.illness
C) restoring1.health
D) facilitating1.coping1.with1.disability1.or1.death
19. Which1.of1.the1.following1.is1.a1.criteria1.that1.defines1.nursing1.as1.profession?
A) an1.undefined1.body1.of1.knowledge
