TEST BANK FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING THEORY CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS 4TH
EDITION BY JUDITH M WILKINSON, LESLIE S TREAS, KAREN L BARNETT , MABLE H SMITH
9780803676862 ALL CHAPTERS .
Test Bank For Fundamentals of Nursing Theory Concepts and Applications
4th Edition By Judith M Wilkinson, Leslie S Treas, Karen L Barnett , Mable H
Smith 9780803676862 ALL Chapters .
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, TEST BANK FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING THEORY CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS 4TH
EDITION BY JUDITH M WILKINSON, LESLIE S TREAS, KAREN L BARNETT , MABLE H SMITH
9780803676862 ALL CHAPTERS .
Fundamentals of Nursing Theory Concepts and Applications 4th Edition
Wilkinson Test Bank
Chapter 1 Evolution of Nursing Thought & Action
1. Which of the following statements accurately describe an element of
nursing? Select all that apply.
A) The skills involved in nursing are primarily technical in nature.
B) The primary focus of nursing is to assist individuals to recover from
illness.
C) The science of nursing is the knowledge base for the care that is given.
D) The art of nursing is the collection of knowledge through research.
E) Nursing is considered to be both an art and a science.
F) Nursing is a profession that used specialized knowledge and skills.
2. Which of the following set of terms best describes nursing at the end of the
Middle Ages?
A) continuity, caring, critical thinking
B) purpose, direction, leadership
C) assessment, interventions, outcomes
D) advocacy, research, education
3. Which of the following is a characteristic of nursing practiced from
early civilization to the 16th century?
A) Most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes.
B) The physician was the priest who treated disease with prayer.
C) The nurse was a nun committed to caring for the needy and homeless.
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, TEST BANK FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING THEORY CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS 4TH
EDITION BY JUDITH M WILKINSON, LESLIE S TREAS, KAREN L BARNETT , MABLE H SMITH
9780803676862 ALL CHAPTERS .
D) Nursing changed from a spiritual focus to an emphasis on knowledge
expansion.
4. In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?
A) pre-civilization
B) early civilization to 16th century
C) 16th to 17th century
D) 18th to 19th century
5. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Clara Barton
6. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States
in
1882?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Jane Addams
7. What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States
after the Civil War?
A) lack of educational standards
B) hospital-based schools of nursing
C) lack of influence from nursing leaders
D) independence of nursing orders
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, TEST BANK FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING THEORY CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS 4TH
EDITION BY JUDITH M WILKINSON, LESLIE S TREAS, KAREN L BARNETT , MABLE H SMITH
9780803676862 ALL CHAPTERS .
8. Which of the following individuals provided community-based care and founded public
health nursing?
A) Adelaide Nutting
B) Lillian Wald
C) Sojourner Truth
D) Clara Barton
9. Which of the following nursing groups provides a definition and scope of practice for
nursing?
A) ICN
B) AAN
C) ANA
D) The Joint Commission
10. Teaching a woman about breast self-examination is an example of what broad aim of
nursing?
A) promoting health
B) preventing illness
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C) restoring health
D) facilitating coping with disability and death
11. What nursing activity would meet the broad nursing aim of facilitating coping with
disability and death? Select all that apply.
A) conducting a blood pressure screening program
B) teaching testicular self-examination
C) referring to a community diabetic support group
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EDITION BY JUDITH M WILKINSON, LESLIE S TREAS, KAREN L BARNETT , MABLE H SMITH
9780803676862 ALL CHAPTERS .
Test Bank For Fundamentals of Nursing Theory Concepts and Applications
4th Edition By Judith M Wilkinson, Leslie S Treas, Karen L Barnett , Mable H
Smith 9780803676862 ALL Chapters .
pg. 1
, TEST BANK FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING THEORY CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS 4TH
EDITION BY JUDITH M WILKINSON, LESLIE S TREAS, KAREN L BARNETT , MABLE H SMITH
9780803676862 ALL CHAPTERS .
Fundamentals of Nursing Theory Concepts and Applications 4th Edition
Wilkinson Test Bank
Chapter 1 Evolution of Nursing Thought & Action
1. Which of the following statements accurately describe an element of
nursing? Select all that apply.
A) The skills involved in nursing are primarily technical in nature.
B) The primary focus of nursing is to assist individuals to recover from
illness.
C) The science of nursing is the knowledge base for the care that is given.
D) The art of nursing is the collection of knowledge through research.
E) Nursing is considered to be both an art and a science.
F) Nursing is a profession that used specialized knowledge and skills.
2. Which of the following set of terms best describes nursing at the end of the
Middle Ages?
A) continuity, caring, critical thinking
B) purpose, direction, leadership
C) assessment, interventions, outcomes
D) advocacy, research, education
3. Which of the following is a characteristic of nursing practiced from
early civilization to the 16th century?
A) Most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes.
B) The physician was the priest who treated disease with prayer.
C) The nurse was a nun committed to caring for the needy and homeless.
pg. 2
, TEST BANK FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING THEORY CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS 4TH
EDITION BY JUDITH M WILKINSON, LESLIE S TREAS, KAREN L BARNETT , MABLE H SMITH
9780803676862 ALL CHAPTERS .
D) Nursing changed from a spiritual focus to an emphasis on knowledge
expansion.
4. In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?
A) pre-civilization
B) early civilization to 16th century
C) 16th to 17th century
D) 18th to 19th century
5. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Clara Barton
6. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States
in
1882?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Jane Addams
7. What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States
after the Civil War?
A) lack of educational standards
B) hospital-based schools of nursing
C) lack of influence from nursing leaders
D) independence of nursing orders
pg. 3
, TEST BANK FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING THEORY CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS 4TH
EDITION BY JUDITH M WILKINSON, LESLIE S TREAS, KAREN L BARNETT , MABLE H SMITH
9780803676862 ALL CHAPTERS .
8. Which of the following individuals provided community-based care and founded public
health nursing?
A) Adelaide Nutting
B) Lillian Wald
C) Sojourner Truth
D) Clara Barton
9. Which of the following nursing groups provides a definition and scope of practice for
nursing?
A) ICN
B) AAN
C) ANA
D) The Joint Commission
10. Teaching a woman about breast self-examination is an example of what broad aim of
nursing?
A) promoting health
B) preventing illness
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C) restoring health
D) facilitating coping with disability and death
11. What nursing activity would meet the broad nursing aim of facilitating coping with
disability and death? Select all that apply.
A) conducting a blood pressure screening program
B) teaching testicular self-examination
C) referring to a community diabetic support group
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