1
This Is A Test Bank Of Test (Study Questions) To Help You Prepare For the
Tests
To Clarify, This Is A Test Bank, Not A Textbook You Have Immediate
Access To Download Your Test Bank.
No Delays In Loading Is Fast And Instant Immediately After Purchase! You
Will
Receive A Full Bank Of Tests, In Other Words, All Chapters Will Be There.
Test Banks Are Presented In PDF Format Therefore, No Special Software
Is Required To Download Them
Test Bank for Fundamentals of 10th Edition by
Taylor Chapter 1-47 with NGN complete solutions
Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing
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
theMiddle 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
earlycivilization 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.
, 2
D) Nursing changed from a spiritual focus to an emphasis on
knowledgeexpansion.
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
UnitedStates 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
theUnited 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
8. Which of the following individuals provided community-based care and
foundedpublic 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
practicefor 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
aimof nursing?
A) promoting health
B) preventing illness
C) restoring health
D) facilitating coping with disability and death
11. What nursing activity would meet the broad nursing aim of
facilitatingcoping 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
D) administering intravenous fluids
E) admitting a patient to a hospice program
F) performing a physical assessment on a patient
12. A nurse caring for a patient with diabetes chooses an appropriate plan of
care and devises interventions to accomplish the desired outcomes. This is an
example of using which of the following type of nursing skills?
A) Technical
, B) Cognitive
C) Interpersonal
D) Ethical/Legal
13. Which one of the following examples of nursing actions would be considered
anethical/legal skill?
A) A nurse helps a patient prepare a living will.
B) A nurse obtains a urine sample for a urinalysis.
C) A nurse explains the rationale for a patients plan of care.
D) A nurse holds the hand of a woman whose baby died in childbirth.
14. A nurse practitioner is caring for a couple who are the parents of an
infantdiagnosed with Downs Syndrome. The nurse makes referrals for a
parent support group for the family. This is an example of which nursing
role?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
15. A nurse is providing nursing care in a neighborhood clinic to single
pregnant teens. Which of the following actions is the best example of
usingthe collaborator role as a nurse?
A) Discussing the legal aspects of adoption for teens wishing to place
theirinfants with a family
B) Searching the Internet for information on child care for the teens who wish
toreturn to school
C) Conducting a patient interview and documenting the information on
thepatients chart
D) Referring a teen who admits having suicidal thoughts to a mental
healthcarespecialist
,16. A nurse instructor explains the concept of health to her students. Which
ofthe following statements accurately describes this state of being?
A) Health is a state of optimal functioning.
, B) Health is an absence of illness.
C) Health is always an objective state.
D) Health is not determined by the patient.
17. A nurse incorporates the health promotion guidelines established by the
U.S.Department of Health document: Healthy People 2010. Which of the
following is a health indicator discussed in this document?
A) cancer
B) obesity
C) diabetes
D) hypertension
18. A nurse conducts a smoking-cessation program for patients of a
neighborhood clinic. This is an example of which of the following aims
ofnursing?
A) promoting health
B) preventing illness
C) restoring health
D) facilitating coping with disability or death
19. Which of the following is a criteria that defines nursing as profession?
A) an undefined body of knowledge
B) a dependence on the medical profession
C) an ability to diagnose medical problems
D) a strong service orientation
20. Although all of the following are nursing responsibilities, which one would
beexpected of a nurse with a baccalaureate degree?
A) providing direct physical care
, B) using research findings to improve practice
C) administering medications as prescribed
D) collaborating with other healthcare providers
21. Amy Jones, a high school senior, wants to become a geriatric nurse
practitioner. What nursing degree will she need to attain this
goal?
A) licensed practical nurse
B) associate degree
C) baccalaureate degree
D) masters degree
22. Why are nursing organizations important for the continued development
andimprovement of nursing as a whole?
A) to provide socialization and networking for members
B) to regulate work activities for members
C) to set standards for nursing education and practice
D) to provide information to nurses about legal requirements
23. Which of the following organizations has established standards for clinical
nursingpractice?
A) American Nurses Association
B) National League for Nursing
C) International Council of Nurses
D) State Board of Nursing
24. What is the primary purpose of standards of nursing practice?
A) to provide a method by which nurses perform skills safely
B) to ensure knowledgeable, safe, comprehensive nursing care
This Is A Test Bank Of Test (Study Questions) To Help You Prepare For the
Tests
To Clarify, This Is A Test Bank, Not A Textbook You Have Immediate
Access To Download Your Test Bank.
No Delays In Loading Is Fast And Instant Immediately After Purchase! You
Will
Receive A Full Bank Of Tests, In Other Words, All Chapters Will Be There.
Test Banks Are Presented In PDF Format Therefore, No Special Software
Is Required To Download Them
Test Bank for Fundamentals of 10th Edition by
Taylor Chapter 1-47 with NGN complete solutions
Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing
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
theMiddle 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
earlycivilization 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.
, 2
D) Nursing changed from a spiritual focus to an emphasis on
knowledgeexpansion.
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
UnitedStates 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
theUnited 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
8. Which of the following individuals provided community-based care and
foundedpublic 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
practicefor 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
aimof nursing?
A) promoting health
B) preventing illness
C) restoring health
D) facilitating coping with disability and death
11. What nursing activity would meet the broad nursing aim of
facilitatingcoping 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
D) administering intravenous fluids
E) admitting a patient to a hospice program
F) performing a physical assessment on a patient
12. A nurse caring for a patient with diabetes chooses an appropriate plan of
care and devises interventions to accomplish the desired outcomes. This is an
example of using which of the following type of nursing skills?
A) Technical
, B) Cognitive
C) Interpersonal
D) Ethical/Legal
13. Which one of the following examples of nursing actions would be considered
anethical/legal skill?
A) A nurse helps a patient prepare a living will.
B) A nurse obtains a urine sample for a urinalysis.
C) A nurse explains the rationale for a patients plan of care.
D) A nurse holds the hand of a woman whose baby died in childbirth.
14. A nurse practitioner is caring for a couple who are the parents of an
infantdiagnosed with Downs Syndrome. The nurse makes referrals for a
parent support group for the family. This is an example of which nursing
role?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
15. A nurse is providing nursing care in a neighborhood clinic to single
pregnant teens. Which of the following actions is the best example of
usingthe collaborator role as a nurse?
A) Discussing the legal aspects of adoption for teens wishing to place
theirinfants with a family
B) Searching the Internet for information on child care for the teens who wish
toreturn to school
C) Conducting a patient interview and documenting the information on
thepatients chart
D) Referring a teen who admits having suicidal thoughts to a mental
healthcarespecialist
,16. A nurse instructor explains the concept of health to her students. Which
ofthe following statements accurately describes this state of being?
A) Health is a state of optimal functioning.
, B) Health is an absence of illness.
C) Health is always an objective state.
D) Health is not determined by the patient.
17. A nurse incorporates the health promotion guidelines established by the
U.S.Department of Health document: Healthy People 2010. Which of the
following is a health indicator discussed in this document?
A) cancer
B) obesity
C) diabetes
D) hypertension
18. A nurse conducts a smoking-cessation program for patients of a
neighborhood clinic. This is an example of which of the following aims
ofnursing?
A) promoting health
B) preventing illness
C) restoring health
D) facilitating coping with disability or death
19. Which of the following is a criteria that defines nursing as profession?
A) an undefined body of knowledge
B) a dependence on the medical profession
C) an ability to diagnose medical problems
D) a strong service orientation
20. Although all of the following are nursing responsibilities, which one would
beexpected of a nurse with a baccalaureate degree?
A) providing direct physical care
, B) using research findings to improve practice
C) administering medications as prescribed
D) collaborating with other healthcare providers
21. Amy Jones, a high school senior, wants to become a geriatric nurse
practitioner. What nursing degree will she need to attain this
goal?
A) licensed practical nurse
B) associate degree
C) baccalaureate degree
D) masters degree
22. Why are nursing organizations important for the continued development
andimprovement of nursing as a whole?
A) to provide socialization and networking for members
B) to regulate work activities for members
C) to set standards for nursing education and practice
D) to provide information to nurses about legal requirements
23. Which of the following organizations has established standards for clinical
nursingpractice?
A) American Nurses Association
B) National League for Nursing
C) International Council of Nurses
D) State Board of Nursing
24. What is the primary purpose of standards of nursing practice?
A) to provide a method by which nurses perform skills safely
B) to ensure knowledgeable, safe, comprehensive nursing care
