, TEST BANK FOR FUNDAENTALS OF NURSING
STARNDARDS AND PRACTICE 4TH EDITION BY Sue C
Delaune, patricia K. Ladner updated 2024.
CHAPTER 1: EVOLUTION OF NURSING AND NURSING EDUCATION
MULTIPLECHOICE
1. The nurserealizes that theprimary focus of nursingis on the:
a. illness. c. treatment oftheillness.
b. causeof theillness. d. client‘s response to the illness.
ji
ANS: D
Nursing requires a delicate balance of promoting clients‘ independence and dependence. Nursing
focuses not on illness but rather on the client‘s response to illness. The practice of physicians or
medicine focuses on the cause of the illness and the treatment of the illness.
PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Introduction
2. While studyingthe history of nursing, the nurserealizes that thefirst hospital inthe West
was established by:
ji
a. Fabiola. c. FlorenceNightingale.
b. Hygiea. d. Dorothea Dix.
ANS: A
Fabiola founded the first hospital in 390 AD. Hygiea was the goddess of health according to the
ancient Greeks. Florence Nightingale is considered the founder of modern nursing, and she
lived from 1820 to 1910. Dorothea Dix practiced nursing during the Civil War.
ji
PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Table 1-1|Evolution of Nursing
3. Thenurserealizesthat religion affected the development ofnursingwhichbegan:
ji
a. in India around 800-600 BC.
ji c. during theMiddle Ages.
ji
b. during the Roman Empire.
ji d. at thetime of the Renaissance.
ANS: A
The strong influence of religions on the development of nursing started in India between 800 to
600 BC. The crusades of the Middle Ages andthe Renaissance occurred after 600 BC. Thereis
nodocumentation of religious influences on the development of nursing during the Roman
Empire.
PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Religious Influences
4. Reflecting on the impact of wars onthe evolution of nursing, the nurserealizes that:
ji
a. theneedfor nurses increased duringand after major wars.
b. poor conditions during warscaused a decline in nursingcare.
, c. wars have beenthestimulus for most nursing advances.
ji
d. wars have had little effect on theevolution of nursing.
ANS: A
During wartime, the need for nurses increases dramatically, both at home and in the field. Poor
conditions during wars did not cause a decline in nursing care. Wars may or may not have been
the stimulus for nursing advances; however, wars have effected the evolution of nursing care.
ji
PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Demands of War
5. The nurse realizes that which of the following is a belief that Florence Nightingale had
about nursing education?
ji
a. Basing education on a holistic frameworkinclusive of illnessand health
ji ji
, b. Needing a practicalbasis for nursing practice
ji
c. Creating an environment that servesphysicians is most important
ji
d. Basingthe nursingcurriculum on medical knowledge
ANS: A
Florence Nightingale had specific beliefs about nursing education. The first is that it is based upona
holistic framework inclusive of illness and health. Nightingale also believed that there is a
need for a theoretical basis for nursing practice and not a practical basis. She also believed in the
ji
importance of creating an environment that promotes healing and not an environment that
servedphysicians. One additional belief was that the nursing curriculum should be based upon
nursing knowledge and not medical knowledge.
PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Florence Nightingale (1820 - 1910)
6. The nurserealizes that theNightingale Training School of Nurses at St. Thomas‘s Hospital
in London was:
ji
a. thefirst school of nursing in the West.
b. the first nursingschool to provide boththeory-based knowledgeandclinical skill building.
ji
c. thefirst school of nursingto accept women.
d. establishedto provide nurses tofight inthe Crimean War.
ji
ANS: B
The Nightingale Training School of Nurses at St. Thomas‘s Hospital in London was the first
school for nurses that provided both theory-based knowledge and clinical skills. This was not
thefirst school of nursing in the West nor the first school of nursing to accept women. This school
was not established to provide nurses to fight in the Crimean War.
PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Florence Nightingale (1820 - 1910)
7. Thenurse, consideringhome carenursing, realizes that Lillian Waldis notedas being:
ji
a. thefirst nurseto graduatefrom a school of nursing in the United States.
b. Superintendent of Nurses during the Civil War. ji
c. thefirstcommunity healthnurse.
d. the founder of the American Nurses Association.
ji
ANS: C
Lillian Wald spent her life providing nursing care to the indigent and, in 1893, as the first
community health nurse, she founded public health nursing with the establishment of the Henry
Street Settlement Service. Waldwas not the first nurse to graduate froma school of nursing in
the United States nor was she the Superintendent of Nurses during the Civil War. She was not the
ji
founder of the American Nurses Association.
PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Nursing Pioneers and Leaders: Lillian Wald
ji
8. The nurse, giving direction to a nursing assistant for client care, realizes that which of the
following nurseleaders opposed the movement toput untrained nursingaides under the control of
ji ji
physicians during World War I?
a. Clara Barton c. AnnieGoodrich
b. IsabelHamptonRobb d. Jane Delano
ANS: D
During World War I, Delano was opposed to the aide education plan created by physicians who
wanted the Red Cross to put untrained nursing aides at their sides to assist with war casualties.
Annie Goodrich wasinfavor of thephysicians‘ aide educationplan. Robb was a supporter of
therights of nursing students. Clara Barton was a nurse during the Civil War.
STARNDARDS AND PRACTICE 4TH EDITION BY Sue C
Delaune, patricia K. Ladner updated 2024.
CHAPTER 1: EVOLUTION OF NURSING AND NURSING EDUCATION
MULTIPLECHOICE
1. The nurserealizes that theprimary focus of nursingis on the:
a. illness. c. treatment oftheillness.
b. causeof theillness. d. client‘s response to the illness.
ji
ANS: D
Nursing requires a delicate balance of promoting clients‘ independence and dependence. Nursing
focuses not on illness but rather on the client‘s response to illness. The practice of physicians or
medicine focuses on the cause of the illness and the treatment of the illness.
PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Introduction
2. While studyingthe history of nursing, the nurserealizes that thefirst hospital inthe West
was established by:
ji
a. Fabiola. c. FlorenceNightingale.
b. Hygiea. d. Dorothea Dix.
ANS: A
Fabiola founded the first hospital in 390 AD. Hygiea was the goddess of health according to the
ancient Greeks. Florence Nightingale is considered the founder of modern nursing, and she
lived from 1820 to 1910. Dorothea Dix practiced nursing during the Civil War.
ji
PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Table 1-1|Evolution of Nursing
3. Thenurserealizesthat religion affected the development ofnursingwhichbegan:
ji
a. in India around 800-600 BC.
ji c. during theMiddle Ages.
ji
b. during the Roman Empire.
ji d. at thetime of the Renaissance.
ANS: A
The strong influence of religions on the development of nursing started in India between 800 to
600 BC. The crusades of the Middle Ages andthe Renaissance occurred after 600 BC. Thereis
nodocumentation of religious influences on the development of nursing during the Roman
Empire.
PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Religious Influences
4. Reflecting on the impact of wars onthe evolution of nursing, the nurserealizes that:
ji
a. theneedfor nurses increased duringand after major wars.
b. poor conditions during warscaused a decline in nursingcare.
, c. wars have beenthestimulus for most nursing advances.
ji
d. wars have had little effect on theevolution of nursing.
ANS: A
During wartime, the need for nurses increases dramatically, both at home and in the field. Poor
conditions during wars did not cause a decline in nursing care. Wars may or may not have been
the stimulus for nursing advances; however, wars have effected the evolution of nursing care.
ji
PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Demands of War
5. The nurse realizes that which of the following is a belief that Florence Nightingale had
about nursing education?
ji
a. Basing education on a holistic frameworkinclusive of illnessand health
ji ji
, b. Needing a practicalbasis for nursing practice
ji
c. Creating an environment that servesphysicians is most important
ji
d. Basingthe nursingcurriculum on medical knowledge
ANS: A
Florence Nightingale had specific beliefs about nursing education. The first is that it is based upona
holistic framework inclusive of illness and health. Nightingale also believed that there is a
need for a theoretical basis for nursing practice and not a practical basis. She also believed in the
ji
importance of creating an environment that promotes healing and not an environment that
servedphysicians. One additional belief was that the nursing curriculum should be based upon
nursing knowledge and not medical knowledge.
PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Florence Nightingale (1820 - 1910)
6. The nurserealizes that theNightingale Training School of Nurses at St. Thomas‘s Hospital
in London was:
ji
a. thefirst school of nursing in the West.
b. the first nursingschool to provide boththeory-based knowledgeandclinical skill building.
ji
c. thefirst school of nursingto accept women.
d. establishedto provide nurses tofight inthe Crimean War.
ji
ANS: B
The Nightingale Training School of Nurses at St. Thomas‘s Hospital in London was the first
school for nurses that provided both theory-based knowledge and clinical skills. This was not
thefirst school of nursing in the West nor the first school of nursing to accept women. This school
was not established to provide nurses to fight in the Crimean War.
PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Florence Nightingale (1820 - 1910)
7. Thenurse, consideringhome carenursing, realizes that Lillian Waldis notedas being:
ji
a. thefirst nurseto graduatefrom a school of nursing in the United States.
b. Superintendent of Nurses during the Civil War. ji
c. thefirstcommunity healthnurse.
d. the founder of the American Nurses Association.
ji
ANS: C
Lillian Wald spent her life providing nursing care to the indigent and, in 1893, as the first
community health nurse, she founded public health nursing with the establishment of the Henry
Street Settlement Service. Waldwas not the first nurse to graduate froma school of nursing in
the United States nor was she the Superintendent of Nurses during the Civil War. She was not the
ji
founder of the American Nurses Association.
PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Nursing Pioneers and Leaders: Lillian Wald
ji
8. The nurse, giving direction to a nursing assistant for client care, realizes that which of the
following nurseleaders opposed the movement toput untrained nursingaides under the control of
ji ji
physicians during World War I?
a. Clara Barton c. AnnieGoodrich
b. IsabelHamptonRobb d. Jane Delano
ANS: D
During World War I, Delano was opposed to the aide education plan created by physicians who
wanted the Red Cross to put untrained nursing aides at their sides to assist with war casualties.
Annie Goodrich wasinfavor of thephysicians‘ aide educationplan. Robb was a supporter of
therights of nursing students. Clara Barton was a nurse during the Civil War.
