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Chapter 01: Nursing and the Health Care System
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MULTIPLE CHOICE b
1. Florence Nightingale‘s contributions to nursing practice and education:
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a. are historically important but have no validity for nursing today.
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b. were neither recognized nor appreciated in her own time.
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c. were a major factor in reducing the death rate in the Crimean
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d. War.were limited only to the care of severe traumatic wounds.
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ANS: C b
By improving sanitation, nutrition ventilation, and handwashing techniques, Florence
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Nightingale‘s nurses dramatically reduced the death rate from injuries in the Crimean War.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 OBJ: Theory #1 TOP: Nursing
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HistoryKEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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2. Early nursing education and care in the United States:
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a. were directed at community health. b b b b
b. provided independence for women through education and employment. b b b b b b b
c. were an educational model based in institutions of higher
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learning.d. have continued to be entirely focused on hospital nursing.
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ANS: B b
Because of the influence of early nNuUrRsiSnIgNGleTaBd.eCrOs,Mnursing education
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becamemore formalized through apprenticeships in Nightingale schools that offered independence
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to women through education and employment.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 OBJ: Theory #4 TOP: Nursing
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HistoryKEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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3. In order to fulfill the common goals defined by nursing theorists (promote
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wellness,prevent illness, facilitate coping, and restore health), the LPN must take on the
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roles of:
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a. caregiver, educator, and collaborator. b b b
b. nursing assistant, delegator, and environmental specialist. b b b b b
c. medication dispenser, collaborator, and b b b
transporter.d.
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ANS: A b
In order for the LPN to apply the common goals of nursing, he or she must assume the roles
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ofcaregiver, educator, collaborator, manager, and advocate.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension b b REF: p. 3 OBJ: Theory #2 TOP: Art
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andScience of Nursing
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NCLEX: N/A
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4. Although nursing theories differ in their attempts to define nursing, all of them base
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theirbeliefs on common concepts concerning:
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a. self-actualization, fundamental needs, and belonging. b b b b
b. stress reduction, self-care, and a systems model.
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c. curative care, restorative care, and terminal care. b b b b b b
d. human relationships, the environment, and health.
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ANS: D b
Although nursing theories differ, they all base their beliefs on human relationships, theenvironment,
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and health.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension b b REF: p. 4 OBJ: Theory #2 TOP:
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NursingTheories
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NCLEX: N/A
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5. Standards of care for the nursing practice of the LPN are established by the: b b b b b b b b b b b b b
a. Boards of Nursing Examiners in each state. b b b b b b
b. National Council of States Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). b b b b b b b
c. American Nurses Association (ANA). b b b
d. National Federation of Licensed Practical b b b b
Nurses.ANS: D
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The National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses modified the standards published by the
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ANA in 2015 to better fit the role of the LPN. In 2015 the American Nurses Association
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(ANA)revised the Standards of Nursing Practice which contained 17 standards of national
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practice of nursing, describing all facets of nursing practice: who, what, when, where, how.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 6 OBJ: Theory #2 TOP: Standards b b bbb b b b b b
ofCare KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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6. The LPN demonstrates an evidence-based practice by:
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a. using a drug manual to check compatibility of drugs.
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b. using scientific information to guide decision making.
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c. using medical history of a patient to direct nursing interventions.
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d. basing nursing care on advice from an experienced
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nurse.ANS: B
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The use of scientific information from high-quality research to guide nursing decisions
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isreflective of the application of evidence-based practice.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 7 OBJ: Theory #3 TOP: Evidence- b b b b b b b b b
BasedPractice KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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7. Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster established the Henry Street Settlement Service in
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NewYork in 1893 in order to:
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a. offer a shelter to injured war veterans.
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b. found a nursing apprenticeship. b b b
c. provide health care to poor persons living in tenements. b b b b b b b b
d. offer better housing to low-income b b b b
families.ANS: C
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Henry Street Settlement Service brought the provision of community health care to the
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poorpeople living in tenements.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 2 OBJ: Theory #4 TOP: Growth
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8. An educational pathway for an LPN/LVN refers to an LPN/LVN:
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a. learning on the job and being promoted to a higher level of responsibility.
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b. moving from a maternity unit to a more complicated surgical unit.
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c. obtaining additional education to move from one level of nursing to another.
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d. learning that advancement requires consistent work and b b b b b b
commitment.ANS: C
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By broadening the educational base, an LPN/LVN may advance and build a nursing career.
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