Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing – 7th Edition by Williams – Complete Test Bank|newest edition 2025 /26 |ISBN:9780443245237 A+

TEST BANK for Fundamental Concepts and Skills for
Nursing 7th Edition by Patricia A. Williams
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, Chapter 01: Nursing and the Health Care System MULTIPL sd sd sd sd sd sd sd sd




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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 War. were limited only to the care
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of severe traumatic wounds.
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By improving sanitation, nutrition ventilation, and handwashing techniques, Florence Nightingale‗s
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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 History KEY: Nursing
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2. Early nursing education and care in the United States:
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a. were directed at community health.
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b. provided independence for women through education and employment.
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c. were an educational model based in institutions of higher learning.
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d. have continued to be entirely focused on hospital nursing. ACCURATE ANSWER: B
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Because of the influence of early nursing leaders, nursing education became more formalized through a
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pprenticeships in Nightingale schools that offered independence to women through education and empl
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oyment.

DIF:
Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 OBJ: Theory #4 TOP: Nursing History KEY: Nursing
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3. In order to fulfill the common goals defined by nursing theorists (promote wellness, prevent illness,
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facilitate coping, and restore health), the LPN must take on the roles of:
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a. caregiver, educator, and collaborator. sd sd sd




b. nursing assistant, delegator, and environmental specialist.
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,c. medication dispenser, collaborator, and transporter.
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, d. dietitian, manager, and housekeeper. ACCURATE ANSWER: A
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In order for the LPN to apply the common goals of nursing, he or she must assume the roles of caregiver, e
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ducator, collaborator, manager, and advocate.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 3 sd sd sd sd



OBJ: Theory #2 TOP: Art and Science of Nursing
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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4. Although nursing theories differ in their attempts to define nursing, all of them base their beliefs on
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a. self-actualization, fundamental needs, and belonging. sd sd sd sd




b. stress reduction, self-care, and a systems model.
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c. curative care, restorative care, and terminal care. human relationships, the environment, and
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health.

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Although nursing theories differ, they all base their beliefs on human relationships, the environment, and h
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OBJ: Theory #2 TOP: Nursing Theories KEY: Nursing P
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5. Standards of care for the nursing practice of the LPN are established by the:
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a. Boards of Nursing Examiners in each state.
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b. National Council of States Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
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c. American Nurses Association (ANA). sd sd sd




d. National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses. ACCURATE ANSWER: D
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The National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses modified the standards published by the ANA in 20
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15 to better fit the role of the LPN. In 2015 the American Nurses Association (ANA) revised the Standard
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s of Nursing Practice which contained 17 standards of national practice of nursing, describing all facets of
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nursing practice: who, what, when, where, how.
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OBJ: Theory #2 TOP: Standards of Care KEY: Nursing P
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