,Nursing Leadership, Management, and Professional Practice for the
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LPN/LVN 7th Edition Dahlkemper Test Bank h h h h h h
Chapter 1. Historical Perspectives and Current Trends
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Chapter 1: Historical Perspective and Current Trends
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Multiple Choice h
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. The nursing student predominantly uses knowledge about the history
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h of nursing for what purpose?
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1. To understand the professional choices h h h h
open h
to the student h h
2. To prevent making medication errors in h h h h h
practice h
3. To determine what geographical area is h h h h h
the best place to practice h h h h h
4. To reduce the cost of delivering quality h h h h h h
healthcare h
h h 2. h The nurse is working in an underdeveloped country and
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h observes the natives lighting ritual fires and pounding on primitive drums around
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hthe sick person to promote recovery. The nurse interprets this behavior as
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hindicating the natives believe illness results from what?
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1. Pathogens and genetics h h
2. Evil spirits h
3. Tides and planets h h
4. Plants and animals h h
3. The person credited with making a written record of healthcare
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h practices and removing the mythical aspect of healthcare is who?
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1. Hammurabi
2. Florence Nightingale h
3. Hippocrates
4. Apollo
4. Who served as the first public health nurses, caring for the
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h sick and the poor?
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1. The Presbyterian Church h h
, 2. Salerno
3. Jewish scholars h
4. Convent deaconesses h
5. h What is a crucial issue the nurse working in the late
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h industrialization era would need to address in order to promote
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h health?
1. Reducing spread of infection h h h
2. Reducing sedentary lifestyle h h
3. Teaching proper use of medications h h h h
4. Teaching use of car seats h h h h
6. hWhat types of skills would a nursing student learn
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h while attending Kaiserworth Deaconess Institution in 1836?
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1. Administering immunizations h
2. Assisting in surgery h h
3. Washing and changing bed linens h h h h
4. Developing a plan of care h h h h
7. The nurse demonstrates Florence Nightingale’s theory of nursing
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with what intervention?
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1. Respecting the patient’s culture and h h h h
incorporating cultural needs in the plan of h h h h h h h
care
2. Promoting good health and treating h h h h
those who h h
are ill in a holistic manner h h h h h
3. Understanding how to motivate people to h h h h h
practice a healthy lifestyle and reduce h h h h h h
risks h
4. Teaching other nurses how to deliver the h h h h h h
highest quality of nursing care. h h h h h
8. hWhat action performed by the nurse directly resulted from
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h the contribution made by Linda Richards?
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1. Using an antiseptic before administering an h h h h h
injection h
2. Exploring the psychosocial needs of the h h h h h
patient h
, 3. Documenting patient care in the medical
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record
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4. Listening to a patient describe his or her
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condition
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LPN/LVN 7th Edition Dahlkemper Test Bank h h h h h h
Chapter 1. Historical Perspectives and Current Trends
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Chapter 1: Historical Perspective and Current Trends
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Multiple Choice h
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. The nursing student predominantly uses knowledge about the history
h h h h h h h h h
h of nursing for what purpose?
h h h h
1. To understand the professional choices h h h h
open h
to the student h h
2. To prevent making medication errors in h h h h h
practice h
3. To determine what geographical area is h h h h h
the best place to practice h h h h h
4. To reduce the cost of delivering quality h h h h h h
healthcare h
h h 2. h The nurse is working in an underdeveloped country and
h h h h h h h h h h h h h
h observes the natives lighting ritual fires and pounding on primitive drums around
h h h h h h h h h h h
hthe sick person to promote recovery. The nurse interprets this behavior as
h h h h h h h h h h h
hindicating the natives believe illness results from what?
h h h h h h h
1. Pathogens and genetics h h
2. Evil spirits h
3. Tides and planets h h
4. Plants and animals h h
3. The person credited with making a written record of healthcare
h h h h h h h h h h
h practices and removing the mythical aspect of healthcare is who?
h h h h h h h h h
1. Hammurabi
2. Florence Nightingale h
3. Hippocrates
4. Apollo
4. Who served as the first public health nurses, caring for the
h h h h h h h h h h h
h sick and the poor?
h h h
1. The Presbyterian Church h h
, 2. Salerno
3. Jewish scholars h
4. Convent deaconesses h
5. h What is a crucial issue the nurse working in the late
h h h h h h h h h h
h industrialization era would need to address in order to promote
h h h h h h h h h
h health?
1. Reducing spread of infection h h h
2. Reducing sedentary lifestyle h h
3. Teaching proper use of medications h h h h
4. Teaching use of car seats h h h h
6. hWhat types of skills would a nursing student learn
h h h h h h h h
h while attending Kaiserworth Deaconess Institution in 1836?
h h h h h h
1. Administering immunizations h
2. Assisting in surgery h h
3. Washing and changing bed linens h h h h
4. Developing a plan of care h h h h
7. The nurse demonstrates Florence Nightingale’s theory of nursing
h h h h h h h h
with what intervention?
h h h
1. Respecting the patient’s culture and h h h h
incorporating cultural needs in the plan of h h h h h h h
care
2. Promoting good health and treating h h h h
those who h h
are ill in a holistic manner h h h h h
3. Understanding how to motivate people to h h h h h
practice a healthy lifestyle and reduce h h h h h h
risks h
4. Teaching other nurses how to deliver the h h h h h h
highest quality of nursing care. h h h h h
8. hWhat action performed by the nurse directly resulted from
h h h h h h h h
h the contribution made by Linda Richards?
h h h h h
1. Using an antiseptic before administering an h h h h h
injection h
2. Exploring the psychosocial needs of the h h h h h
patient h
, 3. Documenting patient care in the medical
h h h h h
record
h
4. Listening to a patient describe his or her
h h h h h h h
condition
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