Test Bank
Ch.1 – Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the Development of
Nursing
MCQS:
1)Nursing practice is influenced by:
a. history. d. political factors.
b. spiritual beliefs. e. All of the above
c. religious practice.
CORRECT ANSWER E 1
2)Empathy is a motive for:
a. meeting the needs of others. c. becoming a nurse.
b. moral reasoning and action. d. determining right from wrong.
CORRECT ANSWER B 1
3)Professions exist to meet the:
a. needs of employers. c. needs of society.
b. needs of individuals. d. needs of families.
CORRECT ANSWER C 1
4)Florence Nightingale was a:
a. model for all nurses. d. social reformer.
b. nurse. e. All of the above
c. statistician.
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CORRECT ANSWER E 1
5)Helping professionals find their origin in:
a. inhumane actions. d. individual values.
b. perceived social need. e. All except A
c. accepted moral needs. f. B and C only
CORRECT ANSWER E 1
6)The overarching belief system of a culture that deals with the culture’s beliefs about the nature of the universe is
termed:
a. cosmology. c. values.
b. religion. d. astrology.
CORRECT ANSWER A 1
7)During the Middle Ages:
a. religions and church-sanctioned secular nursing orders afforded the only
legitimate avenue for women wishing to become nurses.
b. there was an upsurge in the respect afforded to nursing and midwifery, and
nurses began to practice autonomously.
c. healing arts in Denmark and Greece were performed in sacred ceremonies by
priests, priestesses, or shamans.
d. most nurses were women of high social status.
CORRECT ANSWER A 1
8)The “Dark Period of Nursing” when convalescent patients, prostitutes, prisoners, and drunkards provided hospital
nursing care occurred during the:
a. Reformation. c. Middle Ages.
b. Crusades. d. early Christian era.
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CORRECT ANSWER A 1
9)The concept of social need is important to the ethical foundations of the nursing professional because:
a. nurses must determine the health needs of society.
b. nursing finds its origin, purpose, and meaning within the context of perceived
social need.
c. theories of sociology are utilized by nursing scholars, many of whom view them as
conceptual frameworks for nursing practice.
d. social need determines the boundaries of the ethical principles of distributive
justice, beneficence, and nonmaleficence.
CORRECT ANSWER B 1
10)The social status of women affects the status of the nursing profession because:
a. nursing has traditionally been a profession of women.
b. throughout history, nurses have been afforded higher social status.
c. women of higher social status rarely become nurses.
d. women are more skilled than men at nurturing others.
CORRECT ANSWER A 1
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Ch.2 – Ethical Theory
MCQS:
1)Ethics is:
a. a formal process of making illogical and consistent decisions based upon one’s
beliefs.
b. a formal process of making logical and random decisions based upon moral
beliefs.
c. a formal process of making logical and consistent decisions based upon moral
beliefs.
d. a formal process of making logical and consistent decisions based upon religious
beliefs.
CORRECT ANSWER C 1
2)The belief that people can figure out absolute moral rules that derive from the universe or a supreme being is the
basis for which moral perspective?
a. Moral belief c. Deontology
b. Rationalism d. Naturalism
CORRECT ANSWER B 1
3)The nurse maintained confidentiality regarding a patient’s terminal illness even though family members would have
provided emotional and financial support to the patient had they known of the diagnosis. Adhering to this
principle regardless of outcome is an example of the application of which ethical theory?
a. Deontology c. Rationalism
b. Naturalism d. Utilitarianism
CORRECT ANSWER A 1
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Ch.1 – Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the Development of
Nursing
MCQS:
1)Nursing practice is influenced by:
a. history. d. political factors.
b. spiritual beliefs. e. All of the above
c. religious practice.
CORRECT ANSWER E 1
2)Empathy is a motive for:
a. meeting the needs of others. c. becoming a nurse.
b. moral reasoning and action. d. determining right from wrong.
CORRECT ANSWER B 1
3)Professions exist to meet the:
a. needs of employers. c. needs of society.
b. needs of individuals. d. needs of families.
CORRECT ANSWER C 1
4)Florence Nightingale was a:
a. model for all nurses. d. social reformer.
b. nurse. e. All of the above
c. statistician.
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CORRECT ANSWER E 1
5)Helping professionals find their origin in:
a. inhumane actions. d. individual values.
b. perceived social need. e. All except A
c. accepted moral needs. f. B and C only
CORRECT ANSWER E 1
6)The overarching belief system of a culture that deals with the culture’s beliefs about the nature of the universe is
termed:
a. cosmology. c. values.
b. religion. d. astrology.
CORRECT ANSWER A 1
7)During the Middle Ages:
a. religions and church-sanctioned secular nursing orders afforded the only
legitimate avenue for women wishing to become nurses.
b. there was an upsurge in the respect afforded to nursing and midwifery, and
nurses began to practice autonomously.
c. healing arts in Denmark and Greece were performed in sacred ceremonies by
priests, priestesses, or shamans.
d. most nurses were women of high social status.
CORRECT ANSWER A 1
8)The “Dark Period of Nursing” when convalescent patients, prostitutes, prisoners, and drunkards provided hospital
nursing care occurred during the:
a. Reformation. c. Middle Ages.
b. Crusades. d. early Christian era.
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CORRECT ANSWER A 1
9)The concept of social need is important to the ethical foundations of the nursing professional because:
a. nurses must determine the health needs of society.
b. nursing finds its origin, purpose, and meaning within the context of perceived
social need.
c. theories of sociology are utilized by nursing scholars, many of whom view them as
conceptual frameworks for nursing practice.
d. social need determines the boundaries of the ethical principles of distributive
justice, beneficence, and nonmaleficence.
CORRECT ANSWER B 1
10)The social status of women affects the status of the nursing profession because:
a. nursing has traditionally been a profession of women.
b. throughout history, nurses have been afforded higher social status.
c. women of higher social status rarely become nurses.
d. women are more skilled than men at nurturing others.
CORRECT ANSWER A 1
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Ch.2 – Ethical Theory
MCQS:
1)Ethics is:
a. a formal process of making illogical and consistent decisions based upon one’s
beliefs.
b. a formal process of making logical and random decisions based upon moral
beliefs.
c. a formal process of making logical and consistent decisions based upon moral
beliefs.
d. a formal process of making logical and consistent decisions based upon religious
beliefs.
CORRECT ANSWER C 1
2)The belief that people can figure out absolute moral rules that derive from the universe or a supreme being is the
basis for which moral perspective?
a. Moral belief c. Deontology
b. Rationalism d. Naturalism
CORRECT ANSWER B 1
3)The nurse maintained confidentiality regarding a patient’s terminal illness even though family members would have
provided emotional and financial support to the patient had they known of the diagnosis. Adhering to this
principle regardless of outcome is an example of the application of which ethical theory?
a. Deontology c. Rationalism
b. Naturalism d. Utilitarianism
CORRECT ANSWER A 1
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