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A clear and concise Fundamentals of Nursing guide covering key theories, core concepts, and practical applications. Includes the nursing process, patient care basis, safety, and essential clinical skill.

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Wilkinson, Judith M., Treas, Leslie S., Barnett, Karen L. & Smith, Mable H.
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, Fundamentals of Nursing Theory Concepts and Applications 4th Edition Wilkinson vr vr vr vr vr vr vr vr vr




Test Bank
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Table of Content
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Chapter 1 Evolution of Nursing Thought & Action
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Chapter 2 Critical Thinking & Nursing Process
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Chapter 3 Assessment
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Chapter 4 Analysis/Diagnosis
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Chapter 5 Planning Outcomes
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Chapter 6 Planning Interventions
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Chapter 7 Implementation & Evaluation
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Chapter 8 Theory, Research, & Evidence-Based Practice
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Chapter 9 Life Span: Infancy Through Middle Adulthood
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Chapter 10 Life Span: Older Adults
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Chapter 11 Experiencing Health & Illness
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Chapter 12 Stress & Adaptation
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Chapter 13 Psychosocial Health & Illness
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Chapter 14 The Family
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Chapter 15 Culture & Ethnicity
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Chapter 16 Spirituality
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Chapter 17 Loss, Grief, & Dying
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Chapter 18 Documenting & Reporting
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Chapter 19 Teaching & Learning
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Chapter 20 Measuring Vital Signs
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Chapter 21 Communication & Therapeutic Relationships
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Chapter 22 Health Assessment
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Chapter 23 Promoting Asepsis & Preventing Infection
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Chapter 24 Promoting Safety
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Chapter 25 Facilitating Hygiene
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Chapter 26 Administering Medications
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Chapter 27 Nutrition
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Chapter 28 Urinary Elimination
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Chapter 29 Bowel Elimination
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Chapter 30 Sensation, Perception, & Response
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Chapter 31 Pain
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Chapter 32 Physical Activity & Immobility
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Chapter 33 Sexual Health
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Chapter 34 Sleep & Rest
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Chapter 35 Skin Integrity & Wound Healing
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Chapter 36 Oxygenation
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Chapter 37 Circulation & Perfusion
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Chapter 38 Fluids, Electrolytes, & Acid-Base Balance
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Chapter 39 Perioperative Care
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Chapter 40 Leading & Managing
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Chapter 41 Nursing Informatics
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Chapter 42 Promoting Health
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Chapter 43 Community & Home Health Nursing
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Chapter 44 Ethics & Values
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Chapter 45 Legal Accountability
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Chapter 46 Holistic Healing
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Chapter 1 Evolution of Nursing Thought & Action
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1. Which of the following statements accurately describe an element of nursing? Select all
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that apply.
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A) The skills involved in nursing are primarily technical in nature.
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B) The primary focus of nursing is to assist individuals to recover from illness.
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C) The science of nursing is the knowledge base for the care that is given.
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D) The art of nursing is the collection of knowledge through research.
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E) Nursing is considered to be both an art and a science.
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F) Nursing is a profession that used specialized knowledge and skills.
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2. Which of the following set of terms best describes nursing at the end of the Middle Ages?
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3. Which of the following is a characteristic of nursing practiced from early civilization tothe
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16th century?
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A) Most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes.
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B) The physician was the priest who treated disease with prayer.
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C) The nurse was a nun committed to caring for the needy and homeless.
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D) Nursing changed from a spiritual focus to an emphasis on knowledge expansion.
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4. In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?
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A) pre-civilization
B) early civilization to 16th century
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C) 16th to 17th century
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D) 18th to 19th century
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5. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
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A) Dorothea Dix vr

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6. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States in
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1882?
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A) Florence Nightingale vr




B) Clara Barton vr




C) Dorothea Dix vr




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7. What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States
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after the Civil War?
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A) lack of educational standards
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B) hospital-based schools of nursing vr vr vr




C) lack of influence from nursing leaders
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D) independence of nursing orders vr vr vr




8. Which of the following individuals provided community-based care and founded public
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health nursing?
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A) Adelaide Nutting vr




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9. Which of the following nursing groups provides a definition and scope of practice for
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nursing?
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A) ICN
B) AAN
C) ANA
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10. Teaching a woman about breast self-examination is an example of what broad aim of
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nursing?
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A) promoting health vr




B) preventing illness vr

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