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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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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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A) continuity, caring, critical thinking hj hj hj
B) purpose, direction, leadership hj hj
C) assessment, interventions, outcomes hj hj
D) advocacy, research, education hj hj
3. Which of the following is a characteristic of nursing practiced from early civilization to
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the 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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5. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
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A) Dorothea Dix hj
,B) Lillian Wald hj
C) Florence Nightingale hj
D) Clara Barton hj
6. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States in
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1882?
A) Florence Nightingale hj
B) Clara Barton hj
C) Dorothea Dix hj
D) Jane Addams hj
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 hj hj hj
C) lack of influence from nursing leaders
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D) independence of nursing orders hj hj hj
8. Which of the following individuals provided community-
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based care and founded public health nursing?
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A) Adelaide Nutting hj
B) Lillian Wald hj
C) Sojourner Truth hj
D) Clara Barton hj
9. Which of the following nursing groups provides a definition and scope of practice for
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nursing?
A) ICN
B) AAN
C) ANA
D) The Joint Commission
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10. Teaching a woman about breast self-
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examination is an example of what broad aim of nursing?
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A) promoting health hj
B) preventing illness hj
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D) facilitating coping with disability and death hj hj hj hj hj
11. What nursing activity would meet the broad nursing aim of facilitating coping with
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disability and death? Select all that apply.
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A) conducting a blood pressure screening program hj hj hj hj hj
B) teaching testicular self-examination hj hj
C) referring to a community diabetic support group
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D) administering intravenous fluids hj hj
E) admitting a patient to a hospice program hj hj hj hj hj hj
F) performing a physical assessment on a patient hj hj hj hj hj hj
12. A nurse caring for a patient with diabetes chooses an appropriate plan of care and devises
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interventions to accomplish the desired outcomes. This is an example of using which of t
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he following type of nursing skills?
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A) Technical
B) Cognitive
C) Interpersonal
D) Ethical/Legal
13. Which one of the following examples of nursing actions would be considered an
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ethical/legal skill? hj
A) A nurse helps a patient prepare a living will.
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B) A nurse obtains a urine sample for a urinalysis.
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C) A nurse explains the rationale for a patients plan of care.
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D) A nurse holds the hand of a woman whose baby died in childbirth.
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14. A nurse practitioner is caring for a couple who are the parents of an infant diagnosed with
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Downs Syndrome. The nurse makes referrals for a parent support group for the family. T
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his is an example of which nursing role?
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A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
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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. hj
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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A) continuity, caring, critical thinking hj hj hj
B) purpose, direction, leadership hj hj
C) assessment, interventions, outcomes hj hj
D) advocacy, research, education hj hj
3. Which of the following is a characteristic of nursing practiced from early civilization to
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the 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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5. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
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A) Dorothea Dix hj
,B) Lillian Wald hj
C) Florence Nightingale hj
D) Clara Barton hj
6. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States in
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1882?
A) Florence Nightingale hj
B) Clara Barton hj
C) Dorothea Dix hj
D) Jane Addams hj
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 hj hj hj
C) lack of influence from nursing leaders
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D) independence of nursing orders hj hj hj
8. Which of the following individuals provided community-
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based care and founded public health nursing?
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A) Adelaide Nutting hj
B) Lillian Wald hj
C) Sojourner Truth hj
D) Clara Barton hj
9. Which of the following nursing groups provides a definition and scope of practice for
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nursing?
A) ICN
B) AAN
C) ANA
D) The Joint Commission
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10. Teaching a woman about breast self-
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examination is an example of what broad aim of nursing?
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A) promoting health hj
B) preventing illness hj
, C) restoring health hj
D) facilitating coping with disability and death hj hj hj hj hj
11. What nursing activity would meet the broad nursing aim of facilitating coping with
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disability and death? Select all that apply.
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A) conducting a blood pressure screening program hj hj hj hj hj
B) teaching testicular self-examination hj hj
C) referring to a community diabetic support group
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D) administering intravenous fluids hj hj
E) admitting a patient to a hospice program hj hj hj hj hj hj
F) performing a physical assessment on a patient hj hj hj hj hj hj
12. A nurse caring for a patient with diabetes chooses an appropriate plan of care and devises
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interventions to accomplish the desired outcomes. This is an example of using which of t
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he following type of nursing skills?
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A) Technical
B) Cognitive
C) Interpersonal
D) Ethical/Legal
13. Which one of the following examples of nursing actions would be considered an
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ethical/legal skill? hj
A) A nurse helps a patient prepare a living will.
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B) A nurse obtains a urine sample for a urinalysis.
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C) A nurse explains the rationale for a patients plan of care.
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D) A nurse holds the hand of a woman whose baby died in childbirth.
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14. A nurse practitioner is caring for a couple who are the parents of an infant diagnosed with
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Downs Syndrome. The nurse makes referrals for a parent support group for the family. T
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his is an example of which nursing role?
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A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
