Test Bank for Fundamentals
of Nursing Care: Concepts,
Connections & Skills, 4th
Edition by Marti Burton and
David Smith
, Element of nursing - correct answers--The skills involved in nursing are primarily
technical in nature.
Primary focus of nursing - correct answers--To assist individuals to recover from illness.
Science of nursing - correct answers--The knowledge base for the care that is given.
Art of nursing - correct answers--The collection of knowledge through research.
Nursing as a profession - correct answers--Nursing is considered to be both an art and
a science.
Specialized knowledge in nursing - correct answers--Nursing is a profession that uses
specialized knowledge and skills.
Nursing at the end of the Middle Ages - correct answers--Continuity, caring, critical
thinking.
Characteristic of nursing (early civilization to 16th century) - correct answers--Most early
civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes.
Physician's role in early civilization - correct answers--The physician was the priest who
treated disease with prayer.
Nurse's role in early civilization - correct answers--The nurse was a nun committed to
caring for the needy and homeless.
Nursing care period - correct answers--Nursing care as we now know it began in the
18th to 19th century.
Founder of professional nursing - correct answers--Florence Nightingale.
Red Cross founder in the U.S. - correct answers--Clara Barton established the Red
Cross in the United States in 1882.
Barrier to nursing profession development - correct answers--Lack of educational
standards.
Community-based care founder - correct answers--Lillian Wald founded public health
nursing.
Nursing definition and scope - correct answers--The ANA provides a definition and
scope of practice for nursing.
Breast self-examination teaching - correct answers--An example of promoting health.
of Nursing Care: Concepts,
Connections & Skills, 4th
Edition by Marti Burton and
David Smith
, Element of nursing - correct answers--The skills involved in nursing are primarily
technical in nature.
Primary focus of nursing - correct answers--To assist individuals to recover from illness.
Science of nursing - correct answers--The knowledge base for the care that is given.
Art of nursing - correct answers--The collection of knowledge through research.
Nursing as a profession - correct answers--Nursing is considered to be both an art and
a science.
Specialized knowledge in nursing - correct answers--Nursing is a profession that uses
specialized knowledge and skills.
Nursing at the end of the Middle Ages - correct answers--Continuity, caring, critical
thinking.
Characteristic of nursing (early civilization to 16th century) - correct answers--Most early
civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes.
Physician's role in early civilization - correct answers--The physician was the priest who
treated disease with prayer.
Nurse's role in early civilization - correct answers--The nurse was a nun committed to
caring for the needy and homeless.
Nursing care period - correct answers--Nursing care as we now know it began in the
18th to 19th century.
Founder of professional nursing - correct answers--Florence Nightingale.
Red Cross founder in the U.S. - correct answers--Clara Barton established the Red
Cross in the United States in 1882.
Barrier to nursing profession development - correct answers--Lack of educational
standards.
Community-based care founder - correct answers--Lillian Wald founded public health
nursing.
Nursing definition and scope - correct answers--The ANA provides a definition and
scope of practice for nursing.
Breast self-examination teaching - correct answers--An example of promoting health.
