Applications 4th Edition
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1. Which ofthe following statements accurately describe an element ofnursing? Select
all that apply.
A) The skills involved in nursing are primarily technical in nature.
B) The primary focus ofnursing is to assist individuals to recover from illness.
C) The science ofnursing is the knowledge base for the care that is given.
D) The art ofnursing is the collection ofknowledge through research.
E) Nursing is considered to be both an art and a science.
F) Nursing is a profession that used specialized knowledge and skills.
2. Which ofthe following set ofterms best describes nursing at the end ofthe Middle Ages?
A) continuity, caring, critical thinking
B) purpose, direction, leadership
C) assessment, interventions, outcomes
D) advocacy, research, education
3. Which ofthe following is a characteristic ofnursing practiced from early
civilization to the 16th century?
A) Most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes.
B) The physician was the priest who treated disease with prayer.
C) The nurse was a nun committed to caring for the needy and homeless.
D) Nursing changed from a spiritual focus to an emphasis on knowledge expansion.
4. In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?
A) pre-civilization
B) early civilization to 16th century
C) 16th to 17th century
,D) 18th to 19th century
5. Who is considered to be the founder ofprofessional nursing?
A) Dorothea Dix
, B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Clara Barton
6. Which ofthe following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States in
1882?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Jane Addams
7. What was one barrier to the development ofthe nursing profession in the United States
after the Civil War?
A) lack ofeducational standards
B) hospital-based schools ofnursing
C) lack ofinfluence from nursing leaders
D) independence ofnursing orders
8. Which ofthe following individuals provided community-based care and founded public
health nursing?
A) Adelaide Nutting
B) Lillian Wald
C) Sojourner Truth
D) Clara Barton
9. Which ofthe following nursing groups provides a definition and scope ofpractice for
nursing?
A) ICN
B) AAN
C) ANA
D) The Joint Commission
10. Teaching a woman about breast self-examination is an example ofwhat broad aim of
nursing?
A) promoting health
B) preventing illness