, TEST BANK FOR DEWITS FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND SKILLS FOR
NURSING 5TH EDITION BY WILLIAMS
TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter 01: Nursing and the Health Care System
Chapter 02: Concepts of Health, Illness, Stress, and Health Promotion
Chapter 03: Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing
Chapter 04: The Nursing Process and Critical Thinking
Chapter 05: Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis, and Planning
Chapter 06: Implementation and Evaluation
Chapter 07: Documentation of Nursing Care
Chapter 08: Communication and the Nurse-Patient Relationship
Chapter 09: Patient Education and Health Promotion
Chapter 10: Delegation, Leadership, and Management
Chapter 11: Growth and Development: Infancy Through Adolescence
Chapter 12: Adulthood and the Family
Chapter 13: Promoting Healthy Adaptation to Aging
Chapter 14: Cultural and Spiritual Aspects of Patient Care
Chapter 15: Loss, Grief, and End-of-Life Care
Chapter 16: Infection Prevention and Control: Protective Mechanisms and Asepsis
Chapter 17: Infection Prevention and Control in the Hospital and Home
Chapter 18: Safe Lifting, Moving, and Positioning of Patients
Chapter 19: Assisting with Hygiene, Personal Care, Skin Care, and the Prevention of Pressure
Ulcers
,Chapter 20: Patient Environment and Safety
Chapter 21: Measuring Vital Signs
Chapter 22: Assessing Health Status
Chapter 23: Admitting, Transferring, and Discharging Patients
Chapter 24: Diagnostic Tests and Specimen Collection
Chapter 25: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
Chapter 26: Concepts of Basic Nutrition and Cultural Considerations
Chapter 27: Nutritional Therapy and Assisted Feeding
Chapter 28: Assisting with Respiration and Oxygen Delivery
Chapter 29: Promoting Urinary Elimination
Chapter 30: Promoting Bowel Elimination
Chapter 31: Pain, Comfort, and Sleep
Chapter 32: Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Chapter 33: Pharmacology and Preparation for Drug Administration
Chapter 34: Administering Oral, Topical, and Inhalant Medications
Chapter 35: Administering Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Injections
Chapter 36: Administering Intravenous Solutions and Medications
Chapter 37: Care of the Surgical Patient
Chapter 38: Providing Wound Care and Treating Pressure Ulcers
Chapter 39: Promoting Musculoskeletal Function
Chapter 40: Common Physical Care Problems of the Older Adult
Chapter 41: Common Psychosocial Care Problems of Older Adults
, Chapter 01: Nursing and the Health Care System
Williams: deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Florence Nightingale’s contributions to nursing practice and education:
a. are historically important but have no validity for nursing today.
b. were neither recognized nor appreciated in her own time.
c. were a major factor in reducing the death rate in the Crimean War.
d. were limited only to the care of severe traumatic wounds.
ANS: C
By improving sanitation, nutrition ventilation, and handwashing techniques, Florence
Nightingale’s nurses dramatically reduced the death rate from injuries in the Crimean War.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 OBJ: Theory #1
TOP: Nursing History KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
2. Early nursing education and care in the United States:
a. were directed at community health.
b. provided independence for women through education and employment.
c. were an educational model based in institutions of higher learning.
d. have continued to be entirely focused on hospital nursing.
ANS: B
Because of the influence of early nursing leaders, nursing education became more formalized
through apprenticeships in Nightingale schools that offered independence to women through
education and employment.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 OBJ: Theory #4
TOP: Nursing History KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
3. In order to fulfill the common goals defined by nursing theorists (promote wellness, prevent
illness, facilitate coping, and restore health), the LPN must take on the roles of:
a. caregiver, educator, and collaborator.
b. nursing assistant, delegator, and environmental specialist.
c. medication dispenser, collaborator, and transporter.
d. dietitian, manager, and housekeeper.
ANS: A
In order for the LPN to apply the common goals of nursing, he or she must assume the roles
of caregiver, educator, collaborator, manager, and advocate.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 3 OBJ: Theory #2
TOP: Art and Science of Nursing KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
4. Although nursing theories differ in their attempts to define nursing, all of them base their
beliefs on common concepts concerning:
NURSING 5TH EDITION BY WILLIAMS
TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter 01: Nursing and the Health Care System
Chapter 02: Concepts of Health, Illness, Stress, and Health Promotion
Chapter 03: Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing
Chapter 04: The Nursing Process and Critical Thinking
Chapter 05: Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis, and Planning
Chapter 06: Implementation and Evaluation
Chapter 07: Documentation of Nursing Care
Chapter 08: Communication and the Nurse-Patient Relationship
Chapter 09: Patient Education and Health Promotion
Chapter 10: Delegation, Leadership, and Management
Chapter 11: Growth and Development: Infancy Through Adolescence
Chapter 12: Adulthood and the Family
Chapter 13: Promoting Healthy Adaptation to Aging
Chapter 14: Cultural and Spiritual Aspects of Patient Care
Chapter 15: Loss, Grief, and End-of-Life Care
Chapter 16: Infection Prevention and Control: Protective Mechanisms and Asepsis
Chapter 17: Infection Prevention and Control in the Hospital and Home
Chapter 18: Safe Lifting, Moving, and Positioning of Patients
Chapter 19: Assisting with Hygiene, Personal Care, Skin Care, and the Prevention of Pressure
Ulcers
,Chapter 20: Patient Environment and Safety
Chapter 21: Measuring Vital Signs
Chapter 22: Assessing Health Status
Chapter 23: Admitting, Transferring, and Discharging Patients
Chapter 24: Diagnostic Tests and Specimen Collection
Chapter 25: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
Chapter 26: Concepts of Basic Nutrition and Cultural Considerations
Chapter 27: Nutritional Therapy and Assisted Feeding
Chapter 28: Assisting with Respiration and Oxygen Delivery
Chapter 29: Promoting Urinary Elimination
Chapter 30: Promoting Bowel Elimination
Chapter 31: Pain, Comfort, and Sleep
Chapter 32: Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Chapter 33: Pharmacology and Preparation for Drug Administration
Chapter 34: Administering Oral, Topical, and Inhalant Medications
Chapter 35: Administering Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Injections
Chapter 36: Administering Intravenous Solutions and Medications
Chapter 37: Care of the Surgical Patient
Chapter 38: Providing Wound Care and Treating Pressure Ulcers
Chapter 39: Promoting Musculoskeletal Function
Chapter 40: Common Physical Care Problems of the Older Adult
Chapter 41: Common Psychosocial Care Problems of Older Adults
, Chapter 01: Nursing and the Health Care System
Williams: deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Florence Nightingale’s contributions to nursing practice and education:
a. are historically important but have no validity for nursing today.
b. were neither recognized nor appreciated in her own time.
c. were a major factor in reducing the death rate in the Crimean War.
d. were limited only to the care of severe traumatic wounds.
ANS: C
By improving sanitation, nutrition ventilation, and handwashing techniques, Florence
Nightingale’s nurses dramatically reduced the death rate from injuries in the Crimean War.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 OBJ: Theory #1
TOP: Nursing History KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
2. Early nursing education and care in the United States:
a. were directed at community health.
b. provided independence for women through education and employment.
c. were an educational model based in institutions of higher learning.
d. have continued to be entirely focused on hospital nursing.
ANS: B
Because of the influence of early nursing leaders, nursing education became more formalized
through apprenticeships in Nightingale schools that offered independence to women through
education and employment.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 OBJ: Theory #4
TOP: Nursing History KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
3. In order to fulfill the common goals defined by nursing theorists (promote wellness, prevent
illness, facilitate coping, and restore health), the LPN must take on the roles of:
a. caregiver, educator, and collaborator.
b. nursing assistant, delegator, and environmental specialist.
c. medication dispenser, collaborator, and transporter.
d. dietitian, manager, and housekeeper.
ANS: A
In order for the LPN to apply the common goals of nursing, he or she must assume the roles
of caregiver, educator, collaborator, manager, and advocate.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 3 OBJ: Theory #2
TOP: Art and Science of Nursing KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
4. Although nursing theories differ in their attempts to define nursing, all of them base their
beliefs on common concepts concerning:
