Test Bank For Davis Advantage Basic Nursing: Thinking
Doing and Caring 3rd Edition By Leslie S. Treas; Karen
L. Barnett; Mable H. Smith
Evolution of Nursing Thought & Action - ANSWER Chapter 1 of Davis Advantage
Basic Nursing: Thinking, Doing, and Caring discusses the historical development
and evolution of nursing as a profession.
Influential Factor in Shaping Nursing Profession - ANSWER The military demand
for nurses in the field has been the most influential factor in shaping the nursing
profession throughout history.
Physicians Need for Handmaidens - ANSWER The stereotype of physicians
needing handmaidens is not an influential factor in shaping the nursing profession.
Societal Need for Healthcare Outside the Home - ANSWER The societal need for
healthcare outside the home has influenced the development of hospitals, but not
nursing as a profession.
Germ Theory and Sanitation - ANSWER Germ theory and sanitation have
improved healthcare, but did not shape nursing as a profession.
Illness Prevention Activity - ANSWER Administering immunization for HPV is an
example of an illness prevention activity.
Disease Prevention Activity - ANSWER Joining a cancer support group is not an
illness prevention activity, but a treatment for cancer.
Health Promotion Activity - ANSWER Encouraging the use of a food diary is an
example of a health promotion activity.
Treatment for Diabetes - ANSWER Teaching a diabetic patient about his diet is a
treatment for diabetes, not an illness prevention activity.
Immediate Impact of Florence Nightingale - ANSWER Providing a clean
environment had an immediate impact on improving patients' health according to
Florence Nightingale's contributions.
Improved Sanitation - ANSWER Providing a clean environment greatly and
immediately reduced the rate of infection and mortality in hospitals.
Improving Nursing Education - ANSWER Improving nursing education was an
important contribution of Florence Nightingale, but the impact was long range, not
immediate.
, Changing Delivery of Care in Hospitals - ANSWER Changing the delivery of care
in hospitals was an important contribution of Florence Nightingale, but the impact
was long range, not immediate.
Establishing Nursing as a Distinct Profession - ANSWER Establishing nursing as a
distinct profession was an important contribution of Florence Nightingale, but the
impact was long range, not immediate.
Full-Spectrum Nursing Role - ANSWER Thinking and reasoning about the client's
care is essential for the nurse to successfully carry out all aspects of the full-
spectrum nursing role.
Providing Hands-On Client Care - ANSWER Providing hands-on client care is an
important aspect of the full-spectrum nursing role, but thinking and reasoning about
the client's care is essential to carry out all other aspects successfully.
Carrying Out Physician Orders - ANSWER Carrying out physician orders is a part
of the full-spectrum nursing role, but thinking and reasoning about the client's care is
essential to carry out all other aspects successfully.
Delegating to Assistive Personnel - ANSWER Delegating to assistive personnel is
a part of the full-spectrum nursing role, but thinking and reasoning about the client's
care is essential to carry out all other aspects successfully.
Benner's Practice Model for Clinical Competence - ANSWER Progression through
the stages of Benner's practice model for clinical competence involves continual
development of thinking and technical skills.
Progression through Stages of Clinical Competence - ANSWER Progression
through the stages of clinical competence is not constant and involves continual
development of thinking and technical skills.
Difficulties in Developing a Definition of Nursing - ANSWER Constant changes in
healthcare and the activities of nurses make it difficult for the profession to develop a
definition of nursing.
Different Education Pathways and Levels of Practice - ANSWER Different
education pathways and levels of practice affect entry into the nursing profession,
but do not make it difficult to develop a definition of nursing.
Nurses as Influential in Shaping Healthcare Policy - ANSWER Nurses are the
largest health professional group and their trusted status contributes to their potential
to be influential in shaping healthcare policy.
Nurses as the Largest Health Professional Group - ANSWER Nurses are trusted
professionals and the largest health professional group, which gives them political
power to effect changes in healthcare policy.
Doing and Caring 3rd Edition By Leslie S. Treas; Karen
L. Barnett; Mable H. Smith
Evolution of Nursing Thought & Action - ANSWER Chapter 1 of Davis Advantage
Basic Nursing: Thinking, Doing, and Caring discusses the historical development
and evolution of nursing as a profession.
Influential Factor in Shaping Nursing Profession - ANSWER The military demand
for nurses in the field has been the most influential factor in shaping the nursing
profession throughout history.
Physicians Need for Handmaidens - ANSWER The stereotype of physicians
needing handmaidens is not an influential factor in shaping the nursing profession.
Societal Need for Healthcare Outside the Home - ANSWER The societal need for
healthcare outside the home has influenced the development of hospitals, but not
nursing as a profession.
Germ Theory and Sanitation - ANSWER Germ theory and sanitation have
improved healthcare, but did not shape nursing as a profession.
Illness Prevention Activity - ANSWER Administering immunization for HPV is an
example of an illness prevention activity.
Disease Prevention Activity - ANSWER Joining a cancer support group is not an
illness prevention activity, but a treatment for cancer.
Health Promotion Activity - ANSWER Encouraging the use of a food diary is an
example of a health promotion activity.
Treatment for Diabetes - ANSWER Teaching a diabetic patient about his diet is a
treatment for diabetes, not an illness prevention activity.
Immediate Impact of Florence Nightingale - ANSWER Providing a clean
environment had an immediate impact on improving patients' health according to
Florence Nightingale's contributions.
Improved Sanitation - ANSWER Providing a clean environment greatly and
immediately reduced the rate of infection and mortality in hospitals.
Improving Nursing Education - ANSWER Improving nursing education was an
important contribution of Florence Nightingale, but the impact was long range, not
immediate.
, Changing Delivery of Care in Hospitals - ANSWER Changing the delivery of care
in hospitals was an important contribution of Florence Nightingale, but the impact
was long range, not immediate.
Establishing Nursing as a Distinct Profession - ANSWER Establishing nursing as a
distinct profession was an important contribution of Florence Nightingale, but the
impact was long range, not immediate.
Full-Spectrum Nursing Role - ANSWER Thinking and reasoning about the client's
care is essential for the nurse to successfully carry out all aspects of the full-
spectrum nursing role.
Providing Hands-On Client Care - ANSWER Providing hands-on client care is an
important aspect of the full-spectrum nursing role, but thinking and reasoning about
the client's care is essential to carry out all other aspects successfully.
Carrying Out Physician Orders - ANSWER Carrying out physician orders is a part
of the full-spectrum nursing role, but thinking and reasoning about the client's care is
essential to carry out all other aspects successfully.
Delegating to Assistive Personnel - ANSWER Delegating to assistive personnel is
a part of the full-spectrum nursing role, but thinking and reasoning about the client's
care is essential to carry out all other aspects successfully.
Benner's Practice Model for Clinical Competence - ANSWER Progression through
the stages of Benner's practice model for clinical competence involves continual
development of thinking and technical skills.
Progression through Stages of Clinical Competence - ANSWER Progression
through the stages of clinical competence is not constant and involves continual
development of thinking and technical skills.
Difficulties in Developing a Definition of Nursing - ANSWER Constant changes in
healthcare and the activities of nurses make it difficult for the profession to develop a
definition of nursing.
Different Education Pathways and Levels of Practice - ANSWER Different
education pathways and levels of practice affect entry into the nursing profession,
but do not make it difficult to develop a definition of nursing.
Nurses as Influential in Shaping Healthcare Policy - ANSWER Nurses are the
largest health professional group and their trusted status contributes to their potential
to be influential in shaping healthcare policy.
Nurses as the Largest Health Professional Group - ANSWER Nurses are trusted
professionals and the largest health professional group, which gives them political
power to effect changes in healthcare policy.
