TEST BANK FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING, 9TH EDITION BY
TAYLOR, LYNN, BARTLETT TEST QUESTIONS FOR ALL CHA
403
1. A nurse practitioner is caring for a couple who are the parents of an infant diagnosed with
Downs Syndrome. The nurse makes referrals for a parent support group for the family. This is
an example of which nursing role?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
2. A nurse is providing nursing care in a neighborhood clinic to single pregnant teens. Which of
the following actions is the best example of using the collaborator role as a nurse?
A) Discussing the legal aspects of adoption for teens wishing to place their infants with a
family
B) Searching the Internet for information on child care for the teens who wish to return to
school
C) Conducting a patient interview and documenting the information on the patients chart
, D) Referring a teen who admits having suicidal thoughts to a mental healthcare specialist
3. A nurse instructor explains the concept of health to her students. Which of the following
statements accurately describes this state of being?
A) Health is a state of optimal functioning.
, 3
)
Health is an absence of illness.
Health is always an objective state.
D) Health is not determined by the patient.
4. A nurse incorporates the health promotion guidelines established by the U.S. Department of
Health document: Healthy People 2010. Which of the following is a health indicator discussed
in this document?
A) cancer
B) obesity
C) diabetes
D) hypertension
5. A nurse conducts a smoking-cessation program for patients of a neighborhood clinic. This is
an example of which of the following aims of nursing?
A) promoting health
B) preventing illness
C) restoring health
D) facilitating coping with disability or death
6. Which of the following is a criteria that defines nursing as profession?
A) an undefined body of knowledge
B) a dependence on the medical profession
C) an ability to diagnose medical problems
D) a strong service orientation
, Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing
7. Which of the following statements accurately describe an element of nursing? Select all that
apply.
A) The skills involved in nursing are primarily technical in nature.
B) The primary focus of nursing is to assist individuals to recover from illness.
C) The science of nursing is the knowledge base for the care that is given.
D) The art of nursing is the collection of knowledge 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.
8. Which of the following set of terms best describes nursing at the end of the Middle Ages?
A) continuity, caring, critical thinking
B) purpose, direction, leadership
C) assessment, interventions, outcomes
D) advocacy, research, education
9. Which of the following is a characteristic of nursing 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.
TAYLOR, LYNN, BARTLETT TEST QUESTIONS FOR ALL CHA
403
1. A nurse practitioner is caring for a couple who are the parents of an infant diagnosed with
Downs Syndrome. The nurse makes referrals for a parent support group for the family. This is
an example of which nursing role?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
2. A nurse is providing nursing care in a neighborhood clinic to single pregnant teens. Which of
the following actions is the best example of using the collaborator role as a nurse?
A) Discussing the legal aspects of adoption for teens wishing to place their infants with a
family
B) Searching the Internet for information on child care for the teens who wish to return to
school
C) Conducting a patient interview and documenting the information on the patients chart
, D) Referring a teen who admits having suicidal thoughts to a mental healthcare specialist
3. A nurse instructor explains the concept of health to her students. Which of the following
statements accurately describes this state of being?
A) Health is a state of optimal functioning.
, 3
)
Health is an absence of illness.
Health is always an objective state.
D) Health is not determined by the patient.
4. A nurse incorporates the health promotion guidelines established by the U.S. Department of
Health document: Healthy People 2010. Which of the following is a health indicator discussed
in this document?
A) cancer
B) obesity
C) diabetes
D) hypertension
5. A nurse conducts a smoking-cessation program for patients of a neighborhood clinic. This is
an example of which of the following aims of nursing?
A) promoting health
B) preventing illness
C) restoring health
D) facilitating coping with disability or death
6. Which of the following is a criteria that defines nursing as profession?
A) an undefined body of knowledge
B) a dependence on the medical profession
C) an ability to diagnose medical problems
D) a strong service orientation
, Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing
7. Which of the following statements accurately describe an element of nursing? Select all that
apply.
A) The skills involved in nursing are primarily technical in nature.
B) The primary focus of nursing is to assist individuals to recover from illness.
C) The science of nursing is the knowledge base for the care that is given.
D) The art of nursing is the collection of knowledge 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.
8. Which of the following set of terms best describes nursing at the end of the Middle Ages?
A) continuity, caring, critical thinking
B) purpose, direction, leadership
C) assessment, interventions, outcomes
D) advocacy, research, education
9. Which of the following is a characteristic of nursing 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.
