Test Bank for fundamental concepts and skills for nursing 6th edition williams all chapters (2025)

,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 . nNuUrRs iSnI gN Gl eTaBd.eCrOs ,Mn urs i n g . 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:




VERIFIED-TEST

, a. self-actualization, .fundamental .needs, .and .belonging.
b. stress .reduction, .self-care, .and .a .systems .model.
c. curative .care, .restorative .care, .and .terminal .care.
d. human .relationships, .the .environment, .and .health.
ANS: . D
Although .nursing .theories .differ, .they .all .base .their .beliefs .on .human .relationships, .the
.environment, .and .health.


DIF: Cognitive .Level: .Comprehension REF: . p. .4 OBJ: .Theory .#2
.TOP: . Nursing .Theories KEY: . Nursing .Process .Step: .N/A
.MSC: . NCLEX: .N/A


5. Standards .of .care .for .the .nursing .practice .of .the .LPN .are .established .by .the:
a. Boards .of .Nursing .Examiners .in .each .state.
b. National .Council .of .States .Boards .of .Nursing .(NCSBN).
c. American .Nurses .Association .(ANA).
d. National .Federation .of .Licensed .Practical .Nurses.
ANS: . D
The .National .Federation .of .Licensed .Practical .Nurses .modified .the .standards .published .by
.the .ANA .in .2015 .to .better .fit .the .role .of .the .LPN. .In .2015 .the .American .Nurses
.Association .(ANA) .revised .the .Standards .of .Nursing .Practice .which .contained .17
.standards .of .national .practice .of .nursing, .describing .all .facets .of .nursing .practice: .who,
.what, .when, .where, .how.


DIF: Cognitive .Level: .Comprehension REF: . p. .6 OBJ: .Theory .#2
.TOP: . Standards .of .Care KEY: .Nursing .Process .Step: .N/A
.MSC: . NCLEX: .N/A VERIFIED-TEST .BANK



6. The .LPN .demonstrates .an .evidence-based .practice .by:
a. using .a .drug .manual .to .check .compatibility .of .drugs.
b. using .scientific .information .to .guide .decision .making.
c. using .medical .history .of .a .patient .to .direct .nursing .interventions.
d. basing .nursing .care .on .advice .from .an .experienced .nurse.
ANS: . B
The .use .of .scientific .information .from .high-quality .research .to .guide .nursing .decisions .is
.reflective .of .the .application .of .evidence-based .practice.


DIF: Cognitive .Level: .Knowledge REF: . p. .7 OBJ: .Theory .#3
.TOP: . Evidence-Based .Practice KEY: . Nursing .Process .Step: .N/A
.MSC: . NCLEX: .N/A


7. Lillian .Wald .and .Mary .Brewster .established .the .Henry .Street .Settlement .Service .in .New
.York .in .1893 .in .order .to:
a. offer .a .shelter .to .injured .war .veterans.
b. found .a .nursing .apprenticeship.
c. provide .health .care .to .poor .persons .living .in .tenements.
d. offer .better .housing .to .low-income .families.
ANS: . C