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TEST BANK FOR DEWITS FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS ANDS
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KILLS FOR NURSING 5TH EDITION BY WILLIAMS
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Chapter 01: Nursing and the Health Care System
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Williams: deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE u
1. Florence Nightingale‘s contributions to nursing practice and education: u u u u u u u
a. are historically important but have no validity for nursing today.
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b. were neither recognized nor appreciated in her own time.
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c. were a major factor in reducing the death rate in the Crimean War.
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d. were limited only to the care of severe traumatic wounds.A
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NS: C u
By improving sanitation, nutrition ventilation, and handwashing techniques, Florence Nightingal
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e‘s nurses dramatically reduced the death rate from injuries in the Crimean War.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 u u u u u
OBJ: Theory #1 TOP: Nursing History u u u u u u
KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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2. Early nursing education and care in the United States:
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a. were directed at community health. u u u u
b. provided independence for women through education and employment. u u u u u u u
c. were an educational model based in institutions of higher learning.
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d. have continued to be entirely focused on hospital nursing.A
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NS: B u
Because of the influence of early nNuUrRsiSnIgNGleTaBd.eCrOs,Mnursing education becamemore
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formalized through apprenticeships in Nightingale schools that offered independence to women thro
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ugh education and employment.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 u u u u u
OBJ: Theory #4 TOP: Nursing History u u u u u u
KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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3. In order to fulfill the common goals defined by nursing theorists (promote wellness,pr
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event illness, facilitate coping, and restore health), the LPN must take on the roles of:
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a. caregiver, educator, and collaborator. u u u
b. nursing assistant, delegator, and environmental specialist. u u u u u
c. medication dispenser, collaborator, and transporter. u u u u
d. dietitian, manager, and housekeeper. u u u u
ANS: A u
In order for the LPN to apply the common goals of nursing, he or she must assume the roles ofcare
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giver, educator, collaborator, manager, and advocate.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 3 u u uuu u
OBJ: Theory #2 TOP: Art andScience of Nursing
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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4. Although nursing theories differ in their attempts to define nursing, all of them base theirbel
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iefs on common concepts concerning:
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a. self-actualization, fundamental needs, and belonging. u u u u
b. stress reduction, self-care, and a systems model.
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c. curative care, restorative care, and terminal care. u u u u u u
d. human relationships, the environment, and health. u u u u u u
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Although nursing theories differ, they all base their beliefs on human relationships, theenvironme
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nt, and health.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4 u u uuu u
OBJ: Theory #2 TOP: NursingTheories
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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5. Standards of care for the nursing practice of the LPN are established by the:
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a. Boards of Nursing Examiners in each state. u u u u u u
b. National Council of States Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). u u u u u u u
c. American Nurses Association (ANA). u u u
d. National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses. u u u u u u
ANS: D u
The National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses modified the standards published by the ANA i
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n 2015 to better fit the role of the LPN. In 2015 the American Nurses Association (ANA)revised the S
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tandards of Nursing Practice which contained 17 standards of national practice of nursing, describing
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uall facets of nursing practice: who, what, when, where, how.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 6 u u uuu u
OBJ: Theory #2 TOP: Standards ofCare
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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6. The LPN demonstrates an evidence-based practice by:
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a. using a drug manual to check compatibility of drugs.
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b. using scientific information to guide decision making.
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c. using medical history of a patient to direct nursing interventions.
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d. basing nursing care on advice from an experienced nurse.A
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NS: B u
The use of scientific information from high-
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quality research to guide nursing decisions isreflective of the application of evidence-
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based practice. u
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 7 OBJ: Theory #3 TOP: Evidence- u u u u u u u u u
BasedPractice KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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7. Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster established the Henry Street Settlement Service in NewY
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ork in 1893 in order to:
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a. offer a shelter to injured war veterans.
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b. found a nursing apprenticeship. u u u
c. provide health care to poor persons living in tenements. u u u u u u u u
d. offer better housing to low- u u u u
income families.ANS: C u u u
Henry Street Settlement Service brought the provision of community health care to the poorpe
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ople living in tenements.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 2 u u uuu u
OBJ: Theory #4 TOP: Growth ofNursing
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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8. An educational pathway for an LPN/LVN refers to an LPN/LVN:
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a. learning on the job and being promoted to a higher level of responsibility.
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b. moving from a maternity unit to a more complicated surgical unit.
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c. obtaining additional education to move from one level of nursing to another.
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d. learning that advancement requires consistent work and commitment.
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ANS: C u
By broadening the educational base, an LPN/LVN may advance and build a nursing career.
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