Theoretical Basis for Nursing – 3rd Edition by McEwen & Wills Test Bank for Chapters 1–20 with Correct Answers

TEST BANK For Theoretical Basis for Nursing, 6th
American Edition by Melanie McEwen; Evelyn M. Wills,

What is the most influential factor that has shaped the nursing profession?
1)
Physicians need for handmaidens
2)
Societal need for healthcare outside the home
3)
Military demand for nurses in the field
4)
Germ theory influence on sanitation - ANSWER 3

Which of the following is an example of an illness prevention activity? Select all that
apply.
1)
Encouraging the use of a food diary
2)
Joining a cancer support group
3)
Administering immunization for HPV
4)
Teaching a diabetic patient about his diet - ANSWER 3

Which of the following contributions of Florence Nightingale had an immediate
impact on improving patients health?
1)
Providing a clean environment
2)
Improving nursing education
3)
Changing the delivery of care in hospitals
4)
Establishing nursing as a distinct profession - ANSWER 1

All of the following are aspects of the full-spectrum nursing role. Which one is
essential for the nurse to do in order to successfully carry out all the others?
1)
Thinking and reasoning about the clients care
2)
Providing hands-on client care
3)
Carrying out physician orders
4)
Delegating to assistive personnel - ANSWER 1

,Which statement pertaining to Benners practice model for clinical competence is
true?
1)
Progression through the stages is constant, with most nurses reaching the proficient
stage.
2)
Progression through the stages involves continual development of thinking and
technical skills.
3)
The nurse must have experience in many areas before being considered an expert.
4)
The nurses progress through the stages is determined by years of experience and
skills. - ANSWER 2

Which of the following best explains why it is difficult for the profession to develop a
definition of nursing?
1)
There are too many different and conflicting images of nurses.
2)
There are constant changes in healthcare and the activities of nurses.
3)
There is disagreement among the different nursing organizations.
4)
There are different education pathways and levels of practice. - ANSWER 2

Nurses have the potential to be very influential in shaping healthcare policy. Which of
the following factors contributes most to nurses influence?
1)
Nurses are the largest health professional group.
2)
Nurses have a long history of serving the public.
3)
Nurses have achieved some independence from physicians in recent years.
4)
Political involvement has helped refute negative images portrayed in the media. -
ANSWER 1

Nursing was described as a distinct occupation in the sacred books of which faith?
1)
Buddhism
2)
Christianity
3)
Hinduism
4)
Judaism - ANSWER 3

The American Red Cross was established by
1)
Louisa May Alcott

,2)
Clara Barton
3)
Dorothea Dix
4)
Harriet Tubman - ANSWER 2

Which of the following is the most important reason to develop a definition of
nursing?
1)
Recruit more informed people into the nursing profession
2)
Evaluate the degree of role satisfaction
3)
Dispel the stereotypical images of nurses and nursing
4)
Differentiate nursing activities from those of other health professionals - ANSWER 4

Which of the following provides evidence-based support for the contribution that
advanced practice nurses (APNs) make within healthcare?
1)
Reduced usage of diagnostics using advanced technology
2)
Decreased number of unnecessary visits to the emergency department
3)
Improved patient compliance with prescribed treatments
4)
Increased usage of complementary alternative therapies - ANSWER 3

Which of the following is an example of what traditional medicine and
complementary and alternative medicine therapies have in common?
1)
Both can produce adverse effects in some patients.
2)
Both use prescription medications.
3)
Both are usually reimbursed by insurance programs.
4)
Both are regulated by the FDA. - ANSWER 1

Of the following, the biggest disadvantage of having nursing assistive personnel
(NAP) help nurses is that the nurse
1)
Must know what aspects of care can legally and safely be delegated to the NAP
2)
May rely too heavily on information gathered by the NAP when making patient care
decisions
3)
Is removed from many components of direct patient care that have been delegated
to the NAP

, 4)
Still maintains responsibility for the patient care given by the NAP - ANSWER 2

An older adult has type 1 diabetes. He can perform self-care activities but needs
help with shopping and meal preparation as well as with blood glucose monitoring
and insulin administration. Which type of healthcare facility would be most
appropriate for him?
1)
Acute care facility
2)
Ambulatory care facility
3)
Extended care facility
4)
Assisted living facility - ANSWER 4

The nurse in the intensive care unit is providing care for only one patient, who was
admitted in septic shock. Based on this information, which care delivery model can
you infer that this nurse is following?
1)
Functional
2)
Primary
3)
Case method
4)
Team - ANSWER 3

Which healthcare worker should the nurse consult to counsel a patient about
financial and family stressors affecting healthcare?
1)
Social worker
2)
Occupational therapist
3)
Physicians assistant
4)
Technologist - ANSWER 1

Which type of managed care allows patients the greatest choice of providers,
medications, and medical devices?
1)
Health maintenance organization
2)
Integrated delivery network
3)
Preferred provider organization
4)
Employment-based private insurance - ANSWER 3