decision on the patient’s behalf, and whether the legal framework supports such decisions.#### 2.2 **End-of-
Life Decisions and Euthanasia**End-of-life care, particularly decisions regarding euthanasia, brings about
significant ethical and legal debates. While some argue that individuals should have the right to choose a
dignified death through euthanasia or assisted suicide, others believe that these practices undermine the
sanctity of life. Legal systems across the world differ on the matter, with some countries or states permitting
euthanasia, while others forbid it entirely.#### 2.3 **Confidentiality and Privacy**Medical professionals are
ethically and legally bound to maintain patient confidentiality. The principle of confidentiality is critical for
building trust between patients and healthcare providers. However, breaches in confidentiality can occur
when healthcare providers are forced to share patient information due to
Test Bank For
Fundamentals of Nursing Theory Concept s and Applications 4th Edition By Judith M
Wilkinson, Le slie S Treas, Karen L Barnett , Mable HSmith
Chapter 1-46
Chapter 1 Evolution of Nursing Thought & Action
1. 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.
2. 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
3. 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.
4. In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?
A) pre-civilization
B) early civilization to 16th century
C) 16th to 17th century
, D) 18th to 19th century
5. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Clara Barton
6. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States
in 1882?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Jane Addams
decision on the patient’s behalf, and whether the legal framework supports such decisions.#### 2.2 **End-of-Life
Decisions and Euthanasia**End-of-life care, particularly decisions regarding euthanasia, brings about significant ethical
and legal debates. While some argue that individuals should have the right to choose a dignified death through
euthanasia or assisted suicide, others believe that these practices undermine the sanctity of life. Legal systems across the
world differ on the matter, with some countries or states permitting euthanasia, while others forbid it entirely.#### 2.3
**Confidentiality and Privacy**Medical professionals are ethically and legally bound to maintain patient confidentiality.
The principle of confidentiality is critical for building trust between patients and healthcare providers. However,
breaches in confidentiality can occur when healthcare providers are forced to share patient information due to
7. What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States
after the Civil War?
A) lack of educational standards
B) hospital-based schools of nursing
C) lack of influence from nursing leaders
D) independence of nursing orders
8. Which of the following individuals provided
community- based care and founded publichealth
nursing?
A) Adelaide Nutting
B) Lillian Wald
C) Sojourner Truth
D) Clara Barton
9. Which of the following nursing groups provides a definition and scope of practice
for nursing?
A) ICN
B) AAN
C) ANA
D) The Joint Commission
10. Teaching a woman about breast self-
, examination is an example of what broad aim ofnursing?
A) promoting health
B) preventing illness
C) restoring health
D) facilitating coping with disability and death
11. What nursing activity would meet the broad nursing aim of facilitating coping
with disability and death? Select all that apply.
A) conducting a blood pressure screening program
B) teaching testicular self-examination
C) referring to a community diabetic support group
D) administering intravenous fluids
E) admitting a patient to a hospice program
F) performing a physical assessment on a patient
12. A nurse caring for a patient with diabetes chooses an appropriate plan of care and
devises interventions to accomplish the desired outcomes. This is an example of using
which of t he following type of nursing skills?
decision on the patient’s behalf, and whether the legal framework supports such decisions.#### 2.2 **End-of-Life
Decisions and Euthanasia**End-of-life care, particularly decisions regarding euthanasia, brings about significant ethical
and legal debates. While some argue that individuals should have the right to choose a dignified death through
euthanasia or assisted suicide, others believe that these practices undermine the sanctity of life. Legal systems across the
world differ on the matter, with some countries or states permitting euthanasia, while others forbid it entirely.#### 2.3
**Confidentiality and Privacy**Medical professionals are ethically and legally bound to maintain patient
confidentiality. The principle of confidentiality is critical for building trust between patients and healthcare providers.
However, breaches in confidentiality can occur when healthcare providers are forced to share patient information due to
A) Technical
B) Cognitive
C) Interpersonal
D) Ethical/Legal
13. Which one of the following examples of nursing actions would be considered
an ethical/legal skill?
A) A nurse helps a patient prepare a living will.
B) A nurse obtains a urine sample for a urinalysis.
C) A nurse explains the rationale for a patients plan of care.
D) A nurse holds the hand of a woman whose baby died in childbirth.
14. 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. T his is an example of which nursing role?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
, D) Collaborator
15. 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
16. 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.
B) Health is an absence of illness.
C) Health is always an objective state.
D) Health is not determined by the patient.
decision on the patient’s behalf, and whether the legal framework supports such decisions.#### 2.2 **End-of-Life
Decisions and Euthanasia**End-of-life care, particularly decisions regarding euthanasia, brings about significant ethical
and legal debates. While some argue that individuals should have the right to choose a dignified death through
euthanasia or assisted suicide, others believe that these practices undermine the sanctity of life. Legal systems across the
world differ on the matter, with some countries or states permitting euthanasia, while others forbid it entirely.#### 2.3
**Confidentiality and Privacy**Medical professionals are ethically and legally bound to maintain patient confidentiality.
The principle of confidentiality is critical for building trust between patients and healthcare providers. However,
breaches in confidentiality can occur when healthcare providers are forced to share patient information due to
17. 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 d
iscussed in this document?
A) cancer
B) obesity
C) diabetes
D) hypertension
18. A nurse conducts a smoking-
cessation program for patients of a neighborhood clinic. Thisis 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
19. Which of the following is a criteria that defines nursing as profession?
A) an undefined body of knowledge
Life Decisions and Euthanasia**End-of-life care, particularly decisions regarding euthanasia, brings about
significant ethical and legal debates. While some argue that individuals should have the right to choose a
dignified death through euthanasia or assisted suicide, others believe that these practices undermine the
sanctity of life. Legal systems across the world differ on the matter, with some countries or states permitting
euthanasia, while others forbid it entirely.#### 2.3 **Confidentiality and Privacy**Medical professionals are
ethically and legally bound to maintain patient confidentiality. The principle of confidentiality is critical for
building trust between patients and healthcare providers. However, breaches in confidentiality can occur
when healthcare providers are forced to share patient information due to
Test Bank For
Fundamentals of Nursing Theory Concept s and Applications 4th Edition By Judith M
Wilkinson, Le slie S Treas, Karen L Barnett , Mable HSmith
Chapter 1-46
Chapter 1 Evolution of Nursing Thought & Action
1. 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.
2. 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
3. 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.
4. In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?
A) pre-civilization
B) early civilization to 16th century
C) 16th to 17th century
, D) 18th to 19th century
5. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Clara Barton
6. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States
in 1882?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Jane Addams
decision on the patient’s behalf, and whether the legal framework supports such decisions.#### 2.2 **End-of-Life
Decisions and Euthanasia**End-of-life care, particularly decisions regarding euthanasia, brings about significant ethical
and legal debates. While some argue that individuals should have the right to choose a dignified death through
euthanasia or assisted suicide, others believe that these practices undermine the sanctity of life. Legal systems across the
world differ on the matter, with some countries or states permitting euthanasia, while others forbid it entirely.#### 2.3
**Confidentiality and Privacy**Medical professionals are ethically and legally bound to maintain patient confidentiality.
The principle of confidentiality is critical for building trust between patients and healthcare providers. However,
breaches in confidentiality can occur when healthcare providers are forced to share patient information due to
7. What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States
after the Civil War?
A) lack of educational standards
B) hospital-based schools of nursing
C) lack of influence from nursing leaders
D) independence of nursing orders
8. Which of the following individuals provided
community- based care and founded publichealth
nursing?
A) Adelaide Nutting
B) Lillian Wald
C) Sojourner Truth
D) Clara Barton
9. Which of the following nursing groups provides a definition and scope of practice
for nursing?
A) ICN
B) AAN
C) ANA
D) The Joint Commission
10. Teaching a woman about breast self-
, examination is an example of what broad aim ofnursing?
A) promoting health
B) preventing illness
C) restoring health
D) facilitating coping with disability and death
11. What nursing activity would meet the broad nursing aim of facilitating coping
with disability and death? Select all that apply.
A) conducting a blood pressure screening program
B) teaching testicular self-examination
C) referring to a community diabetic support group
D) administering intravenous fluids
E) admitting a patient to a hospice program
F) performing a physical assessment on a patient
12. A nurse caring for a patient with diabetes chooses an appropriate plan of care and
devises interventions to accomplish the desired outcomes. This is an example of using
which of t he following type of nursing skills?
decision on the patient’s behalf, and whether the legal framework supports such decisions.#### 2.2 **End-of-Life
Decisions and Euthanasia**End-of-life care, particularly decisions regarding euthanasia, brings about significant ethical
and legal debates. While some argue that individuals should have the right to choose a dignified death through
euthanasia or assisted suicide, others believe that these practices undermine the sanctity of life. Legal systems across the
world differ on the matter, with some countries or states permitting euthanasia, while others forbid it entirely.#### 2.3
**Confidentiality and Privacy**Medical professionals are ethically and legally bound to maintain patient
confidentiality. The principle of confidentiality is critical for building trust between patients and healthcare providers.
However, breaches in confidentiality can occur when healthcare providers are forced to share patient information due to
A) Technical
B) Cognitive
C) Interpersonal
D) Ethical/Legal
13. Which one of the following examples of nursing actions would be considered
an ethical/legal skill?
A) A nurse helps a patient prepare a living will.
B) A nurse obtains a urine sample for a urinalysis.
C) A nurse explains the rationale for a patients plan of care.
D) A nurse holds the hand of a woman whose baby died in childbirth.
14. 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. T his is an example of which nursing role?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
, D) Collaborator
15. 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
16. 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.
B) Health is an absence of illness.
C) Health is always an objective state.
D) Health is not determined by the patient.
decision on the patient’s behalf, and whether the legal framework supports such decisions.#### 2.2 **End-of-Life
Decisions and Euthanasia**End-of-life care, particularly decisions regarding euthanasia, brings about significant ethical
and legal debates. While some argue that individuals should have the right to choose a dignified death through
euthanasia or assisted suicide, others believe that these practices undermine the sanctity of life. Legal systems across the
world differ on the matter, with some countries or states permitting euthanasia, while others forbid it entirely.#### 2.3
**Confidentiality and Privacy**Medical professionals are ethically and legally bound to maintain patient confidentiality.
The principle of confidentiality is critical for building trust between patients and healthcare providers. However,
breaches in confidentiality can occur when healthcare providers are forced to share patient information due to
17. 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 d
iscussed in this document?
A) cancer
B) obesity
C) diabetes
D) hypertension
18. A nurse conducts a smoking-
cessation program for patients of a neighborhood clinic. Thisis 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
19. Which of the following is a criteria that defines nursing as profession?
A) an undefined body of knowledge
