TEST BANK FOR ESSENTIALS FOR NURSING PRACTICE 8TH EDITION BY POTTER ALL CHAPTERS

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TEST BANK FOR
ESSENTIALS FOR NURSING
PRACTICE 8TH EDITION BY
POTTER ALL CHAPTERS

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Professional1 b Nursing1 b 8th1 b Edition1 b Black1 b Test1 b Bank
Chapter1 b 1:1 b professional1 b nursing


MULTIPLE1 b CHOICE

1. Which1 b early1 b nursing1 b leader1 b founded1 b the1 b first1 b training1 b school1 b for1
b nurses1 b that1bwould1 b later1 b become1 b a1 b model1 b for1 b early1 b nursing1 b ed

ucation?1 b a.1 b Dorothea1 b Dix
b. Florence1 b Nightingale
c. Clara1 b Barton
d. Mary1 b Ann1 b Bickerdyke
ANS:1 b B

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A Dorothea1 b Dix1 b is1 b best1 b known1 b as1 b an1 b advocate1 b for1 b the1 b menta
lly1 b ill,1 b and1bshe1 b created1 b a1 b brief1 b training1 b program1 b at1 b two1
b New1 b York1 b hospitals1 b fo

r1 b women1 b who1 b wished1 b to1 b serve1 b as1 b nurses1 b in1 b the1 b Civil1
b War.
B Florence1 b Nightingale1 b founded1 b the1 b first1 b training1 b school1 b for1 b nurse
s1 b at1 b St.1bThomas’s1 b Hospital1 b in1 b London1 b in1 b 1806.1 b This1 b became
1 b the1 b model1 b for1 b nur1bsing1 b education1 b in1 b the

United1 b States.
C Clara1 b Barton1 b is1 b known1 b for1 b founding1 b the1 b American1 b Red1 b Cr
oss.
D Mary1 b Ann1 b Bickerdyke1 b is1 b best1 b known1 b for1 b nursing1 b services1 b
during1 b the1 b C
ivil1 b War.

DIF:1 b Cognitive1 b Level:1 b Knowledge


2. Who1 b was1 b the1 b first1 b educated1 b African1 b American1 b professional1 b nurse?
a.Linda1 b Richards
b.Phoebe1 b Pember
c.Sojourner1 b Truth
d.Mary1 b Eliza1 b 1 b Mahoney
ANS:1 b D

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A Linda1 b Richards1 b was1 b the1 b first1 b trained1 b nurse1 b in1 b the1 b United1
b States.
B Phoebe1 b Pember1 b was1 b one1 b of1 b the1 b first1 b women1 b placed1 b in1 b c
harge1 b of1 b a1 b hos
pital.
C Sojourner1 b Truth1 b was1 b a1 b famous1 b abolitionist1 b who1 b served1 b as1 b a
1 b nurse1 b for1 b t1bhe1 b Union

forces1 b in1 b the1 b Civil1 b War.
D Mary1 b Eliza1 b Mahoney1 b was1 b the1 b first1 b African1 b American1 b professio
nal1 b nurse;1bshe1 b was
educated1 b at1 b the1 b New1 b England1 b Hospital1 b for1 b Women1 b and1 b Ch
ildren.

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DIF:1 b Cognitive1 b Level:1 b Knowledge

3. To1 b which1 b early1 b nursing1 b leader1 b is1 b attributed1 b the1 b founding1 b of1 b the1 b Am
erican1 b Red1 b C1bross?1 b a.1 b Clara1 b Barton
b. Dorothea1 b Dix

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Professional1 b Nursing1 b 8th1 b Edition1 b Blac
k1 b Test
c. Florence1 b Nightingale
d. Lavinia1 b Lloyd1 b Dock




ANS:1 b A

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A Founding1 b the1 b American1 b Red1 b Cross1 b is1 b attributed1 b to1 b Clara1 b B
arton.
B Dorothea1 b Dix1 b was1 b superintendent1 b of1 b women1 b nurses1 b of1 b the1 b
Union1 b Army.
C Florence1 b Nightingale1 b was1 b an1 b English1 b pioneer1 b in1 b nursing.
D Lavinia1 b Lloyd1 b Dock1 b was1 b influential1 b in1 b forming1 b the1 b National
1 b League1 b fo1br1 b Nursing

(NLN).

DIF:1 b Cognitive1 b Level:1 b Knowledge

4. What1 b were1 b some1 b of1 b the1 b application1 b requirements1 b of1 b nursing1 b education1 b program
s1 b in1 b the1 b 191b00s?
a. Male,1 b intelligent,1 b strong
b. Female,1 b sensitive,1 b subservient
c. Female,1 b docile,1 b from1 b poor1 b background
d. Male,1 b high1 b breeding,1 b independent
ANS:1 b B

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A Men1 b were1 b not1 b thought1 b to1 b be1 b sensitive1 b enough1 b for1 b nursing.
B Sensitivity,1 b breeding,1 b intelligence,1 b ladylike1 b behavior,1 b and1 b submissi
on1 b to
authority1 b were1 b highly1 b desired1 b personal1 b traits1 b for1 b nursing1 b stud
ents.
C High1 b breeding1 b was1 b desirable1 b for1 b nursing1 b education1 b program1 b
applicants.
D Men1 b were1 b not1 b desired1 b nursing1 b education1 b program1 b applicants.
DIF: Cognitive1 b Level:1 b Knowledge


Which1 b of1 b the1 b following1 b statements1 b best1 b describes1 b how1 b the1 b Chicago1 b Wo
rld’s1 b Fair1 b of1b18931 b became1 b a1 b pivotal1 b point1 b in1 b the1 b history1 b of1 b nursing1
b education1 b in1 b the1 b United1 b Stat1 b es?

e. Florence1 b Nightingale’s1 b work1 b on1 b sanitation1 b and1 b its1 b relationship1 b to1 b mo
rtality1 b rates1bwas1 b finally1 b recognized.
f. The1 b organization1 b today1 b known1 b as1 b the1 b NLN1 b was1 b formed1 b to1 b address1 b issues
1 b in1 b nursing1 b e1bducation.

g. The1 b American1 b Nurses1 b Association1 b (ANA)1 b was1 b formed1 b to1 b oversee1 b nu
rsing1 b educa1btion1 b in1 b the1 b United1 b States.