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TESTBANK FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING 4 TH EDITION
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chapter 1:
evolution of nursing and nursing education
multiple choice
1. The nurse realizes that the primary focus of nursing is on the:
a. illness.
c. treatment of the illness.
b. cause of the illness.
d. client’s response to the illness.
- ANSWER: D
Nursing requires a delicate balance of promoting clients’ independence and
dependence. Nursing focuses not on illness but rather on the client’s response to
illness. The practice of physicians or medicine focuses on the cause of the illness
and the treatment of the illness.
PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Introduction
2. While studying the history of nursing, the nurse realizes that the first
hospital in the West was established by:
a. Fabiola. c. Florence Nightingale.
b. Hygiea. d. Dorothea Dix.
- ANSWER: A
Fabiola founded the first hospital in 390 AD. Hygiea was the goddess of health
according to the ancient Greeks. Florence Nightingale is considered the founder of
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modern nursing, and she lived from 1820 to 1910. Dorothea Dix practiced nursing
during the Civil War.
PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Table 1-1| Evolution of Nursing
3. The nurse realizes that religion affected the development of nursing which
began:
a. in India around 800-600 BC. c. during the Middle Ages.
b. during the Roman Empire. d. at the time of the Renaissance.
- ANSWER: A
The strong influence of religions on the development of nursing started in India
between 800 to 600 BC. The crusades of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
occurred after 600 BC. There is no documentation of religious influences on the
development of nursing during the Roman Empire.
PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Religious Influences
4. Reflecting on the impact of wars on the evolution of nursing, the nurse
realizes that:
a. the need for nurses increased during and after major wars.
b. poor conditions during wars caused a decline in nursing care.
c. wars have been the stimulus for most nursing advances.
d. wars have had little effect on the evolution of nursing.
- ANSWER: A
During wartime, the need for nurses increases dramatically, both at home and in
the field. Poor conditions during wars did not cause a decline in nursing care. Wars
may or may not have been the stimulus for nursing advances; however, wars have
effected the evolution of nursing care.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Demands of War
5. The nurse realizes that which of the following is a belief that Florence
Nightingale had about nursing education?
a. Basing education on a holistic framework inclusive of illness and health
b. Needing a practical basis for nursing practice
c. Creating an environment that serves physicians is most important
d. Basing the nursing curriculum on medical knowledge
- ANSWER: A
Florence Nightingale had specific beliefs about nursing education. The first is that
it is based upon a holistic framework inclusive of illness and health. Nightingale
also believed that there is a need for a theoretical basis for nursing practice and not
a practical basis. She also believed in the importance of creating an environment
that promotes healing and not an environment that served physicians. One
additional belief was that the nursing curriculum should be based upon nursing
knowledge and not medical knowledge.
PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Florence Nightingale (1820 - 1910)
6. The nurse realizes that the Nightingale Training School of Nurses at St.
Thomas’s Hospital in London was:
a. the first school of nursing in the West.
b. the first nursing school to provide both theory-based knowledge and clinical
skill building.
c. the first school of nursing to accept women.
d. established to provide nurses to fight in the Crimean War.
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TESTBANK FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING 4 TH EDITION
BY SUE C. DELAUNE, PATRICIA K. LADNER FULL TESTBANK
ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED|| LATEST AND COMPLETE UPDATE
2025 WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS|| ASSURED PASS!!
chapter 1:
evolution of nursing and nursing education
multiple choice
1. The nurse realizes that the primary focus of nursing is on the:
a. illness.
c. treatment of the illness.
b. cause of the illness.
d. client’s response to the illness.
- ANSWER: D
Nursing requires a delicate balance of promoting clients’ independence and
dependence. Nursing focuses not on illness but rather on the client’s response to
illness. The practice of physicians or medicine focuses on the cause of the illness
and the treatment of the illness.
PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Introduction
2. While studying the history of nursing, the nurse realizes that the first
hospital in the West was established by:
a. Fabiola. c. Florence Nightingale.
b. Hygiea. d. Dorothea Dix.
- ANSWER: A
Fabiola founded the first hospital in 390 AD. Hygiea was the goddess of health
according to the ancient Greeks. Florence Nightingale is considered the founder of
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modern nursing, and she lived from 1820 to 1910. Dorothea Dix practiced nursing
during the Civil War.
PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Table 1-1| Evolution of Nursing
3. The nurse realizes that religion affected the development of nursing which
began:
a. in India around 800-600 BC. c. during the Middle Ages.
b. during the Roman Empire. d. at the time of the Renaissance.
- ANSWER: A
The strong influence of religions on the development of nursing started in India
between 800 to 600 BC. The crusades of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
occurred after 600 BC. There is no documentation of religious influences on the
development of nursing during the Roman Empire.
PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Religious Influences
4. Reflecting on the impact of wars on the evolution of nursing, the nurse
realizes that:
a. the need for nurses increased during and after major wars.
b. poor conditions during wars caused a decline in nursing care.
c. wars have been the stimulus for most nursing advances.
d. wars have had little effect on the evolution of nursing.
- ANSWER: A
During wartime, the need for nurses increases dramatically, both at home and in
the field. Poor conditions during wars did not cause a decline in nursing care. Wars
may or may not have been the stimulus for nursing advances; however, wars have
effected the evolution of nursing care.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Demands of War
5. The nurse realizes that which of the following is a belief that Florence
Nightingale had about nursing education?
a. Basing education on a holistic framework inclusive of illness and health
b. Needing a practical basis for nursing practice
c. Creating an environment that serves physicians is most important
d. Basing the nursing curriculum on medical knowledge
- ANSWER: A
Florence Nightingale had specific beliefs about nursing education. The first is that
it is based upon a holistic framework inclusive of illness and health. Nightingale
also believed that there is a need for a theoretical basis for nursing practice and not
a practical basis. She also believed in the importance of creating an environment
that promotes healing and not an environment that served physicians. One
additional belief was that the nursing curriculum should be based upon nursing
knowledge and not medical knowledge.
PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Florence Nightingale (1820 - 1910)
6. The nurse realizes that the Nightingale Training School of Nurses at St.
Thomas’s Hospital in London was:
a. the first school of nursing in the West.
b. the first nursing school to provide both theory-based knowledge and clinical
skill building.
c. the first school of nursing to accept women.
d. established to provide nurses to fight in the Crimean War.
