NURSING TEST BANK. COMPLETE. Chapter 01- Introduction to Nursing Chapter 02- Cultural Diversity Chapter 03- Health and Illness Chapter 04- Health of the Individual, Family, and Community Chapter 05- Theory, Research, and EvidenceBased Practice.....Chapter 46- Spirituality

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NURSING TEST BANK. COMPLETE. Chapter 01- Introduction to Nursing Chapter 02- Cultural Diversity Chapter 03- Health and Illness Chapter 04- Health of the Individual, Family, and Community Chapter 05- ... Theory, Research, and EvidenceBased Practice.....Chapter 46- Spirituality 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 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 public health 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 of nursing? 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 the following type of nursing skills? 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 patient’s 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 Down’s Syndrome. The nurse makes referrals for a parent support group for the family. This 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 patient’s 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? [Show More]

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