Test Bank for Davis Advantage Basic Nursing: Thinking, Doing, and Caring 3rd Edition Treas Wilkinson
Davis Advantage Basic Nursing: Thinking, Doing, and
... [Show More] Caring 3rd Edition TreasWilkinson Test BankChapter 1 Evolution of Nursing Thought & ActionMultiple ChoiceIdentify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.1. What is the most influential factor that has shaped the nursingprofession? 1)Physicians need for handmaidens2)Societal need for healthcare outside the home3)Military demand for nurses in the field 4)Germ theory influence on sanitationANS: 3Throughout the centuries, stability of the government has been related to the success of themilitary to protect or extend its domain. As the survival and well-being of soldiers iscritical, nurses provided healthcare to the sick and injured at the battle site. The physicianshandmaiden was/is a nursing stereotype rather than an influence on nursing. Althoughthere has been need for healthcare outside the home throughout history, this has moreinfluence on the development of hospitals than on nursing; this need provided one moresetting for nursing work. Germ theory and sanitation helped to improve healthcare but didnot shape nursing.PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF:dm910 KEY: Nursing process: N/A Client need: N/A |Cognitive level: Recall
2. Which of the following is an example of an illness prevention activity? Selectall that apply.1)Encouraging the use of a food diary2)Joining a cancer support group3)Administering immunization for HPV4)Teaching a diabetic patient about his dietANS: 3Administering immunization for HPV is an example of illness prevention. Although cancer
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is a disease, it is assumed that a person joining a support group would already have thedisease; therefore, this is not disease prevention but treatment. Illness-prevention activitiesfocus on avoiding a specific disease. A food diary is a health-promotion activity. Teachinga diabetic patient about diet is a treatment for diabetes; the patient already has diabetes, soit cannot prevent diabetes.
PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 18; high-level question, not directly stated in text KEY:Nursing process: N/A | Client need: HPM | Cognitive level: Application [Show Less]