1. Which of the following set of terms best describes nursing at the end of the Middle Ages?
a. continuity, caring, critical thinking
b. purpose,
... [Show More] direction, leadership
c. assessment, interventions, outcomes
d. advocacy, research, education ANS: B PTS: 1
2. 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. ANS: A PTS: 1
3. 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
WWW.TBSM.WS
ANS: D PTS: 1
4. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
a. Dorothea Dix
b. Lillian Wald
c. Florence Nightingale
d. Clara Barton
ANS: C PTS: 1
5. 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
ANS: B PTS: 1
6. 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 ANS: A PTS: 1
7. 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
ANS: B PTS: 1
8. 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 ANS: B PTS: 1
9. 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
WWW.TBSM.WS
d. facilitating coping with disability and death ANS: B PTS: 1
10. 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
ANS: B PTS: 1
11. 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. ANS: A PTS: 1
12. 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. This is an example of which nursing role?
a. Teacher/Educator
b. Leader [Show Less]