____ 3. Who is credited with making a written record of health-care practices and removing the mythical

____ 3. Who is credited with making a written record of health-care practices and removing the mythical aspect of health care?

• Hammurabi
• Florence Nightingale
• Hippocrates
• Apollo

____ 4. Who served as the first public health nurses, caring for the sick and the poor?

• The Presbyterian Church
• Salerno
• Jewish scholars
• Convent deaconesses

____ 5. Which is a crucial issue the nurse working in the late industrialization era would need to address to promote health?

• Reducing spread of infection
• Reducing sedentary lifestyle
• Teaching proper use of medications
• Teaching use of car seats

____ 6. The nurse demonstrates Florence Nightingale’s theory of nursing with which intervention?

• Respecting the patient’s culture and incorporating cultural needs in the plan of care
• Promoting good health and treating those who are ill in a holistic manner

Test Bank for Nursing Leadership, Management, and Professional Practice for the LPN LVN, 6e Tamara Dahlkemper (All Chapters Answers at the end of each Chapter)

Chapter 1: Historical Perspectives and Current Trends

Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.____

• The nursing student predominantly uses knowledge about the history of nursing for which purpose?

1.To understand the professional choices open to the student 2.To prevent making medication errors in practice 3.To determine in which geographic area it is best to practice 4.To reduce the cost of delivering quality health care ____

• The nurse is working in an underdeveloped country and observes the natives lighting ritual fires and

pounding on primitive drums around the sick person to promote recovery. The nurse interprets this behavior as indicating the natives believe illness results from which items?

1.Pathogens and genetics 2.Evil spirits 3.Tides and planets 4.Plants and animals 1 / 4

• Understanding how to motivate people to practice a healthy lifestyle and reduce

risks

• Teaching other nurses how to deliver the highest quality of nursing care

____ 7. Which action performed by the nurse directly resulted from the contribution made by Linda Richards?

• Using an antiseptic before administering an injection
• Exploring the psychosocial needs of the patient
• Documenting patient care in the medical record
• Listening to a patient describe his or her condition

____ 8. The nurse responds to an alarm on a pulse oximeter and sees the patient’s oxygen saturation is reading 38%. The nurse observes the patient, noting a respiratory rate of 12 breaths per minute, pink mucous membranes, and easy regular respirations. The nurse concludes the pulse oximeter is not reading accurately. Whose theory of nursing is this nurse demonstrating?

• Annie Goodrich
• Lillian D. Wald
• Florence Nightingale
• Linda Richards

____ 9. Which professional organization was the first to focus on licensed practical nurses (LPNs)?

• National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Services (NAPNES)
• National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses (NFLPN)
• National League for Nursing (NLN)
• American Nurses Association (ANA)

____ 10. Which statement accurately describes the NFLPN?

• It represents both registered nurses (RNs) and LPNs.
• It represents LPNs/LVNs only.
• It is open to anyone interested in nursing.
• It is open to anyone in the health-care field.

____ 11. The nurse working in mental health nursing honors what historical nurse for working to improve care of the mentally ill?

• Clara Barton
• Florence Nightingale
• Dorothea Dix
• Lillian D. Wald

____ 12. What is the difference between the LPN and LVN nursing title?

• LPNs have a longer educational program than LVNs.
• LVNs and LPNs have the same duties and skills, just different titles.
• LVNs are able to perform venipuncture and LPNs cannot.
• LPNs are working toward an RN license while LVNs are not.

____ 13. What factor has had the greatest impact on the current nursing shortage?

• Later age of women having children
• Fewer women being born
• Overall unemployment rate 2 / 4

• More employment options for women

Multiple Response Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.

____ 14. What factors are contributing to the nursing shortage? (Select all that apply.)

• Increased demand for nurses
• Shortage of nursing faculty
• Lack of nursing organizations
• Nurses leaving the profession due to poor working conditions
• Not enough interest in nursing

____ 15. In order to deliver the safest possible care, the nurse needs to understand what? (Select all that apply.)

• How to perform the procedure correctly
• Why the procedure is being performed
• How the procedure will affect the patient
• The cost of performing the procedure
• The equipment needed to perform the procedure 3 / 4

Chapter 1: Historical Perspectives and Current Trends

Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: 1

Chapter: Chapter 1 Historical Perspective and Current Trends

Objective: 1. Verbalize the importance of understanding the history of nursing.

Page: 3

Heading: Introduction

Integrated Processes: Communication and Documentation

Client Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment

Cognitive Level: Application [Applying]

Concept: Professionalism

Difficulty: Moderate

Feedback

• Understanding nursing history helps the nurse to better recognize the many

choices available when choosing his or her own future path.

• Understanding nursing history does not prevent medication errors in practice.
• Understanding nursing history does not determine which geographic area is the

best place in which to practice.

• Understanding nursing history does not reduce the cost of delivering quality

health care.

PTS: 1 CON: Professionalism

2. ANS: 2

Chapter: Chapter 1 Historical Perspective and Current Trends

Objective: 2. Identify the accomplishments of nurses during ancient times, the Dark Ages, and modern nursing.

Page: 4

Heading: The Beginning of Nursing

Integrated Processes: Nursing Process

Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity

Cognitive Level: Analysis [Analyzing]

Concept: Professionalism

Difficulty: Difficult

Feedback

• The belief that disease was caused by pathogens and genetics would not result in

lighting fires or candles and making loud noises to ward off spirits.

• A belief that disease was caused by evil spirits would result in lighting fires or

candles and making loud noises to try to ward off the spirits.

• The belief that disease was caused by tides and planets would not result in

lighting fires or candles and making loud noises to ward off spirits.

• The belief that disease was caused by plants and animals would not result in
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