Chapter 1 Evolution Of Nursing And Nursing Education

Chapter 1  Evolution Of Nursing And Nursing Education

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

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.

ANS: 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.

ANS: 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 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.

ANS: 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.

ANS: 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.

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

ANS: 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)