Chapter 1 Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the Development of Nursing

Chapter 1  Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the Development of Nursing

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Sample Questions

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What historical influences affected nursing as a moral discipline?
a.
technology
b.
society
c.
spirituality
d.
oppression

ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 3 BLM: Remember

2. For which of the following is empathy a motive?
a.
meeting the needs of others
b.
moral reasoning and action
c.
becoming a nurse
d.
determining right from wrong

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 5 BLM: Higher Order

3. Why do professions exist?
a.
to meet the needs of employers
b.
to meet the needs of individuals
c.
to meet the needs of society
d.
to meet the needs of families

ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 6 BLM: Remember

4. Which of the following statements best describes Florence Nightingale?
a.
She believed in traditional expectations for women.
b.
She was a nurse and increased soldiers’ mortality rates.
c.
She believed in nurses restricting their careers.
d.
She was a social reformer and statistician.

ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 23 BLM: Higher Order

5. In which of the following influences do the helping professions find their origin?
a.
inhumane actions
b.
perceived social needs
c.
serving one’s own needs
d.
visualizing the suffering of others

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 5 BLM: Higher Order