Chapter 1 The Vista of Nursing

Chapter 1  The Vista of Nursing

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

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

____ 1. The nurse is educating a nursing student about nursing history. The nurse teaches the nursing student that throughout ancient history, nursing care was provided by family members and
A.
Nurses.
B.
Physicians.
C.
Male priests.
D.
Female priests.

____ 2. The nurse teaches a student nurse about the history of nursing. The nurse informs the student nurse that in 1836, the first school of nursing was established in Kaiserworth, Germany by
A.
Jean Watson.
B.
Clara Barton.
C.
Theodore Fliedner.
D.
Florence Nightingale.

____ 3. The nurse educates the student nurse that in 1897, the Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States was formed in an effort to
A.
Set standards and rules in nursing education.
B.
Keep nurses aware of the newest medical information.
C.
Oversee training to protect patients from incompetent nurses.
D.
Keep nurses updated on the newest information about nursing education.

____ 4. A nursing instructor is a member of the National League for Nursing. The purpose of this professional organization is to
A.
Set standards and rules in nursing education.
B.
Keep nurses aware of the newest medical information.
C.
Oversee training to protect patients from incompetent nurses.
D.
Keep nurses updated on the newest information about nursing education.

____ 5. The nursing instructor teaches a group of nursing students that all states required practical nurses to be licensed in the year
A.
1940.
B.
1945.
C.
1950.
D.
1955.

Chapter 1. The Vista of Nursing
Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: C

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A
Through ancient history, nursing care was provided by family members and male priests.
B
Through ancient history, nursing care was provided by family members and male priests.
C
Through ancient history, nursing care was provided by family members and male priests. Chapter Objective: Trace the providers of nursing care from ancient history until the mid-1800s.
D
Through ancient history, nursing care was provided by family members and male priests.

PTS: 1 REF: Chapter: 1 | Page: 4 OBJ: Chapter Objective: 1-2
KEY: Content Area: Nursing History | Integrated Process: Teaching and Learning | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Application

2. ANS: C

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A
Jean Watson developed a theory based on caring in 1979.
B
Clara Barton cared for soldiers during the U.S. Civil War and was the first president of the Red Cross Association, now the American Red Cross.
C
In 1836, the first school of nursing was established in Kaiserworth, Germany, by Pastor Theodore Fliedner. Many women, including Florence Nightingale, were educated at this school. Chapter Objective: Trace the providers of nursing care from ancient history until the mid-1800s. Chapter Objective: Summarize the development of modern nursing.
D
Florence Nightingale attended the Kaiserworth School in Germany in 1851.

PTS: 1 REF: Chapter: 1 | Page: 4
OBJ: Chapter Objectives: 1-2| Chapter Objectives: 1-3
KEY: Content Area: Nursing History | Integrated Process: Teaching and Learning | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Application

3. ANS: C

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A
The American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for Nurses, which later became the National League for Nursing Education, was established to set standards and rules in nursing education and continues in that function today.
B
The American Journal of Nursing was published to keep nurses aware of the newest medical information and newest information about nursing education.
C
In 1897, in Baltimore, Maryland, the Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States was formed in an effort to oversee training to protect patients from incompetent nurses. Chapter Objective: Summarize the development of modern nursing. Chapter Objective: Describe the history of nursing, both at the LPN/LVN level and the RN level.
D
The American Journal of Nursing was published to keep nurses aware of the newest medical information and newest information about nursing education.

PTS: 1 REF: Chapter: 1 | Page: 4
OBJ: Chapter Objectives: 1-3| Chapter Objectives: 1-4
KEY: Content Area: Nursing History | Integrated Process: Teaching and Learning | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Application

4. ANS: A

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A
The American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for Nurses, which later became the National League for Nursing Education, was established to set standards and rules in nursing education and continues in that function today. Chapter Objective: Describe the history of nursing, both at the LPN/LVN level and the RN level.
B
The American Journal of Nursing was published to keep nurses aware of the newest medical information and newest information about nursing education.
C
In 1897, in Baltimore, Maryland, the Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States was formed in an effort to oversee training to protect patients from incompetent nurses.
D
The American Journal of Nursing was published to keep nurses aware of the newest medical information and newest information about nursing education.

PTS: 1 REF: Chapter: 1 | Page: 5 OBJ: Chapter Objective: 1-4
KEY: Content Area: Nursing History | Integrated Process: Teaching and Learning | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Application

5. ANS: D

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A
It was not until 1955 that all states required practical nurses to be licensed.
B
It was not until 1955 that all states required practical nurses to be licensed.
C
It was not until 1955 that all states required practical nurses to be licensed.
D
It was not until 1955 that all states required practical nurses to be licensed. Chapter Objective: Describe the history of nursing, both at the LPN/LVN level and at the RN level.

PTS: 1 REF: Chapter: 1 | Page: 6 OBJ: Chapter Objective: 1-4
KEY: Content Area: Nursing History | Integrated Process: Teaching and Learning | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Comprehension