Chapter 3 Nursing History, Education, and Organizations

Chapter 3  Nursing History, Education, and Organizations

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Sample Questions

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. As the graduate nurse embarks on a career in the art and science of nursing, it is important to remember the MAIN function of nursing is to:
a.
focus on scientific developments in care that advances the profession
b.
assist people in learning self-care or provide direct care when client self-care is not possible
c.
use critical thinking in combination with current technology to provide client care
d.
concentrate on prevention of illness and promotion of wellness

ANS: B
Nursing has developed from an unstructured method of caring for the ill, based primarily on primitive beliefs, to a profession based on scientific knowledge. Nurses assist people to learn to care for themselves whenever possible and provide direct care to people who are unable to meet their own needs.

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2. The student nurse wants to understand where the foundation of current nursing practice originates. The BEST method for obtaining this knowledge would be to:
a.
study the history of nursing
b.
study the history of medicine
c.
review current issues that impact the profession
d.
talk with clients who have recently received nursing care

ANS: A
For the nurse to understand where the foundation of current nursing practice originates, it is important to review the historical events that have influenced the evolution of current nursing practice.

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3. The ancient Greeks built temples to honor Hygeia, the goddess of health, to:
a.
educate priestesses as nurses
b.
provide a spalike healing environment
c.
house the sick and infirm being treated by priests and priestesses
d.
store medicines and literature devoted to the study of medicine

ANS: B
These temples were religious institutions governed by priests who attended those visiting the temples. The temples provide a spalike healing environment to visitors.

PTS: 1 DIF: Knowledge REF: White (2010)

4. Who was the Greek physician, born in 460 B.C., considered to be the father of medicine?
a.
Fabiola
c.
Hippocrates
b.
Father Moreau
d.
St. Jerome

ANS: C
Hippocrates, Greek physician, born in 460 B.C., is considered to be the father of medicine. He used a system of physical assessment, observation, and record keeping in his care of the sick.

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5. In which civilization were hospitals first established?
a.
Babylonian and Assyrian civilizations
b.
ancient Greece civilization
c.
Roman civilization of the Roman Empire
d.
European civilization of the Middle Ages

ANS: C
The first hospitals were established in the Eastern Roman Empire. Fabiola was responsible for introducing these hospitals.

PTS: 1 DIF: Knowledge REF: White (2010)