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Nursing Leadership, Management, and Professional Practice For The LPN/LVN 6th Edition Test Bank
Chapter 1: Historical Perspectives and Current Trends
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. 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
____ 2. 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
____ 3. Who is credited with making a written record of health-care practices and removing the
mythical aspect of health care?
1. Hammurabi
2. Florence Nightingale
3. Hippocrates
4. Apollo
____ 4. Who served as the first public health nurses, caring for the sick and the poor?
1. The Presbyterian Church
2. Salerno
3. Jewish scholars
4. Convent deaconesses
____ 5. Which is a crucial issue the nurse working in the late industrialization era would need to
address to promote health?
1. Reducing spread of infection
2. Reducing sedentary lifestyle
3. Teaching proper use of medications
4. Teaching use of car seats
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____ 6. The nurse demonstrates Florence Nightingale’s theory of nursing with which intervention?
1. Respecting the patient’s culture and incorporating cultural needs in the plan of care
2. Promoting good health and treating those who are ill in a holistic manner
3. Understanding how to motivate people to practice a healthy lifestyle and reduce
risks
4. 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?
1. Using an antiseptic before administering an injection
2. Exploring the psychosocial needs of the patient
3. Documenting patient care in the medical record
4. 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?
1. Annie Goodrich
2. Lillian D. Wald
3. Florence Nightingale
4. Linda Richards
____ 9. Which professional organization was the first to focus on licensed practical nurses (LPNs)?
1. National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Services (NAPNES)
2. National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses (NFLPN)
3. National League for Nursing (NLN)
4. American Nurses Association (ANA)
____ 10. Which statement accurately describes the NFLPN?
1. It represents both registered nurses (RNs) and LPNs.
2. It represents LPNs/LVNs only.
3. It is open to anyone interested in nursing.
4. 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?
1. Clara Barton
2. Florence Nightingale
3. Dorothea Dix
4. Lillian D. Wald
____ 12. What is the difference between the LPN and LVN nursing title?
1. LPNs have a longer educational program than LVNs.
2. LVNs and LPNs have the same duties and skills, just different titles.
3. LVNs are able to perform venipuncture and LPNs cannot.
4. LPNs are working toward an RN license while LVNs are not.
____ 13. What factor has had the greatest impact on the current nursing shortage?
1. Later age of women having children
2. Fewer women being born
3. Overall unemployment rate
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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.)
1. Increased demand for nurses
2. Shortage of nursing faculty
3. Lack of nursing organizations
4. Nurses leaving the profession due to poor working conditions
5. Not enough interest in nursing
____ 15. In order to deliver the safest possible care, the nurse needs to understand what? (Select all that
apply.)
1. How to perform the procedure correctly
2. Why the procedure is being performed
3. How the procedure will affect the patient
4. The cost of performing the procedure
5. The equipment needed to perform the procedure
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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
1 Understanding nursing history helps the nurse to better recognize the many
choices available when choosing his or her own future path.
2 Understanding nursing history does not prevent medication errors in practice.
3 Understanding nursing history does not determine which geographic area is the
best place in which to practice.
4 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
1 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.
2 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.
3 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.
4 The belief that disease was caused by plants and animals would not result in
lighting fires or candles and making loud noises to ward off spirits.
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