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PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR NURSES
9TH EDITION
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Chapter 1: Theory Based Perspectives and Contemporary Dynamics
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. When describing nursing to a group of nursing students, the nursing instructor lists all of the
following characteristics of nursing except
a. historically nursing is as old as mankind.
b. nursing was originally practiced informally by religious orders dedicated to care ofthe
sick.
c. nursing was later practiced in the home by female caregivers with no formal
education.
d. nursing has always been identifiable as a distinct occupation.
ANS: A
Historically, nursing is as old as mankind. Originally practiced informally by religious orders
dedicated to care of the sick and later in the home by female caregivers with no formal education,
nursing was not identifiable as a distinct occupation until the 1854 Crimean war. There, Florence
Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing introduced the world to the functional roles ofprofessional nursing
and the need for formal education.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 1
TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: All phases
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
2. The nursing profession’s first nurse researcher, who served as an early advocate for high-qualitycare
and used statistical data to document the need for handwashing in preventing infection, was
a. Abraham Maslow.
b. Martha Rogers.
c. Hildegard Peplau.
d. Florence Nightingale.
ANS: D
An early advocate for high-quality care, Florence Nightingale’s use of statistical data to document
the need for handwashing in preventing infection marks her as the profession’s firstnurse
researcher.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 1
TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: All phases
MSC: Client Needs: Management of Care
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3. Today, professional nursing education begins at the
a. undergraduate level.
b. graduate level.
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c. advanced practice level.
d. administrative level.
ANS: A
Today, professional nursing education begins at the undergraduate level, with a growing numberof
nurses choosing graduate studies to support differentiated practice roles and/or research
opportunities. Nurses are prepared to function as advanced practice nurse practitioners,
administrators, and educators.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 2
TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: All phases
MSC: Client Needs: Management of Care
4. Nursing’s metaparadigm, or worldview, distinguishes the nursing profession from other disciplines
and emphasizes its unique functional characteristics. The four key concepts that formthe foundation
for all nursing theories are
a. caring, compassion, health promotion, and education.
b. respect, integrity, honesty, and advocacy.
c. person, environment, health, and nursing.
d. nursing, teaching, caring, and health promotion.
ANS: C
Individual nursing theories represent different interpretations of the phenomenon of nursing, but
central constructs—person, environment, health, and nursing—are found in all theories and models.
They are referred to as nursing’s metaparadigm.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2
TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: All phases
MSC: Client Needs: Management of Care
5. When admitting a client to the medical-surgical unit, the nurse asks the client about cultural
issues. The nurse is demonstrating use of the concept of
a. person.
b. environment.
c. health.
d. nursing.
ANS: B
The concept of environment includes all cultural, developmental, and social determinants that
influence a client’s health perceptions and behavior. A person is defined as the recipient of
nursing care, having unique bio-psycho-social and spiritual dimensions. The word health derivesfrom
the word whole. Health is a multidimensional concept, having physical, psychological, sociocultural,
developmental, and spiritual characteristics. The World Health Organization (WHO, 1946) defines
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