Chapter 1: Historical Perspective and Current Trends

Chapter 1: Historical Perspective and Current Trends

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Chapter 1: Historical Perspective 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 what purpose?

1.	To understand the professional choices open to the student
2.	To prevent making medication errors in practice
3.	To determine what geographical area is the best place to practice
4.	To reduce the cost of delivering quality healthcare

____ 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 what?

1.	Pathogens and genetics
2.	Evil spirits
3.	Tides and planets
4.	Plants and animals

____ 3. The person credited with making a written record of healthcare practices and removing the mythical aspect of healthcare is who?

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. What is a crucial issue the nurse working in the late industrialization era would need to address in order to promote health?

1.	Reducing spread of infection
2.	Reducing sedentary lifestyle
3.	Teaching proper use of medications
4.	Teaching use of car seats

____ 6. What types of skills would a nursing student learn while attending Kaiserworth Deaconess Institution in 1836?

1.	Administering immunizations
2.	Assisting in surgery
3.	Washing and changing bed linens
4.	Developing a plan of care

____ 7. The nurse demonstrates Florence Nightingale’s theory of nursing with what 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.

____ 8. What 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

Chapter 1: Historical Perspective and Current Trends

Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

ANS: 1

Understanding nursing history helps the nurse to better recognize the many choices available when choosing their own future path.

PTS: 1 REF: Chapter: 1 OBJ: Objective: 1

KEY: Content Area: History | Integrated Processes: Communication and Documentation | Client Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Applying

ANS: 2

A belief that disease was caused by evil spirits would result in lighting fires or candles and making loud noise to try to ward off the spirits.