QUESTION The nursing student is completing the Critical Thinking Exercises in the textbook. What is a strategy for getting the most benefit from these exercises? 1. Look for the single best answer to the questions asked. 2. Work independently to find answers. 3. Look for answers in an appendix in the back of the book. […]
QUESTION Who was the first health care provider to acquire AIDS? 1. Linda Richards 2. Clara Maass 3. Barbara Fassbinder 4. Sharon Lane ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 Barbara Fassbinder was infected with HIV while caring for a patient with AIDS. She is recognized as the first health care provided to acquire AIDS on the […]
QUESTION What is the common denominator for nursing leaders across history? 1. They desired to obtain power in their job positions. 2. They were all women of wealth and influence. 3. They cared deeply about the society in which they lived. 4. They were focused on caring for people in hospitals. ANSWER: Correct Answer: […]
QUESTION What was Sojourner Truth’s contribution to society? 1. She helped identify the similarity between the problems of African Americans and women. 2. She was a crusader for the mentally ill. 3. She was known as the “Moses of her people.” 4. Her work resulted in the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. […]
QUESTION The nursing student has identified a discrepancy between what is written in the textbook and what the nursing faculty member said during theory class. What should the student do? 1. Wait and see whether the material is covered on the next exam. 2. Ask a clinical staff nurse for clarification of the topic. 3. […]
QUESTION The nurse manager is concerned that the nursing staff is experiencing role stress related to higher acuity of clients. What is one way in which this manager could address this issue? 1. Encourage supportive relationships among the staff nurses. 2. Advocate for longer length of stay for these higher acuity clients. 3. Limit the […]
QUESTION To what does the moral principle of nonmaleficence refer? 1. Truth telling 2. Duty to do no harm 3. Faithfulness 4. Doing good ANSWER: Correct Answer: 2 Nonmaleficence is duty to do no harm. Veracity is truth telling. Fidelity is faithfulness. Beneficence is doing good. Cognitive Level: Understanding
QUESTION The history of nursing is most strongly associated with which other factor? 1. The history of women 2. The development of medical technology 3. The growth of religion across the frontier 4. The decline of the family unit ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1 There is a strong symbiosis among the history of nursing, the […]
QUESTION Which term is used to describe the process by which a person assumes or develops a new role? 1. Norm validation 2. Role transition 3. Cognitive dissonance 4. Role incumbent ANSWER: Correct Answer: 2 Role transition is a process by which a person assumes or develops a new role. Norms are the general […]
QUESTION Which African American woman was noted for her roles as both a nurse and an abolitionist during the Civil War of the United States? 1. Louisa May Alcott 2. Harriet Tubman 3. Jeanne Mance 4. Mary Seacole ANSWER: Correct Answer: 2 Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist who became active with the Underground Railroad […]
