QUESTION What was the first purely nursing religious order? 1. The Lazarus sisters 2. The Saad al-Aslamy sisters 3. The Augustinian sisters 4. The Fabiolan sisters ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 The first purely nursing religious order was the Augustinian sisters. The other options are not religious orders.
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which statement describes the significance of the Mosaic Code in the history of health care? 1. The code outlined policy and procedure for early surgical interventions. 2. Early nurses ascribed to the code as a part of their registration process. 3. Public health was improved by this first sanitary legislation. 4. This code provided […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The newly licensed nurse finds many inconsistencies between what was taught in nursing school and what occurs in the practice setting. How is this situation likely to affect this nurse’s socialization into nursing practice? 1. It probably won’t have much effect. 2. It may hinder socialization. 3. It will make the new graduate a […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which option best describes discipline as it applies to nursing? 1. The discipline of nursing refers to autonomy of nursing practice. 2. The discipline of nursing is nursing’s distinct body of knowledge. 3. The discipline of nursing is nursing’s standards of practice. 4. The discipline of nursing refers to nursing’s code of ethics. […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which option supports the way Hippocrates viewed disease? 1. A mystical connection between the body and the stars causes disease. 2. Diseases are the result of being a victim of black magic and spells. 3. Disease is caused by naturally occurring factors. 4. Evil thoughts and deeds cause disease. ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The client has made a difficult decision to refuse treatment for a potentially curable malignancy. The nurse asks the client, “How are you going to tell your spouse about this decision?” What is the nurse attempting to assess? 1. Whether the client has considered all of the treatment options available. 2. Whether the client […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION What is the only major discipline that does not require its members to hold at least a baccalaureate degree in order to be licensed? 1. Nursing 2. Medicine 3. Physical therapy 4. Dentistry ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1 Nursing is the only major discipline listed in which a person can be licensed without a […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION How have the practice settings for nurses changed since 1980? 1. There has been little or no change in these settings. 2. The settings have shifted from the community to the hospital. 3. There has been a shift from the hospital to long-term care settings. 4. They have shifted from acute-care to community or […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which societal changes have promoted the nurse’s return to school and further education? (Select all that apply.) 1. Patients have increasingly more complex and varied health needs. 2. Previously unknown diseases are being identified. 3. New technologies are being developed that require continual knowledge updates. 4. Patients are staying longer in the hospital. 5. […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The nursing student developing a presentation on the early history of nursing is not able to find much information about this period. Why is the nurse unable to find any information? 1. There were not many nurses, so only the sickest people received nursing care. 2. Many of those providing care to the sick […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
