Question 1

The nurse has been studying the history of the nursing uniform and relates which information about the nurse's cap? (Select all that apply.)&#10;A)The nurse's cap evolved from battlefield uniforms.&#10;B)The cap was designed to keep hair neatly in place.&#10;C)Each educational institution had its own unique cap.&#10;D)Men in nursing led to the cap's use declining.&#10;E)Caps were very difficult and expensive to make.

Accepted Answer

The nurse's cap design evolved from the traditional garb of the early deaconesses or nuns who were some of the earliest nurses to care for the sick.More recently,the cap's original use was to keep a female nurse's hair neatly in place and present a professional appearance.The design of the cap was unique to a nurse's alma mater.The rapid growth of the number of men in nursing also necessitated a unisex uniform.Caps may or may not have been expensive and difficult to make but this did not lead to their decline.

Question 2

While a nurse is caring for a patient who is scheduled to have surgery in 2 hours,the patient states,"My doctor was here and told me a lot of stuff I didn't understand.Then I signed a paper for her." To fulfill the role of advocate,what is the best nursing action?

A)Explain the surgery and possible outcomes to the patient.
B)Call the physician to return and clarify information for the patient.
C)Reassure the patient that the surgery will go as planned.
D)Complete the nurse's first priority-the preoperative teaching plan.

Accepted Answer

Examples of nursing advocacy include questioning doctors' orders;promoting patient comfort;and supporting patient decisions regarding health care choices,which would include the example here of informed consent.It would not be appropriate for the nurse to assume the role of the physician and explain the surgery and possible outcomes to the patient,reassure the patient that there will be no complications,or complete the preoperative teaching plan.Although important,the preoperative teaching plan is not the nurse's first priority.Reassurance is a nontherapeutic communication strategy because it provides a false sense of security.

Question 3

Which of the following is true of early Christian deaconesses and how they became responsible for caring for poor and ill people?&#10;A)The deacons relinquished this work to women (specifically,widows and virgins).&#10;B)The early church valued women.&#10;C)No one else would care for poor and ill people.&#10;D)The deaconesses had formal training to do the work.

Accepted Answer

Originally,the deacons of the early Christian church cared for poor and ill people,but they turned these duties over to widows and virgins,who were considered to be pure of heart.The early church did not value women.Formal training did not occur until much later in history.

Question 4

What was the description of a nurse in the medieval times during the Holy Wars?&#10;A)A woman who had been specially trained by a magician&#10;B)A man who was committed to following his Lord into battle&#10;C)A man who had training to care for a wounded knight&#10;D)A woman who had studied with an older nurse

Accepted Answer

During the Holy Wars,men were trained in the healing arts to care for knights during battle.These male nurses wore a red cross on their clothes for identification.During this time,women were not trained as nurses.

Question 5

A nursing student is correct when identifying which programs as having the distinction of being the first for nursing that were developed from planned research and controlled experimentation?&#10;A)Diploma programs&#10;B)Associate degree programs&#10;C)Baccalaureate programs&#10;D)Master's and doctoral programs

Accepted Answer

An advisory committee was established in 1952 by the American Association of Junior Colleges along with the National League for Nursing (NLN).This committee researched the development of the associate degree nursing program,evaluated associate degree graduates,and determined the future implications of the associate degree of nursing.

Question 6

Which statement by a nursing professor is true regarding Florence Nightingale's contribution to American nursing?&#10;A)&#34;Her primary influence was organizing hospital administration and nursing.&#34;&#10;B)&#34;Her primary influence was providing a model for giving care during wartime.&#34;&#10;C)&#34;Her primary influence was organizing patient care in hospital settings.&#34;&#10;D)&#34;Her primary influence was developing an educational model for training nurses.&#34;

Accepted Answer

Although she was influential in many aspects of hospital administration,ministering to the sick,and early research methods to improve patient care,Nightingale's great success prompted her to begin developing schools of nursing in both Europe and the United States based on her knowledge of what constituted effective nursing.The goals of her programs included training hospital nurses,training nurses to train others,and training nurses to work in the district with the sick poor.Her primary influence was not organizing hospital administration and nursing,providing care models,or organizing patient care.

Question 7

What was an important outcome of national events in the 21st century?&#10;A)Nurses became more respected as experts in health care.&#10;B)Disaster management and emergency preparedness emerged.&#10;C)Pay for nurses increased to a sum equitable to education.&#10;D)The HIV/AIDS epidemic impacted hospital nursing care.

Accepted Answer

Due to several natural disasters and the World Trade Center attacks of September 11,emergency preparedness and disaster management have become important focus points for nursing.Nurses continue to gain more respect and pay increases continue.The HIV/AIDS epidemic had more impact in the 20th century.

Question 8

After studying nursing history on the Crusades,the nursing student can conclude that the following is the origin of the first nursing pin?&#10;A)Nightingale's badge&#10;B)Maltese cross&#10;C)Nun habit garb&#10;D)Nutricius medal

Accepted Answer

The Maltese cross worn by the knights and nurses during the Crusades is considered the origin of the nursing pin.Nightingale is noted for the lamp.The nun's habit is considered the origin of the nursing cap."Nutricius medal" means "nourishing medal."

Question 9

A group of nursing students is discussing the traits of Victorian wives that crossed over to nurses.Which traits would they conclude had an early effect on the nursing profession?&#10;A)Submission,harmony,and hard work&#10;B)Power,peace,and position&#10;C)Paternalism,compliance,and dullness&#10;D)Organized,noble,and good

Accepted Answer

The Victorian wife was expected to "be good." She was esteemed by her husband but had limited power within the confines of the home and society.She was expected to be hard working and able to maintain harmony while at the same time being submissive to the demands of her husband.Generally,this fostered dependence on the dominant male figure-the Victorian husband.Nurses generally were women who wanted to avoid the drudgery of a Victorian marriage.They were required to be single to make a complete commitment to their vocation.Schooled in submission,women were expected to be equally accommodating within the hospital organization.A good nurse worked for harmony within the hospital.She was expected to be hard working and submissive.The doctor and the hospital administrator were frequently the same person,usually a man who expected position and power to go hand in hand.

Question 10

Which of the following is true of ancient Egyptian physicians and how they used ancient medicine to treat patients?&#10;A)They focused on finding a cure for maladies.&#10;B)They focused on treating maladies.&#10;C)Treatments were often provided by antibiotics.&#10;D)Treatments focused on driving out evil spirits.

Accepted Answer

Ancient Egyptian physicians focused treatment on driving out evil spirits rather than curing or treating maladies.Ancient Egyptian physicians did not have access to antibiotics during that time period.

Question 11

Which of the following is a technical nurse duty,as described by Mildred Montag?&#10;A)Changing a dressing with supervision from a nurse (RN,BSN)&#10;B)Giving medication independently&#10;C)Taking a radiograph&#10;D)Prescribing medications

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Question 12

Which of the following depicts the charge nurse as autocratic over the student?&#10;A)The student is in charge of the patient assignment while the charge nurse observes.&#10;B)The charge nurse and the student share equal power in the patient assignment.&#10;C)The charge nurse has absolute power over the student and the patient assignment.&#10;D)The charge nurse passes power over the student to the attending physician.

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Question 13

The student nurse interprets teaching as a critical role for nurses because&#10;A)health care is a complex system that requires patient education.&#10;B)not everyone has access to information about health care.&#10;C)the less fortunate have greater difficulty understanding treatment choices.&#10;D)understanding choices allows the patient to make informed decisions.

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Question 14

The nursing student has an adequate grasp of nursing history when stating that after the fall of the Roman Empire,the knowledge of health practice was primarily preserved by&#10;A)English monks in cloistered buildings.&#10;B)Jewish physicians who could translate into Latin.&#10;C)Roman priests who practiced medicine.&#10;D)Fortuna,who practiced midwifery.

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Question 15

Many groups throughout the history of nursing have contributed to the profession.The student nurse recognizes which group as having promoted the development of the concept of colleagues in nursing?&#10;A)Nurse managers&#10;B)Public health nurses&#10;C)Nursing educators&#10;D)Graduate students

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Question 16

Which statement indicates the nurse understands the Latin origin of nurse?&#10;A)&#34;The Latin word for nurse is carena,meaning 'caring.'&#34;&#10;B)&#34;The Latin word for nurse is nimphe,meaning 'nurture.'&#34;&#10;C)&#34;The Latin word for nurse is succurus,meaning 'relief.'&#34;&#10;D)&#34;The Latin word for nurse is nutricius,meaning 'nourishing.'&#34;

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Question 17

Nurses made many contributions to the care of Civil War soldiers.A nurse who understood this would state which of the following?&#10;A)&#34;Nurses established a safe haven for soldiers from the battlefield.&#34;&#10;B)&#34;Nurses provided a clean environment with food and water.&#34;&#10;C)&#34;Nurses began medication administration on the battlefield.&#34;&#10;D)&#34;Nurses organized the men to care for other injured soldiers.&#34;

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The answer of Nurses made many contributions to the care...

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of advocacy by the nurse?&#10;A)Refusing to give a patient a medication because it contradicts the nurse's beliefs&#10;B)Questioning a doctor's order that appears unsafe&#10;C)Giving a patient medication against his/her wishes because the nurse believes it to be in the best interest of the patient&#10;D)Giving out the patient's health information to a questioning family member

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Question 19

Which action resulted from the command of George Washington during colonial times?&#10;A)Women were banned from providing nursing care.&#10;B)Women were hired to serve meals and provide care to the ill.&#10;C)Men were hired to serve meals to the ill.&#10;D)Most of the individuals in the large hospitals providing care were women.

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Question 20

Which statement by the nurse shows understanding of Florence Nightingale's status as a legend in nursing?&#10;A)&#34;Her work in improving the Institution for the Care of Sick Gentlewomen in Distressed Circumstances&#34;&#10;B)&#34;The evaluations and recommendations she made to improve conditions in the hospitals in England&#34;&#10;C)&#34;Her ability to implement actions that significantly decreased mortality rates in the Crimean War&#34;&#10;D)&#34;Her work as an administrator for a women's hospital and reporting conditions to the government&#34;

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Question 21

Imposter nurses in the 1900s inspired Dock,Palmer,and Goodrich to take which of the following actions for the safety of the public? (Select all that apply.)&#10;A)Advocated for nurses to take an examination for licensure&#10;B)Required nurses to show a driver's license to their patients&#10;C)Advocated for nurse training schools&#10;D)Pleaded for registration of nurses&#10;E)Fought against home-study programs for nurses

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Question 22

During the Civil War,which actions by volunteer nurses saved the lives of soldiers injured on the battlefield? (Select all that apply.)&#10;A)Volunteer nurses brought injured patients from the battlefield to the hospital.&#10;B)Volunteer nurses provided clean water to the patients.&#10;C)Wounds were wrapped in clean bandages.&#10;D)Patients were provided with adequate nutrition for healing.&#10;E)Nurses reused supplies from other patients to save money.

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The answer of During the Civil War,which actions by volunteer...

Question 23

Which of the following shows the role of the nurse? (Select all that apply.)&#10;A)A nurse teaching a patient preoperatively&#10;B)A nurse prescribing medications at discharge&#10;C)A nurse placing warm blankets on a patient&#10;D)A nurse speaking up for a patient's wishes&#10;E)A nurse administering medications to a patient

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Question 24

Which actions by the reformers pushed the profession of nursing forward? (Select all that apply.)&#10;A)Organization of the American Nurses Association&#10;B)Creation of the American Nurses Association's journal&#10;C)Established the standards for nursing education&#10;D)Established the standards for nursing practice&#10;E)Set wages for nurses

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Question 25

Which of the following actions were expected of a nurse coordinator? (Select all that apply.)&#10;A)Improve patient care.&#10;B)Promote harmony within the institution.&#10;C)Arrange for payment of care received by patients.&#10;D)Motivate staff.&#10;E)Arrange salaries of staff.

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Deck 6: Historical Perspectives: Influences on the Present