Textbook of Basic Nursing (Lippincott's Practical Nursing) 10th Edition by Caroline Bunker - Test Bank

1.

Which should the nurse recognize as a Florence Nightingale nursing principle that is still practiced today?

A)

The nurse must only follow the physician's orders.

B)

The nurse should spend time caring for others.

C)

The nurse should minimize teaching the client.

D)

The nurse must spend the majority of time keeping the environment clean.

2.

The first recorded history of nursing begins with Biblical women who cared for the sick and injured. What contribution did Roman Matron Phoebe make to the origins of nursing?

A)

Established first gerontological facility

B)

First deaconess and visiting nurse

C)

Established inns and hospitals for pilgrims

D)

Namesake of the first free hospital in Rome in 390 AD

3.

The first recorded history of nursing began with Biblical women who cared for the sick and injured. What contribution did Roman Matron Saint Helena make to the origins of nursing?

A)

Established first gerontological facility

B)

First deaconess and visiting nurse

C)

Established inns and hospitals for pilgrims

D)

Namesake of the first free hospital in Rome in 390 AD

4.

Certain events in ancient and medieval times influenced the development of contemporary nursing. Both men and women of religious orders performed nursing care. The monastery itself became the refuge for the sick, in other cases; members of a religious order founded a hospital. In what time period were several monastic orders established to care for the sick?

A)

500 BC

B)

460 BC

C)

First century

D)

Second century

5.

Florence Nightingale's had several influences on modern nursing practice. Early nursing schools were established on the basis of the Nightingale plan. Which nursing programs were established on the basis of the Nightingale plan?

1.     Kaiserswerth School for Nursing

2.     Bellevue Hospital School of Nursing

3.     Connecticut Training School in New Haven

4.     Boston Training School at Massachusetts

A)

1, 2, 3

B)

1, 3, 4

C)

1, 2, 4

D)

2, 3, 4

6.

Nightingale opened the first nursing school outside a hospital in 1860. Some principles of the Nightingale School for Nurses are still taught today. A beginning nursing student asks about the principles taught by the Nightingale Nursing School. What should the nurse's answer include?

1.     Cleanliness is vital to recovery.

2.     Cure is better than prevention.

3.     The nurse must work as a member of a team.

4.     The nurse must use discretion, but must follow the physician's orders.

A)

1, 2, 3

B)

1, 3, 4

C)

1, 2, 4

D)

2, 3, 4