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Chapter 9: Nursing Theory: The Basis for Professional Nursing Professional Nursing Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition, Beth Black MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following best describes the meaning of the term theory? a. A set of beliefs about the nature of how things work and how the world should be viewed b. A group of related concepts, definitions, and statements that describe a certain view of nursing phenomena from which to describe or predict outcomes c. An organizational s...

Chapter 10: The Science of Nursing and Evidence-Based Practice Professional Nursing Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition, Beth Black MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The discovery of oxygen would be called pure science because this information a. was obtained for the sake of obtaining new knowledge of the world. b. had an immediate use for humans. c. would be useful in curing, managing, or preventing disease. d. could direct further research at the bedside. ANS: A Feedback A. Pure sci...

Chapter 6: Nursing as a Regulated Practice: Legal Issues Professional Nursing Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition, Beth Black MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following is an example of civil law? a. Possession of marijuana b. Assault and battery c. Giving alcohol to a minor d. Child custody case ANS: D Feedback A. Possession of marijuana is an example of a violation of criminal law: possession of an illegal substance. B. Assault and battery comes under the purview of c...

Chapter 6: Nursing as a Regulated Practice: Legal Issues Professional Nursing Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition, Beth Black MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following is an example of civil law? a. Possession of marijuana b. Assault and battery c. Giving alcohol to a minor d. Child custody case ANS: D Feedback A. Possession of marijuana is an example of a violation of criminal law: possession of an illegal substance. B. Assault and battery comes under the purview of c...

Chapter 7: Ethics: Basic Concepts for Professional Nursing Practice Professional Nursing Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition, Beth Black MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following situations is an example of moral distress? a. You hear nurses in the lounge making off-color jokes about a patient. You are afraid to speak up for fear of retaliation. b. You have been late for work a couple of times in the last 2 weeks, and your co- workers are covering for you. c. You become romantical...

Chapter 3: Nursing’s Pathway to Professionalism Professional Nursing Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition, Beth Black MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following was recognized earliest as a true profession? a. Ministry b. Teaching c. Social work d. Engineering ANS: A Feedback A. Historically only medicine, law, and the ministry were accepted as professions. B. Teaching was not accepted as an early profession. C. Social work was not accepted as an early profession. ...

Chapter 4: Nursing Education in an Evolving Health Care Environment Professional Nursing Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition, Beth Black MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. In 1900, the primary reason for hospital-based nursing education programs was to a. educate nurses to care for patients in hospitals. b. provide educational opportunities for women. c. staff the hospitals that operated the education programs. d. provide standardized preparation for nurses. ANS: C Feedback A. Most nur...

Chapter 5: Becoming a Professional Nurse: Defining Nursing and Socialization into Practice Professional Nursing Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition, Beth Black MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which early nursing theorist recognized therapeutic milieu, assessment skills, and a unique body of knowledge in her definition of nursing? a. Dorothea Orem b. Virginia Henderson c. Hildegard Peplau d. Florence Nightingale ANS: D Feedback A. Orem was known for her self-care theory. B. Henderso...

Chapter 1: Nursing in today’s Evolving Health Care Environment Professional Nursing Concepts & Challenges, 9th Edition, Beth Black MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following could eventually change the historical status of nursing as a female- dominated profession? a. More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs b. The proportion of men in nursing beginning to increase c. More male graduates of basic nursing programs entering the workplace d. Salary compe...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which early nursing leader founded the first training school for nurses that would later become a model for early nursing education? a. Dorothea Dix b. Florence Nightingale c. Clara Barton d. Mary Ann Bickerdyke ANS: B Feedback A. Dorothea Dix is best known as an advocate for the mentally ill, and she created a brief training program at two New York hospitals for women who wished to serve as nurses in the Civil War. B. Florence Nightingale founded the fi...