Exam 6: Historical Perspectives: Influences on the Present

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

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 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?

After studying nursing history on the Crusades,the nursing student can conclude that the following is the origin of the first nursing pin?

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?

Which of the following actions were expected of a nurse coordinator? (Select all that apply.)

During the Civil War,which actions by volunteer nurses saved the lives of soldiers injured on the battlefield? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following is a technical nurse duty,as described by Mildred Montag?

Which of the following is true of ancient Egyptians physicians and how they used ancient medicine to treat patients?

What was the description of a nurse in the medieval times during the Holy Wars?

The nurse has been studying the history of the nursing uniform and identifies which reason as the reason for the nursing cap disappearing from the student nurse uniform? (Select all that apply.)

The student nurse interprets teaching as a critical role for nurses because

Which of the following is true of early Christian deaconesses and how they became responsible for caring for poor and ill people?

Nurses made many contributions to the care of Civil War soldiers.A nurse who understood this,would state which of the following?

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.)

Which statement by a nursing professor is true regarding Florence Nightingale's contribution to American nursing?

Which action resulted from the command of George Washington during colonial times?

Which statement indicates the nurse understands the Latin origin of "nurse?"

Which actions by the reformers pushed the profession of nursing forward? (Select all that apply.)

What was the most important contribution to nursing made during medieval times?