Question 1

According to Nightingale, a nurse is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  The handmaiden of the physician. 
B)  A member of the moral majority. 
C)  Any woman who had charge of the personal health of somebody, whether well or sick. 
D)  An individual who felt a calling to take charge of the sick. 
A)  The handmaiden of the physician. 
B)  A member of the moral majority. 
C)  Any woman who had charge of the personal health of somebody, whether well or sick. 
D)  An individual who felt a calling to take charge of the sick. C

Question 2

Nightingale isolated five environmental components essential to an individual's health. Select the correct grouping from the following:

Accepted Answer

A)  Calming colors, quiet, comfortable temperature, clean air, pure water 
B)  Clean air, pure water, efficient drainage, cleanliness, light 
C)  Light, color, sound, smell, temperature 
D)  Pure food, clean water, cleanliness, quiet, calming color 
A)  Calming colors, quiet, comfortable temperature, clean air, pure water 
B)  Clean air, pure water, efficient drainage, cleanliness, light 
C)  Light, color, sound, smell, temperature 
D)  Pure food, clean water, cleanliness, quiet, calming color B

Question 3

Nightingale proposed nursing as:

Accepted Answer

A)  An extension of the environment. 
B)  An art and a science. 
C)  Empirical science. 
D)  Physician's handmaiden. 
A)  An extension of the environment. 
B)  An art and a science. 
C)  Empirical science. 
D)  Physician's handmaiden. B

Question 4

In the mid-19th century, there were two competing theories regarding the nature and origin of disease. These competing thoeries were:

Accepted Answer

A)  Localization and specificity. 
B)  Contagionism and quarantine. 
C)  Vectorism and pollution. 
D)  Atmosphere and environment. 
A)  Localization and specificity. 
B)  Contagionism and quarantine. 
C)  Vectorism and pollution. 
D)  Atmosphere and environment.

Question 5

According to Nightingale, health is viewed as:

Accepted Answer

A)  An additive process. 
B)  The result of environmental, physical, and psychological factors. 
C)  The absence of illness. 
D)  A & B 
E)  All of the above 
A)  An additive process. 
B)  The result of environmental, physical, and psychological factors. 
C)  The absence of illness. 
D)  A & B 
E)  All of the above

Question 6

Cultural feminism is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  The idea that women are a product of the culture. 
B)  A belief in inherent gender differences. 
C)  The emancipation of women as a cultural fad. 
D)  The corruption of women by masculine politics. 
A)  The idea that women are a product of the culture. 
B)  A belief in inherent gender differences. 
C)  The emancipation of women as a cultural fad. 
D)  The corruption of women by masculine politics.

Question 7

The patient is at the center of the Nightingale model and incorporates:

Accepted Answer

A)  A holistic view of the person. 
B)  Psychological, intellectual, and spiritual components. 
C)  A unique individual filled with chattering hopes and advice. 
D)  A & B 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  A holistic view of the person. 
B)  Psychological, intellectual, and spiritual components. 
C)  A unique individual filled with chattering hopes and advice. 
D)  A & B 
E)  All of the above.

Question 8

Nightingale defined a nurse as any woman who had "charge of the personal health of somebody" whether well, as in caring for babies and children, or sick, as an "invalid" (Nightingale, 1860/1969). It was assumed that:

Accepted Answer

A)  All women, at one time or another in their lives, would nurse. 
B)  All women needed to know the laws of health. 
C)  Nursing proper, or "sick" nursing, was both an art and a science and required organized, formal education to care for those suffering from disease. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  All women, at one time or another in their lives, would nurse. 
B)  All women needed to know the laws of health. 
C)  Nursing proper, or "sick" nursing, was both an art and a science and required organized, formal education to care for those suffering from disease. 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

The goal of nursing as described by Nightingale is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Work collaboratively with the physician to implement the medical orders. 
B)  Take care of the patient's environment by cooking, cleaning, and scrubbing the floors. 
C)  Assist the patient in his or her retention of "vital powers" by meeting his or her needs, thus putting the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon. 
D)  Give the patient medicine when the medicine is due. 
A)  Work collaboratively with the physician to implement the medical orders. 
B)  Take care of the patient's environment by cooking, cleaning, and scrubbing the floors. 
C)  Assist the patient in his or her retention of "vital powers" by meeting his or her needs, thus putting the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon. 
D)  Give the patient medicine when the medicine is due.

Question 10

In Nightingale's mind, the specific "scientific" activity of nursing that was the central element in health care, without which medicine and surgery would be ineffective, is which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A)  Preparing nutritious meals 
B)  Maintaining an aesthetic environment 
C)  Maintaining hygiene 
D)  Sustaining a quiet environment 
A)  Preparing nutritious meals 
B)  Maintaining an aesthetic environment 
C)  Maintaining hygiene 
D)  Sustaining a quiet environment

Exam 4: Florence Nightingale

According to Nightingale, a nurse is defined as:

Nightingale isolated five environmental components essential to an individual's health. Select the correct grouping from the following:

Nightingale proposed nursing as:

In the mid-19th century, there were two competing theories regarding the nature and origin of disease. These competing thoeries were:

According to Nightingale, health is viewed as:

Cultural feminism is defined as:

The patient is at the center of the Nightingale model and incorporates:

Nightingale defined a nurse as any woman who had "charge of the personal health of somebody" whether well, as in caring for babies and children, or sick, as an "invalid" (Nightingale, 1860/1969). It was assumed that:

The goal of nursing as described by Nightingale is to:

In Nightingale's mind, the specific "scientific" activity of nursing that was the central element in health care, without which medicine and surgery would be ineffective, is which of the following:

Nursing Theory and the Discipline of Nursing

A Guide for the Study of Theories for Practice

Choosing, Evaluating and Implementing Nursing Theories for Practice

Wiedenbach, Henderson, Hall

Nurse-Patient Relationship Theories: Peplau, Travelbee and Orlando

Dorothy Johnson

Dorothea Orems Scdnt

Imogene Kings Theory of Goal Attainment

Callista Roys Adaptation Model

Betty Neumans Systems Model

Erickson, Tomlin and Swains Theory of Modeling and Role Modeling

Barbara Dosseys Theory of Integral Nursing

Martha Rogers Science of Unitary Human Beings

Rosemarie Rizzo Parses Humanbecoming School of Thought

Margaret Newmans Theory of Health As Expanding Consciousness

Madeline Leiningers Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality

Jean Watsons Theory of Human Caring

Anne Boykin and Savina Schoenhofers Nursing As Caring Theory

Afaf Meleis Transitions Theory

Katharine Kolcabacomfort Theory

Duffys Quality-Caring Model

Reeds Theory of Self-Transcendence

Mary Jane Smith and Pat Liehrs Story Theory

Parker and Barrys Community Nursing Practice Model

Locsins Theory of Technological Competence

Rays Theory of Bureaucratic Caring

Troutman-Jordans Theory of Successful Aging

Barretts Theory of Power As Knowing Participation in Change

Smiths Unitary Caring

Swansons Theory or Caring

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