8.Practical nursingwas developed to prepare
nurses to give bedside nursing care to
patients.
True False
9.When the major goals of healthcare—
promoting, maintaining, or restoring
health—can no longer be met, the nurse’s
duties are terminated.
True False
10.Nursing has evolved through history from a
technical service to a knowledge-centered
processthat allows maximizing of human
potential.
True FalseSHORT ANSWER
Nursing has been defined in many ways, but
there are essential elements present in most
thoughtful perspectives. Use your own words
to expand the following short definitions of
nursing.
1.Nursing is caring.2.Nursing is sharing.3.Nursing is touching.4.Nursing is feeling.5.Nursing is listening.6.Nursing is accepting.4 UNIT I FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE
Copyright © 2011 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing:2.Founded in the late 1800s, the
is a professional organization for registered
nurses in the United States.
3.The , developed by the ANA,
define the activities of nurses that are specific
and unique to nursing.- are laws established in each state
in the United States to regulate the practice of
nursing.
5.One of the major guidelines for nursing prac-
tice, the , integrates both the art
and science of nursing.
CORRECT THE FALSE STATEMENTS
Circle the word “true” or “false” that follows
the statement. If you circled “false,” change the
underlined word or words to make the statement
true. Place your answer in the space provided.
1.A nurse practiceact is a law that regulates the
practice of nursing.
True False
2.The ANA defines continuing educationas those
professional development experiences designed
to enrich the nurse’s contribution to health.
True False
3.The legal right to practice nursing is termed
professional standards.
True False
4.When a nurse completes a diploma, associate
degree, or baccalaureate program, he or she
becomes licensed as a licensed practical nurse.
True False
5.In early civilizations influenced by the theory
of animism, the roles of physician and nurse
were interchangeable.
True False
6.The ANA, founded in 1899, was the first
international organization of professional
women, with nurses from both the United
States and Canada as charter members.
True False
7.All nursing actions focus on the orders of the
physician.
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