Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing - Volume 1 - Chapter 1 Concept Check

Question 1

What are the four fundamental responsibilities of nursing according to the International Council of Nurses (ICN) Code of Ethics for Nurses?

Answer 1

To promote health, to prevent illness, to restore health and to alleviate suffering. The need for nursing is universal.

Question 2

Fill in the gaps:

Nurses make up the ______ group of health _________ in the health workforce.

Answer 2

Nurses make up the largest group of health professionals in the health workforce.

Question 3

Why did nursing come to be seen as a ‘female’ role?

Answer 3

Nursing has its gendered origins within the home environment, with mothers, daughters and sisters undertaking domestic healing practices to care for ill family members in their own home.

Gendered roles within the family and society became more defined during the 18th and 19th century and thus nursing came to be seen as a female role.

(Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing Volume 1, page 3)

Question 4

Who created the modern worldwide definition of nursing and what is it?

Answer 4

Virginia Henderson - The unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or well, in the performance of those activities contributing to health or its recovery (or to peaceful death) that he would perform unaided if he had the necessary strength, will, or knowledge, and to do this in such a way as to help him gain independence as rapidly as possible.

(Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing Volume 1, page 9)

Question 5

What is Florence Nightingale definition of nursing?

Answer 5

The act of utilising the environment of the patient to assist him in his recovery.

(Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing Volume 1, page 9)

Question 6

What is the scope of nursing practice?

Answer 6

Promoting wellness, preventing illness, restoring health and caring for the dying.

(Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing Volume 1, page 20)

Question 7

Which of the following women made significant contributions to the nursing care of soldiers during the Crimean War? Select all that applies.

1. Jane Bell
2. Florence Nightingale
3. Elizabeth Kenny
4. Vivian Bullwinkel
5. Lucy Osburn

(Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing Volume 1, page 21)

Answer 7

2. Florence Nightingale

Question 8

Health promotion is best represented by which of the following activities?

1. Administering immunisations
2. Giving a bath
3. Preventing accidents in the home
4. Performing diagnostic procedures

(Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing Volume 1, page 21)

Answer 8

3. Preventing accidents in the home.

Rationale: Health promotion focuses on maintaining normal status without consideration of disease. Option 1 is an example of illness prevention. Option 2 is aesthetic (i.e. not needed for health promotion or disease prevention). Option 4 focuses on disease detection.

Question 9

Who introduced ‘Nightingale’ nursing to Australia?

1. Florence Nightingale
2. Elizabeth Kenny
3. Lucy Osburn
4. Muriel Doherty

(Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing Volume 1, page 21)

Answer 9

3. Lucy Osburn

Question 10

A nurse with 2 to 3 years’ experience who has the ability to coordinate multiple complex nursing care demands is at which stage of the Benner’s stages of nursing expertise?

1. Advanced beginner
2. Competent
3. Proficient
4. Expert

(Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing Volume 1, page 21)

Answer 10

2. Competent

Rationale: Option 1, demonstrates marginally acceptable performance. Option 3, has 3 to 5 years of experience and has developed a holistic understanding of the client. Option 4, demonstrates highly skilled intuitive and analytic ability in new situations.

Question 11

Which professional organisation developed national competency standards?

1. ACN
2. ANMF
3. ANMC
4. ICN

(Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing Volume 1, page 21)

Answer 11

3. ANMC - Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council

Question 12

Which of the following social forces is most likely to significantly affect the future supply and demand for nurses?

1. Ageing
2. Economics
3. Science/technology
4. Telecommunications

(Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing Volume 1, page 21)

Answer 12

1. Ageing

Rationale: All will impact nursing but not necessarily the supply and demand issue. The aging population contributes more to elders needing specialised care (increasing the demand). Fewer nursing faculty to educate students and fewer nurses practicing because of retirement contribute to the decreasing supply.