Test Bank For Nursing in Todays World Trends, Issues, and Management 12th Edition by Amy J. Buckway, Holli Sowerby

Test Bank For Nursing in Today's World Trends, Issues, and Management 12th Edition by Amy J. Buckway, Holli Sowerby Chapter: Chapter 1: Exploring the Growth of Nursing as a Profession Multiple Choice 1. Which of the following statements most accurately describes the practice of medicine in Greece from 800 BC to 300 BC? A) Greek culture stressed natural causes for disease, a patient-centered approach, and the necessity of accurate observations and record keeping. B) Greek culture borrowed medical practices from the countries it conquered, and physicians were often slaves. C) Major and minor surgery, childrens diseases, and diseases of the nervous and urinary systems were described in Greek culture. D) Medicine men (known first as shamans and later as priests) were responsible for curing ills of body and mind. Ans: A Client Needs: B Cognitive Level: Comprehension Difficulty: Moderate Integrated Process: Nursing Process Objective: 1 Feedback: Hippocrates, born about 400 BC, was a Greek citizen who became known as the Father of Modern Medicine. He emphasized natural causes for disease, a patient-centered approach, and the necessity of accurate observations and record keeping. These priorities influenced the practice of medicine both in Greece and beyond. Persia was known to utilize slaves as physicians, and Rome borrowed medical practices from the countries it conquered. Ancient India emphasized hygiene and prevention of sickness and described major and minor surgery, childrens diseases, and diseases of the nervous and urinary systems. Medicine men were characteristic of the Mayan and Aztec civilizations. 2. Florence Nightingale fostered the development of nursing as a profession. What was the basis of her nursing theory? A) The nurses role is to assist individuals (sick or well) to carry out those activities that they would perform unaided if they had the necessary strength, will, or knowledge. B) The goal of nursing is to put the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon him, primarily by altering the environment.