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Test Bank: Dewits Fundamental Concepts And Skills For Nursing 6th Edition
Chapter 01: Nursing and the Health Care System
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Florence Nightingale‘s contributions to nursing practice and education:
A. are historically important but have no validity for nursing today.
B. were neither recognized nor appreciated in her own time.
C. were a major factor in reducing the death rate in the Crimean War.
D. were limited only to the care of severe traumatic wounds.
ANS: C
By improving sanitation, nutrition ventilation, and hand washing techniques, Florence
Nightingale‘s nurses dramatically reduced the death rate from injuries in the Crimean War.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 OBJ: Theory #1 TOP: Nursing History
KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
ni anda akan menemui bahan pembelajaran yang disusun dengan teliti untuk membantu anda
belajar
2. Early dengan
nursing lebih mudah
education and caredan berkesan.
in the Setiap dokumen direka secara teratur supaya maklumat
United States:
penting senang
A. were difahami
directed dan diingati.
at community health. Bahan ini sesuai untuk persediaan peperiksaan, ulang kaji,
danB.pengukuhan pengetahuan.
provided independence Kualitithrough
for women dan ketepatan
educationsentiasa menjadi keutamaan, memastikan
and employment.
anda
C. boleh
were an belajar dengan
educational yakin.
model Pelajar
based menghargai
in institutions ringkasan
of higher yang jelas dan penerangan praktikal
learning.
yang
D. menjimatkan
have continuedmasato be serta mengurangkan
entirely tekanan.
focused on hospital Matlamat saya adalah untuk menjadikan
nursing.
pengalaman
ANS: B belajar anda lebih teratur dan produktif. Muat turun dengan keyakinan dan gunakan
sumber ini untuk meningkatkan
Because of the influence prestasi
of early nursing akademik
education anda
became more secara konsisten.
formalized through
apprenticeships in Nightingale schools that offered independence to women through education and
Czech (±130 words)
employment.
VítejteCognitive
DIF: v mém obchodě na Stuvia!REF:
Level: Knowledge Najdete
p. 2zde OBJ:
pečlivě připravené
Theory #4 TOP:studijní
Nursingmateriály
History navržené tak,
aby bylo učení
KEY: jednodušší
Nursing Process aStep:
efektivnější.
N/A MSC:Každý dokument
NCLEX: N/A má přehlednou strukturu, která usnadňuje
pochopení důležitých informací. Materiály jsou ideální pro přípravu na zkoušky, opakování i
prohlubování znalostí. Důraz je kladen na kvalitu a spolehlivost, takže můžete studovat s jistotou.
3. InStudenti
order to oceňují
fulfill thej common goals defined by nursing theorists (promote wellness,prevent
illness, facilitate coping, and restore health), the LPN must take on the roles of:
A. caregiver, educator, and collaborator.
B. nursing assistant, delegator, and environmental specialist.
C. medication dispenser, collaborator, and transporter.
D. dietitian, manager, and housekeeper.
ANS: A
In order for the LPN to apply the common goals of nursing, he or she must assume the roles of
caregiver, educator, collaborator, manager, and advocate.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 3 OBJ: Theory #2 TOP: Art and
Science of Nursing KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
4. Although nursing theories differ in their attempts to define nursing, all of them base theirbeliefs
on common concepts concerning:
A. self-actualization, fundamental needs, and belonging.
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B. stress reduction, self-care, and a systems model.
C. curative care, restorative care, and terminal care.
D. human relationships, the environment, and health.
ANS: D
Although nursing theories differ, they all base their beliefs on human relationships, the
environment, and health.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4 OBJ: Theory #2 TOP: Nursing
Theories KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
5. Standards of care for the nursing practice of the LPN are established by the:
A. Boards of Nursing Examiners in each state.
B. National Council of States Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
C. American Nurses Association (ANA).
D. National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses.
ANS: D
The National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses modified the standards published by the
ANA in 2015 to better fit the role of the LPN. In 2015 the American Nurses Association (ANA)
revised the Standards of Nursing Practice which contained 17 standards of national practice of
nursing, describing all facets of nursing practice: who, what, when, where, how.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 6 OBJ: Theory #2 TOP: Standards of
Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
6. The LPN demonstrates an evidence-based practice by:
A. using a drug manual to check compatibility of drugs.
B. using scientific information to guide decision making.
C. using medical history of a patient to direct nursing interventions.
D. basing nursing care on advice from an experienced nurse.
ANS: B
The use of scientific information from high-quality research to guide nursing decisions is
reflective of the application of evidence-based practice.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 7 OBJ: Theory #3 TOP: Evidence-Based
Practice KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
7. Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster established the Henry Street Settlement Service in New
York in 1893 in order to:
A. offer a shelter to injured war veterans.
B. found a nursing apprenticeship.
C. provide health care to poor persons living in tenements.
D. offer better housing to low-income families.
ANS: C
Henry Street Settlement Service brought the provision of community health care to the poor
people living in tenements.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 2 OBJ: Theory #4 TOP: Growth of
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Nursing KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
8. An educational pathway for an LPN/LVN refers to an LPN/LVN:
A. learning on the job and being promoted to a higher level of responsibility.
B. moving from a maternity unit to a more complicated surgical unit.
C. obtaining additional education to move from one level of nursing to another.
D. learning that advancement requires consistent work and commitment.
ANS: C
By broadening the educational base, an LPN/LVN may advance and build a nursing career.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 7 OBJ: Theory #7 TOP: Nursing Education
Pathways KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
9. When diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) were established by Medicare in 1983, the
purpose was to:
A. put patients with the same diagnosis on the same unit.
B. attempt to contain the costs of health care.
C. increase the availability of medical care to older adults.
D. identify a patient‘s condition more quickly.
ANS: B
The purpose of instituting DRGs was to contain skyrocketing costs of health care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 9 OBJ: Theory #10 TOP: Health Care
Delivery KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
10. The advent of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) required that nurses working in health
care agencies:
A. record supportive documentation to confirm a patient‘s need for care in order to qualifyfor
reimbursement.
B. use the DRG rather than their own observations for patient assessment.
C. be aware of the specific drugs related to the diagnosis.
D. acquire cross-training to make staffing more flexible.
ANS: A
DRGs required that nurses provide more supportive documentation of their assessments and
identified patient‘s needs to qualify the facility for Medicare reimbursement. Observant
assessment might also indicate another DRG classification and consequently more
reimbursement for the facility.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 10 OBJ: Theory #10 TOP: Managed
Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
11. If a member of a health maintenance organization (HMO) is having respiratory problems
such as fever, cough, and fatigue for several days and wants to see a specialist, the person is
required to go:
A. directly to an emergency room for treatment.
B. to any general practitioner of choice.
C. directly to a respiratory specialist.
D. to a primary care provider for a referral.
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ANS: D
Participants in an HMO must see their primary provider to receive a referral for a specialist in
order for the HMO to pay for the care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 10 OBJ: Theory #11 TOP: Managed
Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
12. An advantage of preferred provider organizations (PPOs) is that:
A. they make insurance coverage of employees less expensive to employers.
B. there are fewer physicians to choose from than in an HMO.
C. long-term relationships with physicians are more likely.
D. patients may go directly to a specialist for care.
ANS: A
The use of PPOs allows insurance companies to keep their premiums low and in turn makes
insurance coverage less expensive for the employers. There are usually more physicians from
which to choose than from an HMO, but long-term relationships between physician and patient
cannot be established easily. Patients still must see their primary physician before being referred
to other specialties.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 11 OBJ: Theory #11 TOP: Preferred Provider
Organizations KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
13. After passing the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX
PN), the nurse is qualified to take an additional certification in the field of:
A. pharmacology.
B. care of infants and children.
C. operating room technology.
D. community health.
E. ANS: A
After becoming an LPN, the nurse may apply for additional certification in pharmacology or
long-term care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 7 OBJ: Theory #6 TOP: Educational
Opportunities KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
14. Nursing interventions are best defined as activities that:
A. are taken to improve the patient‘s health.
B. involve researching methods to maintain asepsis.
C. include the family in nursing care.
D. review guidelines for handling infectious wastes.
ANS: A
Interventions are actions taken to improve, maintain, or restore health.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 3 OBJ: Theory #2 TOP: Art and
Science of Nursing KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Detection of Disease
Test Bank: Dewits Fundamental Concepts And Skills For Nursing 6th Edition
Chapter 01: Nursing and the Health Care System
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Florence Nightingale‘s contributions to nursing practice and education:
A. are historically important but have no validity for nursing today.
B. were neither recognized nor appreciated in her own time.
C. were a major factor in reducing the death rate in the Crimean War.
D. were limited only to the care of severe traumatic wounds.
ANS: C
By improving sanitation, nutrition ventilation, and hand washing techniques, Florence
Nightingale‘s nurses dramatically reduced the death rate from injuries in the Crimean War.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 OBJ: Theory #1 TOP: Nursing History
KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
ni anda akan menemui bahan pembelajaran yang disusun dengan teliti untuk membantu anda
belajar
2. Early dengan
nursing lebih mudah
education and caredan berkesan.
in the Setiap dokumen direka secara teratur supaya maklumat
United States:
penting senang
A. were difahami
directed dan diingati.
at community health. Bahan ini sesuai untuk persediaan peperiksaan, ulang kaji,
danB.pengukuhan pengetahuan.
provided independence Kualitithrough
for women dan ketepatan
educationsentiasa menjadi keutamaan, memastikan
and employment.
anda
C. boleh
were an belajar dengan
educational yakin.
model Pelajar
based menghargai
in institutions ringkasan
of higher yang jelas dan penerangan praktikal
learning.
yang
D. menjimatkan
have continuedmasato be serta mengurangkan
entirely tekanan.
focused on hospital Matlamat saya adalah untuk menjadikan
nursing.
pengalaman
ANS: B belajar anda lebih teratur dan produktif. Muat turun dengan keyakinan dan gunakan
sumber ini untuk meningkatkan
Because of the influence prestasi
of early nursing akademik
education anda
became more secara konsisten.
formalized through
apprenticeships in Nightingale schools that offered independence to women through education and
Czech (±130 words)
employment.
VítejteCognitive
DIF: v mém obchodě na Stuvia!REF:
Level: Knowledge Najdete
p. 2zde OBJ:
pečlivě připravené
Theory #4 TOP:studijní
Nursingmateriály
History navržené tak,
aby bylo učení
KEY: jednodušší
Nursing Process aStep:
efektivnější.
N/A MSC:Každý dokument
NCLEX: N/A má přehlednou strukturu, která usnadňuje
pochopení důležitých informací. Materiály jsou ideální pro přípravu na zkoušky, opakování i
prohlubování znalostí. Důraz je kladen na kvalitu a spolehlivost, takže můžete studovat s jistotou.
3. InStudenti
order to oceňují
fulfill thej common goals defined by nursing theorists (promote wellness,prevent
illness, facilitate coping, and restore health), the LPN must take on the roles of:
A. caregiver, educator, and collaborator.
B. nursing assistant, delegator, and environmental specialist.
C. medication dispenser, collaborator, and transporter.
D. dietitian, manager, and housekeeper.
ANS: A
In order for the LPN to apply the common goals of nursing, he or she must assume the roles of
caregiver, educator, collaborator, manager, and advocate.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 3 OBJ: Theory #2 TOP: Art and
Science of Nursing KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
4. Although nursing theories differ in their attempts to define nursing, all of them base theirbeliefs
on common concepts concerning:
A. self-actualization, fundamental needs, and belonging.
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B. stress reduction, self-care, and a systems model.
C. curative care, restorative care, and terminal care.
D. human relationships, the environment, and health.
ANS: D
Although nursing theories differ, they all base their beliefs on human relationships, the
environment, and health.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4 OBJ: Theory #2 TOP: Nursing
Theories KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
5. Standards of care for the nursing practice of the LPN are established by the:
A. Boards of Nursing Examiners in each state.
B. National Council of States Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
C. American Nurses Association (ANA).
D. National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses.
ANS: D
The National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses modified the standards published by the
ANA in 2015 to better fit the role of the LPN. In 2015 the American Nurses Association (ANA)
revised the Standards of Nursing Practice which contained 17 standards of national practice of
nursing, describing all facets of nursing practice: who, what, when, where, how.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 6 OBJ: Theory #2 TOP: Standards of
Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
6. The LPN demonstrates an evidence-based practice by:
A. using a drug manual to check compatibility of drugs.
B. using scientific information to guide decision making.
C. using medical history of a patient to direct nursing interventions.
D. basing nursing care on advice from an experienced nurse.
ANS: B
The use of scientific information from high-quality research to guide nursing decisions is
reflective of the application of evidence-based practice.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 7 OBJ: Theory #3 TOP: Evidence-Based
Practice KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
7. Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster established the Henry Street Settlement Service in New
York in 1893 in order to:
A. offer a shelter to injured war veterans.
B. found a nursing apprenticeship.
C. provide health care to poor persons living in tenements.
D. offer better housing to low-income families.
ANS: C
Henry Street Settlement Service brought the provision of community health care to the poor
people living in tenements.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 2 OBJ: Theory #4 TOP: Growth of
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Nursing KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
8. An educational pathway for an LPN/LVN refers to an LPN/LVN:
A. learning on the job and being promoted to a higher level of responsibility.
B. moving from a maternity unit to a more complicated surgical unit.
C. obtaining additional education to move from one level of nursing to another.
D. learning that advancement requires consistent work and commitment.
ANS: C
By broadening the educational base, an LPN/LVN may advance and build a nursing career.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 7 OBJ: Theory #7 TOP: Nursing Education
Pathways KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
9. When diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) were established by Medicare in 1983, the
purpose was to:
A. put patients with the same diagnosis on the same unit.
B. attempt to contain the costs of health care.
C. increase the availability of medical care to older adults.
D. identify a patient‘s condition more quickly.
ANS: B
The purpose of instituting DRGs was to contain skyrocketing costs of health care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 9 OBJ: Theory #10 TOP: Health Care
Delivery KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
10. The advent of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) required that nurses working in health
care agencies:
A. record supportive documentation to confirm a patient‘s need for care in order to qualifyfor
reimbursement.
B. use the DRG rather than their own observations for patient assessment.
C. be aware of the specific drugs related to the diagnosis.
D. acquire cross-training to make staffing more flexible.
ANS: A
DRGs required that nurses provide more supportive documentation of their assessments and
identified patient‘s needs to qualify the facility for Medicare reimbursement. Observant
assessment might also indicate another DRG classification and consequently more
reimbursement for the facility.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 10 OBJ: Theory #10 TOP: Managed
Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
11. If a member of a health maintenance organization (HMO) is having respiratory problems
such as fever, cough, and fatigue for several days and wants to see a specialist, the person is
required to go:
A. directly to an emergency room for treatment.
B. to any general practitioner of choice.
C. directly to a respiratory specialist.
D. to a primary care provider for a referral.
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ANS: D
Participants in an HMO must see their primary provider to receive a referral for a specialist in
order for the HMO to pay for the care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 10 OBJ: Theory #11 TOP: Managed
Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
12. An advantage of preferred provider organizations (PPOs) is that:
A. they make insurance coverage of employees less expensive to employers.
B. there are fewer physicians to choose from than in an HMO.
C. long-term relationships with physicians are more likely.
D. patients may go directly to a specialist for care.
ANS: A
The use of PPOs allows insurance companies to keep their premiums low and in turn makes
insurance coverage less expensive for the employers. There are usually more physicians from
which to choose than from an HMO, but long-term relationships between physician and patient
cannot be established easily. Patients still must see their primary physician before being referred
to other specialties.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 11 OBJ: Theory #11 TOP: Preferred Provider
Organizations KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
13. After passing the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX
PN), the nurse is qualified to take an additional certification in the field of:
A. pharmacology.
B. care of infants and children.
C. operating room technology.
D. community health.
E. ANS: A
After becoming an LPN, the nurse may apply for additional certification in pharmacology or
long-term care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 7 OBJ: Theory #6 TOP: Educational
Opportunities KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
14. Nursing interventions are best defined as activities that:
A. are taken to improve the patient‘s health.
B. involve researching methods to maintain asepsis.
C. include the family in nursing care.
D. review guidelines for handling infectious wastes.
ANS: A
Interventions are actions taken to improve, maintain, or restore health.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 3 OBJ: Theory #2 TOP: Art and
Science of Nursing KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Detection of Disease
