Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of
Medical-Surgical Nursing
16th Edition
• Author(s)Janice L. Hinkle; Kerry H.
Cheever; Kristen J. Overbaugh; Carolyn E.
Bradley
• Print ISBN: 9781975221133
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1
Question: A nurse is explaining the primary purpose of nursing to a
newly admitted patient. Which statement best reflects the
fundamental focus of nursing practice?
A. Providing treatments prescribed by health care providers
B. Helping patients achieve, maintain, or regain health and well-being
C. Diagnosing diseases independently of other health professionals
D. Performing technical procedures required during hospitalization
Correct Answer: B. Helping patients achieve, maintain, or regain
health and well-being
Rationale: Nursing is centered on promoting health, preventing illness,
caring for people experiencing illness, facilitating recovery, and
supporting adaptation to health changes. Although nurses administer
treatments and perform technical procedures, these activities serve
broader patient-centered goals rather than defining nursing by
themselves.
Question 2
Question: Which patient statement best demonstrates the concept of
health as a dynamic state?
A. “Health means that I never have any symptoms.”
B. “A person is healthy only when all laboratory values are normal.”
C. “My health can change depending on my physical, emotional, and
social circumstances.”
D. “Being healthy means never needing health care.”
Correct Answer: C. “My health can change depending on my physical,
emotional, and social circumstances.”
, Rationale: Health is dynamic and influenced by interacting physical,
psychological, social, developmental, and environmental factors. A
person may experience changes in health status even when disease is
not present or when some chronic condition exists.
Question 3
Question: A nurse is caring for a patient who describes a health
problem in terms of its effect on work, relationships, and daily
activities. Which nursing concept is most relevant to the nurse's
assessment?
A. Health is limited to physical functioning
B. The patient is a consumer of health care
C. Nursing is primarily treatment-oriented
D. Health is determined only by disease status
Correct Answer: B. The patient is a consumer of health care
Rationale: Patients are consumers who participate actively in health
care decisions and evaluate how health conditions affect their lives.
Nursing assessment should therefore address the patient's perceptions,
needs, priorities, functioning, and experiences rather than focusing
exclusively on disease.
Question 4
Question: Which action by the nurse best demonstrates patient-
centered nursing practice?
A. Selecting interventions based solely on the nurse's preferences
B. Following a standardized plan without discussing it with the patient
C. Incorporating the patient's values and preferences into the plan of
Medical-Surgical Nursing
16th Edition
• Author(s)Janice L. Hinkle; Kerry H.
Cheever; Kristen J. Overbaugh; Carolyn E.
Bradley
• Print ISBN: 9781975221133
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1
Question: A nurse is explaining the primary purpose of nursing to a
newly admitted patient. Which statement best reflects the
fundamental focus of nursing practice?
A. Providing treatments prescribed by health care providers
B. Helping patients achieve, maintain, or regain health and well-being
C. Diagnosing diseases independently of other health professionals
D. Performing technical procedures required during hospitalization
Correct Answer: B. Helping patients achieve, maintain, or regain
health and well-being
Rationale: Nursing is centered on promoting health, preventing illness,
caring for people experiencing illness, facilitating recovery, and
supporting adaptation to health changes. Although nurses administer
treatments and perform technical procedures, these activities serve
broader patient-centered goals rather than defining nursing by
themselves.
Question 2
Question: Which patient statement best demonstrates the concept of
health as a dynamic state?
A. “Health means that I never have any symptoms.”
B. “A person is healthy only when all laboratory values are normal.”
C. “My health can change depending on my physical, emotional, and
social circumstances.”
D. “Being healthy means never needing health care.”
Correct Answer: C. “My health can change depending on my physical,
emotional, and social circumstances.”
, Rationale: Health is dynamic and influenced by interacting physical,
psychological, social, developmental, and environmental factors. A
person may experience changes in health status even when disease is
not present or when some chronic condition exists.
Question 3
Question: A nurse is caring for a patient who describes a health
problem in terms of its effect on work, relationships, and daily
activities. Which nursing concept is most relevant to the nurse's
assessment?
A. Health is limited to physical functioning
B. The patient is a consumer of health care
C. Nursing is primarily treatment-oriented
D. Health is determined only by disease status
Correct Answer: B. The patient is a consumer of health care
Rationale: Patients are consumers who participate actively in health
care decisions and evaluate how health conditions affect their lives.
Nursing assessment should therefore address the patient's perceptions,
needs, priorities, functioning, and experiences rather than focusing
exclusively on disease.
Question 4
Question: Which action by the nurse best demonstrates patient-
centered nursing practice?
A. Selecting interventions based solely on the nurse's preferences
B. Following a standardized plan without discussing it with the patient
C. Incorporating the patient's values and preferences into the plan of
