TEST BANK FOR FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH NURSING 9TH EDITION BY
COOPER & GOSNELL (ALL CHAPTERS 1-100) | VERIFIED NCLEX-STYLE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UNIT I: FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
Chapter 01: The Evolution of Nursing
1. Which of the following is a responsibility of the State Board of Nursing?
a. Establishing nursing education standards
b. Administering the NCLEX examination
c. Licensure and regulation of nursing practice
d. Certifying nursing specialty programs
ANS: C
Rationale: The State Board of Nursing is responsible for licensing and regulating the
practice of nursing within the state to protect the public. While boards may approve
nursing programs and set certain standards, licensure and regulation are their primary
functions.
,2. The nurse is aware that the major goal of the health care delivery system is to:
a. Provide care to all individuals regardless of ability to pay.
b. Achieve optimal levels of health care for all patients.
c. Ensure that insurance companies remain profitable.
d. Maintain a stable workforce of health care providers.
ANS: B
Rationale: The major goal of the health care delivery system is to achieve optimal levels of
health care. This encompasses a network of agencies, facilities, and providers working
together to improve patient outcomes.
3. Which historical figure is credited with establishing the American Red Cross?
a. Dorothea Dix
b. Clara Barton
c. Lillian Wald
d. Mary Breckinridge
ANS: B
Rationale: Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. Dorothea Dix advocated for the
mentally ill, Lillian Wald established public health nursing, and Mary Breckinridge founded
the Frontier Nursing Service.
4. The nurse recognizes that the primary purpose of the Nurse Practice Act is to:
a. Define the educational requirements for nursing programs.
b. Protect the public by ensuring safe nursing practice.
,c. Establish salary standards for nurses.
d. Provide guidelines for nursing documentation.
ANS: B
Rationale: The Nurse Practice Act is enacted by each state legislature to protect the public
by ensuring that nurses meet minimum standards of competence and practice safely. It
defines nursing practice and establishes the requirements for licensure.
5. Which of the following is an example of a primary prevention activity?
a. Administering immunizations
b. Performing a mammogram
c. Providing rehabilitation after a stroke
d. Teaching a patient about managing diabetes
ANS: A
Rationale: Primary prevention aims to prevent disease or injury before it occurs.
Immunizations are a classic example of primary prevention. Mammograms are secondary
prevention (screening), and rehabilitation and diabetes management are tertiary
prevention.
6. The nurse is reviewing the history of nursing. Which individual is known for
establishing the Henry Street Settlement?
a. Lillian Wald
b. Clara Barton
c. Florence Nightingale
d. Dorothea Dix
, ANS: A
Rationale: Lillian Wald established the Henry Street Settlement in New York City, which
provided nursing care to the poor and helped establish the field of public health nursing.
7. What is a nursing program considered when certified by a state agency?
a. Accredited
b. Approved
c. Provisional
d. Exemplified
ANS: B
Rationale: Approved means certified by a state agency for having met minimum
standards; accredited means certified by the NLN for having met more complex standards.
Provisional and exemplified are not terms used in regard to nursing program certification.
8. Which of the following must the nurse recognize regarding the health care
delivery system?
a. It includes all states.
b. It affects the illness of patients.
c. Insurance companies are not involved.
d. The major goal is to achieve optimal levels of health care.
ANS: D
Rationale: The nurse must recognize that in the health care delivery system, the major
goal is to achieve optimal levels of health care. The health care system consists of a
network of agencies, facilities, and providers involved with health care in a specified
COOPER & GOSNELL (ALL CHAPTERS 1-100) | VERIFIED NCLEX-STYLE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UNIT I: FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
Chapter 01: The Evolution of Nursing
1. Which of the following is a responsibility of the State Board of Nursing?
a. Establishing nursing education standards
b. Administering the NCLEX examination
c. Licensure and regulation of nursing practice
d. Certifying nursing specialty programs
ANS: C
Rationale: The State Board of Nursing is responsible for licensing and regulating the
practice of nursing within the state to protect the public. While boards may approve
nursing programs and set certain standards, licensure and regulation are their primary
functions.
,2. The nurse is aware that the major goal of the health care delivery system is to:
a. Provide care to all individuals regardless of ability to pay.
b. Achieve optimal levels of health care for all patients.
c. Ensure that insurance companies remain profitable.
d. Maintain a stable workforce of health care providers.
ANS: B
Rationale: The major goal of the health care delivery system is to achieve optimal levels of
health care. This encompasses a network of agencies, facilities, and providers working
together to improve patient outcomes.
3. Which historical figure is credited with establishing the American Red Cross?
a. Dorothea Dix
b. Clara Barton
c. Lillian Wald
d. Mary Breckinridge
ANS: B
Rationale: Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. Dorothea Dix advocated for the
mentally ill, Lillian Wald established public health nursing, and Mary Breckinridge founded
the Frontier Nursing Service.
4. The nurse recognizes that the primary purpose of the Nurse Practice Act is to:
a. Define the educational requirements for nursing programs.
b. Protect the public by ensuring safe nursing practice.
,c. Establish salary standards for nurses.
d. Provide guidelines for nursing documentation.
ANS: B
Rationale: The Nurse Practice Act is enacted by each state legislature to protect the public
by ensuring that nurses meet minimum standards of competence and practice safely. It
defines nursing practice and establishes the requirements for licensure.
5. Which of the following is an example of a primary prevention activity?
a. Administering immunizations
b. Performing a mammogram
c. Providing rehabilitation after a stroke
d. Teaching a patient about managing diabetes
ANS: A
Rationale: Primary prevention aims to prevent disease or injury before it occurs.
Immunizations are a classic example of primary prevention. Mammograms are secondary
prevention (screening), and rehabilitation and diabetes management are tertiary
prevention.
6. The nurse is reviewing the history of nursing. Which individual is known for
establishing the Henry Street Settlement?
a. Lillian Wald
b. Clara Barton
c. Florence Nightingale
d. Dorothea Dix
, ANS: A
Rationale: Lillian Wald established the Henry Street Settlement in New York City, which
provided nursing care to the poor and helped establish the field of public health nursing.
7. What is a nursing program considered when certified by a state agency?
a. Accredited
b. Approved
c. Provisional
d. Exemplified
ANS: B
Rationale: Approved means certified by a state agency for having met minimum
standards; accredited means certified by the NLN for having met more complex standards.
Provisional and exemplified are not terms used in regard to nursing program certification.
8. Which of the following must the nurse recognize regarding the health care
delivery system?
a. It includes all states.
b. It affects the illness of patients.
c. Insurance companies are not involved.
d. The major goal is to achieve optimal levels of health care.
ANS: D
Rationale: The nurse must recognize that in the health care delivery system, the major
goal is to achieve optimal levels of health care. The health care system consists of a
network of agencies, facilities, and providers involved with health care in a specified
