Test Bank for Brunner And Suddarth'S Textbook Of Medical Surgical Nursing 12th Edition By Suzann
,1. The school nurse is presenting a health promotion class to a group of high school
students. How does the nurse define health?
A) Health is being disease free.
B) Health is having fulfilling relationships.
C) Health is having a clean drinking source and nutritious food.
D) Health is being connected in body, mind, and spirit.
2. A nurse is speaking to a group of high school students about what it is like to be a nurse.
What is one characteristic the nurse would cite as necessary to possess to be an effective
nurse?
A) Sensitivity to cultural differences
B) Team-focused nursing approach
C) Strict adherence to routine
D) One set cultural practice
3. With the changing population and increased longevity, people have had to become more
knowledgeable about their health and the professional health care they receive. A
development that has been born of this trend is organized self-care education programs.
What is one thing these programs emphasize?
A) Good prenatal care
B) An abundance of information
C) Judicious use of internet self-help groups
D) Management of illness
4. The home health nurse is assisting a patient and his family in planning the patient's
return to work after an extensive illness. On which level of Maslow's hierarchy of basic
needs does the patient's need for self-fulfillment fit?
A) Physiologic
B) Safety and security
C) Love and belonging
D) Self-actualization
5. The view that health and illness are not static states but lie on a continuum is not just a
nursing concept; it runs throughout the professional health care system. What does this
view aid the nurse in understanding?
A) That care should focus on the treatment of disease
B) That a person's state of health is ever changing
C) That a person does not have varying degrees of illness
D) That care should focus on the patient's response to medications
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, 6. What does the nurse, working in a community health clinic, teach about disease
prevention?
A) That it is best achieved through attending self-help groups
B) That it is best achieved by taking yearly physicals
C) That it is best achieved by being an active participant in the community
D) That it is best achieved by exhibiting behaviors that promote health
7. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit has asked to represent her unit on the hospital's
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) committee. In researching CQI programs, what
has the nurse found?
A) CQI programs establish accountability on the part of health care professionals.
B) CQI programs focus on the process used to provide care.
C) CQI programs identify incidents rather than processes.
D) CQI programs justify health care costs.
8. Because of managed health care there have been many significant changes in the health
care delivery system. What is one major effect managed health care has had on the
patient population?
A) Patients are in the hospital for a longer period of time.
B) Patients are locked into prenegotiated payment rates that have remained
unchanged.
C) Patients with high home-care needs are being discharged into the community.
D) Patient use of ambulatory care has decreased.
9. You are the nurse admitting a patient to your unit. What is your most important nursing
function at this time?
A) Identifying the immediate needs of the patient
B) Checking the admitting physician's orders
C) Obtaining a baseline set of vital signs
D) Allowing the family to be with the patient
10. Many institutions use clinical pathways to direct patient care for certain
diagnosis-related groups (DRGs). When a nurse gives care based on a clinical pathway,
she knows that to achieve the desired outcomes specific care must be given within
what?
A) The designated time frame of the clinical pathway
B) The auspices of the nurse manager of the unit
C) The modifications made by that specific care unit
D) The timeframe designated by the nurse initiating the clinical pathway
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, 11. Staff nurses in an ICU setting have noticed that their patients required fewer
interventions for pain when the ICU was quiet. They passed their observations on to a
nurse researcher and asked the researcher to design a study about the effects of noise on
the pain levels of hospitalized patients. How does this demonstrate the primary purpose
of nursing research?
A) Nursing research involves patients and their care while hospitalized.
B) Nursing research contributes to the scientific base of nursing practice.
C) Nursing research draws conclusions about the quality of patient care.
D) Nursing research explains ongoing medical studies to patients.
12. Nurses now have the option to practice in a variety of settings. One of the fastest
growing venues of practice for the nurse in today's health care environment is home
health care. What is the basis for the growth in this health care setting?
A) The chronic nursing shortage
B) The focus on treatment of disease
C) The preference of nurses to work during the day instead of evening or night shifts
D) The discharge of patients who are more critically ill
13. Nurses have different educational backgrounds and function under many titles in their
practice setting. If a nurse were practicing in an oncology clinic and her role included
clinical practice, education, management, consultation, and research, what would most
accurately describe this nurse's title?
A) Midwife
B) Clinical nurse specialist
C) Nurse manager
D) Staff nurse
14. Nursing continues to recognize and participate in collaboration with other health care
disciplines to meet the complex needs of the patient. What would be an example of a
collaborative practice model?
A) The nurse and the physician discussing and jointly making clinical decisions
B) The nurse accompanying the physician on rounds
C) The nurse making a referral on behalf of the patient
D) The nurse attending an appointment with the patient
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,1. The school nurse is presenting a health promotion class to a group of high school
students. How does the nurse define health?
A) Health is being disease free.
B) Health is having fulfilling relationships.
C) Health is having a clean drinking source and nutritious food.
D) Health is being connected in body, mind, and spirit.
2. A nurse is speaking to a group of high school students about what it is like to be a nurse.
What is one characteristic the nurse would cite as necessary to possess to be an effective
nurse?
A) Sensitivity to cultural differences
B) Team-focused nursing approach
C) Strict adherence to routine
D) One set cultural practice
3. With the changing population and increased longevity, people have had to become more
knowledgeable about their health and the professional health care they receive. A
development that has been born of this trend is organized self-care education programs.
What is one thing these programs emphasize?
A) Good prenatal care
B) An abundance of information
C) Judicious use of internet self-help groups
D) Management of illness
4. The home health nurse is assisting a patient and his family in planning the patient's
return to work after an extensive illness. On which level of Maslow's hierarchy of basic
needs does the patient's need for self-fulfillment fit?
A) Physiologic
B) Safety and security
C) Love and belonging
D) Self-actualization
5. The view that health and illness are not static states but lie on a continuum is not just a
nursing concept; it runs throughout the professional health care system. What does this
view aid the nurse in understanding?
A) That care should focus on the treatment of disease
B) That a person's state of health is ever changing
C) That a person does not have varying degrees of illness
D) That care should focus on the patient's response to medications
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, 6. What does the nurse, working in a community health clinic, teach about disease
prevention?
A) That it is best achieved through attending self-help groups
B) That it is best achieved by taking yearly physicals
C) That it is best achieved by being an active participant in the community
D) That it is best achieved by exhibiting behaviors that promote health
7. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit has asked to represent her unit on the hospital's
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) committee. In researching CQI programs, what
has the nurse found?
A) CQI programs establish accountability on the part of health care professionals.
B) CQI programs focus on the process used to provide care.
C) CQI programs identify incidents rather than processes.
D) CQI programs justify health care costs.
8. Because of managed health care there have been many significant changes in the health
care delivery system. What is one major effect managed health care has had on the
patient population?
A) Patients are in the hospital for a longer period of time.
B) Patients are locked into prenegotiated payment rates that have remained
unchanged.
C) Patients with high home-care needs are being discharged into the community.
D) Patient use of ambulatory care has decreased.
9. You are the nurse admitting a patient to your unit. What is your most important nursing
function at this time?
A) Identifying the immediate needs of the patient
B) Checking the admitting physician's orders
C) Obtaining a baseline set of vital signs
D) Allowing the family to be with the patient
10. Many institutions use clinical pathways to direct patient care for certain
diagnosis-related groups (DRGs). When a nurse gives care based on a clinical pathway,
she knows that to achieve the desired outcomes specific care must be given within
what?
A) The designated time frame of the clinical pathway
B) The auspices of the nurse manager of the unit
C) The modifications made by that specific care unit
D) The timeframe designated by the nurse initiating the clinical pathway
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, 11. Staff nurses in an ICU setting have noticed that their patients required fewer
interventions for pain when the ICU was quiet. They passed their observations on to a
nurse researcher and asked the researcher to design a study about the effects of noise on
the pain levels of hospitalized patients. How does this demonstrate the primary purpose
of nursing research?
A) Nursing research involves patients and their care while hospitalized.
B) Nursing research contributes to the scientific base of nursing practice.
C) Nursing research draws conclusions about the quality of patient care.
D) Nursing research explains ongoing medical studies to patients.
12. Nurses now have the option to practice in a variety of settings. One of the fastest
growing venues of practice for the nurse in today's health care environment is home
health care. What is the basis for the growth in this health care setting?
A) The chronic nursing shortage
B) The focus on treatment of disease
C) The preference of nurses to work during the day instead of evening or night shifts
D) The discharge of patients who are more critically ill
13. Nurses have different educational backgrounds and function under many titles in their
practice setting. If a nurse were practicing in an oncology clinic and her role included
clinical practice, education, management, consultation, and research, what would most
accurately describe this nurse's title?
A) Midwife
B) Clinical nurse specialist
C) Nurse manager
D) Staff nurse
14. Nursing continues to recognize and participate in collaboration with other health care
disciplines to meet the complex needs of the patient. What would be an example of a
collaborative practice model?
A) The nurse and the physician discussing and jointly making clinical decisions
B) The nurse accompanying the physician on rounds
C) The nurse making a referral on behalf of the patient
D) The nurse attending an appointment with the patient
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