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, Chapter 1: Evolution of Nursing
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MULTIPLE CHOICE f
1. What is a nursing program considered when certified by a state agency?
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a. Accredited
b. Approved
c. Provisional
d. Exemplified
ANS: B f
Approved means certified by a state agency for having met minimum standards; accredited
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means certified by the NLN for having met more complex standards. Provisional and
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exemplified are not terms used in regard to nursing program certification.
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OBJ: 5 TOP: Nursing programs
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2. Which of the following must the nurse recognize regarding the health care delivery system?
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a. It includes all states. f f f
b. It affects the illness of patients.
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c. Insurance companies are not involved. f f f f
d. The major goal is to achieve optimal levels of health care.
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ANS: D f
The nurse must recognize that in the health care delivery system, the major goal is to achieve
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optimal levels of health care. The health care system consists of a network of agencies,
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facilities, and providers involved with health care in a specified geographic area. Insurance
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companies do have involvement in the health care system. The illness of patients is not
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necessarily affected by the health care system.
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OBJ: 7 TOP: Health care systems
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3. What is required by the health care team to identify the needs of a patient and to design care to
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meet those needs?
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a. The Kardex f
b. The physician‘s order sheet f f f
c. An individualized care plan f f f
d. The nurse‘s notes f f
ANS: C f
An individualized care plan involves all health care workers and outlines care to meet the needs
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of the individual patient. The Kardex, physician‘s order sheet, and nurse‘s notes do not identify
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the needs of the patient nor are they designed to assist all members of the health care team to
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meet those needs.
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MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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4. Patient care emphasis on wellness, rather than illness, begins as a result of:
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a. increased education concerning causes of illness. f f f f f
b. improved insurance payments. f f
c. decentralized care centers. f f
d. increased number of health care givers. f f f f f
ANS: A f
The acute awareness of preventive medicine has resulted in today‘s emphasis on education
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about issues such as smoking, heart disease, drug and alcohol abuse, weight control, and mental
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health and wellness promotion activities. This preventive education has resulted in an emphasis
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on wellness, rather than illness. Improved insurance payments, decentralized care centers, and
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increased numbers of health care givers did not influence an emphasis on wellness.
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5. How does an interdisciplinary approach to patient treatment enhance care?
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a. By improving efficiency of care f f f f
b. By reducing the number of caregivers f f f f f
c. By preventing the fragmentation of patient care
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d. By shortening hospital stay f f f
ANS: C f
An interdisciplinary approach prevents fragmentation of care. An interdisciplinary approach
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does not improve the efficiency of care, reduce the number of caregivers, or shorten hospital
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stay.
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6. What is the most effective process to ensure that the care plan is meeting the needs of the
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patient?
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a. Documentation
b. Communication
c. Evaluation
d. Planning
ANS: B f
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modify the care plan. Documentation, evaluation, and planning are not primary essential
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components to ensure the care plan is meeting the needs of the patient.
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7. How may a newly licensed LPN/LVN practice?
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a. Independently in a hospital setting f f f f
b. With an experienced LPN/LVN f f f
c. Under the supervision of a physician or RN f f f f f f f
d. As a sole practitioner in a clinic setting
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ANS: C f
An LPN/LVN practices under the supervision of a physician, dentist, OD, or RN.
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OBJ: 11 TOP: Vocational nursing
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8. Whose influence on nursing practice in the 19th century was related to improvement of patient
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environment as a method of health promotion?
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a. Clara Barton f
b. Linda Richards f
c. Dorothea Dix f
d. Florence Nightingale f
ANS: D f
The influence of Florence Nightingale was highly significant in the 19th century as she fought
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for sanitary conditions, fresh air, and general improvement in the patient environment. Clara
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Barton developed the American Red Cross in 1881. Linda Richards is known as the first trained
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nurse in America, was responsible for the development of the first nursing and hospital records,
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and is credited with the development of our present-day documentation system.
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Dorothea Dix was the pioneer crusader for elevation of standards of care for the mentally ill
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and superintendent of female nurses of the Union Army.
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9. What document identifies the roles and responsibilities of the LPN/LVN?
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a. NLN Accreditation Standards f f
b. Nurse Practice Act f f
c. NAPNE Code f
d. American Nurses‘ Association Code f f f
ANS: B f
The LPN/LVN functions under the Nurse Practice Act. NLN Accreditation Standards, the
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NAPNE Code, and the American Nurses‘ Association Code do not identify the roles and
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responsibilities of the LPN/LVN.
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10. What is a cost-effective delivery of care used by many hospitals that allows the LPN/LVN to
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work with the RN to meet the needs of patients?
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a. Focused nursing f
b. Team nursing f
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