TEST BANK
Foundations and Adult Health Nursing
Kim Cooper, Kelly Gosnell
9th Edition
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,MULTIPLE CHOICES
What is a nursing program considered when certified by a state agency?
a. Accredited
b. Approved
c. Provisional
d. Exemplified - Answer✓✓ B Approved
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.
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. - Answer✓✓ The major goal is
to achieve optimal levels of health care.
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 geographic area. Insurance
companies do have involvement in the health care system. The illness of patients is not
necessarily affected by the health care system
What is required by the health care team to identify the needs of a patient and to design care
to meet those needs?
a. The Kardex
b. The health care provider's order sheet
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,c. An individualized care plan
d. The nurse's notes - Answer✓✓: C
An individualized care plan involves all health care workers and outlines care to meet the
needs of the individual patient. The Kardex, health care provider's order sheet, and nurse's
notes do not identify the needs of the patient nor are they designed to assist all members of
the health care team to meet those needs.
Patient care emphasis on wellness, rather than illness, begins as a result of:
a. increased education concerning causes of illness.
b. improved insurance payments.
c. decentralized care centers.
d. increased number of health care givers - Answer✓✓: A
The acute awareness of preventive medicine has resulted in today's emphasis on education
about issues such as smoking, heart disease, drug and alcohol abuse, weight control, and
mental health and wellness promotion activities. This preventive education has resulted in an
emphasis on wellness, rather than illness. Improved insurance payments, decentralized care
centers, and increased numbers of health care givers did not influence an emphasis on
wellness.
What is the most effective process to ensure that the care plan is meeting the needs of the
patient?
a. Documentation
b. Communication
c. Evaluation
d. Planning - Answer✓✓: B
Communication is the primary essential component among the health care team to evaluate
and modify the care plan. Documentation, evaluation, and planning are not primary essential
components to ensure the care plan is meeting the needs of the patient.
How does an interdisciplinary approach to patient treatment enhance care?
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, a. By improving efficiency of care
b. By reducing the number of caregivers
c. By preventing the fragmentation of patient care
d. By shortening hospital stay - Answer✓✓: C
An interdisciplinary approach prevents fragmentation of care. An interdisciplinary approach
does not improve the efficiency of care, reduce the number of caregivers, or shorten hospital
stay.
How may a newly licensed LPN/LVN practice?
a. Independently in a hospital setting
b. With an experienced LPN/LVN
c.Under the supervision of a health care provider or RN
d. As a sole health care provider in a clinic setting - Answer✓✓: C
An LPN/LVN practices under the supervision of a health care provider, dentist, OD, or RN
Whose influence on nursing practice in the 19th century was related to improvement of
patient environment as a method of health promotion?
a. Clara Barton
b. Linda Richards
c. Dorothea Dix
d. Florence Nightingale - Answer✓✓: D
The influence of Florence Nightingale was highly significant in the 19th century as she
fought for sanitary conditions, fresh air, and general improvement in the patient environment.
Clara Barton developed the American Red Cross in 1881. Linda Richards is known as the
first trained nurse in America, was responsible for the development of the first nursing and
hospital records, and is credited with the development of our present-day documentation
system. Dorothea Dix was the pioneer crusader for elevation of standards of care for the
mentally ill and superintendent of female nurses of the Union Army
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Foundations and Adult Health Nursing
Kim Cooper, Kelly Gosnell
9th Edition
1|Page
,MULTIPLE CHOICES
What is a nursing program considered when certified by a state agency?
a. Accredited
b. Approved
c. Provisional
d. Exemplified - Answer✓✓ B Approved
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.
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. - Answer✓✓ The major goal is
to achieve optimal levels of health care.
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 geographic area. Insurance
companies do have involvement in the health care system. The illness of patients is not
necessarily affected by the health care system
What is required by the health care team to identify the needs of a patient and to design care
to meet those needs?
a. The Kardex
b. The health care provider's order sheet
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,c. An individualized care plan
d. The nurse's notes - Answer✓✓: C
An individualized care plan involves all health care workers and outlines care to meet the
needs of the individual patient. The Kardex, health care provider's order sheet, and nurse's
notes do not identify the needs of the patient nor are they designed to assist all members of
the health care team to meet those needs.
Patient care emphasis on wellness, rather than illness, begins as a result of:
a. increased education concerning causes of illness.
b. improved insurance payments.
c. decentralized care centers.
d. increased number of health care givers - Answer✓✓: A
The acute awareness of preventive medicine has resulted in today's emphasis on education
about issues such as smoking, heart disease, drug and alcohol abuse, weight control, and
mental health and wellness promotion activities. This preventive education has resulted in an
emphasis on wellness, rather than illness. Improved insurance payments, decentralized care
centers, and increased numbers of health care givers did not influence an emphasis on
wellness.
What is the most effective process to ensure that the care plan is meeting the needs of the
patient?
a. Documentation
b. Communication
c. Evaluation
d. Planning - Answer✓✓: B
Communication is the primary essential component among the health care team to evaluate
and modify the care plan. Documentation, evaluation, and planning are not primary essential
components to ensure the care plan is meeting the needs of the patient.
How does an interdisciplinary approach to patient treatment enhance care?
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, a. By improving efficiency of care
b. By reducing the number of caregivers
c. By preventing the fragmentation of patient care
d. By shortening hospital stay - Answer✓✓: C
An interdisciplinary approach prevents fragmentation of care. An interdisciplinary approach
does not improve the efficiency of care, reduce the number of caregivers, or shorten hospital
stay.
How may a newly licensed LPN/LVN practice?
a. Independently in a hospital setting
b. With an experienced LPN/LVN
c.Under the supervision of a health care provider or RN
d. As a sole health care provider in a clinic setting - Answer✓✓: C
An LPN/LVN practices under the supervision of a health care provider, dentist, OD, or RN
Whose influence on nursing practice in the 19th century was related to improvement of
patient environment as a method of health promotion?
a. Clara Barton
b. Linda Richards
c. Dorothea Dix
d. Florence Nightingale - Answer✓✓: D
The influence of Florence Nightingale was highly significant in the 19th century as she
fought for sanitary conditions, fresh air, and general improvement in the patient environment.
Clara Barton developed the American Red Cross in 1881. Linda Richards is known as the
first trained nurse in America, was responsible for the development of the first nursing and
hospital records, and is credited with the development of our present-day documentation
system. Dorothea Dix was the pioneer crusader for elevation of standards of care for the
mentally ill and superintendent of female nurses of the Union Army
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