FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH
NURSING
9TH EDITION
• Author(S)Kim Cooper; Kelly Gosnell
TEST BANK
Q1
Reference
Unit I — The Evolution of Nursing — History of Nursing and
Nursing Education
Question Stem
A long-term care nurse educator is designing a brief lesson for
LPN students about how Florence Nightingale influenced
modern nursing. Which point should the educator emphasize to
best link Nightingale’s work to contemporary nursing practice?
Options
A. Nightingale established formal diagnostic testing procedures
for disease.
B. Nightingale promoted clean environments and systematic
,observation to improve outcomes.
C. Nightingale authored the first standardized nursing licensure
examination.
D. Nightingale advocated for nurses to practice independently
without physician oversight.
Correct Answer
B
Rationales
Correct: Nightingale’s emphasis on sanitation, observational
assessment, and environmental interventions laid a foundation
for nursing’s role in monitoring and preventing complications;
these practices directly inform modern nursing assessment and
infection control.
A: Nightingale did not create laboratory diagnostic testing;
diagnostic technologies developed later.
C: Standardized licensure examinations emerged much later
with state regulation and professionalization.
D: Nightingale promoted professional nursing practice but
worked within collaborative systems; she did not argue for
independent practice separate from medical collaboration.
Teaching Point
Sanitation and systematic patient observation are foundational
to modern nursing practice.
Citation
Cooper, K., & Gosnell, K. (2023). Foundations and Adult Health
Nursing (9th ed.). Unit I.
,Q2
Reference
Unit I — The Evolution of Nursing — Care of the Sick During
Early Civilization
Question Stem
A student asks how cultural beliefs in early civilizations
influenced care delivery. Which historical impact best explains a
continuing implication for contemporary culturally competent
care?
Options
A. Early reliance on herbal remedies eliminated the need for
observation skills.
B. Religious and cultural practices shaped caregiving roles and
community-based care.
C. Early civilizations developed universal nursing curricula used
today.
D. Ancient practices prioritized physician-led bedside
documentation over family care.
Correct Answer
B
Rationales
Correct: In early civilizations, caregiving often occurred within
religious or familial contexts; understanding that cultural values
shape who provides care informs modern culturally competent,
, community-oriented nursing.
A: Herbal practices did not eliminate observation; caregivers
still observed symptoms.
C: There were no universal nursing curricula in antiquity—
formal education evolved much later.
D: Physician-centric documentation is a more modern
development; early care often emphasized family and
community roles.
Teaching Point
Cultural and religious contexts historically shaped caregiving—
key for modern cultural competence.
Citation
Cooper, K., & Gosnell, K. (2023). Foundations and Adult Health
Nursing (9th ed.). Unit I.
Q3
Reference
Unit I — The Evolution of Nursing — Changes in Nursing During
the 20th Century
Question Stem
A charge nurse is preparing a short orientation on 20th-century
influences in nursing. Which development from that era most
directly contributed to nursing’s transition from vocational to
professional roles?
NURSING
9TH EDITION
• Author(S)Kim Cooper; Kelly Gosnell
TEST BANK
Q1
Reference
Unit I — The Evolution of Nursing — History of Nursing and
Nursing Education
Question Stem
A long-term care nurse educator is designing a brief lesson for
LPN students about how Florence Nightingale influenced
modern nursing. Which point should the educator emphasize to
best link Nightingale’s work to contemporary nursing practice?
Options
A. Nightingale established formal diagnostic testing procedures
for disease.
B. Nightingale promoted clean environments and systematic
,observation to improve outcomes.
C. Nightingale authored the first standardized nursing licensure
examination.
D. Nightingale advocated for nurses to practice independently
without physician oversight.
Correct Answer
B
Rationales
Correct: Nightingale’s emphasis on sanitation, observational
assessment, and environmental interventions laid a foundation
for nursing’s role in monitoring and preventing complications;
these practices directly inform modern nursing assessment and
infection control.
A: Nightingale did not create laboratory diagnostic testing;
diagnostic technologies developed later.
C: Standardized licensure examinations emerged much later
with state regulation and professionalization.
D: Nightingale promoted professional nursing practice but
worked within collaborative systems; she did not argue for
independent practice separate from medical collaboration.
Teaching Point
Sanitation and systematic patient observation are foundational
to modern nursing practice.
Citation
Cooper, K., & Gosnell, K. (2023). Foundations and Adult Health
Nursing (9th ed.). Unit I.
,Q2
Reference
Unit I — The Evolution of Nursing — Care of the Sick During
Early Civilization
Question Stem
A student asks how cultural beliefs in early civilizations
influenced care delivery. Which historical impact best explains a
continuing implication for contemporary culturally competent
care?
Options
A. Early reliance on herbal remedies eliminated the need for
observation skills.
B. Religious and cultural practices shaped caregiving roles and
community-based care.
C. Early civilizations developed universal nursing curricula used
today.
D. Ancient practices prioritized physician-led bedside
documentation over family care.
Correct Answer
B
Rationales
Correct: In early civilizations, caregiving often occurred within
religious or familial contexts; understanding that cultural values
shape who provides care informs modern culturally competent,
, community-oriented nursing.
A: Herbal practices did not eliminate observation; caregivers
still observed symptoms.
C: There were no universal nursing curricula in antiquity—
formal education evolved much later.
D: Physician-centric documentation is a more modern
development; early care often emphasized family and
community roles.
Teaching Point
Cultural and religious contexts historically shaped caregiving—
key for modern cultural competence.
Citation
Cooper, K., & Gosnell, K. (2023). Foundations and Adult Health
Nursing (9th ed.). Unit I.
Q3
Reference
Unit I — The Evolution of Nursing — Changes in Nursing During
the 20th Century
Question Stem
A charge nurse is preparing a short orientation on 20th-century
influences in nursing. Which development from that era most
directly contributed to nursing’s transition from vocational to
professional roles?
