Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of
Medical-Surgical Nursing
16th Edition
• Author(s)Janice L. Hinkle; Kerry H.
Cheever; Kristen J. Overbaugh; Carolyn E.
Bradley
• Print ISBN: 9781975221133
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1
Question: A nurse is explaining the purpose of nursing practice to a
newly admitted patient. Which statement best describes the central
focus of nursing?
A. Identifying medical diagnoses and prescribing treatment
B. Promoting health, preventing illness, and supporting responses to
health problems
C. Performing only technical procedures ordered by the provider
D. Managing hospital resources and assigning staff
Correct Answer: B. Promoting health, preventing illness, and
supporting responses to health problems
Rationale: Nursing encompasses health promotion, illness prevention,
care of people experiencing health problems, restoration and
maintenance of health, and support for patients and families
throughout the health experience. Nursing care addresses the patient
as a whole person rather than focusing only on disease.
Question 2
Question: A nurse is caring for a patient who has asked several
questions before agreeing to a procedure. Which nursing action best
supports the patient's role as a consumer of health care?
A. Encourage the patient to accept the provider's recommendation
without discussion
B. Explain that the nurse has already determined which option is
appropriate
C. Provide information within the nurse's scope and support the
, patient's participation in decisions
D. Ask a family member to make the decision for the patient
Correct Answer: C. Provide information within the nurse's scope and
support the patient's participation in decisions
Rationale: Patients are active participants in their health care and have
the right to receive understandable information and participate in
decisions affecting them. The nurse supports informed participation
while recognizing the limits of nursing scope and the patient's right to
make personal health-care decisions.
Question 3
Question: Which statement by a nursing student best reflects a holistic
understanding of health?
A. “Health means that a person has no diagnosed disease.”
B. “Health is determined primarily by physical functioning.”
C. “Health refers only to a person's ability to perform daily activities
independently.”
D. “Health includes physical, psychological, social, and other
dimensions of well-being.”
Correct Answer: D. “Health includes physical, psychological, social,
and other dimensions of well-being.”
Rationale: Health is broader than the absence of disease. Nursing
considers multiple dimensions of a person's well-being and recognizes
that a person's health status can be influenced by physical,
psychological, social, environmental, and other factors.
Question 4
Medical-Surgical Nursing
16th Edition
• Author(s)Janice L. Hinkle; Kerry H.
Cheever; Kristen J. Overbaugh; Carolyn E.
Bradley
• Print ISBN: 9781975221133
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1
Question: A nurse is explaining the purpose of nursing practice to a
newly admitted patient. Which statement best describes the central
focus of nursing?
A. Identifying medical diagnoses and prescribing treatment
B. Promoting health, preventing illness, and supporting responses to
health problems
C. Performing only technical procedures ordered by the provider
D. Managing hospital resources and assigning staff
Correct Answer: B. Promoting health, preventing illness, and
supporting responses to health problems
Rationale: Nursing encompasses health promotion, illness prevention,
care of people experiencing health problems, restoration and
maintenance of health, and support for patients and families
throughout the health experience. Nursing care addresses the patient
as a whole person rather than focusing only on disease.
Question 2
Question: A nurse is caring for a patient who has asked several
questions before agreeing to a procedure. Which nursing action best
supports the patient's role as a consumer of health care?
A. Encourage the patient to accept the provider's recommendation
without discussion
B. Explain that the nurse has already determined which option is
appropriate
C. Provide information within the nurse's scope and support the
, patient's participation in decisions
D. Ask a family member to make the decision for the patient
Correct Answer: C. Provide information within the nurse's scope and
support the patient's participation in decisions
Rationale: Patients are active participants in their health care and have
the right to receive understandable information and participate in
decisions affecting them. The nurse supports informed participation
while recognizing the limits of nursing scope and the patient's right to
make personal health-care decisions.
Question 3
Question: Which statement by a nursing student best reflects a holistic
understanding of health?
A. “Health means that a person has no diagnosed disease.”
B. “Health is determined primarily by physical functioning.”
C. “Health refers only to a person's ability to perform daily activities
independently.”
D. “Health includes physical, psychological, social, and other
dimensions of well-being.”
Correct Answer: D. “Health includes physical, psychological, social,
and other dimensions of well-being.”
Rationale: Health is broader than the absence of disease. Nursing
considers multiple dimensions of a person's well-being and recognizes
that a person's health status can be influenced by physical,
psychological, social, environmental, and other factors.
Question 4
