Exam 1)Fundamentals of Nursing Exam 1: Questions &
Answers
Patient care emphasis on wellness, rather than illness, begins as a result of: - ANSWER:increased
education concerning causes of illness.
What is the most effective process to ensure that the care plan is appropriate, the nursing interventions
worked and the patient outcomes are positive? - ANSWER:Evaluation
How may a newly licensed LPN/LVN practice? - ANSWER:Under the supervision of a physician or RN
Whose influence on nursing practice in the 19th century was related to improvement of patient
environment as a method of health promotion? - ANSWER:Florence Nightingale
What is the title of the American Hospital Association's 1972 document that outlines the patient's
expectations to be treated with dignity and compassion? - ANSWER:Patient's Bill of Rights
The relationships among nursing, patients, health, and the environment are the basis for: -
ANSWER:Nursing models.
What must the nurse realize when assessing physical and social environmental factors affecting health
and illness? - ANSWER:They affect one another.
What system of comprehensive patient care considers the physical, emotional, and social environment
and spiritual needs of a person? - ANSWER:Holistic health care
What is the wellness/illness continuum defined as? - ANSWER:The range of a person's total health
Primitive medical interventions were based on the belief that illness was caused by the presence of -
ANSWER:evil spirits
During early civilization _____________ ________ performed witchcraft and rituals to induce the bad
spirits to leave the body of the ailing person. - ANSWER:medicine men
What is the order of Maslow's hierarchy of needs beginning with the most basic? - ANSWER:1.
Physiological
2. Safety/security
3. Love/belonging
4. Esteem
5. Self actualization
What premise is Maslow's hierarchy of needs based on? - ANSWER:Basic needs must be met before the
next level of needs can be met.
The nurse instructs a nursing assistant to use large muscle groups when lifting. What is the rationale for
this instruction? - ANSWER:It distributes workload more evenly
Answers
Patient care emphasis on wellness, rather than illness, begins as a result of: - ANSWER:increased
education concerning causes of illness.
What is the most effective process to ensure that the care plan is appropriate, the nursing interventions
worked and the patient outcomes are positive? - ANSWER:Evaluation
How may a newly licensed LPN/LVN practice? - ANSWER:Under the supervision of a physician or RN
Whose influence on nursing practice in the 19th century was related to improvement of patient
environment as a method of health promotion? - ANSWER:Florence Nightingale
What is the title of the American Hospital Association's 1972 document that outlines the patient's
expectations to be treated with dignity and compassion? - ANSWER:Patient's Bill of Rights
The relationships among nursing, patients, health, and the environment are the basis for: -
ANSWER:Nursing models.
What must the nurse realize when assessing physical and social environmental factors affecting health
and illness? - ANSWER:They affect one another.
What system of comprehensive patient care considers the physical, emotional, and social environment
and spiritual needs of a person? - ANSWER:Holistic health care
What is the wellness/illness continuum defined as? - ANSWER:The range of a person's total health
Primitive medical interventions were based on the belief that illness was caused by the presence of -
ANSWER:evil spirits
During early civilization _____________ ________ performed witchcraft and rituals to induce the bad
spirits to leave the body of the ailing person. - ANSWER:medicine men
What is the order of Maslow's hierarchy of needs beginning with the most basic? - ANSWER:1.
Physiological
2. Safety/security
3. Love/belonging
4. Esteem
5. Self actualization
What premise is Maslow's hierarchy of needs based on? - ANSWER:Basic needs must be met before the
next level of needs can be met.
The nurse instructs a nursing assistant to use large muscle groups when lifting. What is the rationale for
this instruction? - ANSWER:It distributes workload more evenly
