Test Bank for Foundations and Adult Health Nursing 8th Edition
by Kim Cooper
1. What is the difference between approved nursing programs and accredited nursing programs?
Answer >Approved nursing programs: a program that satisfies the minimum standards set by the state agency
responsible for overseeing educational programs. (p10)
Accredited nursing programs: accreditation is a higher standard that signifies that the accrediting organization
has judged that a program has met its pre established criteria. Voluntary joining. Higher standards. Better
reputation for nurses. (p10)
2. What is the main goal of the healthcare system?
Answer > The major goal of the system is to achieve optimal levels of health care for a defined population.
(P12)
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, A smaller goal is for patients and their families to receive the same care and attention the member of the
healthcare system would want for themselves. (P6)
3. What does the health care team use to identify the needs of the patient then design care for that
particular patient?
Answer >The healthcare team develops a individualized care plan for the patient. (P13)
A care plan is made to meet the expressed needs of the patient. Its development is a group effort, created by
all healthcare professionals who meet with the patient. The care plan outlines the treatment of a patient to
ensure they get the best care possible. (P13)
4. Our goal is to emphasize wellness rather than illness, what does this begin?
Answer >We want to treat illness, and promote wellness so that a patient can have the best quality of life
posible.
The wellness-illness continuum. The range of a person's total health. A patient's position on this continuum is
ever changing and is influenced by the individual's physical and mental condition, as well as their social well-
being. One end is wellness (the highest level of optimal health. a dynamic state of health in which an individual
progresses toward a higher level of functioning, achieving an optimal balance between internal and external
environment), and the other side is illness (represents a diminished or impaired state of health). (P12)
5. What is the most effective process to ensure the care plan is meeting the needs of the patient?
Answer > The most effective process is to continue assessing the patient's needs, and continually update
the care plan.
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by Kim Cooper
1. What is the difference between approved nursing programs and accredited nursing programs?
Answer >Approved nursing programs: a program that satisfies the minimum standards set by the state agency
responsible for overseeing educational programs. (p10)
Accredited nursing programs: accreditation is a higher standard that signifies that the accrediting organization
has judged that a program has met its pre established criteria. Voluntary joining. Higher standards. Better
reputation for nurses. (p10)
2. What is the main goal of the healthcare system?
Answer > The major goal of the system is to achieve optimal levels of health care for a defined population.
(P12)
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, A smaller goal is for patients and their families to receive the same care and attention the member of the
healthcare system would want for themselves. (P6)
3. What does the health care team use to identify the needs of the patient then design care for that
particular patient?
Answer >The healthcare team develops a individualized care plan for the patient. (P13)
A care plan is made to meet the expressed needs of the patient. Its development is a group effort, created by
all healthcare professionals who meet with the patient. The care plan outlines the treatment of a patient to
ensure they get the best care possible. (P13)
4. Our goal is to emphasize wellness rather than illness, what does this begin?
Answer >We want to treat illness, and promote wellness so that a patient can have the best quality of life
posible.
The wellness-illness continuum. The range of a person's total health. A patient's position on this continuum is
ever changing and is influenced by the individual's physical and mental condition, as well as their social well-
being. One end is wellness (the highest level of optimal health. a dynamic state of health in which an individual
progresses toward a higher level of functioning, achieving an optimal balance between internal and external
environment), and the other side is illness (represents a diminished or impaired state of health). (P12)
5. What is the most effective process to ensure the care plan is meeting the needs of the patient?
Answer > The most effective process is to continue assessing the patient's needs, and continually update
the care plan.
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