TEST BANK FOR FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH NURSING 7th
Edition BY KIM COOPER KELLY GOSNELL
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,TEST BANK FOR FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH NURSING 7th
Edition BY KIM COOPER KELLY GOSNELL
Chapter 1: Evolution of Nursing
Cooper and Gosnell: Foundations and Adult Health Nursing, 7th
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What is a nursing program considered when certified by a state
agency?
a. Accredited
b. Approved
c. Provisional
d. Exemplified
ANSWER: B
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.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 10
OBJ: 5 TOP: Nursing programs KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
2. 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: D
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
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,TEST BANK FOR FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH NURSING 7th
Edition BY KIM COOPER KELLY GOSNELL
companies do have involvement in the health care system. The illness of
patients is not necessarily affected by the health care system.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 12
OBJ: 7 TOP: Health care systems KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
3. 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 physician‘s order sheet
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, physician‘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.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Pages 13, 16
OBJ: 8 | 9 TOP: Care plan KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning MSC:
NCLEX: N/A
4. 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
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, TEST BANK FOR FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH NURSING 7th
Edition BY KIM COOPER KELLY GOSNELL
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.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 12 OBJ: 4
| 8 TOP: Wellness KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX:
N/A
5. 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.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 16
OBJ: 8 TOP: Communication KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
6. How does an interdisciplinary approach to patient treatment
enhance care?
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
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Edition BY KIM COOPER KELLY GOSNELL
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,TEST BANK FOR FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH NURSING 7th
Edition BY KIM COOPER KELLY GOSNELL
Chapter 1: Evolution of Nursing
Cooper and Gosnell: Foundations and Adult Health Nursing, 7th
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What is a nursing program considered when certified by a state
agency?
a. Accredited
b. Approved
c. Provisional
d. Exemplified
ANSWER: B
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.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 10
OBJ: 5 TOP: Nursing programs KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
2. 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: D
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
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,TEST BANK FOR FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH NURSING 7th
Edition BY KIM COOPER KELLY GOSNELL
companies do have involvement in the health care system. The illness of
patients is not necessarily affected by the health care system.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 12
OBJ: 7 TOP: Health care systems KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
3. 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 physician‘s order sheet
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, physician‘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.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Pages 13, 16
OBJ: 8 | 9 TOP: Care plan KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning MSC:
NCLEX: N/A
4. 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
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, TEST BANK FOR FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH NURSING 7th
Edition BY KIM COOPER KELLY GOSNELL
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.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 12 OBJ: 4
| 8 TOP: Wellness KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX:
N/A
5. 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.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 16
OBJ: 8 TOP: Communication KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
6. How does an interdisciplinary approach to patient treatment
enhance care?
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
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