Quiz 1-6 NURS 250
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1. The primary goal of the principle of beneficence is to:
A. be fair and equitable always.
B. provide for client privacy.
C. always be faithful.
D. do good for a client.: D
2. The American Nurses Association's Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice:
A. focuses on standards of care strictly applicable to clinical practice.
B. describes the profession's non-negotiable ethical standards.
C. describes both professional and vocational nursing standards of care.
D. addresses the profession's concern with the quality and accountability of
nursing: D
3. According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, before an individual can address
safety and security needs, he or she must first satisfy their:
A. physiological needs.
B. self-esteem needs.
C. love and belonging needs.
D. self-actualization needs.: A
4. A nurse assisting a client to appraise perceived benefits of and barriers to
taking a particular action for better health is applying principles of which one
of the following theories or model?
A. Theory of Social Behavior
B. Health Belief Model
C. Protection Motivation Theory
D. Theory of Planned Behavior: B
5. The Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is part of which program/plan?
A. Medicaid
B. Medicare
C. Managed care
D. Indemnity insurance: A
6. One of the four overarching goals of Healthy People 2020 is which of the
following?
A. Support research in finding disease cures and increase focus on technology
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B. Advance the access to care for all and reduce tobacco use among adoles-
cents
C. Reduce fraud in health care spending and increase aid to dependent chil-
dren
D. Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all
groups.: D
7. The major themes of empowerment, lifestyle change, health enhancement,
and well-being are central in defining:
A. disease prevention.
B. wellness.
C. health protection.
D. health promotion.: D
8. A 62-year-old patient is confused about Medicare and Medicaid and has asked
the nurse to explain the difference. Which one of the following provides the
best answer for the nurse to use when describing Medicare?
A. Medicare provides hospital insurance and supplemental medical insurance
for people over age 65, disabled people receiving social security benefits, and
those in end-stage renal disease.
B. Medicare provides for hospital costs only for people over age 65, disabled
people receiving social security benefits, and those in end-stage renal disease.
C. Medicare provides for only a portion of payments made by state welfare to
health care agencies for the poor, medically needy, aged, disabled, and their
dependent children and families.
D. Medicare is financial assistance to pay hospital costs for the poor, medically
needy, aged, disabled, and their dependent children and families.: A.
9. The American Nurses Association's publication of Nursing's Social Policy
Statement in 1995 is important to health promotion for which of the following
reasons?
A. It provided guidelines for and limitations on the contribution of nurses to
client health.
B. It established a code for nurses outlining an ethical commitment to client
care.
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C. It provided for a moral commitment of nurses to health promotion of clients.
D. It expanded the definition of health and reflects a greater commitment to
clients.: D.
10. Which of the following theorists proposed that the environment is the major
cause of disease?
A. Florence Nightingale
B. Dorothea Orem
C. Jean Watson
D. Martha Rogers: A.
11. Mary, a 76-year-old female receiving Medicare benefits, was recently diag-
nosed with diabetes and hypertension. She is taking medications by mouth for
her diabetes and hypertension and is also receiving insulin injections for her
diabetes. Which of the following affects Mary's access to health care?
A. Health-care services co-payment
B. Disease diagnosis
C. Immigration status
D. Prescription drug affordability: D
12. The right to self-determination is also called the principle of:
A. justice.
B. autonomy.
C. standard of best interest.
D. beneficence.: B
13. The prospective payment system (PPS) is based on the concept that:
A. total patient care can be delivered in a safe and holistic manner.
B. reimbursement to hospitals is not a major problem.
C. standards of practice can be set.
D. similar medical diagnoses result in the same hospitalization costs.: D
14. Standards of care:
A. determine a professional nurse's rights in delivering nursing care.
B. serve as safety guidelines established by the profession for nursing practice.
C. allow professional nurses to practice without boundaries.
D. serve as laws that must be abided by in providing nursing care.: B
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1. The primary goal of the principle of beneficence is to:
A. be fair and equitable always.
B. provide for client privacy.
C. always be faithful.
D. do good for a client.: D
2. The American Nurses Association's Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice:
A. focuses on standards of care strictly applicable to clinical practice.
B. describes the profession's non-negotiable ethical standards.
C. describes both professional and vocational nursing standards of care.
D. addresses the profession's concern with the quality and accountability of
nursing: D
3. According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, before an individual can address
safety and security needs, he or she must first satisfy their:
A. physiological needs.
B. self-esteem needs.
C. love and belonging needs.
D. self-actualization needs.: A
4. A nurse assisting a client to appraise perceived benefits of and barriers to
taking a particular action for better health is applying principles of which one
of the following theories or model?
A. Theory of Social Behavior
B. Health Belief Model
C. Protection Motivation Theory
D. Theory of Planned Behavior: B
5. The Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is part of which program/plan?
A. Medicaid
B. Medicare
C. Managed care
D. Indemnity insurance: A
6. One of the four overarching goals of Healthy People 2020 is which of the
following?
A. Support research in finding disease cures and increase focus on technology
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B. Advance the access to care for all and reduce tobacco use among adoles-
cents
C. Reduce fraud in health care spending and increase aid to dependent chil-
dren
D. Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all
groups.: D
7. The major themes of empowerment, lifestyle change, health enhancement,
and well-being are central in defining:
A. disease prevention.
B. wellness.
C. health protection.
D. health promotion.: D
8. A 62-year-old patient is confused about Medicare and Medicaid and has asked
the nurse to explain the difference. Which one of the following provides the
best answer for the nurse to use when describing Medicare?
A. Medicare provides hospital insurance and supplemental medical insurance
for people over age 65, disabled people receiving social security benefits, and
those in end-stage renal disease.
B. Medicare provides for hospital costs only for people over age 65, disabled
people receiving social security benefits, and those in end-stage renal disease.
C. Medicare provides for only a portion of payments made by state welfare to
health care agencies for the poor, medically needy, aged, disabled, and their
dependent children and families.
D. Medicare is financial assistance to pay hospital costs for the poor, medically
needy, aged, disabled, and their dependent children and families.: A.
9. The American Nurses Association's publication of Nursing's Social Policy
Statement in 1995 is important to health promotion for which of the following
reasons?
A. It provided guidelines for and limitations on the contribution of nurses to
client health.
B. It established a code for nurses outlining an ethical commitment to client
care.
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C. It provided for a moral commitment of nurses to health promotion of clients.
D. It expanded the definition of health and reflects a greater commitment to
clients.: D.
10. Which of the following theorists proposed that the environment is the major
cause of disease?
A. Florence Nightingale
B. Dorothea Orem
C. Jean Watson
D. Martha Rogers: A.
11. Mary, a 76-year-old female receiving Medicare benefits, was recently diag-
nosed with diabetes and hypertension. She is taking medications by mouth for
her diabetes and hypertension and is also receiving insulin injections for her
diabetes. Which of the following affects Mary's access to health care?
A. Health-care services co-payment
B. Disease diagnosis
C. Immigration status
D. Prescription drug affordability: D
12. The right to self-determination is also called the principle of:
A. justice.
B. autonomy.
C. standard of best interest.
D. beneficence.: B
13. The prospective payment system (PPS) is based on the concept that:
A. total patient care can be delivered in a safe and holistic manner.
B. reimbursement to hospitals is not a major problem.
C. standards of practice can be set.
D. similar medical diagnoses result in the same hospitalization costs.: D
14. Standards of care:
A. determine a professional nurse's rights in delivering nursing care.
B. serve as safety guidelines established by the profession for nursing practice.
C. allow professional nurses to practice without boundaries.
D. serve as laws that must be abided by in providing nursing care.: B
