FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH NURSING

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This complete test bank accompanies Foundations and Adult Health Nursing, 9th Edition by Kim Cooper and Kelly Gosnell. It provides a full collection of exam-style practice questions with detailed solutions, including multiple-choice, alternate-format, and clinical scenario-based items. Each question is carefully aligned with the textbook, making it ideal for preparing for quizzes, midterms, finals, and NCLEX-style exams. Updated for the 2025/2026 academic year, this comprehensive solution pac...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) defines the requirements for which aspect of care as it relates to long-term care? a. Nursing care b. Nutritional support c. Quality of care d. Staffing requirements ANS: C OBRA defines requirements for the quality of care given to residents of long-term care facilities. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 1182 OBJ: 3 TOP: Long-term care KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. After the patient is admitted to the home health services system, a treatment plan is drafted cooperatively with the health care provider and is signed. A separate, detailed care plan is always required for which disciplines? a. Registered nurse b. Physical therapist c. Home health aide d. LPN/LVN ANS: C A separate, detailed care plan is always required for the home health aide. DIF: Cognitive Level: Application | Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 1167 OBJ: ...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. In what setting can the LPN/LVN’s management and leadership skills be developed best? a. Acute care hospital b. Rehabilitation hospital c. Trauma center d. Long-term care facility ANS: D Management and leadership skills of the LPN/LVN can best be developed in long-term care settings with RN supervision. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 1234 OBJ: 12 TOP: New graduate KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A 2. Which setting provides g...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The hospice nurse instructs the family that they have access to a hospice pharmacist, who is available for consultation on the drugs the hospice patient may be taking. What other role does the hospice pharmacist fill? a. Administer all drugs necessary for pain alleviation. b. Evaluate drug interactions with food and other medications. c. Evaluate the safety of the drug storage in the patient’s home. d. Monitor drug effectiveness by frequent phone interviews with the f...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse instructs the mother of a 5-year-old who sustained a mild brain injury that although all neurologic evaluations are normal, her child may exhibit post-concussive syndrome. What are common characteristics of this syndrome? a. Convulsions and high fever b. Irritability and memory deficits c. Muscular twitching and muscle pain d. Paresis of limbs and fatigue ANS: B Mild brain injury is characterized by brief or no loss of consciousness. This type constitute...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What action by a student before taking a test should indicate to a nursing instructor that the student is demonstrating signs of moderate anxiety? a. Studies for 6 hours b. Sleeps 6 hours because of fatigue c. Vomits d. Argues about the scheduling of the test ANS: C Symptoms of anxiety include the following: vocal changes, rapid speech, increased pulse, respirations, and blood pressure, tremors, restlessness, increased perspiration, nausea, decreased appetite, dia...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What is a major difference between rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis? a. Rheumatoid arthritis is degenerative. b. Rheumatoid arthritis only affects patients over 40 years of age. c. Rheumatoid arthritis is inflammatory. d. Rheumatoid arthritis is curable. ANS: C Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disease; osteoarthritis is degenerative. Rheumatoid arthritis can affect patients at any age. Neither type of arthritis is curable. DIF: Cognitive Level: Ap...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. If the patient tells the nurse, “I’m not an alcoholic. I can stop whenever I want to,” what should be the nurse’s most therapeutic response? a. “Well, why don’t you?” b. “Hasn’t alcohol use interfered with your employment?” c. “A positive attitude like that is a good start.” d. “What would you call alcoholism?” ANS: B When the addicted person presents in denial, the nurse should use techniques to set limits on that behavior. DIF: Cog...