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Nursing Test Bank (2026) comprehensive
questions and verified detailed solutions (
MULTIPLE CHOICES) |100% CORRECT
Nurses have the potential to be very influential in shaping healthcare policy.
Which of the following factors contributes most to nurses influence?
1)
Nurses are the largest health professional group.
2)
Nurses have a long history of serving the public.
3)
Nurses have achieved some independence from physicians in recent years.
4)
Political involvement has helped refute negative images portrayed in the
media.
1
Nursing was described as a distinct occupation in the sacred books of which
faith?
1)
Buddhism
2)
Christianity
3)
Hinduism
4)
Judaism
3
The American Red Cross was established by
1)
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Louisa May Alcott
2)
Clara Barton
3)
Dorothea Dix
4)
Harriet Tubman
2
Which of the following is the most important reason to develop a definition of
nursing?
1)
Recruit more informed people into the nursing profession
2)
Evaluate the degree of role satisfaction
3)
Dispel the stereotypical images of nurses and nursing
4)
Differentiate nursing activities from those of other health professionals
4
Which of the following provides evidence-based support for the contribution
that advanced practice nurses (APNs) make within healthcare?
1)
Reduced usage of diagnostics using advanced technology
2)
Decreased number of unnecessary visits to the emergency department
3)
Improved patient compliance with prescribed treatments
4)
Increased usage of complementary alternative therapies
3
Which of the following is an example of what traditional medicine and
complementary and alternative medicine therapies have in common?
1)
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Both can produce adverse effects in some patients.
2)
Both use prescription medications.
3)
Both are usually reimbursed by insurance programs.
4)
Both are regulated by the FDA.
1
Of the following, the biggest disadvantage of having nursing assistive
personnel (NAP) help nurses is that the nurse
1)
Must know what aspects of care can legally and safely be delegated to the
NAP
2)
May rely too heavily on information gathered by the NAP when making patient
care decisions
3)
Is removed from many components of direct patient care that have been
delegated to the NAP
4)
Still maintains responsibility for the patient care given by the NAP
2
An older adult has type 1 diabetes. He can perform self-care activities but
needs help with shopping and meal preparation as well as with blood glucose
monitoring and insulin administration. Which type of healthcare facility would
be most appropriate for him?
1)
Acute care facility
2)
Ambulatory care facility
3)
Extended care facility
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4)
Assisted living facility
4
The nurse in the intensive care unit is providing care for only one patient, who
was admitted in septic shock. Based on this information, which care delivery
model can you infer that this nurse is following?
1)
Functional
2)
Primary
3)
Case method
4)
Team
3
Which healthcare worker should the nurse consult to counsel a patient about
financial and family stressors affecting healthcare?
1)
Social worker
2)
Occupational therapist
3)
Physicians assistant
4)
Technologist
1
Which type of managed care allows patients the greatest choice of providers,
medications, and medical devices?
1)
Health maintenance organization
2)
Integrated delivery network
3)
Nursing Test Bank (2026) comprehensive
questions and verified detailed solutions (
MULTIPLE CHOICES) |100% CORRECT
Nurses have the potential to be very influential in shaping healthcare policy.
Which of the following factors contributes most to nurses influence?
1)
Nurses are the largest health professional group.
2)
Nurses have a long history of serving the public.
3)
Nurses have achieved some independence from physicians in recent years.
4)
Political involvement has helped refute negative images portrayed in the
media.
1
Nursing was described as a distinct occupation in the sacred books of which
faith?
1)
Buddhism
2)
Christianity
3)
Hinduism
4)
Judaism
3
The American Red Cross was established by
1)
, Page 2 of 116
Louisa May Alcott
2)
Clara Barton
3)
Dorothea Dix
4)
Harriet Tubman
2
Which of the following is the most important reason to develop a definition of
nursing?
1)
Recruit more informed people into the nursing profession
2)
Evaluate the degree of role satisfaction
3)
Dispel the stereotypical images of nurses and nursing
4)
Differentiate nursing activities from those of other health professionals
4
Which of the following provides evidence-based support for the contribution
that advanced practice nurses (APNs) make within healthcare?
1)
Reduced usage of diagnostics using advanced technology
2)
Decreased number of unnecessary visits to the emergency department
3)
Improved patient compliance with prescribed treatments
4)
Increased usage of complementary alternative therapies
3
Which of the following is an example of what traditional medicine and
complementary and alternative medicine therapies have in common?
1)
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Both can produce adverse effects in some patients.
2)
Both use prescription medications.
3)
Both are usually reimbursed by insurance programs.
4)
Both are regulated by the FDA.
1
Of the following, the biggest disadvantage of having nursing assistive
personnel (NAP) help nurses is that the nurse
1)
Must know what aspects of care can legally and safely be delegated to the
NAP
2)
May rely too heavily on information gathered by the NAP when making patient
care decisions
3)
Is removed from many components of direct patient care that have been
delegated to the NAP
4)
Still maintains responsibility for the patient care given by the NAP
2
An older adult has type 1 diabetes. He can perform self-care activities but
needs help with shopping and meal preparation as well as with blood glucose
monitoring and insulin administration. Which type of healthcare facility would
be most appropriate for him?
1)
Acute care facility
2)
Ambulatory care facility
3)
Extended care facility
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4)
Assisted living facility
4
The nurse in the intensive care unit is providing care for only one patient, who
was admitted in septic shock. Based on this information, which care delivery
model can you infer that this nurse is following?
1)
Functional
2)
Primary
3)
Case method
4)
Team
3
Which healthcare worker should the nurse consult to counsel a patient about
financial and family stressors affecting healthcare?
1)
Social worker
2)
Occupational therapist
3)
Physicians assistant
4)
Technologist
1
Which type of managed care allows patients the greatest choice of providers,
medications, and medical devices?
1)
Health maintenance organization
2)
Integrated delivery network
3)
