TEST BANK for Foundations and Adult Health Nursing 9th
Edition Author; Cooper and Gosnell, Chapters 1 – 58 with
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
pg. 1
,Chapter 1: Evolution of Nursing
Cooper and Gosnell: Foundations and Adult Health Nursing, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What is a nursing program considered when certified by a state agency?
a. Accredited
b. Approved
c. Provisional
d. Exemplified
ANS: 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.
ANS: 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 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
ANS: 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.
ANS: A
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
ANS: 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
Edition Author; Cooper and Gosnell, Chapters 1 – 58 with
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
pg. 1
,Chapter 1: Evolution of Nursing
Cooper and Gosnell: Foundations and Adult Health Nursing, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What is a nursing program considered when certified by a state agency?
a. Accredited
b. Approved
c. Provisional
d. Exemplified
ANS: 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.
ANS: 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 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
ANS: 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.
ANS: A
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
ANS: 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
