Cooper and Gosnell: Foundations
and Adult Health Nursing, 7th Edition
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
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,
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,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 physicians order sheet
c. An individualized care plan
d. The nurses 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, physicians order sheet, and nurses 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
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,The acute awareness of preventive medicine has resulted in
todays 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
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, c. By preventing the fragmentation of patient care
d. By shortening hospital stay
ANS: C
An interdisciplinary approach prevents fragmentation of care. An
interdisciplinary approach does not improve the efficiency of
care, reduce the number of caregivers, or shorten hospital stay.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 16
OBJ: 8 | 9 TOP: Interdisciplinary approach KEY: Nursing
Process Step: N/A
MSC:NCLEX: N/A
7.How may a newly licensed LPN/LVN practice?
a. Independently in a hospital setting
b. With an experienced LPN/LVN
c. Under the supervision of a physician or RN
d. As a sole practitioner in a clinic setting
ANS: C
An LPN/LVN practices under the supervision of a physician,
dentist, OD, or RN.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Pages 13, 19
OBJ: 11 TOP: Vocational nursing KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/
A
MSC:NCLEX: N/A
8.Whose influence on nursing practice in the 19th century was
related to improvement of patient environment as a method of
health promotion?
a. Clara Barton
b. Linda Richards
c. Dorothea Dix
d. Florence Nightingale
ANS: D
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and Adult Health Nursing, 7th Edition
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
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,
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,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 physicians order sheet
c. An individualized care plan
d. The nurses 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, physicians order sheet, and nurses 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
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,The acute awareness of preventive medicine has resulted in
todays 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
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, c. By preventing the fragmentation of patient care
d. By shortening hospital stay
ANS: C
An interdisciplinary approach prevents fragmentation of care. An
interdisciplinary approach does not improve the efficiency of
care, reduce the number of caregivers, or shorten hospital stay.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 16
OBJ: 8 | 9 TOP: Interdisciplinary approach KEY: Nursing
Process Step: N/A
MSC:NCLEX: N/A
7.How may a newly licensed LPN/LVN practice?
a. Independently in a hospital setting
b. With an experienced LPN/LVN
c. Under the supervision of a physician or RN
d. As a sole practitioner in a clinic setting
ANS: C
An LPN/LVN practices under the supervision of a physician,
dentist, OD, or RN.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Pages 13, 19
OBJ: 11 TOP: Vocational nursing KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/
A
MSC:NCLEX: N/A
8.Whose influence on nursing practice in the 19th century was
related to improvement of patient environment as a method of
health promotion?
a. Clara Barton
b. Linda Richards
c. Dorothea Dix
d. Florence Nightingale
ANS: D
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