FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH NURSING, 8TH EDITION KIM COOPER AND KELLY GOSNELL TEST BANK.

This is a complete and an all-inclusive guide to FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH NURSING, 8TH EDITION KIM COOPER AND KELLY GOSNELL TEST BANK. 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 morecomplex standards. Provisional and exemplified are not terms used in regard to nursing program certification. DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 13 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 healthcare 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 or RN. The nurse must recognize that in the health care delivery system, the major goal is to achieve optimal levels of health care. The health caresystem 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 illnessof patients is not necessarily affected by the health care system. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 17 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 apatient 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 ofthe patient nor are they designed to assist all members of the health care team to meet those needs. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 24 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 aresult 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 inan emphasis on wellness, rather than illness. Improved insurance payments, decentralized care centers, and increased or RN. numbers of health care givers did not influence an emphasis on wellness. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 23 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 ismeeting the needs of the patient? a. Documentation b. Communication c. Evaluation d. Planning ANS: B Communication is the primary essential component among the healthcare team to evaluate and modify the care plan. Documentation, evaluation, and planning are not primary essential components to DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 24 OBJ: 8TOP: Communication KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A 6. How does an interdisciplinary approach to patient treatment enhancecare? a. By improving efficiency of care b. By reducing the number of caregivers 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. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 24 OBJ: 8| 9TOP: Interdisciplinary approach KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A 7. How may a newly licensed LPN/LVN practice? or RN. 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, DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 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 The influence of Florence Nightingale was highly significant in the 19thcentury as she fought for sanitary conditions, fresh air, and general improvement in the patient environment. Clara Barton developed the American Red Cross in 1881. Linda Richards is known as the first trained nurse in America, was responsible for the development of the first nursing and hospitalrecords, and is credited with the development of our present-day documentation system. Dorothea Dix was the pioneer crusader for elevation of standards of care for the mentally ill and superintendent offemale nurses of the Union Army. DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4, 41, Table 1-2 OBJ: 2| 4 TOP: Nursing leaders KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A