Test Bank for Foundations and Adult Health
Nursing 9th Edition by Cooper and Gosnell
,TEST BANK FOR FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH
NURSING 9th Edition BY KIM COOPER KELLY GOSNELL
1. Where did Florence Nightingale‘s original nursing education take place?
a. Saint Thomas
b. Kings College Hospital
c. Crimean Hospital
d. Kaiserswerth School
ANS: D
Florence Nightingale trained at Kaiserswerth School. Florence Nightingale‘s original training
was not at Saint Thomas, Kings College Hospital, or Crimean Hospital.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 2
OBJ: 2 TOP: Nursing programs KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
2. What system of comprehensive patient care considers the physical, emotional, and social
environment and spiritual needs of a person?
a. Interdependent care
b. Holistic health care
c. Illness prevention care
d. Health promotion care
ANS: B
TEST BANK FOR FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH NURSING 9th Edition BY KIM COOPER KELLY
GOSNELL
,TEST BANK FOR FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH
NURSING 9th Edition BY KIM COOPER KELLY GOSNELL
Holistic health care encompasses the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual aspects of the
patient.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Pages 13
OBJ: 8 TOP: Health care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
3. What official agency exists exclusively for LPN/LVN membership and promotes standards for
the LPN/LVN?
a. NFLPN
b. ANA
c. NLN
d. NAPNES
ANS: A
The NFLPN exists solely for the LPN/LVN. The other options have membership that includes
RNs and the lay public.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 9
OBJ: 5 | 6 | 9 TOP: Nursing organizations KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
4. What score does the graduate practical nurse require to be issued a license upon completion of
the computerized examination?
a. 70% or better
b. This is defined and set by each state
c. Designated as "pass"
d. Within the 75th percentile
ANS: C
Currently graduates of an approved vocational school are eligible to take the licensing
examination and be awarded a license with a score of ―pass‖ that is recognized by all states.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 11
OBJ: 3 TOP: Licensure examination KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
5. What document, published in 1965 by the ANA, clearly defined two levels of nursing
practice?
a. Licensing standards
b. Position paper
c. Smith-Hughes Act
d. Nurse practice act
ANS: B
The ANA's position paper of 1965 defined two levels of nursing: registered nurse and
technical nurse. Licensing standards, the Smith-Hughes Act, and the nurse practice act were
not documents defining two levels of nursing practice published in 1965.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 11
OBJ: 3 | 4 | 9 TOP: Position paper KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
TEST BANK FOR FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH NURSING 9th Edition BY KIM COOPER KELLY
GOSNELL
, TEST BANK FOR FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH
NURSING 9th Edition BY KIM COOPER KELLY GOSNELL
6. What is the wellness/illness continuum defined as?
a. A concept that never changes
b. The range of a person‘s total health
c. A continuum influenced only by one‘s physical condition
d. An idea that focuses strictly on an individual‘s social well-being
ANS: B
The wellness/illness continuum is defined as the range of a person‘s total health. This
continuum is ever-changing, and it is influenced by the individual‘s physical condition, mental
condition, and social well-being.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 12
OBJ: 8 TOP: Wellness/Illness continuum KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
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.
TEST BANK FOR FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH NURSING 9th Edition BY KIM COOPER KELLY
GOSNELL
Nursing 9th Edition by Cooper and Gosnell
,TEST BANK FOR FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH
NURSING 9th Edition BY KIM COOPER KELLY GOSNELL
1. Where did Florence Nightingale‘s original nursing education take place?
a. Saint Thomas
b. Kings College Hospital
c. Crimean Hospital
d. Kaiserswerth School
ANS: D
Florence Nightingale trained at Kaiserswerth School. Florence Nightingale‘s original training
was not at Saint Thomas, Kings College Hospital, or Crimean Hospital.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 2
OBJ: 2 TOP: Nursing programs KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
2. What system of comprehensive patient care considers the physical, emotional, and social
environment and spiritual needs of a person?
a. Interdependent care
b. Holistic health care
c. Illness prevention care
d. Health promotion care
ANS: B
TEST BANK FOR FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH NURSING 9th Edition BY KIM COOPER KELLY
GOSNELL
,TEST BANK FOR FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH
NURSING 9th Edition BY KIM COOPER KELLY GOSNELL
Holistic health care encompasses the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual aspects of the
patient.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Pages 13
OBJ: 8 TOP: Health care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
3. What official agency exists exclusively for LPN/LVN membership and promotes standards for
the LPN/LVN?
a. NFLPN
b. ANA
c. NLN
d. NAPNES
ANS: A
The NFLPN exists solely for the LPN/LVN. The other options have membership that includes
RNs and the lay public.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 9
OBJ: 5 | 6 | 9 TOP: Nursing organizations KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
4. What score does the graduate practical nurse require to be issued a license upon completion of
the computerized examination?
a. 70% or better
b. This is defined and set by each state
c. Designated as "pass"
d. Within the 75th percentile
ANS: C
Currently graduates of an approved vocational school are eligible to take the licensing
examination and be awarded a license with a score of ―pass‖ that is recognized by all states.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 11
OBJ: 3 TOP: Licensure examination KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
5. What document, published in 1965 by the ANA, clearly defined two levels of nursing
practice?
a. Licensing standards
b. Position paper
c. Smith-Hughes Act
d. Nurse practice act
ANS: B
The ANA's position paper of 1965 defined two levels of nursing: registered nurse and
technical nurse. Licensing standards, the Smith-Hughes Act, and the nurse practice act were
not documents defining two levels of nursing practice published in 1965.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 11
OBJ: 3 | 4 | 9 TOP: Position paper KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
TEST BANK FOR FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH NURSING 9th Edition BY KIM COOPER KELLY
GOSNELL
, TEST BANK FOR FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH
NURSING 9th Edition BY KIM COOPER KELLY GOSNELL
6. What is the wellness/illness continuum defined as?
a. A concept that never changes
b. The range of a person‘s total health
c. A continuum influenced only by one‘s physical condition
d. An idea that focuses strictly on an individual‘s social well-being
ANS: B
The wellness/illness continuum is defined as the range of a person‘s total health. This
continuum is ever-changing, and it is influenced by the individual‘s physical condition, mental
condition, and social well-being.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 12
OBJ: 8 TOP: Wellness/Illness continuum KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
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.
TEST BANK FOR FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH NURSING 9th Edition BY KIM COOPER KELLY
GOSNELL
