Foundations of Nursing, 8th Edition
The Evolution of Nursing Cooper:
Foundations of Nursing, 8th 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.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 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 in-
volved.
d. The major goal is to achieve opti-
mal levels of health care.
ANS: D
,Foundations of Nursing, 8th Edition
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 in-
volved with health care in a specified geographic area. Insurance com-
panies do have involvement in the health care system. The illness of
patients is not necessarily affected by the health care system.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 12 OBJ: 7
TOP: Health care systems KEY: Nursing
Process Step: N/A
,Foundations of Nursing, 8th Edition
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
3. What is required by the health care team to identify the needs of a pa- tient
and to design care to meet those needs?
a. The Kardex
b. The health care provider’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 out-
lines care to meet the needs of the individual patient. The Kardex,
health care provider’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.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 13 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 re- sult 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 well-
ness promotion activities. This preventive education has resulted in an
emphasis on wellness, rather than illness. Improved insurance pay-
, Foundations of Nursing, 8th Edition
ments, decentralized care centers, and increased numbers of health
care givers did not influence an emphasis on wellness.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 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
The Evolution of Nursing Cooper:
Foundations of Nursing, 8th 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.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 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 in-
volved.
d. The major goal is to achieve opti-
mal levels of health care.
ANS: D
,Foundations of Nursing, 8th Edition
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 in-
volved with health care in a specified geographic area. Insurance com-
panies do have involvement in the health care system. The illness of
patients is not necessarily affected by the health care system.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 12 OBJ: 7
TOP: Health care systems KEY: Nursing
Process Step: N/A
,Foundations of Nursing, 8th Edition
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
3. What is required by the health care team to identify the needs of a pa- tient
and to design care to meet those needs?
a. The Kardex
b. The health care provider’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 out-
lines care to meet the needs of the individual patient. The Kardex,
health care provider’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.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 13 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 re- sult 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 well-
ness promotion activities. This preventive education has resulted in an
emphasis on wellness, rather than illness. Improved insurance pay-
, Foundations of Nursing, 8th Edition
ments, decentralized care centers, and increased numbers of health
care givers did not influence an emphasis on wellness.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 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
