Question 1

What system reduces the number of employees but still provides quality care for patients?

Accepted Answer

A) Team nursing 
B) Cross-training 
C) Use of critical pathways 
D) Case management 
A) Team nursing 
B) Cross-training 
C) Use of critical pathways 
D) Case management B

Question 2

What is the wellness/illness continuum defined as?

Accepted Answer

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 
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 B

Question 3

What must the nurse realize when assessing physical and social environmental factors affecting health and illness?

Accepted Answer

A) They affect one another. 
B) They cause illness. 
C) They cause patients to react similarly. 
D) They can be separated. 
A) They affect one another. 
B) They cause illness. 
C) They cause patients to react similarly. 
D) They can be separated. A

Question 4

Patient care emphasis on wellness,rather than illness,begins as a result of:

Accepted Answer

A) increased education concerning causes of illness. 
B) improved insurance payments. 
C) decentralized care centers. 
D) increased number of health care givers. 
A) increased education concerning causes of illness. 
B) improved insurance payments. 
C) decentralized care centers. 
D) increased number of health care givers.

Question 5

How does an interdisciplinary approach to patient treatment enhance care?

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Question 6

The relationships among nursing,patients,health,and the environment are the basis for:

Accepted Answer

A) care plans. 
B) nursing models. 
C) health care provider's orders. 
D) evaluation of patient care. 
A) care plans. 
B) nursing models. 
C) health care provider's orders. 
D) evaluation of patient care.

Question 7

What is required by the health care team to identify the needs of a patient and to design care to meet those needs?

Accepted Answer

A) The Kardex 
B) The health care provider's order sheet 
C) An individualized care plan 
D) The nurse's notes 
A) The Kardex 
B) The health care provider's order sheet 
C) An individualized care plan 
D) The nurse's notes

Question 8

What official agency exists exclusively for LPN/LVN membership and promotes standards for the LPN/LVN?

Accepted Answer

A) NFLPN 
B) ANA 
C) NLN 
D) NAPNES 
A) NFLPN 
B) ANA 
C) NLN 
D) NAPNES

Question 9

What premise is Maslow's hierarchy of needs based on?

Accepted Answer

A) All needs are equally important. 
B) Basic needs must be met before the next level of needs can be met. 
C) Self-actualization is a primary need. 
D) Individuals prioritize needs the same way. 
A) All needs are equally important. 
B) Basic needs must be met before the next level of needs can be met. 
C) Self-actualization is a primary need. 
D) Individuals prioritize needs the same way.

Question 10

Where did Florence Nightingale's original nursing education take place?

Accepted Answer

A) Saint Thomas 
B) Kings College Hospital 
C) Crimean Hospital 
D) Kaiserswerth School 
A) Saint Thomas 
B) Kings College Hospital 
C) Crimean Hospital 
D) Kaiserswerth School

Question 11

In 1949,the National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses (NFLPN)was founded by Lillian _____________.

Accepted Answer

Kuster
In 1949,the National Federation o

Question 12

Which of the following must the nurse recognize regarding the health care delivery system?

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 13

What is the purpose of licensing laws for LPN/LVNs?

Accepted Answer

A) To limit the number of LPN/LVNs 
B) Prevention of malpractice 
C) Protection of the public from unqualified people 
D) To increase revenue for the state board of nursing 
A) To limit the number of LPN/LVNs 
B) Prevention of malpractice 
C) Protection of the public from unqualified people 
D) To increase revenue for the state board of nursing

Question 14

How may a newly licensed LPN/LVN practice?

Accepted Answer

A) Independently in a hospital setting 
B) With an experienced LPN/LVN 
C) Under the supervision of a health care provider or RN 
D) As a sole health care provider in a clinic setting 
A) Independently in a hospital setting 
B) With an experienced LPN/LVN 
C) Under the supervision of a health care provider or RN 
D) As a sole health care provider in a clinic setting

Question 15

During early civilization _____________ men performed witchcraft and rituals to induce the bad spirits to leave the body of the ailing person.

Accepted Answer

medicine
Medicine men performe

Question 16

What is the title of the American Hospital Association's 1972 document that outlines the patient's expectations to be treated with dignity and compassion?

Accepted Answer

A) Code of Ethics 
B) Patient's Bill of Rights 
C) OBRA 
D) Advance directives 
A) Code of Ethics 
B) Patient's Bill of Rights 
C) OBRA 
D) Advance directives

Question 17

Whose influence on nursing practice in the 19th century was related to improvement of patient environment as a method of health promotion?

Accepted Answer

A) Clara Barton 
B) Linda Richards 
C) Dorothea Dix 
D) Florence Nightingale 
A) Clara Barton 
B) Linda Richards 
C) Dorothea Dix 
D) Florence Nightingale

Question 18

What organization,established during World War II,provided nursing education and training?

Accepted Answer

A) Nightingale school 
B) Cadet Nurse Corps 
C) Public health department 
D) Frontier Nursing Service 
A) Nightingale school 
B) Cadet Nurse Corps 
C) Public health department 
D) Frontier Nursing Service

Question 19

Primitive medical interventions were based on the belief that illness was caused by the presence of _______________ spirits.

Accepted Answer

evil
Illness was thought to be

Question 20

What is the most effective process to ensure that the care plan is meeting the needs of the patient?

Accepted Answer

A) Documentation 
B) Communication 
C) Evaluation 
D) Planning 
A) Documentation 
B) Communication 
C) Evaluation 
D) Planning

Exam 1: The Evolution of Nursing

What system reduces the number of employees but still provides quality care for patients?

What is the wellness/illness continuum defined as?

What must the nurse realize when assessing physical and social environmental factors affecting health and illness?

Patient care emphasis on wellness,rather than illness,begins as a result of:

How does an interdisciplinary approach to patient treatment enhance care?

The relationships among nursing,patients,health,and the environment are the basis for:

What is required by the health care team to identify the needs of a patient and to design care to meet those needs?

What official agency exists exclusively for LPN/LVN membership and promotes standards for the LPN/LVN?

What premise is Maslow's hierarchy of needs based on?

Where did Florence Nightingale's original nursing education take place?

In 1949,the National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses (NFLPN)was founded by Lillian _____________.

Which of the following must the nurse recognize regarding the health care delivery system?

What is the purpose of licensing laws for LPN/LVNs?

How may a newly licensed LPN/LVN practice?

During early civilization _____________ men performed witchcraft and rituals to induce the bad spirits to leave the body of the ailing person.

What is the title of the American Hospital Association's 1972 document that outlines the patient's expectations to be treated with dignity and compassion?

Whose influence on nursing practice in the 19th century was related to improvement of patient environment as a method of health promotion?

What organization,established during World War II,provided nursing education and training?

Primitive medical interventions were based on the belief that illness was caused by the presence of _______________ spirits.

What is the most effective process to ensure that the care plan is meeting the needs of the patient?

Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing

Documentation

Communication

Nursing Process and Critical Thinking

Cultural and Ethnic Considerations

Asepsis and Infection Control

Body Mechanics and Patient Mobility

Hygiene and Care of the Patients Environment

Safety

Admission,transfer,and Discharge

Vital Signs

Physical Assessment

Oxygenation

Elimination and Gastric Intubation

Care of Patients Experiencing Urgent Alterations in Health

Dosage Calculation and Medication Administration

Fluids and Electrolytes

Nutritional Concepts and Related Therapies

Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Pain Management,comfort,rest,and Sleep

Surgical Wound Care

Specimen Collection and Diagnostic Testing

Lifespan Development

Loss,grief,dying,and Death

Health Promotion and Pregnancy

Labor and Delivery

Care of the Mother and Newborn

Care of the High-Risk Mother, newborn, and Family With Special Needs

Health Promotion for the Infant, child, and Adolescent

Basic Pediatric Nursing Care

Care of the Child With a Physical and Mental or Cognitive Disorder

Health Promotion and Care of the Older Adult

Concepts of Mental Health

Care of the Patient With a Psychiatric Disorder

Care of the Patient With an Addictive Personality

Home Health Nursing

Long-Term Care

Rehabilitation Nursing

Hospice Care

Professional Roles and Leadership

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