Healthcare Delivery and Nursing Practice: Test Bank
Brunner: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition
Test Bank
Chapter 1: Health Care Delivery and Nursing Practice
Multiple Choice
1. The school nurse teaching a health promotion class to high-school students informs the group that health may be defined as:
A) Being disease free
B) Having fulfilling relationships
C) Having a clean drinking source and nutritious food
D) Being connected in body, mind, and spirit
Ans: D
Chapter: 1
Cognitive Level: Application
Difficulty: Moderate
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning
Objective: 1
Patient Needs: B-1
Feedback: The World Health Organization defines health as a “state of complete physical, mental, and social well being.”
2. Which of the following desirable characteristics would an effective nurse possess?
A) Sensitivity to cultural differences
B) Team-focused nursing approach
C) Strict adherence to routine
D) One set cultural practice
Ans: A
Chapter: 1
Cognitive Level: Application
Difficulty: Moderate
Integrated Process: Caring
Objective: 5
Patient Needs: C-2
Feedback: Effective nursing care must be culturally competent, appropriate, and sensitive to cultural differences.
3. What type of health problem is the nurse most likely to see in the health care system?
A) Poor prenatal care
B) Lack of information
C) Immobility
D) Chronic disease
Ans: D
Chapter: 1
Cognitive Level: Comprehension
Difficulty: Moderate
Integrated Process: Nursing Process
Objective: 2
Patient Needs: D-4
Feedback: The decline in the birth rate and the increase in lifespan have resulted in a growing- older adult population. This population is living longer due to a variety of factors. This longevity contributes to the increase in chronic diseases.
4. The nurse is assisting a patient in planning to return to work after an extensive illness. The patient's need for self-fulfillment fits in which level of Maslow's Hierarchy of basic
Test Bank
Chapter 1: Health Care Delivery and Nursing Practice
Multiple Choice
1. The school nurse teaching a health promotion class to high-school students informs the group that health may be defined as:
A) Being disease free
B) Having fulfilling relationships
C) Having a clean drinking source and nutritious food
D) Being connected in body, mind, and spirit
Ans: D
Chapter: 1
Cognitive Level: Application
Difficulty: Moderate
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning
Objective: 1
Patient Needs: B-1
Feedback: The World Health Organization defines health as a “state of complete physical, mental, and social well being.”
2. Which of the following desirable characteristics would an effective nurse possess?
A) Sensitivity to cultural differences
B) Team-focused nursing approach
C) Strict adherence to routine
D) One set cultural practice
Ans: A
Chapter: 1
Cognitive Level: Application
Difficulty: Moderate
Integrated Process: Caring
Objective: 5
Patient Needs: C-2
Feedback: Effective nursing care must be culturally competent, appropriate, and sensitive to cultural differences.
3. What type of health problem is the nurse most likely to see in the health care system?
A) Poor prenatal care
B) Lack of information
C) Immobility
D) Chronic disease
Ans: D
Chapter: 1
Cognitive Level: Comprehension
Difficulty: Moderate
Integrated Process: Nursing Process
Objective: 2
Patient Needs: D-4
Feedback: The decline in the birth rate and the increase in lifespan have resulted in a growing- older adult population. This population is living longer due to a variety of factors. This longevity contributes to the increase in chronic diseases.
4. The nurse is assisting a patient in planning to return to work after an extensive illness. The patient's need for self-fulfillment fits in which level of Maslow's Hierarchy of basic