NU 131 Unit 1 Quiz

Which was the focus of the first formal training programs for practical nurses?

• Care of soldiers in the battlefields

• Midwifery

• Hospital Care

• Home nursing

Which of the following may be a positive benefit of exercise?

• decreased muscle mass

• decreased weight

• decreased blood supply

• decreased nerve function

Empowerment is

• the intesnity of feelings generated by the client

• a needs-based behavior

• client-centered decision-making

• open-interaction between the client and the enviroment

The objective of health promotion is to

• hold the professional nurse responsible for the client's lifestyle practices

• provide positive reinforcement to secure each healthy act

• achieve an optimum level of wellness

• decrease the person's tolerance level for stressful events

Health can be defined as

• harmony between illness and wellness

• balance between internal and external forces

• a state of mental thought processes

• a state of optimal physical functioning

The objective of the managed care system is to

• decrease the number of hospitalizations

• assign risk and quality to each case

• increase the revenue for physicians

• decrease the number of days spent in the hospital

The healthcare worker is correct if she tells a client that Healthy People 2020 provides

• a focus on world health issues

• a framework from which Canadian health care developed

• a scientifIc basis for disease prevention and health promotion for all peaopl in the United States

• national health insurance for low-income Americans

Which of the following statements best describes the Affordable Care Act?

• Medicare coverage will be available for all citizens.

• Medicaid will be expanded

• All health insurance companies will be owned and operated by the federal goernment.

• The major focus is providing inpatient care.

In early civilization, illness was often believed to be caused by

• bacteria and viruses

• supernatural forces

• internal imblance

• external conflict

Which of the following statements is true?

• The first real school of nursing was in England.

• Florence Nightingale cared for the sick during the Civil War.

• Prior to World War I, most nursing was done in hospitals.

• The end of World War II increased the importance of practical nurses in hospitals.