Test Bank For Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing, 12th Edition by Mariann M. Harding, Jeffrey Kwong, Debra Hagler Chapter 01-10

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse completes an admission database and explains that the plan of care and discharge goals will be developed with the patient‘s input. The patient asks, “How is this different from what the physician does?” Which response would the nurse provide? a. “The role of ...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. When caring for an older patient with hypertension who has been hospitalized after a transient ischemic (TIA), which topic is the priority important for the nurse to include in the discharge teaching? a. Mechanism of action of anticoagulant therapy b. Effect of atherosclerosi...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse has assessed that a patient does not have basic knowledge about their newly diagnosed colon cancer. Which learning goal would the nurse focus on initially for this patient? a. The patient will state ways of preventing cancer recurrence. b. The patient will explore a...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A patient who is actively bleeding is admitted to the emergency department. Which approach would the nurse use to obtain an accurate health history? a. Briefly interview the patient while obtaining vital signs. b. Obtain subjective data about the patient from family members. ...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which question asked by the nurse would elicit the most information about the patient‘s metastatic bone cancer pain? a. “How long have you had this pain?” b. “How would you describe your pain?” c. “How often do you take pain medication?” d. “How much medicat...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is caring for an unresponsive terminally ill patient who has 20-second periods of apnea followed by periods of deep and rapid breathing. Which action would the nurse take? a. Suction the patient‘s mouth. b. Administer oxygen via face mask. c. Document the patient...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A patient reports difficulty falling asleep and daytime fatigue for the past 6 weeks. Which initial action would the nurse take in determining whether this patient has insomnia? a. Schedule a polysomnograph (PSG). b. Teach the patient about good sleep hygiene. c. Ask the pat...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. An adult patient who arrived at the triage desk in the emergency department (ED) with minor facial lacerations after a motor vehicle accident has a blood pressure (BP) of 182/94. Which action would the nurse take? a. Start an IV line to administer antihypertensive medications....

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A new patient has not completed the health history form item indicating either male or female gender. The patient tells the nurse that neither option is accurate. Which response would the nurse provide? a. “How would you identify yourself?” b. “I think you are dressed l...