Test Bank for Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of
Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition
(Hinkle, 2022),
All Chapters 1 – 73
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Professional Nursing Practice 2
Chapter 02 Medical-Surgical Nursing 17
Chapter 03 Health Education and Health Promotion 30
Chapter 04 Adult Health and Physical, Nutritional, and Cultural Assessment 45
Chapter 05 Stress and Inflammatory Responses 60
Chapter 06 Genetics and Genomics in Nursing 76
Chapter 07 Disability and Chronic Illness 92
Chapter 08 Management of the Older Adult Patient 107
Chapter 09 Pain Management 121
Chapter 10 Fluid and Electrolytes 137
Chapter 11 Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome 153
Chapter 12 Management of Patients with Oncologic Disorders 169
Chapter 13 Palliative and End-of-Life Care 183
Chapter 14 Preoperative Nursing Management 199
Chapter 15 Intraoperative Nursing Management 214
Chapter 16 Postoperative Nursing Management 228
Chapter 17 Assessment of Respiratory Function 243
Chapter 18 Management of Patients with Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders 258
Chapter 19 Management of Patients with Chest and Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders 272
Chapter 20 Management of Patients with Chronic Pulmonary Disease 288
Chapter 21 Assessment of Cardiovascular Function 304
Chapter 22 Management of Patients with Arrhythmias and Conduction Problems 318
Chapter 23 Management of Patients with Coronary Vascular Disorders 331
Chapter 24 Management of Patients with Structural, Infectious, and Inflammatory Cardiac
Disorders 347
Chapter 25 Management of Patients with Complications from Heart Disease 361
Chapter 26 Assessment and Management of Patients with Vascular Disorders and Problems
of Peripheral Circulation 375
Chapter 27 Assessment and Management of Patients with Hypertension 391
,Chapter 28 Assessment of Hematologic Function and Treatment Modalities 405
Chapter 29 Management of Patients with Nonmalignant Hematologic Disorders 420
Chapter 30 Management of Patients with Hematologic Neoplasms 433
Chapter 31 Assessment of Immune Function 448
Chapter 32 Management of Patients with Immune Deficiency Disorders 462
Chapter 33 Assessment and Management of Patients with Allergic Disorders 477
Chapter 34 Assessment and Management of Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Disorders 492
Chapter 35 Assessment of Musculoskeletal Function 506
Chapter 36 Management of Patients with Musculoskeletal Disorders 520
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Chapter 37 Management of Patients with Musculoskeletal Trauma 535
Chapter 38 Assessment of Digestive and Gastrointestinal Function 550
Chapter 39 Management of Patients with Oral and Esophageal Disorders 564
Chapter 40 Management of Patients with Gastric and Duodenal Disorders 578
Chapter 41 Management of Patients with Intestinal and Rectal Disorders 591
Chapter 42 Assessment and Management of Patients with Obesity 606
Chapter 43 Assessment and Management of Patients with Hepatic Disorders 621
Chapter 44 Management of Patients with Biliary Disorders 635
Chapter 45 Assessment and Management of Patients with Endocrine Disorders 650
Chapter 46 Management of Patients with Diabetes 665
Chapter 47 Assessment of Kidney and Urinary Function 680
Chapter 48 Management of Patients with Kidney Disorders 695
Chapter 49 Management of Patients with Urinary Disorders 710
Chapter 50 Assessment and Management of Patients with Female Physiologic Processes 725
Chapter 51 Management of Patients with Female Reproductive Disorders 741
Chapter 52 Assessment and Management of Patients with Breast Disorders 757
Chapter 53 Assessment and Management of Patients with Male Reproductive Disorders 771
Chapter 54 Assessment and Management of Patients Who Are LGBTQ 786
Chapter 55 Assessment of Integumentary Function 794
Chapter 56 Management of Patients with Dermatologic Disorders 808
Chapter 57 Management of Patients with Burn Injury 822
Chapter 58 Assessment and Management of Patients with Eye and Vision Disorders 837
Chapter 59 Assessment and Management of Patients with Hearing and Balance Disorders 851
Chapter 60 Assessment of Neurologic Function 866
Chapter 61 Management of Patients With Neurologic Dysfunction 881
Chapter 62 Management of Patients With Cerebrovascular Disorders 895
Chapter 63 Management of Patients with Neurologic Trauma 911
Chapter 64 Management of Patients with Neurologic Infections, Autoimmune Disorders, and
Neuropathies 926
Chapter 65 Management of Patients with Oncologic or Degenerative Neurologic Disorders 940
Chapter 66 Management of Patients with Infectious Diseases 955
Chapter 67 Emergency Nursing 968
,Chapter 68 Disaster Nursing 977
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Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
Hinkle: Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nurse has been offered a position on an obstetric unit and has learned that the unit offers therapeutic
abortions, a procedure that contradicts the nurse's personal beliefs. What is the nurse's ethical
obligation to these clients?
A. The nurse should adhere to professional standards of practice and offer service to these
clients.
B. The nurse should make the choice to decline this position and pursue a different nursing
role.
C. The nurse should decline to care for the client’s considering abortion.
D. The nurse should express alternatives to women considering terminating their pregnancy.
ANS: B
Rationale: To avoid facing the ethical dilemma of providing care that contradicts the nurse’s personal
beliefs, the nurse should consider working in an area of nursing that would not pose this dilemma. The
nurse should not provide care to the client because it is a conflict of personal values. The nurse should
not deny care to these clients as this would be a breach in the Code of Ethics for nurses. If the client is
not requesting information for alternatives to abortions, then the nurse should not be providing this
information.
PTS: 1 REF: p. 27
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice KEY: Integrated Process: Caring
BLM: Cognitive Level: Apply NOT: Multiple Choice
2. An 80-year-old client is admitted with a diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia. During
admission the client states, "I have a living will." What implication of this should the nurse recognize?
A. This document is always honored, regardless of circumstances.
B. This document specifies the client's wishes before hospitalization.
C. This document is binding for the duration of the client's life.
D. This document has been drawn up by the client's family to determine DNR status.
ANS: B
Rationale: A living will is one type of advance directive. In most situations, living wills are limited to
situations in which the client's medical condition is deemed terminal. The other answers are incorrect
because living wills are not always honored in every circumstance, they are not binding for the
duration of the client's life, and they are not drawn up by the client's family.
PTS: 1 REF: p. 29
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
KEY: Integrated Process: Communication and Documentation BLM: Cognitive Level: Analyze
NOT: Multiple Choice
3. A nurse has been providing ethical care for many years and is aware of the need to maintain the ethical
principle of nonmaleficence. Which of the following actions would be considered a violation of this
principle?
A. Discussing a DNR order with a terminally ill client
B. Assisting a semi-independent client with ADLs
C. Refusing to administer pain medication as prescribed
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D. Providing more care for one client than for another
ANS: C
Rationale: The duty not to inflict as well as prevent and remove harm is termed nonmaleficence.
Discussing a DNR order with a terminally ill client and assisting a client with ADLs would not be
considered contradictions to the nurse's duty of nonmaleficence. Some clients justifiably require more
care than others.
PTS: 1 REF: p. 25
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level: Analyze
NOT: Multiple Choice
4. A nurse has begun creating a client's plan of care shortly after the client's admission. The nurse knows
that it is important that the wording of the chosen nursing diagnoses falls within the taxonomy of
nursing. Which organization is responsible for developing the taxonomy of a nursing diagnosis?
A. American Nurses Association (ANA)
B. North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA)
C. National League for Nursing (NLN)
D. Joint Commission
ANS: B
Rationale: NANDA International is the official organization responsible for developing the taxonomy
of nursing diagnoses and formulating nursing diagnoses acceptable for study. The ANA, NLN, and
Joint Commission are not charged with the task of developing the taxonomy of nursing diagnoses.
PTS: 1 REF: p. 15
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level: Understand
NOT: Multiple Choice
5. A medical nurse has obtained a new client's health history and has completed the admission
assessment. The nurse followed this by documenting the results and creating a care plan for the client.
Which of the following is the most important rationale for documenting the client's care?
A. It provides continuity of care.
B. It creates a teaching log for the family.
C. It verifies appropriate staffing levels.
D. It keeps the client fully informed.
ANS: A
Rationale: This record provides a means of communication among members of the health care team
and facilitates coordinated planning and continuity of care. It serves as the legal and business record
for a health care agency and for the professional staff members who are responsible for the client's
care. Documentation is not primarily a teaching log; it does not verify staffing; and it is not intended to
provide the client with information about treatments.
PTS: 1 REF: p. 14
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
KEY: Integrated Process: Communication and Documentation BLM: Cognitive Level: Understand
NOT: Multiple Choice
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6. The nurse has been assigned to care for a client admitted with an opportunistic infection secondary to
AIDS. The nurse informs the clinical nurse leader that the nurse refuses to care for a client with AIDS.
The nurse has an obligation to this client under which of the following?
A. Good Samaritan Act
B. Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC)
C. The nurse practice act in the nurse's jurisdiction
D. International Council of Nurses (ICN) Code of Ethics for Nurses
ANS: D
Rationale: The ethical obligation to care for all clients is included in the Code of Ethics for Nurses.
The Good Samaritan Act relates to lay people helping others in need. The NIC is a standardized
classification of nursing treatment that includes independent and collaborative interventions. Nurse
practice acts primarily address scope of practice.
PTS: 1 REF: p. 27
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level: Understand
NOT: Multiple Choice
7. The nurse, in collaboration with the client's family, is determining priorities related to the care of the
client. The nurse explains that it is important to consider the urgency of specific problems when setting
priorities. What should the nurse adopt as the best framework for prioritizing client problems?
A. Availability of hospital resources
B. Family member statements
C. Maslow hierarchy of needs
D. The nurse's skill set
ANS: C
Rationale: The Maslow hierarchy of needs provides a useful framework for prioritizing problems, with
the first level given to meeting physical needs of the client. Availability of hospital resources, family
member statements, and nursing skill do not provide a framework for prioritization of client problems,
though each may be considered.
PTS: 1 REF: p. 6
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level: Apply
NOT: Multiple Choice
8. A medical nurse is caring for a client who is receiving palliative care following cancer metastasis. The
nurse is aware of the need to uphold the ethical principle of beneficence. How can the nurse best
exemplify this principle in the care of this client?
A. The nurse tactfully regulates the number and timing of visitors as per the client's wishes.
B. The nurse stays with the client during their death.
C. The nurse ensures that all members of the care team are aware of the client's DNR order.
D. The nurse collaborates with members of the care team to ensure continuity of care.
ANS: A
Rationale: Beneficence is the duty to do good and the active promotion of benevolent acts. Enacting
the client's wishes regarding visitors is an example of this. Each of the other nursing actions is
consistent with ethical practice, but none directly exemplifies the principle of beneficence.
PTS: 1 REF: p. 25
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice KEY: Integrated Process: Caring
BLM: Cognitive Level: Apply NOT: Multiple Choice
9. In the process of planning a client's care, the nurse has identified a nursing diagnosis of Ineffective
Health Maintenance related to alcohol use. What must precede the determination of this nursing
diagnosis?
A. Establishing of a plan to address the underlying problem
B. Assigning a positive value to each consequence of the diagnosis
C. Collecting and analyzing data that corroborate the diagnosis
D. Evaluating the client's chances of recovery
ANS: C
Rationale: In the diagnostic phase of the nursing process, the client's nursing problems are defined
through analysis of client data. Establishing a plan comes after collecting and analyzing data;
evaluating a plan is the last step of the nursing process; and assigning a positive value to each
consequence is not done.
PTS: 1 REF: p. 16
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level: Apply
NOT: Multiple Choice
10. The provider has recommended an amniocentesis for an 18-year-old primiparous client. The client is at
34 weeks' gestation and does not want this procedure, but the health care provider arranges for the
amniocentesis to be performed. The nurse should recognize that the provider is in violation of which
ethical principle?
A. Veracity
B. Beneficence
C. Nonmaleficence
D. Autonomy
ANS: D
Rationale: The principle of autonomy specifies that individuals have the ability to make a choice free
from external constraints. The provider's actions in this case violate this principle. This action may or
may not violate the principle of beneficence. Veracity centers on truth-telling, and nonmaleficence is
avoiding the infliction of harm.
PTS: 1 REF: p. 25
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level: Analyze
NOT: Multiple Choice
11. During a discussion with the client and the client's spouse, the nurse discovers that the client has a
living will. How does the presence of a living will influence the client's care?
A. The client is legally unable to refuse basic life support.
B. The health care provider can override the client's desires for treatment if desires are not
evidence based.
C. The client may nullify the living will during the hospitalization.
D. Power of attorney may change while the client is hospitalized.
ANS: C
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Rationale: Because living wills are often written when the person is in good health, it is not unusual for
the client to nullify the living will during illness. A living will does not make a client legally unable to
refuse basic life support. The health care provider may disagree with the client's wishes but is ethically
bound to carry out those wishes. A power of attorney is not synonymous with a living will.
PTS: 1 REF: p. 29
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
KEY: Integrated Process: Communication and Documentation BLM: Cognitive Level: Apply
NOT: Multiple Choice
12. The nurse is providing care for a client who has a diagnosis of pneumonia due to Streptococcus
pneumonia infection. What aspect of nursing care would constitute part of the planning phase of the
nursing process?
A. Achieve SaO2 92% at all times.
B. Auscultate chest q4h.
C. Administer oral fluids q1h and PRN.
D. Avoid overexertion at all times.
ANS: A
Rationale: The planning phase entails specifying the immediate, intermediate, and long-term goals of
nursing action, such as maintaining a certain level of oxygen saturation in a client with pneumonia.
Providing fluids and avoiding overexertion are parts of the implementation phase of the nursing
process. Chest auscultation is an assessment.
PTS: 1 REF: p. 12
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level: Analyze
NOT: Multiple Choice
13. A recent nursing graduate is aware of the differences between nursing actions that are independent and
nursing actions that are interdependent. A nurse performs an interdependent nursing intervention when
performing which of the following actions?
A. Auscultating a client's apical heart rate during an admission assessment
B. Providing mouth care to a client who is unconscious following a cerebrovascular accident
C. Administering an IV bolus of normal saline to a client with hypotension
D. Providing discharge teaching to a postsurgical client about the rationale for a course of
oral antibiotics
ANS: C
Rationale: Although many nursing actions are independent, others are interdependent, such as carrying
out prescribed treatments; administering medications and therapies; collaborating with other health
care team members to accomplish specific, expected outcomes; and to monitor and manage potential
complications. Irrigating a wound, administering pain medication, and administering IV fluids are
interdependent nursing actions and require a health care provider's order. An independent nursing
action occurs when the nurse assesses a client's heart rate, provides discharge education, or provides
mouth care.
PTS: 1 REF: p. 19
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level: Analyze
NOT: Multiple Choice
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14. A hospital audit reveals that four clients in the hospital have current orders for restraints. The nurse
knows that restraints are an intervention of last resort, and that it is inappropriate to apply restraints to
which of the following clients?
A. A postlaryngectomy client who is attempting to pull out the tracheostomy tube
B. A client in hypovolemic shock trying to remove the dressing over a central venous
catheter
C. A client with urosepsis who is ringing the call bell incessantly to use the bedside
commode
D. A client with depression who has just tried to commit suicide and whose medications are
not achieving adequate symptom control
ANS: C
Rationale: Restraints should never be applied for staff convenience. The client with urosepsis who is
frequently ringing the call bell is requesting assistance to the bedside commode; this is appropriate
behavior that will not result in client harm. The other described situations could plausibly result in
client harm; therefore, it is more appropriate to apply restraints in these instances.
PTS: 1 REF: p. 28
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level: Analyze
NOT: Multiple Choice
15. A client agreed to be a part of a research study involving migraine headache management. The client
asks the nurse if a placebo was given for pain management or if the new drug that is undergoing
clinical trials was given. After discussing the client's distress, it becomes evident to the nurse that the
client did not fully understand the informed consent document that was signed at the start of the
research study. What is the best response by the nurse
A. "The research study is in place and there is no way to know now."
B. "I have no idea what is being given for your migraine."
C. "What difference does it make? How is your headache?"
D. "You signed the informed consent documents prior to the treatment."
ANS: A
Rationale: Telling the truth (veracity) is one of the basic principles of nursing culture. Three ethical
dilemmas in clinical practice that can directly conflict with this principle are the use of placebos
(nonactive substances used for treatment), not revealing a diagnosis to a client, and revealing a
diagnosis to persons other than the client with the diagnosis. The nurse is following the guidelines of
the research study, so re-educating the client about the study is the best the nurse can do. Saying "What
difference does it make?" or "You signed informed consent documents" is not helpful because these
statements are not supportive. While it is true that the nurse does not know what treatment the client
received, this statement is also not supportive.
PTS: 1 REF: p. 28
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
KEY: Integrated Process: Communication and Documentation | Integrated Process: Nursing Process
BLM: Cognitive Level: Analyze NOT: Multiple Choice
16. A care conference has been organized for a client with complex medical and psychosocial needs.
When applying the principles of critical thinking to this client's care planning, the nurse should most
exemplify what characteristic?
A. Willingness to observe behaviors
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