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COMPLETE TEST BANK Fundamentals of Nursing: Concepts and Competencies for Practice 9th Edition by Ruth F Craven (Author)latest Update.
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Test Bank For Fundamentals of Nursing: Active Learning forCollaborative Practice 2nd Edition By Barbara L Yoost; Lynne R
Crawford 9780323508643 Chapter 1-42 Complete Guide .
Learning styles - ANSWER: Visual
Auditory
Kinesthetic
Verbal
Factors that affect learning: - ANSWER: Comfort
Environment
Readiness
Language
Senses
Teaching about health and illness - ANSWER: Most information that you teach will
focus on the patient's need to know about his or her own health and treatment of
illness.
Purposes of Patient Teaching - ANSWER: To instruct patient's on health promotion
and wellness strategies.
To explain disease processes, treatments, and care.
Teachable Moments - ANSWER: They can occur when patient's ask a question about
their illness or treatment.
Developing a teachable plan using the nurse process: - ANSWER: Assessment
Nursing Diagnosis
Planning
Evaluation
Implementation
Documentation of Teaching
,Teaching patients about Internet resources - ANSWER: preferred sites for health care
information.
.Gov, .Org, .EDU, WebMd, and PDR health with credible information.
A nurse who is caring for patients on a surgical unit recognizes that the individual
having corrective surgery is the - ANSWER: 3. 4-month-old scheduled for cleft lip
repair.
Which of the following is most commonly taught to help prevent postsurgical
respiratory complications? - ANSWER: 1. Turning, coughing, and deep breathing
A nurse who is caring for a male patient after a left-side total hip replacement
recognizes that further teaching is required when - ANSWER: 4. The patient turns on
his right side and lifts the left leg with his toes pointed and then returns the leg to
the midline.
When determining the appropriate size of thigh-high antiembolism hose, a nurse
would obtain which of the following measurements? - ANSWER: 1. Length from
gluteal fold to the bottom of the heel
A nurse is providing care for a patient who is wearing antiembolism hose following a
colectomy. The patient's plan of care should include: - ANSWER: 4. Removing the
stockings twice daily to wash and dry the legs.
The wife of a patient who recently returned from a radical neck dissection asks a
nurse why her husband was given scopolamine. The best response by the nurse is: -
ANSWER: 4. "The scopolamine will help dry oral secretions to reduce his chances of
aspirating saliva into his lungs."
A nurse is caring for a female patient who is scheduled for an abdominal
hysterectomy. The nurse obtains the patient's signature on the consent form and
then signs the form himself. The nurse's signature indicates that - ANSWER: 2. The
nurse verified that it was the patient who signed the form.
Which of the following members of the surgical team is responsible for monitoring a
patient's vital signs during surgery? - ANSWER: 4. The anesthesiologist
A nursing instructor teaches a group of students the differences between conscious
sedation and general anesthesia. According to the instructor, which of the following
is a primary benefit of conscious sedation? - ANSWER: 2. The patient will not require
airway support.
A nurse recognizes that which of the following patients may receive spinal
anesthesia? - ANSWER: 3. A 48-year-old scheduled for a hemorrhoidectomy
,A nurse is caring for a patient who received spinal anesthesia. The patient reports
having a bad headache later that day. The nurse's best response is: - ANSWER: 2.
"That sometimes happens due to loss of spinal fluid during anesthesia."
A nurse who is working in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) recognizes that a
patient is most likely to experience which of the following complications while in the
unit? - ANSWER: 2. Deep vein thrombosis
After assisting with the transfer of a patient from the post-anesthesia care unit into a
bed on the unit, a nurse should first - ANSWER: 3. Perform a physical assessment.
A nurse is caring for a patient who returned from abdominal surgery 6 hours ago.
The nurse notes that the abdominal dressing is nearly saturated with
serosanguineous drainage and that a small amount of drainage is leaking from the
lower edge of the dressing. The nurse's best action is to - ANSWER: 1. Reinforce the
dressing with additional gauze pads.
A nurse is providing care to a 32-year-old who returned from a thyroidectomy 6
hours ago. The nurse notes that the patient's temperature is 99.5°F and that the
patient has been taking sips of clear liquids, reports mild nausea, and is using
patient-controlled anesthesia to manage pain, which is 3/10. The nurse should -
ANSWER: 2. Document the findings.
A nurse is caring for a 28-year-old man who returned from the repair of a broken jaw
3 hours earlier. The patient reports an urge to urinate and tried to use the urinal in
the bed without success. The best action by the nurse is to - ANSWER: 4. Use the
bladder scanner to determine the degree of distention.
A nurse who is providing care for a patient with a large abdominal wound removes
the dressing and notes that the wound has dehisced. The nurse should - ANSWER: 1.
Cover the wound with a large sterile dressing.
A nurse is providing care for a patient with a nasogastric (NG) tube in place 10 hours
after removal of a portion of the stomach. The patient's plan of care would include -
ANSWER: 1. Providing mouth care every 4 hours.
Before placing antiembolism stockings on a patient for the first time, a nurse should -
ANSWER: 2. Have the patient lie supine for 15 minutes.
A nurse would expect an International Normalized Ratio (INR) to be ordered for
which of the following patients? - ANSWER: 3. A 53-year-old with a history of
cirrhosis of the liver
Most facilities require that several basic tests be performed on all patients before
surgery. A nurse identifies that these tests include all of the following except -
ANSWER: 3. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN).
, During standard preoperative testing, a nurse notices that a patient's urine has an
elevated specific gravity. This finding is an indication that this patient is at risk for -
ANSWER: 1. Dehydration.
An instructor observes a nurse conducting preoperative teaching to help reduce a
patient's anxiety before surgery. The instructor should intervene if the nurse
includes - ANSWER: 3. Details of the surgical procedure.
Preoperative teaching provides a patient and family with the information, skills, and
instructions that will - ANSWER: 1. Support optimal healing.
2. Be conducive to the shortest recovery period.
3. Prevent or reduce postoperative complications.
4. All of the above.
A nurse is caring for a patient with a history of congenital heart disease. To decrease
the risk for infection and prevent bacterial endocarditis during surgery, the nurse
identifies a need to administer preoperative - ANSWER: 4. Antibiotics.
Anticholinergics such as atropine, scopolamine, and glycopyrrolate may be given to a
patient preoperatively to decrease the risk for - ANSWER: 1. Aspiration.
A nurse understands that a preoperative checklist is used to - ANSWER: 1. Confirm
that all preoperative tasks have been completed.
3. Provide documentation.
4. Both 1 and 3
To prepare the surgical environment and begin setting up sterile supplies, the first
staff member to perform a surgical scrub is the - ANSWER: 2. Scrub nurse.
Before beginning surgery, a circulating nurse suspects that the wrong patient may be
on the operating table. The first thing the nurse should do is - ANSWER: 3. Call a
time-out.
A nurse is assisting a surgeon who will be performing a tonsillectomy. The nurse is
able to identify from the descriptor ectomy that the procedure involves - ANSWER:
1. Removal.
Once a patient enters the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), a nurse's priority is the
immediate application and observation of a(n) - ANSWER: 1. Pulse oximeter.
2. Electrocardiogram (EKG) monitor.
3. Blood pressure monitor.
4. All of the above.
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