TEST BANK For Medical-Surgical Nursing
10th Edition Concepts for Interprofessional
Collaborative Care, by Donna D. Ignatavicius,
All chapters 1 – 69
,Chapter 01: Overview of Professional Nursing Concepts for Medical-
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Surgical Nursing Ignatavicius: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition
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MULTIPLEACHOICE
1. AAnewAnurseAisAworkingAwithAaApreceptorAonAaAmedical-
surgicalAunit.ATheApreceptorAadvisesAtheAnewAnurseAthatAwhichAisAtheApriorityAwhenAworkingAa
sAaAprofessionalAnurse?
a. AttendingAtoAholisticAclientAneeds
b. EnsuringAclientAsafety
c. NotAmakingAmedicationAerrors
d. ProvidingAclient-focusedAcare
CORRECTAANSWER:A B
AllAactionsAareAappropriateAforAtheAprofessionalAnurse.AHowever,AensuringAclientAsafetyAisAtheA
priority.AHealthAcareAerrorsAhaveAbeenAwidelyAreportedAforA25Ayears,AmanyAofAwhichAresultAinAc
lientAinjury,Adeath,AandAincreasedAhealthAcareAcosts.AThereAareAseveralAnationalAandAinternatio
nalAorganizationsAthatAhaveAeitherArecommendedAorAmandatedAsafetyAinitiatives.
EveryAnurseAhasAtheAresponsibilityAtoAguardAtheAclient’sAsafety.ATheAotherAactionsAareAimporta
ntAforAqualityAnursing,AbutAtheyAareAnotAasAvitalAasAprovidingAsafety.ANotAmakingAmedicationAer
rorsAdoesAprovideAsafety,AbutAisAtooAnarrowAinAscopeAtoAbeAtheAbestAanswer.
DIF: Understanding
TOP:A IntegratedAProcess:ANursingAProcess:AInterventionAKEY:AClientAsafety
MSC:A ClientANeedsACategory:ASafeAandAEffectiveACareAEnvironment:ASafetyAandAInfectionAControl
2. AAnurseAisAorientingAaAnewAclientAandAfamilyAtoAtheAmedical-
surgicalAunit.AWhatAinformationAdoesAtheAnurseAprovideAtoAbestAhelpAtheAclientApromoteAhi
sAorAherAownAsafety?
a. EncourageAtheAclientAandAfamilyAtoAbeAactiveApartners.
b. HaveAtheAclientAmonitorAhandAhygieneAinAcaregivers.
c. OfferAtheAfamilyAtheAopportunityAtoAstayAwithAtheAclient.
d. TellAtheAclientAtoAalwaysAwearAhisAorAherAarmband.
CORRECTAANSWER:A A
, EachAactionAcouldAbeAimportantAforAtheAclientAorAfamilyAtoAperform.AHowever,AencouragingAth
eAclientAtoAbeAactiveAinAhisAorAherAhealthAcareAasAaAsafetyApartnerAisAtheAmostAcritical.ATheAothe
rAactionsAareAveryAlimitedAinAscopeAandAdoAnotAprovideAtheAbroadAprotectionAthatAbeingAactiveA
andAinvolvedAdoes.
DIF: Understanding
TOP:AIntegratedAProcess:ATeaching/LearningAKEY:AClientAsafety
MSC:A ClientANeedsACategory:ASafeAandAEffectiveACareAEnvironment:ASafetyAandAInfectionAControl
3. AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaApostoperativeAclientAonAtheAsurgicalAunit.ATheAclient’sAbloodApressure
AwasA142/76AmmAHgA30AminutesAago,AandAnowAisA88/50AmmAHg.AWhatAactionAwouldAtheAnur
seAtakeAfirst?
a. CallAtheARapidAResponseATeam.
b. DocumentAandAcontinueAtoAmonitor.
c. NotifyAtheAprimaryAhealthAcareAprovider.
d. RepeatAtheAbloodApressureAinA15Aminutes.
, CORRECTAANSWER:A A
TheApurposeAofAtheARapidAResponseATeamA(RRT)AisAtoAinterveneAwhenAclientsAareAdeterioratin
gAbeforeAtheyAsufferAeitherArespiratoryAorAcardiacAarrest.ASinceAtheAclientAhasAmanifestedAaAsig
nificantAchange,AtheAnurseAwouldAcallAtheARRT.AChangesAinAbloodApressure,AmentalAstatus,Ahea
rtArate,Atemperature,AoxygenAsaturation,AandAlastA2Ahours’AurineAoutputAareAparticularlyAsignifi
cantAandAareApartAofAtheAModifiedAEarlyAWarningASystemAguide.ADocumentationAisAvital,AbutAt
heAnurseAmustAdoAmoreAthanAdocument.ATheAprimaryAhealthAcareAproviderAwouldAbeAnotified,
AbutAthisAisAnotAmoreAimportantAthanAcallingAtheARRT.ATheAclient’sAbloodApressureAwouldAbeAre
assessedAfrequently,AbutAtheApriorityAisAgettingAtheArapidAcareAtoAtheAclient.
DIF: Applying
TOP:A IntegratedAProcess:ACommunicationAandADocumentationAKEY:ARapidAR
esponseATeamA(RRT),AClinicalAjudgment
MSC:A ClientANeedsACategory:APhysiologicalAIntegrity:APhysiologicalAAdaptation
4. AAnurseAwishesAtoAprovideAclient-centeredAcareAinAallAinteractions.AWhichAactionAbyAtheAnurse
bestAdemonstratesAthisAconcept?
a. AssessesAforAculturalAinfluencesAaffectingAhealthAcare.
b. EnsuresAthatAallAtheAclient’sAbasicAneedsAareAmet.
c. TellsAtheAclientAandAfamilyAaboutAallAupcomingAtests.
d. ThoroughlyAorientsAtheAclientAandAfamilyAtoAtheAroom.
CORRECTAANSWER:A A
ShowingArespectAforAtheAclientAandAfamily’sApreferencesAandAneedsAisAessentialAtoAensureAaAho
listicAorA“whole-
person”AapproachAtoAcare.AByAassessingAtheAeffectAofAtheAclient’sAcultureAonAhealthAcare,AthisAn
urseAisApracticingAclient-
focusedAcare.AProvidingAforAbasicAneedsAdoesAnotAdemonstrateAthisAcompetence.ASimplyAtellin
gAtheAclientAaboutAallAupcomingAtestsAisAnotAprovidingAempoweringAeducation.AOrientingAtheAcl
ientAandAfamilyAtoAtheAroomAisAanAimportantAsafetyAmeasure,AbutAnotAdirectlyArelatedAtoAdemo
nstratingAclient-centeredAcare.
DIF: Understanding
TOP:AIntegratedAProcess:ACultureAandASpiritualityAKEY:A Client-centeredAcare,ACulture
MSC:A ClientANeedsACategory:APsychosocialAIntegrity
5. AAclientAisAgoingAtoAbeAadmittedAforAaAscheduledAsurgicalAprocedure.AWhichAactionAdoesAth
eAnurseAexplainAisAtheAmostAimportantAthingAtheAclientAcanAdoAtoAprotectAagainstAerrors?
a. BringAaAlistAofAallAmedicationsAandAwhatAtheyAareAfor.