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Davis Advantage for Medical-Surgical Nursing: Making Connections to Practice 2nd Edition
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Chapter 1: Foundations for Medical-Surgical Nursing
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Which type of nursing is the root of all other nursing practice areas?
1. Pediatric nursing
2. Maternal child nursing
3. Medical-surgical nursing
4. Mental health–psychiatric nursing
____ 2. Which competency did the Nursing Executive Center of the Advisory Board identify as the
greatest academic-practice gap for new graduate nurses?
1. Knowledge of pharmacology
2. Interpretation of assessment data
3. Knowledge of pathophysiology
4. Decision making
____ 3. In the Nursing Executive Center of the Advisory Board report, what recommendations are
made to address the academic practice gap for new graduate nurses?
1. Mandatory number of clinical hours
2. Increased credits in all entry level courses
3. Residency programs
4. Additional science prerequisite courses
____ 4. The medical-surgical nurse wants to determine if a policy change is needed for an identified
clinical problem. Which is the nurse’s first action?
1. Developing a question
2. Disseminating the findings
3. Conducting a review of the literature
4. Evaluating outcomes of practice change
____ 5. Which statement regarding the use of the nursing process in clinical practice is accurate?
1. “The nursing process is closely related to clinical decision making.”
2. “The nursing process is used by all members of the interprofessional team to plan
care.”
3. “The nursing process has four basic steps: assessment, planning, implementation,
and evaluation.”
4. “The nursing process is being replaced by the implementation of evidence-based
practice.”
, Davis Advantage for Medical-Surgical Nursing: Making Connections to Practice 2nd Edition
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4. Ensuring the patient’s surgical checklist is complete and placed on the medical
record
____ 20. The medical-surgical nurse prepares to transfer a patient to the rehabilitation unit. Which is
the best nursing action to enhance patient safety in this situation?
1. Identify the patient using two identifiers.
2. Perform hand hygiene before touching the patient.
3. Conduct a time-out when handing off care to the new unit.
4. Provide a written handoff communication using the SBAR method.
____ 21. Which interprofessional role does the nurse often assume when providing patient care in an
acute care setting?
1. Social worker
2. Primary healthcare provider
3. Care coordinator
4. Rehabilitation specialist
Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
____ 22. Which professional nursing organizations provide certification in medical-surgical nursing?
Select all that apply.
1. Academy of Medical Surgical Nursing
2. American Nurse Credentialing Center
3. Beryl Institute
4. Medical Surgical Nursing Certification Board
5. Nursing Executive Center
____ 23. The staff nurse is teaching a group of student nurses the situations that necessitate hand-off
communication. Which student responses indicate the need for further education related to
this procedure? Select all that apply.
1. “A hand-off is required before administering a medication.”
2. “A hand-off is required during change of shift.”
3. “A hand-off is required for a patient who is transferred to the surgical suite.”
4. “A hand-off is required whenever the nurse receives a new patient assignment.”
5. “A hand-off is required before family visitation.”
____ 24. In preparing an educational program on Quality and Safety Education for Nursing (QSEN),
the nurse incorporates which competencies? Select all that apply.
1. Patient-centered care
2. Legal implications of nursing care
3. Evidence-based practice
4. Informatics
5. Cost containment measures
____ 25. Which actions by the nurse enhance patient safety during medication administration? Select
all that apply.
1. Answering the call bell while transporting medications for a different patient
2. Identifying the patient using two sources before administering the medication
3. Holding a medication if the patient’s diagnosis does not support its use
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