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,Table of Contents
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Chapter 01 Professional Nursing Practice
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Chapter 02 Medical-Surgical Nursing
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Chapter 03 Health Education and Health Promotion
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Chapter 04 Adult Health and Physical, Nutritional, and Cultural Assessment
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Chapter 05 Stress and Inflammatory Responses
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Chapter 06 Genetics and Genomics in Nursing
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Chapter 07 Disability and Chronic Illness
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Chapter 08 Management of the Older Adult Patient
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Chapter 09 Pain Management
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Chapter 10 Fluid and Electrolytes
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Chapter 11 Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
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Chapter 12 Management of Patients with Oncologic Disorders
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Chapter 13 Palliative and End-of-Life Care
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Chapter 14 Preoperative Nursing Management
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Chapter 15 Intraoperative Nursing Management
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Chapter 16 Postoperative Nursing Management
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Chapter 17 Assessment of Respiratory Function
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Chapter 18 Management of Patients with Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders
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Chapter 19 Management of Patients with Chest and Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders
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Chapter 20 Management of Patients with Chronic Pulmonary Disease
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Chapter 21 Assessment of Cardiovascular Function
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Chapter 22 Management of Patients with Arrhythmias and Conduction Problems
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Chapter 23 Management of Patients with Coronary Vascular Disorders
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Chapter 24 Management of Patients with Structural, Infectious, and Inflammatory Cardiac
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Disorders 347
Chapter 25 Management of Patients with Complications from Heart Disease
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Chapter 26 Assessment and Management of Patients with Vascular Disorders and Problems
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of Peripheral Circulation
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Chapter 27 Assessment and Management of Patients with Hypertension
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Chapter 28 Assessment of Hematologic Function and Treatment Modalities
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Chapter 29 Management of Patients with Nonmalignant Hematologic Disorders
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Chapter 30 Management of Patients with Hematologic Neoplasms
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Chapter 31 Assessment of Immune Function
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Chapter 32 Management of Patients with Immune Deficiency Disorders
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Chapter 33 Assessment and Management of Patients with Allergic Disorders
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Chapter 34 Assessment and Management of Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Disorders
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Chapter 35 Assessment of Musculoskeletal Function
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Chapter 36 Management of Patients with Musculoskeletal Disorders
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,Chapter 37 Management of Patients with Musculoskeletal Trauma
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Chapter 38 Assessment of Digestive and Gastrointestinal Function
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Chapter 39 Management of Patients with Oral and Esophageal Disorders
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Chapter 40 Management of Patients with Gastric and Duodenal Disorders
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Chapter 41 Management of Patients with Intestinal and Rectal Disorders
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Chapter 42 Assessment and Management of Patients with Obesity
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Chapter 43 Assessment and Management of Patients with Hepatic Disorders
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Chapter 44 Management of Patients with Biliary Disorders
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Chapter 45 Assessment and Management of Patients with Endocrine Disorders
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Chapter 46 Management of Patients with Diabetes
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Chapter 47 Assessment of Kidney and Urinary Function
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Chapter 48 Management of Patients with Kidney Disorders
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Chapter 49 Management of Patients with Urinary Disorders
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Chapter 50 Assessment and Management of Patients with Female Physiologic Processes
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Chapter 51 Management of Patients with Female Reproductive Disorders
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Chapter 52 Assessment and Management of Patients with Breast Disorders
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Chapter 53 Assessment and Management of Patients with Male Reproductive Disorders
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Chapter 54 Assessment and Management of Patients Who Are LGBTQ
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Chapter 55 Assessment of Integumentary Function
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Chapter 56 Management of Patients with Dermatologic Disorders
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Chapter 57 Management of Patients with Burn Injury
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Chapter 58 Assessment and Management of Patients with Eye and Vision Disorders
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Chapter 59 Assessment and Management of Patients with Hearing and Balance Disorders
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Chapter 60 Assessment of Neurologic Function
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Chapter 61 Management of Patients With Neurologic Dysfunction
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Chapter 62 Management of Patients With Cerebrovascular Disorders
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Chapter 63 Management of Patients with Neurologic Trauma
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Chapter 64 Management of Patients with Neurologic Infections, Autoimmune Disorders, and
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Neuropathies 926
Chapter 65 Management of Patients with Oncologic or Degenerative Neurologic Disorders
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Chapter 66 Management of Patients with Infectious Diseases
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Chapter 67 Emergency Nursing
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Chapter 68 Disaster Nursing
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, Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
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Hinkle: Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 16th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE x




1. A nurse has been offered a position on an obstetric unit and has learned that the unit offers therapeutic ab
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ortions, a procedure that contradicts the nurse's personal beliefs. What is the nurse's ethical obligation to
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these clients? x


A. The nurse should adhere to professional standards of practice and offer service to these cl
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ients.
B. The nurse should make the choice to decline this position and pursue a different nursing ro
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le.
C. The nurse should decline to care for the client’s considering abortion.
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D. The nurse should express alternatives to women considering terminating their pregnancy.
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ANS: B x


Rationale: To avoid facing the ethical dilemma of providing care that contradicts the nurse’s personal bel
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iefs, the nurse should consider working in an area of nursing that would not pose this dilemma. The nurse
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should not provide care to the client because it is a conflict of personal values. The nurse should not deny
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care to these clients as this would be a breach in the Code of Ethics for nurses. If the client is not requestin
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g information for alternatives to abortions, then the nurse should not be providing this information.
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PTS: 1 REF: p. 27
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NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
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KEY: Integrated Process: Caring BLM: Cognitive Leve x x x x x x


l: Apply
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2. An 80-year-old client is admitted with a diagnosis of community-
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acquired pneumonia. During admission the client states, "I have a living will." What implication of this s
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hould the nurse recognize?x x x


A. This document is always honored, regardless of circumstances.
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B. This document specifies the client's wishes before hospitalization.
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C. This document is binding for the duration of the client's life.
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D. This document has been drawn up by the client's family to determine DNR status.
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ANS: B x


Rationale: A living will is one type of advance directive. In most situations, living wills are limited to situ
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ations in which the client's medical condition is deemed terminal. The other answers are incorrect becaus
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e living wills are not always honored in every circumstance, they are not binding for the duration of the cl
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ient's life, and they are not drawn up by the client's family.
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PTS: 1 REF: p. 29
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NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care TO
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P: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
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KEY: Integrated Process: Communication and Documentation
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BLM: Cognitive Level: Analyze x x x x


NOT: Multiple Choice x x




3. A nurse has been providing ethical care for many years and is aware of the need to maintain the ethical pri
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nciple of nonmaleficence. Which of the following actions would be considered a violation of this principl
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e?
A. Discussing a DNR order with a terminally ill client x x x x x x x x


B. Assisting a semi-independent client with ADLs x x x x x


C. Refusing to administer pain medication as prescribed x x x x x x




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