TEST BANK - Timby's Introductory Medical-Surgical
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Nursing, 13th Edition (Donnelly-Moreno),
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Verified Chapters 1 - 72, Complete
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Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare b b b b b
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A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-surgical unit.
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The preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when working as
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aprofessional nurse? b b b
◦ Attending to holistic client needs b b b b
◦ Ensuring client safety b b
◦ Not making medication errors
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◦ Providing client- b
focused care
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ANSWER: B b
◦ All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However, b b b b b b b b
b ensuring client safety is the priority. Up to 98,000 deaths result each year from errors
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b in hospital care, according to the 2000 Institute of Medicine report. Many more
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b clientshave suffered injuries and less serious outcomes. Every nurse has the
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b responsibility to guard the clients safety. b b b b b
◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: b b
b 2KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process: Nursing
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b Process: Intervention b
◦ NOT: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective b b b b b b
b CareEnvironment: Safety and Infection Control
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◦ A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the inpatient unit. What
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information does the nurse provide to help the client promote his or her
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ownsafety?
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◦ Encourage the client and family to be active partners. b b b b b b b b
◦ Have the client monitor hand hygiene in caregivers.
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◦ Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client.
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◦ Tell the client to always wear his
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orher armband.
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ANSWER: A b
◦ Each action could be important for the client or family to b b b b b b b b b b
perform.However, encouraging the client to be active in his or her health care as a
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partner isthe most critical. The other actions are
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◦ very limited in scope and do not provide the broad protection b b b b b b b b b b
thatbeing active and involved does.
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◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: b b
b 3KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process:
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b Teaching/ Learning b
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Nursing, 13th Edition (Donnelly-Moreno),
b b b b
Verified Chapters 1 - 72, Complete
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,
,
, ◦
Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare b b b b b
◦
A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-surgical unit.
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The preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when working as
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aprofessional nurse? b b b
◦ Attending to holistic client needs b b b b
◦ Ensuring client safety b b
◦ Not making medication errors
b b b
◦ Providing client- b
focused care
b b b
ANSWER: B b
◦ All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However, b b b b b b b b
b ensuring client safety is the priority. Up to 98,000 deaths result each year from errors
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b in hospital care, according to the 2000 Institute of Medicine report. Many more
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b clientshave suffered injuries and less serious outcomes. Every nurse has the
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b responsibility to guard the clients safety. b b b b b
◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: b b
b 2KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process: Nursing
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b Process: Intervention b
◦ NOT: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective b b b b b b
b CareEnvironment: Safety and Infection Control
b b b b b
◦ A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the inpatient unit. What
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information does the nurse provide to help the client promote his or her
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ownsafety?
b b
◦ Encourage the client and family to be active partners. b b b b b b b b
◦ Have the client monitor hand hygiene in caregivers.
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◦ Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client.
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◦ Tell the client to always wear his
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orher armband.
b b b b
ANSWER: A b
◦ Each action could be important for the client or family to b b b b b b b b b b
perform.However, encouraging the client to be active in his or her health care as a
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partner isthe most critical. The other actions are
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◦
◦ very limited in scope and do not provide the broad protection b b b b b b b b b b
thatbeing active and involved does.
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◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: b b
b 3KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process:
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b Teaching/ Learning b
