Understanding Medical-Surgical Nursing 6th Edition Test Bank by Linda S. Williams – Latest Update 2026 Exam Prep | Graded A+

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,TABLEmOFmCONTENTS
Unitm1mUnderstandingmHealthmCaremIssues
1. CriticalmThinkingmandthemNursingmProcess
2. Evidence-Basedm Practice
3. IssuesminmNursingmPractice
4. CulturalmInfluencesmonmNursingmCare
5. ComplementarymandmAlternativemModalities

Unitm2mUnderstandingmHealthmandmIllness
6. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmwithmFluid,mElectrolyte,mandmAcid-BasemImbalances
7. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmReceivingmIntravenousmTherapy
8. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmwithInfections
9. NursingmCaremofmPatientsminShock
10. NursingmCaremofmPatientsminPain
11. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmWithCancer
12. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmHavingSurgery
13. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmwithmEmergentmConditionsmandmDisaster/BioterrorismmResponse

Unitm3mUnderstandingmLifemSpanmInfluencesmonmHealthmandmIllness
14. DevelopmentalmConsiderationsmandmChronicmIllnessminmthemNursingmCaremofmAdults
15. NursingmCaremofmOldermAdultPatients
16. PatientmCaremSettings
17. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmatmthemEndmofmLife

Unitm4mUnderstandingmthemImmunemSystem
18. ImmunemSystemmFunction,mAssessmentmandmTherapeuticmMeasures
19. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmWithmImmunemDisorders
20. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmWithmHIVmDiseasemandmAIDS

Unitm5mUnderstandingmthemCardiovascularmSystem
21. CardiovascularmSystemmFunction,mAssessmentmandmTherapeuticmMeasures
22. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmWithHypertension
23. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmWithmValvular,mInflammatorymandmInfectiousmCardiacmormVenousmDisorders
24. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmWithmOcclusivemCardiovascularmDisorders
25. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmWithmCardiacmArrhythmias
26. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmWithmHeartmFailure

Unitm6mUnderstandingmthemHematologicmandmLymphaticmSystems
27. HematologicmandmLymphaticmSystemmFunction,mAssessment,mandmTherapeuticmMeasures
28. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmWithmHematologicmandmLymphaticmDisorders

Unitm7mUnderstandingmthemRespiratorymSystem
29. RespiratorymSystemmFunction,mAssessment,mandmTherapeuticmMeasures
30. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmWithmUpperm RespiratorymTractmDisorders
31. NursingmCarem ofmPatientsmWithmLowermRespiratorymTractmDisorders

,Unitm8mUnderstandingmthemGastrointestinal,mHepatic,mandmPancreaticmSystems
32. Gastrointestinal,mHepatobiliary, mandmPancreaticmSystemsmFunction,mAssessmentmandmTherapeuticm Measures
33. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmWithmUppermGastrointestinalmDisorders
34. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmWithm LowermGastrointestinalmDisorders
35. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmWithmLiver,mPancreatic,mandmGallbladdermDisorders

Unitm9mUnderstandingmthemUrinarymSystem
36. UrinarymSystemmFunction,mAssessment,mandmTherapeuticmMeasures
37. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmWithmDisordersmofmthemUrinarymSystem

Unitm10mUnderstandingmthemEndocrinemSystem
38. EndocrinemSystemmFunctionmandAssessment
39. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmWithmEndocrinemDisorders
40. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmWithmDisordersmofmthemEndocrinemPancreas

Unitm11mUnderstandingmthemGenitourinarymandmReproductivemSystem
41. GenitourinarymandmReproductivemSystemmFunctionmandmAssessment
42. NursingmCaremofmWomenmWithmReproductivemSystemmDisorders
43. NursingmCaremofmMalemPatientsmWithmGenitourinarymDisorders
44. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmWithmSexuallymTransmittedmInfections

Unitm12mUnderstandingmthemMusculoskeletalmSystem
45. MusculoskeletalmFunctionmandmAssessment
46. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmWithmMusculoskeletalmandmConnectivemTissuemDisorders

Unitm13mUnderstandingmthemNeurologicmSystem
47. NeurologicmSystemmFunction,mAssessment,mandmTherapeuticmMeasures
48. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmWithmCentralmNervousmSystemmDisorders
49. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmWithmCerebrovascularmDisorders
50. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmWithmPeripheralmNervousmSystemmDisorders

Unitm14mUnderstandingmthemSensorymSystem
51. SensorymSystemmFunction,mAssessment,mandmTherapeuticmMeasures:mVisionmandmHearing
52. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmWithmSensorymDisorders:mVisionmandmHearing

Unitm15mUnderstandingmthemIntegumentarymSystem
53. IntegumentarymSystemmFunction,mAssessmentmandmTherapeuticmMeasures
54. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmWithmSkinmDisorders
55. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmWithBurns

Unitm16mUnderstandingmMentalmHealthmCare
56. MentalmHealthmFunction,mAssessment,mandmTherapeuticmMeasures
57. NursingmCaremofmPatientsmWithmMentalmHealthmDisorders

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1. Ampatientmwithmambloodmglucosemofm42mmg/dL
2. Ampatientmwhomreportsmampainmlevelmofm2
3. Ampatientmwhomhasmjustmreceivedmamdiagnosismofmcancer
4. Ampatientmwhomhasmamrespiratorymratemofm22
ANS:m 1
Chapter:mChapterm1mCriticalmThinkingmandmthemNursingmProcess
Objective:m7.mPrioritizempatientmcaremactivitiesmbasedmonmthemMaslowmhierarchymofmhuma
nmneeds.
Pages:m6–7
Heading:mPrioritizemCare
IntegratedmProcess:mClinicalmProblem-
SolvingmProcessm(NursingmProcess)mClientmNeed:mSECE—CoordinatedmCare
CognitivemLevel:mApplicationm[Applying]
mConcept:mPatient-

CenteredmCaremDifficulty:mDifficult

Feedback
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intervention.
2 Thismpatientmwillmneedmtombemassessed,mbutmismnotmasmhighmampriority.
3 AccordingmtomMaslow,mpsychosocialmneedsmaremnotmasmhighmofmamprioritymasmphysi
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4 Amrespiratorymratemofm22mismwithinmnormalmrange.

PTS: 1 CON:mPatient-CenteredmCare

2. ThemLPN/LVNmentersmthemroommofmampatientmwhomismangrymandmyells,m―Imaskedm5mminutesm
agomformmympainmmedication.mI’mmgoingmtomcallmthemCEOmofmthemhospitalmifmyoumdon’tmgetmit
mformmemnow.‖mWhichmstatementmbymthemnursemdemonstratesmintellectualmempathy?

1. ―Wemaremshort-staffedmtoday,msomitmwillmtakemmemlongermtommeetmyourmneeds.‖
2. ―Imammsorrymyoumhadmtomwait,mImknowmyoummustmbeminmamlotmofmpain.‖
3. ―Imhadmanothermpatientmwhomhadmseverempain,mandmImhadmtomgetmtomthemmfirst.‖
4. ―ImwillmgetmyoumthemnumbermformthemCEO,mbutmhemismawaremofmhowmbusymwemare.‖
ANS:m 2
Chapter:mChapterm1mCriticalmThinkingmandmthemNursingmProcess
Objective:m2.mDescribemattitudesmandmskillsmthatmpromotemgoodmcriticalmthinki
ngmPage:m2
Heading:mIntellectualmEmpathy
IntegratedmProcess:mCommunicationmandmDocumentation
mClientmNeed:mPsychosocialmIntegrity





CognitivemLevel:mApplicationm[Applying]