MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING
MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING LEWIS CHAPTER 1 - PROFESSIONAL NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS % ILLUSTRATED.
Using the American Nurses Association's definition of nursing, which activities are
within the domain of nursing (select all that apply)?
a. Implementing intake and output for a patient who is vomiting
b. Establishing and implementing a stress management program for family
caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease
c. Explaining the risks associated with the planned surgical procedure when a
preoperative patient inquires
about risks
d. Developing and performing a study to compare the health status of older
patients who live alone with the status of older patients who live with family
members
e. Identifying the effect of an investigational drug on patients' hemoglobin levels
f. Using a biofeedback machine to teach a patient with cancer how to manage
chronic pain
g. Preventing pneumonia in an immobile patient by implementing frequent
turning, coughing, and deep
breathing
h. Determining and administering fluid r Answer >>a, b, d, f, g, I
a. Implementing intake and output for a patient who is vomiting
b. Establishing and implementing a stress management program for family
caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease
, MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING
d. Developing and performing a study to compare the health status of older
patients who live alone with the status of older patients who live with family
members
f. Using a biofeedback machine to teach a patient with cancer how to manage
chronic pain
g. Preventing pneumonia in an immobile patient by implementing frequent
turning, coughing, and deep breathing
I. Testifying to legislative bodies regarding the effect of health policies on
culturally, socially, and
economically diverse populations
A nurse who has worked on an orthopedic unit for several years is encouraged by
the nurse manager to become certified in orthopedic nursing. What will
certification in nursing require and/or provide (select all that apply)?
a. A certain amount of clinical experience
b. Successful completion of an examination
c. Membership in specialty nursing organizations
d. Professional recognition of expertise in a specialty area
e. An advanced practice role that requires graduate education Answer >>a, b, d.
Certification usually requires an examination to verify a certain knowledge base
and experience in the specialty area to develop the expertise. Certification is a
voluntary process that provides recognition of one's expertise
What accurately describes the health care system in which future nurses will be
employed?
MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING LEWIS CHAPTER 1 - PROFESSIONAL NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS % ILLUSTRATED.
Using the American Nurses Association's definition of nursing, which activities are
within the domain of nursing (select all that apply)?
a. Implementing intake and output for a patient who is vomiting
b. Establishing and implementing a stress management program for family
caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease
c. Explaining the risks associated with the planned surgical procedure when a
preoperative patient inquires
about risks
d. Developing and performing a study to compare the health status of older
patients who live alone with the status of older patients who live with family
members
e. Identifying the effect of an investigational drug on patients' hemoglobin levels
f. Using a biofeedback machine to teach a patient with cancer how to manage
chronic pain
g. Preventing pneumonia in an immobile patient by implementing frequent
turning, coughing, and deep
breathing
h. Determining and administering fluid r Answer >>a, b, d, f, g, I
a. Implementing intake and output for a patient who is vomiting
b. Establishing and implementing a stress management program for family
caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease
, MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING
d. Developing and performing a study to compare the health status of older
patients who live alone with the status of older patients who live with family
members
f. Using a biofeedback machine to teach a patient with cancer how to manage
chronic pain
g. Preventing pneumonia in an immobile patient by implementing frequent
turning, coughing, and deep breathing
I. Testifying to legislative bodies regarding the effect of health policies on
culturally, socially, and
economically diverse populations
A nurse who has worked on an orthopedic unit for several years is encouraged by
the nurse manager to become certified in orthopedic nursing. What will
certification in nursing require and/or provide (select all that apply)?
a. A certain amount of clinical experience
b. Successful completion of an examination
c. Membership in specialty nursing organizations
d. Professional recognition of expertise in a specialty area
e. An advanced practice role that requires graduate education Answer >>a, b, d.
Certification usually requires an examination to verify a certain knowledge base
and experience in the specialty area to develop the expertise. Certification is a
voluntary process that provides recognition of one's expertise
What accurately describes the health care system in which future nurses will be
employed?
