Test Bank For Medical-Surgical Nursing, Concepts and Practice, 5th Edition By Holly K. Stromberg 9780323810210 All Chapters 1-49 LATEST.pdf

TEST BANK
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,TEST BAK FOR DEWIT MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING CONCEPTS AND
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PRACTICE 5th EDITION
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Chapter 01: Caring for Medical-Surgical Patients
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deWit: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts & Practice, 5th Edition
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1. Which statement accurately describes the primary purpose of the state nurse
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practice act (NPA)? yu yu



a. To test and license LPN/LVNs.
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b. To define the scope of LPN/LVN
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practice.
c. To improve the quality of care
provided by the LPN/LVN. yu yu yu



d. To limit the LPN/LVN employment
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placement.


ANS: B y u



While improving quality of care provided by the LPN/LVN may be a result of the
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NPA, the primary purpose of the NPA of each state defines the scope of
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nursing practice in that state.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 2 yu yu yu yu



OBJ: 3 TOP: NPA KEY: Nursing Process Step: y u y u yu yu yu



Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment:
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Coordinated Care
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2. The charge nurse asks the new vocational nurse to start an intravenous
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infusion, a skill that the vocational nurse has not been taught during her
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educational program. How should the vocational nurse respond?
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a. Ask a more experienced nurse to
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demonstrate the procedure. yu yu

,b. Look up the procedure in the procedure
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yumanual.
c. Attempt to perform the procedure with
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supervision.
d. Inform the charge nurse of her lack of
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yutraining in this procedure.
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, ANS: D yu



The charge nurse should be informed of the lack of training to perform the
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procedure, and the vocational nurse should seek further training to gain
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proficiency. Although the other options might be helpful, they are not safe.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 3 yu yu yu yu y u



OBJ: 1 TOP: Providing Safe Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: yu yu yu yu yu yu yu



N/A MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated
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Care
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3. Which patient statement indicates a need for further discharge teaching that
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the vocational nurse should address?
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a. “I have no idea of how this drug
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will affect me.” yu yu



b. “Do you know if my y u y u y u y u



physician is
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coming back today?” yu yu



c. “Will my insurance pay for myyu yu yu yu yu



stay?”
d. “Am I going to have to go to a
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nursing home?” yu




ANS: A yu



Lack of knowledge at discharge about medication effects and side effects is a
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concern that should be addressed by the vocational nurse. The other concerns in
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the options are the responsibility of other departments to which the nurse might
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refer the patient.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 2 yu yu yu yu y u



OBJ: 1 TOP: Teaching KEY: Nursing Process Step: yu yu yu yu yu



Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment:
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Coordinated Care
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4. According to most state NPAs, the vocational nurse acting as charge nurse in
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a long-term care facility acts in which capacity?
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