NURSING CONCEPTS FOR MEDICAL-SURGICAL
NURSING QUESTIONS & DETAILED ANSWERS
1. Which statement reflects the
require-ments associated with a The nurses have demonstrated how best
hospital receiv-ing the American current evidence guides their practice.
Nurses Credentialing Center's
(ANCC) Magnet Recognition?
2. Based on evidence from a medical study, Physical comfort
which attribute is part of patient-cen- Communication and education
tered care? Select all that apply.
One, some, or all responses may be Emotional support for patients
correct. Involvement of patient's family and friends
3. According to research evidence, Patients
The Joint Commission, and other
organiza-tions, who would be the
source of con-trol for health care
decisions?
4. In which way would a nurse respect
the diverse needs of patients? Integrating complementary medicine
5. Utilizing the SBAR process to
improve communication among Assessment
members of the health care team,
which term would the nurse
associate with the "A" in SBAR?
6. When assigning a task to assistive
per-sonnel (AP), which process will
the nurse implement to ensure Supervision
appropriate per-formance of the
task?
7. When assigned to the Rapid
Response Team (RRT) for the day
Intensivist
shift, which ad-ditional team member
would the emer-gency care Respiratory
department nurse anticipate
therapist ICU
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NURSING QUESTIONS & DETAILED ANSWERS
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