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Full TEST BANK FOR Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Clinical Judgment and Collaborative Care 11th edition by Donna D. Ignatavicius ISBN: 978-0323878265 COMPLETE GUIDE WITH RATIONALES 100% VERIFIED A+ GRADE ASSURED!!!/ ALL CHAPTERS 1-74 COVERED /NEW

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Full TEST BANK FOR Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Clinical Judgment and Collaborative Care 11th edition by Donna D. Ignatavicius ISBN: 978-0323878265 COMPLETE GUIDE WITH RATIONALES 100% VERIFIED A+ GRADE ASSURED!!!/ ALL CHAPTERS 1-74 COVERED /NEW

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Chapter 01: Overview of Professional Nursing Concepts for Medical-
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, 1. A new nurse is working with a preceptor on a medical-
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surgical unit. The preceptor advises thenew nurse that which is the priority when working
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as a professional nurse?
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All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However, ensuring client safety is the
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priority. Health care errors have been widely reported for 25 years, many of which result in
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client injury, death, and increased health care costs. There are several national and internat
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ional organizations that have either recommended or mandated safety initiatives.
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Every nurse has the responsibility to guard the client’s safety. The other actions are importa
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ntfor quality nursing, but they are not as vital as providing safety. Not making medication err
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ors does provide safety, but is too narrow in scope to be the best answer.
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DIF: Understanding
TOP: Integrated Process: Nursing Process: InterventionKEY: Client safety
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MSC: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
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2. A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the medical-
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surgical unit. What informationdoes the nurse provide to best help the client promote hi
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s or her own safety?
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a. Encourage the client and family to be active partners. q1 q1 q1 q1 q1 q1 q1 q1


b. Have the client monitor hand hygiene in caregivers.
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c. Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client.
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d. Tell the client to always wear his or her armband.
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ANS: A q1


Each action could be important for the client or family to perform. However, encouraging t
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he client to be active in his or her health care as a safety partner is the most critical. The o
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ther actions are very limited in scope and do not provide the broad protection that being active
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andinvolved does.
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DIF: Understanding
TOP: Integrated Process: Teaching/LearningKEY: Client safety
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MSC: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
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3. A nurse is caring for a postoperative client on the surgical unit. The client’s blood pressure
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was 142/76 mm Hg 30 minutes ago, and now is 88/50 mm Hg. What action would the nur
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setake first?
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