TEST BANK - Timby's Introductory Medical-Surgical
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Nursing, 13th Edition (Donnelly-Moreno),
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Verified Chapters 1 - 72, Complete
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Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare pg pg pg pg pg
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A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-surgical
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unit. The preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when
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working as aprofessional nurse?
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◦ Attending to holistic client needs pg pg pg pg
◦ Ensuring client safety pg pg
◦ Not making medication errors
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◦ Providing
client-focused
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care
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ANSWER: B pg
◦ All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However,
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ensuring client safety is the priority. Up to 98,000 deaths result each year from
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errors in hospital care, according to the 2000 Institute of Medicine report.
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Many more clientshave suffered injuries and less serious outcomes. Every
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nurse has the responsibility to guard the clients safety.
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◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: pg pg
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◦ A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the inpatient unit.
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What information does the nurse provide to help the client promote his
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or her ownsafety?
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◦ Encourage the client and family to be active partners.
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◦ Have the client monitor hand hygiene in caregivers.
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◦ Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client.
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◦ Tell the client to always wear
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his orher armband.
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ANSWER: A pg
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perform.However, encouraging the client to be active in his or her health care
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as a partner isthe most critical. The other actions are
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thatbeing active and involved does.
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◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: pg pg
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Nursing, 13th Edition (Donnelly-Moreno),
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Verified Chapters 1 - 72, Complete
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Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare pg pg pg pg pg
◦
A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-surgical
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unit. The preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when
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working as aprofessional nurse?
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◦ Attending to holistic client needs pg pg pg pg
◦ Ensuring client safety pg pg
◦ Not making medication errors
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◦ Providing
client-focused
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care
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ANSWER: B pg
◦ All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However,
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ensuring client safety is the priority. Up to 98,000 deaths result each year from
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errors in hospital care, according to the 2000 Institute of Medicine report.
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Many more clientshave suffered injuries and less serious outcomes. Every
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nurse has the responsibility to guard the clients safety.
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◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: pg pg
pg 2KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process:
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◦ A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the inpatient unit.
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What information does the nurse provide to help the client promote his
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or her ownsafety?
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◦ Encourage the client and family to be active partners.
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◦ Have the client monitor hand hygiene in caregivers.
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◦ Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client.
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◦ Tell the client to always wear
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as a partner isthe most critical. The other actions are
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thatbeing active and involved does.
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