TEST BANK - Timby's Introductory Medical-Surgical
Nursing, 13th Edition (Donnelly-Moreno),
Verified Chapters 1 - 72, Complete
,
,
, ◦
Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare
h h h h h
◦ Ahnewhnursehishworkinghwithhahpreceptorhonhanhinpatienthmedical-
surgicalhunit.hThehpreceptorhadviseshthehstudenththathwhichhishthehpriorityhwhenh
workinghashahprofessionalhnurse?
◦ Attendingh toh holistich clienth needs
◦ Ensuringh clienth safety
◦ Nothmakinghmedicationherrors
◦ Providingh client-
hfocused h careh
ANSWER:hB
◦ Allhactionsharehappropriatehforhthehprofessionalhnurse.h However,hensur
inghclienthsafetyhishthehpriority.hUphtoh98,000hdeathshresultheachhyearhfromherrorshinh hosp
italh care,h accordingh toh theh 2000h Instituteh ofh Medicineh report.h Manyh moreh clientshhaveh suf
feredh injuriesh andh lessh serioush outcomes.h Everyh nurseh hash theh responsibilityh tohguardhthe
hclientshsafety.
◦ DIF:h Understanding/Comprehensionh REF:h 2h
KEY:hPatienthsafetyh MSC:hIntegratedhProcess:hNursinghPr
ocess:hIntervention
◦ NOT:h Clienth Needsh Category:h Safeh andh Effectiveh Careh
Environment:hSafetyhandhInfectionhControl
◦ Ahnursehishorientinghahnewhclienthandhfamilyhtohthehinpatienthunit.h Whathinfo
rmationhdoeshthehnursehprovidehtohhelphthehclienthpromotehhishorhherhownhsafet
y?
◦ Encourageh theh clienth andh familyh toh beh activeh partners.
◦ Havehthehclienthmonitorhhandhhygienehinhcaregivers.
◦ Offerhthehfamilyhthehopportunityhtohstayhwithhthehclient.
◦ Tellh theh clienth toh alwaysh wearh hishorh
herharmband.h
ANSWER:hA
◦ Eachhactionhcouldhbehimportanthforhthehclienthorhfamilyhtohperform.h
However,hencouraginghthehclienthtohbehactivehinhhishorhherhhealthhcarehashahpartnerhisht
hehmosthcritical.hThehotherhactionshare
◦
◦ veryhlimitedhinhscopehandhdohnothprovidehthehbroadhprotectionhthath
beinghactivehandhinvolved hdoes.
◦ DIF:h Understanding/Comprehensionh REF:h 3h
KEY:hPatienthsafetyh MSC:hIntegratedhProcess:hTeaching/h
Learning
Nursing, 13th Edition (Donnelly-Moreno),
Verified Chapters 1 - 72, Complete
,
,
, ◦
Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare
h h h h h
◦ Ahnewhnursehishworkinghwithhahpreceptorhonhanhinpatienthmedical-
surgicalhunit.hThehpreceptorhadviseshthehstudenththathwhichhishthehpriorityhwhenh
workinghashahprofessionalhnurse?
◦ Attendingh toh holistich clienth needs
◦ Ensuringh clienth safety
◦ Nothmakinghmedicationherrors
◦ Providingh client-
hfocused h careh
ANSWER:hB
◦ Allhactionsharehappropriatehforhthehprofessionalhnurse.h However,hensur
inghclienthsafetyhishthehpriority.hUphtoh98,000hdeathshresultheachhyearhfromherrorshinh hosp
italh care,h accordingh toh theh 2000h Instituteh ofh Medicineh report.h Manyh moreh clientshhaveh suf
feredh injuriesh andh lessh serioush outcomes.h Everyh nurseh hash theh responsibilityh tohguardhthe
hclientshsafety.
◦ DIF:h Understanding/Comprehensionh REF:h 2h
KEY:hPatienthsafetyh MSC:hIntegratedhProcess:hNursinghPr
ocess:hIntervention
◦ NOT:h Clienth Needsh Category:h Safeh andh Effectiveh Careh
Environment:hSafetyhandhInfectionhControl
◦ Ahnursehishorientinghahnewhclienthandhfamilyhtohthehinpatienthunit.h Whathinfo
rmationhdoeshthehnursehprovidehtohhelphthehclienthpromotehhishorhherhownhsafet
y?
◦ Encourageh theh clienth andh familyh toh beh activeh partners.
◦ Havehthehclienthmonitorhhandhhygienehinhcaregivers.
◦ Offerhthehfamilyhthehopportunityhtohstayhwithhthehclient.
◦ Tellh theh clienth toh alwaysh wearh hishorh
herharmband.h
ANSWER:hA
◦ Eachhactionhcouldhbehimportanthforhthehclienthorhfamilyhtohperform.h
However,hencouraginghthehclienthtohbehactivehinhhishorhherhhealthhcarehashahpartnerhisht
hehmosthcritical.hThehotherhactionshare
◦
◦ veryhlimitedhinhscopehandhdohnothprovidehthehbroadhprotectionhthath
beinghactivehandhinvolved hdoes.
◦ DIF:h Understanding/Comprehensionh REF:h 3h
KEY:hPatienthsafetyh MSC:hIntegratedhProcess:hTeaching/h
Learning
