TEST BANK FOR TEXBOOK FOR MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING 15e
BRUNN ER & SU DDARTH'S
TEXTBOOK OF
Medical-Surgical
Nursing
•Wolters Kluwer
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,Test Bank for Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition
Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
1. A nurse has been offered a position on an obstetric unit and has learned that the
unit offers therapeutic abortions, a procedure that contradicts the nurse's personal
beliefs. What is the nurse's ethical obligation to these clients?
A. The nurse should adhere to professional standards of practice and offer service
to these clients.
B. The nurse should make the choice to decline this position and pursue a different
E
nursing role.
TR
C. The nurse should decline to care for the clients considering abortion.
D. The nurse should express alternatives to women considering terminating their
pregnancy.
EN
ANS: B
C
Rationale: To avoid facing the ethical dilemma of providing care that contradicts the
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nurse’s personal beliefs, the nurse should consider working in an area of nursing
that would not pose this dilemma. The nurse should not provide care to the client
because it is a conflict of personal values. The nurse should not deny care to these
N
clients as this would be a breach in the Code of Ethics for nurses. If the client is not
BA
requesting information for alternatives to abortions, then the nurse should not be
providing this information.
ST
PTS: 1 REF: p. 27
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice KEY: Integrated Process: Caring
TE
BLM: Cognitive Level: Apply NOT: Multiple Choice
2. An 80-year-old client is admitted with a diagnosis of community-acquired
pneumonia. During admission the client states, "I have a living will." What
implication of this should the nurse recognize?
A. This document is always honored, regardless of circumstances.
B. This document specifies the client's wishes before hospitalization.
C. This document is binding for the duration of the client's life.
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D. This document has been drawn up by the client's family to determine DNR
status.
ANS: B
Rationale: A living will is one type of advance directive. In most situations, living
wills are limited to situations in which the client's medical condition is deemed
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terminal. The other answers are incorrect because living wills are not always
honored in every circumstance, they are not binding for the duration of the client's
TR
life, and they are not drawn up by the client's family.
EN
PTS: 1 REF: p. 29
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
C
KEY: Integrated Process: Communication and Documentation BLM: Cognitive
Level: Analyze
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NOT: Multiple Choice
3. A nurse has been providing ethical care for many years and is aware of the need
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to maintain the ethical principle of nonmaleficence. Which of the following actions
BA
would be considered a violation of this principle?
A. Discussing a DNR order with a terminally ill client
B. Assisting a semi-independent client with ADLs
ST
C. Refusing to administer pain medication as prescribed
D. Providing more care for one client than for another
TE
ANS: C
Rationale: The duty not to inflict as well as prevent and remove harm is termed
nonmaleficence. Discussing a DNR order with a terminally ill client and assisting a
client with ADLs would not be considered contradictions to the nurse's duty of
nonmaleficence. Some clients justifiably require more care than others.
PTS: 1 REF: p. 25
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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,Test Bank for Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level: Analyze
NOT: Multiple Choice
4. A nurse has begun creating a client's plan of care shortly after the client's
admission. The nurse knows that it is important that the wording of the chosen
nursing diagnoses falls within the taxonomy of nursing. Which organization is
E
responsible for developing the taxonomy of a nursing diagnosis?
A. American Nurses Association (ANA)
TR
B. North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA)
C. National League for Nursing (NLN)
EN
D. Joint Commission
ANS: B
C
Rationale: NANDA International is the official organization responsible for
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developing the taxonomy of nursing diagnoses and formulating nursing diagnoses
acceptable for study. The ANA, NLN, and Joint Commission are not charged with the
task of developing the taxonomy of nursing diagnoses.
N
BA
PTS: 1 REF: p. 15
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
ST
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level: Understand
NOT: Multiple Choice
TE
5. A medical nurse has obtained a new client's health history and has completed the
admission assessment. The nurse followed this by documenting the results and
creating a care plan for the client. Which of the following is the most important
rationale for documenting the client's care?
A. It provides continuity of care.
B. It creates a teaching log for the family.
C. It verifies appropriate staffing levels.
D. It keeps the client fully informed.
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ANS: A
Rationale: This record provides a means of communication among members of the
health care team and facilitates coordinated planning and continuity of care. It
serves as the legal and business record for a health care agency and for the
professional staff members who are responsible for the client's care.
Documentation is not primarily a teaching log; it does not verify staffing; and it is
E
not intended to provide the client with information about treatments.
TR
PTS: 1 REF: p. 14
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
EN
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
KEY: Integrated Process: Communication and Documentation BLM: Cognitive
Level: Understand
NOT: Multiple Choice C
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6. The nurse has been assigned to care for a client admitted with an opportunistic
infection secondary to AIDS. The nurse informs the clinical nurse leader that the
nurse refuses to care for a client with AIDS. The nurse has an obligation to this
N
client under which of the following?
BA
A. Good Samaritan Act
B. Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC)
C. The nurse practice act in the nurse's jurisdiction
ST
D. International Council of Nurses (ICN) Code of Ethics for Nurses
TE
ANS: D
Rationale: The ethical obligation to care for all clients is included in the Code of
Ethics for Nurses. The Good Samaritan Act relates to lay people helping others in
need. The NIC is a standardized classification of nursing treatment that includes
independent and collaborative interventions. Nurse practice acts primarily address
scope of practice.
PTS: 1 REF: p. 27
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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, Test Bank for Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level: Understand
NOT: Multiple Choice
7. The nurse, in collaboration with the client's family, is determining priorities
related to the care of the client. The nurse explains that it is important to consider
the urgency of specific problems when setting priorities. What should the nurse
E
adopt as the best framework for prioritizing client problems?
A. Availability of hospital resources
TR
B. Family member statements
C. Maslow hierarchy of needs
EN
D. The nurse's skill set
ANS: C
C
Rationale: The Maslow hierarchy of needs provides a useful framework for
KS
prioritizing problems, with the first level given to meeting physical needs of the
client. Availability of hospital resources, family member statements, and nursing
skill do not provide a framework for prioritization of client problems, though each
N
may be considered.
BA
PTS: 1 REF: p. 6
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
ST
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level: Apply
TE
NOT: Multiple Choice
8. A medical nurse is caring for a client who is receiving palliative care following
cancer metastasis. The nurse is aware of the need to uphold the ethical principle of
beneficence. How can the nurse best exemplify this principle in the care of this
client?
A. The nurse tactfully regulates the number and timing of visitors as per the client's
wishes.
B. The nurse stays with the client during their death.
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BRUNN ER & SU DDARTH'S
TEXTBOOK OF
Medical-Surgical
Nursing
•Wolters Kluwer
TESTBANKSCENTRE@2025
,Test Bank for Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition
Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
1. A nurse has been offered a position on an obstetric unit and has learned that the
unit offers therapeutic abortions, a procedure that contradicts the nurse's personal
beliefs. What is the nurse's ethical obligation to these clients?
A. The nurse should adhere to professional standards of practice and offer service
to these clients.
B. The nurse should make the choice to decline this position and pursue a different
E
nursing role.
TR
C. The nurse should decline to care for the clients considering abortion.
D. The nurse should express alternatives to women considering terminating their
pregnancy.
EN
ANS: B
C
Rationale: To avoid facing the ethical dilemma of providing care that contradicts the
KS
nurse’s personal beliefs, the nurse should consider working in an area of nursing
that would not pose this dilemma. The nurse should not provide care to the client
because it is a conflict of personal values. The nurse should not deny care to these
N
clients as this would be a breach in the Code of Ethics for nurses. If the client is not
BA
requesting information for alternatives to abortions, then the nurse should not be
providing this information.
ST
PTS: 1 REF: p. 27
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice KEY: Integrated Process: Caring
TE
BLM: Cognitive Level: Apply NOT: Multiple Choice
2. An 80-year-old client is admitted with a diagnosis of community-acquired
pneumonia. During admission the client states, "I have a living will." What
implication of this should the nurse recognize?
A. This document is always honored, regardless of circumstances.
B. This document specifies the client's wishes before hospitalization.
C. This document is binding for the duration of the client's life.
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D. This document has been drawn up by the client's family to determine DNR
status.
ANS: B
Rationale: A living will is one type of advance directive. In most situations, living
wills are limited to situations in which the client's medical condition is deemed
E
terminal. The other answers are incorrect because living wills are not always
honored in every circumstance, they are not binding for the duration of the client's
TR
life, and they are not drawn up by the client's family.
EN
PTS: 1 REF: p. 29
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
C
KEY: Integrated Process: Communication and Documentation BLM: Cognitive
Level: Analyze
KS
NOT: Multiple Choice
3. A nurse has been providing ethical care for many years and is aware of the need
N
to maintain the ethical principle of nonmaleficence. Which of the following actions
BA
would be considered a violation of this principle?
A. Discussing a DNR order with a terminally ill client
B. Assisting a semi-independent client with ADLs
ST
C. Refusing to administer pain medication as prescribed
D. Providing more care for one client than for another
TE
ANS: C
Rationale: The duty not to inflict as well as prevent and remove harm is termed
nonmaleficence. Discussing a DNR order with a terminally ill client and assisting a
client with ADLs would not be considered contradictions to the nurse's duty of
nonmaleficence. Some clients justifiably require more care than others.
PTS: 1 REF: p. 25
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
TESTBANKSCENTRE@2025
,Test Bank for Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level: Analyze
NOT: Multiple Choice
4. A nurse has begun creating a client's plan of care shortly after the client's
admission. The nurse knows that it is important that the wording of the chosen
nursing diagnoses falls within the taxonomy of nursing. Which organization is
E
responsible for developing the taxonomy of a nursing diagnosis?
A. American Nurses Association (ANA)
TR
B. North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA)
C. National League for Nursing (NLN)
EN
D. Joint Commission
ANS: B
C
Rationale: NANDA International is the official organization responsible for
KS
developing the taxonomy of nursing diagnoses and formulating nursing diagnoses
acceptable for study. The ANA, NLN, and Joint Commission are not charged with the
task of developing the taxonomy of nursing diagnoses.
N
BA
PTS: 1 REF: p. 15
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
ST
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level: Understand
NOT: Multiple Choice
TE
5. A medical nurse has obtained a new client's health history and has completed the
admission assessment. The nurse followed this by documenting the results and
creating a care plan for the client. Which of the following is the most important
rationale for documenting the client's care?
A. It provides continuity of care.
B. It creates a teaching log for the family.
C. It verifies appropriate staffing levels.
D. It keeps the client fully informed.
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,Test Bank for Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition
ANS: A
Rationale: This record provides a means of communication among members of the
health care team and facilitates coordinated planning and continuity of care. It
serves as the legal and business record for a health care agency and for the
professional staff members who are responsible for the client's care.
Documentation is not primarily a teaching log; it does not verify staffing; and it is
E
not intended to provide the client with information about treatments.
TR
PTS: 1 REF: p. 14
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
EN
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
KEY: Integrated Process: Communication and Documentation BLM: Cognitive
Level: Understand
NOT: Multiple Choice C
KS
6. The nurse has been assigned to care for a client admitted with an opportunistic
infection secondary to AIDS. The nurse informs the clinical nurse leader that the
nurse refuses to care for a client with AIDS. The nurse has an obligation to this
N
client under which of the following?
BA
A. Good Samaritan Act
B. Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC)
C. The nurse practice act in the nurse's jurisdiction
ST
D. International Council of Nurses (ICN) Code of Ethics for Nurses
TE
ANS: D
Rationale: The ethical obligation to care for all clients is included in the Code of
Ethics for Nurses. The Good Samaritan Act relates to lay people helping others in
need. The NIC is a standardized classification of nursing treatment that includes
independent and collaborative interventions. Nurse practice acts primarily address
scope of practice.
PTS: 1 REF: p. 27
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
TESTBANKSCENTRE@2025
, Test Bank for Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level: Understand
NOT: Multiple Choice
7. The nurse, in collaboration with the client's family, is determining priorities
related to the care of the client. The nurse explains that it is important to consider
the urgency of specific problems when setting priorities. What should the nurse
E
adopt as the best framework for prioritizing client problems?
A. Availability of hospital resources
TR
B. Family member statements
C. Maslow hierarchy of needs
EN
D. The nurse's skill set
ANS: C
C
Rationale: The Maslow hierarchy of needs provides a useful framework for
KS
prioritizing problems, with the first level given to meeting physical needs of the
client. Availability of hospital resources, family member statements, and nursing
skill do not provide a framework for prioritization of client problems, though each
N
may be considered.
BA
PTS: 1 REF: p. 6
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
ST
TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level: Apply
TE
NOT: Multiple Choice
8. A medical nurse is caring for a client who is receiving palliative care following
cancer metastasis. The nurse is aware of the need to uphold the ethical principle of
beneficence. How can the nurse best exemplify this principle in the care of this
client?
A. The nurse tactfully regulates the number and timing of visitors as per the client's
wishes.
B. The nurse stays with the client during their death.
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