Chapterg01:gOverviewgofgProfessionalgNursinggConceptsgforgMedical-
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1. Agnewgnursegisgworkinggwithgagpreceptorgongagmedical-
surgicalgunit.gThegpreceptorgadvisesgthegnewgnursegthatgwhichgisgthegprioritygwhengworkingg
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a. Attendinggtogholisticgclientgneeds
b. Ensuringgclientgsafety
c. Notgmakinggmedicationgerrors
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d. Providinggclient-focusedgcareg
ANS:g B
Allgactionsgaregappropriategforgthegprofessionalgnurse.gHowever,gensuringgclientgsafetygisgth
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egpriority.gHealthgcaregerrorsghave beeng widely reportedg forg25gyears,gmanygofgwhichgresul
tgingclientginjury,gdeath,gandgincreasedghealthgcaregcosts.gTheregaregseveralgnationalgand
internationalgorganizationsgthatghavegeithergrecommendedgorgmandatedgsafetyginitiatives.gEve
rygnurseghasgthegresponsibilitygtogguardgthegclient’sgsafety.gThegothergactionsgaregimportantgfo
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rgqualitygnursing,gbutgtheygaregnotgasgvitalgasgprovidinggsafety.gNotgmakinggmedicationgerrorsg
doesgprovidegsafety,gbutgisgtoognarrowgingscopegtogbegthegbestganswer.
DIF:
Understanding
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TOP: IntegratedgProcess:gNursinggProcess:gIntervention
gKEY:g Clientgsafety
MSC:g ClientgNeedsgCategory:gSafegandgEffectivegCaregEnvironment:gSafetygandgInfectiongControl
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2. Agnursegisgorientinggagnewgclientgand family togt h e m e d i c a l -
surgicalgunit.gWhatginformationgdoesgthegnursegprovidegtogbestghelpgthegclientgpromoteghisgorg
hergowngsafety?
a. Encouragegthegclientgandgfamilygtogbegactivegpartners.
b. Havegthegclientgmonitorghandghygienegingcaregivers.
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c. Offergthegfamilygthegopportunitygtogstaygwithgthegclient.
d. Tellgthegclientgtogalwaysgwearghisgorghergarmband.
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Eachgactiongcouldgbegimportantgforgthegclientgorgfamilygtogperform.gHowever,gencouraginggthe
clientgtogbegactiveginghisgorgherghealthgcaregasgagsafetygpartnergisgthegmostgcritical.gThegotherg
actionsgaregveryglimitedgingscopegandgdognotgprovidegthegbroadgprotectiongthatgbeinggactivegan
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DIF: Understanding TOP:g IntegratedgProcess:gTeaching/Learning
KEY:g Clientgsafet abirb.com/test
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MSC:g ClientgNeedsgCategory:gSafegandgEffectivegCaregEnvironment:gSafetygandgInfectiongControl
3. Agnursegisgcaringgforgagpostoperativegclientgongthegsurgicalgunit.gThegclient’sgbloodgpressur
egwasg142/76gmmgHgg30gminutes ago, and now is 88/50 mmgHg.gWhatgactiongwouldgthegnu
takegfirst?
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a. CallgthegRapidgResponsegTeam.
b. Documentgandgcontinuegtogmonitor.
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c. Notifygthegprimaryghealthgcaregprovider.
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d. Repeatgthegbloodgpressureging15gminutes.
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ANS:g A
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ThegpurposegofgthegRapidgResponse Team (RRT) isg t o intervene gwhengclientsgaregdeterioratin
ggbeforegtheygsuffergeithergrespiratorygorgcardiacgarrest.gSincegthegclientghasgmanifestedgagsig
nificantgchange,gthegnursegwouldgcallgthegRRT.gChangesgingbloodgpressure,gmentalgstatus,ghea
rtgrate,gtemperature,goxygengsaturation,gandglastg2ghours’gurinegoutputgaregparticularlygsignific
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antgandgaregpartgofgthegModifiedgEarlygWarninggSystemgguide.gDocumentationgisgvital,gbutgth
egnursegmustgdogmoregthangdocument.gThegprimaryghealthgcaregprovidergwouldgbegnotified,gb
utgthisgisgnotgmoregimportantgthangcallinggthegRRT.gThegclient’sgbloodgpressuregwouldgbegrea
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ssessedgfrequently,gbutgthegprioritygisggettinggthegrapidgcaregtogthegclient.
DIF: Applying
TOP:g IntegratedgProcess:gCommunicationgandgDocumentationgKEY:g Rapidg
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ResponsegTeamg(RRT),gClinicalgjudgment
MSC:g ClientgNeedsgCategory:gPhysiologicalgIntegrity:gPhysiologicalgAdaptation
4. Agnursegwishesgtogprovidegclient-centeredgcaregingallginteractions.gWhichgactiongbygthegnurse
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bestgdemonstratesgthisgconcep t?
a. Assessesgforgculturalginfluencesgaffectingghealthgcare.
b. Ensuresgthatgallgthegclient’sgbasicgneedsgaregmet.
c. Tellsgthegclientgandgfamilygaboutgallgupcominggtests.
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d. Thoroughlygorientsgthegclientgandgfamilygtogthegroom.
ANS:g A
Showinggrespectgforgthegclientgandgfamily’sgpreferencesgandgneedsgisgessentialgtogensuregagho
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person”gapproachgtogcare.gBygassessinggthegeffectgofgthegclient’sgculturegonghealthgcare,gthisgn
ursegisgpracticinggclient-focusedgcare.gProvidinggforgbasicgneedsgdoesgnot
demonstrategthisgcompetence.gSimplygtellinggthegclientgaboutgallgupcominggtestsgisgnotgprovid
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inggempoweringgeducation. Orienting the clientg andgfamilygtogthegroomgisgangimportantgsafety
gmeasure,gbutgnotgdirectlygrelatedgtogdemonstratinggclient-centeredgcare.
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KEY:g Client-centeredgcare,gCulture /tesNeeds
MSC: Client
g t Category: Psychosocial Integrity
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5. Agclientgisggoinggtogbegadmittedgforgagscheduledgsurgicalgprocedure.gWhichgactiongdoesgth
egnursegexplaingisgthegmostgimportantgthinggthegclientgcangdogtogprotectgagainstgerrors?
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a. Bringgaglistgofgallgmedicationsgandgwhatgtheygaregfor.
b. Keepgthegprovider’sgphonegnumbergbygthegtelephone.
c. Makegsuregthatgallgprovidersgwashghandsgbeforegenteringgthegroom.
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d. Writegdowngthegnamegofgeachgcaregivergwhogcomesgingthegroom.
ANS:g A
Medicationgreconciliationgisgagformalgprocessgingwhichgthegclient’sgactualgcurrentgmedications
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garegcomparedgtogthegprescribedgmedicationsgatgthegtimegofgadmission,gtransfer,gorgdischarge.g
ThisgNationalgclientgSafetygGoalgisgimportantgtogreducegmedicationgerrors.gThegclientgwouldg
notghavegtogbegresponsiblegforgprovidersgwashinggtheirghands,gandgevengifgthegclientgdoesgso,g
thisgisgtoognarrowgtogbegthegmostgimportantgactiongtogpreventgerrors.gKeepinggthegprovider’sg
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phonegnumbergnearbygandgdocumentinggeveryonegwhogentersgthegroomgalsogdognotgguarantee
gsafety.
DIF: Applying
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TOP:g Int eg rat e d Pr o ce ss: Te ac h in g/ Learning gKEY:g Clientg
safety,gInformatics
MSC:g ClientgNeedsgCategory:gSafegandgEffectivegCaregEnvironment:gSafetygandgInfectiongControl
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