TestMBankMforMBrunnerM&MSuddarth'sMTextbookMofMMedical-
SurgicalMNursing,M15thMEdition
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ner & Suddarth's M M
Textbook of Medical- M M
SurgicalNursing, 15th Edi M M M
,TestMBankMforMBrunnerM&MSuddarth'sMTextbookMofMMedical-
tion
SurgicalMNursing,M15thMEdition
,TestMBankMforMBrunnerM&MSuddarth'sMTextbookMofMMedical-
SurgicalMNursing,M15thMEdition
Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
M M M M
1. AMnurseMhasMbeenMofferedMaMpositionMonManMobstetricMunitMandMhasMlearnedMthatMth
eMunitMoffersMtherapeuticMabortions,MaMprocedureMthatMcontradictsMtheMnurse'sMperson
alMbeliefs.MWhatMisMtheMnurse'sMethicalMobligationMtoMtheseMclients?
A. TheMnurseMshouldMadhereMtoMprofessionalMstandardsMofMpracticeMandMofferMservic
eMtoMtheseMclients.
B. TheMnurseMshouldMmakeMtheMchoiceMtoMdeclineMthisMpositionMandMpursueMaMdifferen
tMnursingMrole.
C. TheMnurseMshouldMdeclineMtoMcareMforMtheMclientsMconsideringMabortion.
D. TheMnurseMshouldMexpressMalternativesMtoMwomenMconsideringMterminatingMthei
rMpregnancy.
ANS:MB
Rationale:MToMavoidMfacingMtheMethicalMdilemmaMofMprovidingMcareMthatMcontradictsMth
eMnurse’sMpersonalMbeliefs,MtheMnurseMshouldMconsiderMworkingMinManMareaMofMnursin
gMthatMwouldMnotMposeMthisMdilemma.MTheMnurseMshouldMnotMprovideMcareMtoMtheMcli
entMbecauseMitMisMaMconflictMofMpersonalMvalues.MTheMnurseMshouldMnotMdenyMcareMtoMt
heseMclientsMasMthisMwouldMbeMaMbreachMinMtheMCodeMofMEthicsMforMnurses.MIfMtheMclientM
isMnotMrequestingMinformationMforMalternativesMtoMabortions,MthenMtheMnurseMshouldM
notMbeMprovidingMthisMinformation.
PTS:M1MREF:Mp.M27
NAT:MClientMNeeds:MSafe,MEffectiveMCareMEnvironment:MManagementMofMCareMTO
P:MChapterM1:MProfessionalMNursingMPractice
KEY:MIntegratedMProcess:MCarin
gMBLM:MCognitiveMLevel:MApplyMNOT:MMultipleMChoice
2. AnM80-year-oldMclientMisMadmittedMwithMaMdiagnosisMofMcommunity-
acquiredMpneumonia.MDuringMadmissionMtheMclientMstates,M"IMhaveMaMlivingMwil
l."MWhatMimplicationMofMthisMshouldMtheMnurseMrecognize?
A. ThisMdocumentMisMalwaysMhonored,MregardlessMofMcircumstances.
B. ThisMdocumentMspecifiesMtheMclient'sMwishesMbeforeMhospitalization.
C. ThisMdocumentMisMbindingMforMtheMdurationMofMtheMclient'sMlife.
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SurgicalMNursing,M15thMEdition
D. ThisMdocumentMhasMbeenMdrawnMupMbyMtheMclient'sMfamilyMtoMdetermineMDN
RMstatus.
ANS:MB
Rationale:MAMlivingMwillMisMoneMtypeMofMadvanceMdirective.MInMmostMsituations,MlivingM
willsMareMlimitedMtoMsituationsMinMwhichMtheMclient'sMmedicalMconditionMisMdeemedMter
minal.MTheMotherManswersMareMincorrectMbecauseMlivingMwillsMareMnotMalwaysMhonore
dMinMeveryMcircumstance,MtheyMareMnotMbindingMforMtheMdurationMofMtheMclient'sMlife,Man
dMtheyMareMnotMdrawnMupMbyMtheMclient'sMfamily.
PTS:M1MREF:Mp.M29
NAT:MClientMNeeds:MSafe,MEffectiveMCareMEnvironment:MManagementMofMCareMTO
P:MChapterM1:MProfessionalMNursingMPractice
KEY:MIntegratedMProcess:MCommunicationMandMDocumentationMBLM:MCognitiveMLev
el:MAnalyze
NOT:MMultipleMChoice
3. AMnurseMhasMbeenMprovidingMethicalMcareMforMmanyMyearsMandMisMawareMofMtheMnee
dMtoMmaintainMtheMethicalMprincipleMofMnonmaleficence.MWhichMofMtheMfollowingMactio
nsMwouldMbeMconsideredMaMviolationMofMthisMprinciple?
A. DiscussingMaMDNRMorderMwithMaMterminallyMillMclient
B. AssistingMaMsemi-independentMclientMwithMADLs
C. RefusingMtoMadministerMpainMmedicationMasMprescribed
D. ProvidingMmoreMcareMforMoneMclientMthanMforManothe
rMANS:MC
Rationale:MTheMdutyMnotMtoMinflictMasMwellMasMpreventMandMremoveMharmMisMtermedMn
onmaleficence.MDiscussingMaMDNRMorderMwithMaMterminallyMillMclientMandMassistingMaMcli
entMwithMADLsMwouldMnotMbeMconsideredMcontradictionsMtoMtheMnurse'sMdutyMofMnonm
aleficence.MSomeMclientsMjustifiablyMrequireMmoreMcareMthanMothers.
PTS:M1MREF:Mp.M25
NAT:MClientMNeeds:MSafe,MEffectiveMCareMEnvironment:MManagementMofMCare
SurgicalMNursing,M15thMEdition
Test Bank Brun M M
ner & Suddarth's M M
Textbook of Medical- M M
SurgicalNursing, 15th Edi M M M
,TestMBankMforMBrunnerM&MSuddarth'sMTextbookMofMMedical-
tion
SurgicalMNursing,M15thMEdition
,TestMBankMforMBrunnerM&MSuddarth'sMTextbookMofMMedical-
SurgicalMNursing,M15thMEdition
Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
M M M M
1. AMnurseMhasMbeenMofferedMaMpositionMonManMobstetricMunitMandMhasMlearnedMthatMth
eMunitMoffersMtherapeuticMabortions,MaMprocedureMthatMcontradictsMtheMnurse'sMperson
alMbeliefs.MWhatMisMtheMnurse'sMethicalMobligationMtoMtheseMclients?
A. TheMnurseMshouldMadhereMtoMprofessionalMstandardsMofMpracticeMandMofferMservic
eMtoMtheseMclients.
B. TheMnurseMshouldMmakeMtheMchoiceMtoMdeclineMthisMpositionMandMpursueMaMdifferen
tMnursingMrole.
C. TheMnurseMshouldMdeclineMtoMcareMforMtheMclientsMconsideringMabortion.
D. TheMnurseMshouldMexpressMalternativesMtoMwomenMconsideringMterminatingMthei
rMpregnancy.
ANS:MB
Rationale:MToMavoidMfacingMtheMethicalMdilemmaMofMprovidingMcareMthatMcontradictsMth
eMnurse’sMpersonalMbeliefs,MtheMnurseMshouldMconsiderMworkingMinManMareaMofMnursin
gMthatMwouldMnotMposeMthisMdilemma.MTheMnurseMshouldMnotMprovideMcareMtoMtheMcli
entMbecauseMitMisMaMconflictMofMpersonalMvalues.MTheMnurseMshouldMnotMdenyMcareMtoMt
heseMclientsMasMthisMwouldMbeMaMbreachMinMtheMCodeMofMEthicsMforMnurses.MIfMtheMclientM
isMnotMrequestingMinformationMforMalternativesMtoMabortions,MthenMtheMnurseMshouldM
notMbeMprovidingMthisMinformation.
PTS:M1MREF:Mp.M27
NAT:MClientMNeeds:MSafe,MEffectiveMCareMEnvironment:MManagementMofMCareMTO
P:MChapterM1:MProfessionalMNursingMPractice
KEY:MIntegratedMProcess:MCarin
gMBLM:MCognitiveMLevel:MApplyMNOT:MMultipleMChoice
2. AnM80-year-oldMclientMisMadmittedMwithMaMdiagnosisMofMcommunity-
acquiredMpneumonia.MDuringMadmissionMtheMclientMstates,M"IMhaveMaMlivingMwil
l."MWhatMimplicationMofMthisMshouldMtheMnurseMrecognize?
A. ThisMdocumentMisMalwaysMhonored,MregardlessMofMcircumstances.
B. ThisMdocumentMspecifiesMtheMclient'sMwishesMbeforeMhospitalization.
C. ThisMdocumentMisMbindingMforMtheMdurationMofMtheMclient'sMlife.
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SurgicalMNursing,M15thMEdition
D. ThisMdocumentMhasMbeenMdrawnMupMbyMtheMclient'sMfamilyMtoMdetermineMDN
RMstatus.
ANS:MB
Rationale:MAMlivingMwillMisMoneMtypeMofMadvanceMdirective.MInMmostMsituations,MlivingM
willsMareMlimitedMtoMsituationsMinMwhichMtheMclient'sMmedicalMconditionMisMdeemedMter
minal.MTheMotherManswersMareMincorrectMbecauseMlivingMwillsMareMnotMalwaysMhonore
dMinMeveryMcircumstance,MtheyMareMnotMbindingMforMtheMdurationMofMtheMclient'sMlife,Man
dMtheyMareMnotMdrawnMupMbyMtheMclient'sMfamily.
PTS:M1MREF:Mp.M29
NAT:MClientMNeeds:MSafe,MEffectiveMCareMEnvironment:MManagementMofMCareMTO
P:MChapterM1:MProfessionalMNursingMPractice
KEY:MIntegratedMProcess:MCommunicationMandMDocumentationMBLM:MCognitiveMLev
el:MAnalyze
NOT:MMultipleMChoice
3. AMnurseMhasMbeenMprovidingMethicalMcareMforMmanyMyearsMandMisMawareMofMtheMnee
dMtoMmaintainMtheMethicalMprincipleMofMnonmaleficence.MWhichMofMtheMfollowingMactio
nsMwouldMbeMconsideredMaMviolationMofMthisMprinciple?
A. DiscussingMaMDNRMorderMwithMaMterminallyMillMclient
B. AssistingMaMsemi-independentMclientMwithMADLs
C. RefusingMtoMadministerMpainMmedicationMasMprescribed
D. ProvidingMmoreMcareMforMoneMclientMthanMforManothe
rMANS:MC
Rationale:MTheMdutyMnotMtoMinflictMasMwellMasMpreventMandMremoveMharmMisMtermedMn
onmaleficence.MDiscussingMaMDNRMorderMwithMaMterminallyMillMclientMandMassistingMaMcli
entMwithMADLsMwouldMnotMbeMconsideredMcontradictionsMtoMtheMnurse'sMdutyMofMnonm
aleficence.MSomeMclientsMjustifiablyMrequireMmoreMcareMthanMothers.
PTS:M1MREF:Mp.M25
NAT:MClientMNeeds:MSafe,MEffectiveMCareMEnvironment:MManagementMofMCare