Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing
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1. A nurse has recently been assigned to a medical-sur- B. Hospitalized adults with
gical clinical rotation. According to the scope of med- acute and chronic illness-
ical-surgical nursing, what type of client assignments es
does the nurse expect to see?
A. Hospitalized children with acute and chronic illness- Rationale
es The scope of medical-sur-
B. Hospitalized adults with acute and chronic illnesses gical nursing, sometimes
C. Older adults in a nursing home called adult health nurs-
D. Working adults in a corporate setting ing, is to promote health
and prevent illness or in-
jury in clients from 18 to
100 years of age or older.
The most common prac-
tice setting is the acute
care hospital.
2. A nursing student has been assigned to the hospital's A. "I will be caring for
Rapid Response Team (RRT). Which statement by the clients in the hospital."
student indicates a correct understanding of the RRT
member's purpose? Rationale
A. "I will be caring for clients in the hospital." A. Members of the RRT are
B. "I will be riding along in the hospital's ambulance." critical care experts who
C. "I will be admitting clients to the hospital." are on site in the hospi-
D. "I will be observing code 'blue' resuscitations." tal and are available at any
time.
3. Which principal nursing actions best support a focus B. Handwashing
on client safety? Select all that apply. C. Preoperative checklists
E. Five rights of drug ad-
A. Client restraints ministration
B. Handwashing
C. Preoperative checklists Rationale
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D. Respect for others The number one way to
E. Five rights of drug administration prevent infection in clients!
This is a major method that
facilitates a safe care envi-
ronment for the client.
4. A nurse is working in the intensive care unit. When D. A postoperative client's
does the nurse call the Rapid Response Team (RRT)? blood pressure suddenly
drops.
A. An 87-year-old client awakens mildly confused, then
reorients quickly. Rationale
B. A newly admitted client requests pain medication. D. The RRT should be
C. A postoperative client's dressing has mild bloody called whenever a client
drainage. has a slow or sudden de-
D. A postoperative client's blood pressure suddenly terioration in clinical con-
drops. dition.
5. Which role of the medical-surgical nurse is demon- B. Caregiver
strated by writing a care plan for the client who is newly
admitted to the hospital? Rationale
A. Advocate B. In the caregiver role,
B. Caregiver medical-surgical nurses
C. Communicator assess clients, analyze col-
D. Educator lected information to de-
termine their needs, de-
velop nursing diagnoses
and collaborative prob-
lems, plan care and car-
ry out the plan with the
healthcare team, and eval-
uate the care given.
6.
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1. A nurse has recently been assigned to a medical-sur- B. Hospitalized adults with
gical clinical rotation. According to the scope of med- acute and chronic illness-
ical-surgical nursing, what type of client assignments es
does the nurse expect to see?
A. Hospitalized children with acute and chronic illness- Rationale
es The scope of medical-sur-
B. Hospitalized adults with acute and chronic illnesses gical nursing, sometimes
C. Older adults in a nursing home called adult health nurs-
D. Working adults in a corporate setting ing, is to promote health
and prevent illness or in-
jury in clients from 18 to
100 years of age or older.
The most common prac-
tice setting is the acute
care hospital.
2. A nursing student has been assigned to the hospital's A. "I will be caring for
Rapid Response Team (RRT). Which statement by the clients in the hospital."
student indicates a correct understanding of the RRT
member's purpose? Rationale
A. "I will be caring for clients in the hospital." A. Members of the RRT are
B. "I will be riding along in the hospital's ambulance." critical care experts who
C. "I will be admitting clients to the hospital." are on site in the hospi-
D. "I will be observing code 'blue' resuscitations." tal and are available at any
time.
3. Which principal nursing actions best support a focus B. Handwashing
on client safety? Select all that apply. C. Preoperative checklists
E. Five rights of drug ad-
A. Client restraints ministration
B. Handwashing
C. Preoperative checklists Rationale
, Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing
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D. Respect for others The number one way to
E. Five rights of drug administration prevent infection in clients!
This is a major method that
facilitates a safe care envi-
ronment for the client.
4. A nurse is working in the intensive care unit. When D. A postoperative client's
does the nurse call the Rapid Response Team (RRT)? blood pressure suddenly
drops.
A. An 87-year-old client awakens mildly confused, then
reorients quickly. Rationale
B. A newly admitted client requests pain medication. D. The RRT should be
C. A postoperative client's dressing has mild bloody called whenever a client
drainage. has a slow or sudden de-
D. A postoperative client's blood pressure suddenly terioration in clinical con-
drops. dition.
5. Which role of the medical-surgical nurse is demon- B. Caregiver
strated by writing a care plan for the client who is newly
admitted to the hospital? Rationale
A. Advocate B. In the caregiver role,
B. Caregiver medical-surgical nurses
C. Communicator assess clients, analyze col-
D. Educator lected information to de-
termine their needs, de-
velop nursing diagnoses
and collaborative prob-
lems, plan care and car-
ry out the plan with the
healthcare team, and eval-
uate the care given.
6.
