TEST BANK Medical-Surgical Nursing (8th Ed) by Linton; Matteson| Latest Exams questions 100% Verified Answers

TEST BANK - Medical-Surgical Nursing,
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8th Edition (Linton), Chapters 1 - 63 |
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All Chapters Verified
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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, Chapter 01: Aspects of Medical-Surgical Nursing Linton:
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Medical-Surgical Nursing, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE b




1. What provides direction for individualized care and assures the delivery of accurate, safe
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bcare through a definitive pathway that promotes the client’s and the support persons’
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bprogress toward positive outcomes? b b b



a. Physician’s orders b



b. Progress notes b



c. Nursing care plan b b



d. Client health history b b




ANSWER: C b



The nursing care plan provides direction for individualized care and assures the delivery of
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accurate, safe care through a definitive pathway that promotes the client’s and the support
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persons’ progress toward positive outcomes.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 2 OBJ: 1 b b bbb b b b



TOP: Nursing Care Plan
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bMSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk
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2. The nurse is performing behaviors and actions that assist clients and significant others in
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bmeeting their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care. What is the correct
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bterm for these nursing behaviors?
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a. Assessments
b. Interventions
c. Planning
d. Evaluation
ANSWER: B b



Caring interventions are those nursing behaviors and actions that assist clients and
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significant others in meeting their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1 b b bbb b b b



TOP: Interventions
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bMSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk
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3. The nurse understands the importance of being answerable for all actions and the
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bpossibility of being called on to explain or justify them. What term best describes this
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bconcept?
a. Reliability
b. Maturity
c. Accountability
d. Liability
ANSWER: C b



Accountability means that a person is answerable for his or her actions and may be called on
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to explain or justify them.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension b b REF: pp. 6-7 bbb b OBJ: 3 | 5 | 7 b b b b b b