TEST BANK - Timby's Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing, 13th Edition (Donnelly-Moreno), Verified Chapters 1 - 72, Complete

TEST BANK - Timby's Introductory Medical-Surgical
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Nursing, 13th Edition (Donnelly-Moreno), Verified
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Chapters 1 - 72, Complete
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Chapter 1Concepts and Trends in Healthcare e e e e e




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A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-surgical unit.
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The preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when working as
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aprofessional nurse? e e e



◦ Attending to holistic client needs e e e e




◦ Ensuring client safety e e




◦ Not making medication errors
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◦ Providing client- e



focused care
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◦ All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However, e e e e e e e e



e ensuring client safety is the priority. Up to 98,000 deaths result each year from errors in
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e hospital care, according to the 2000 Institute of Medicine report. Many more
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e clientshave suffered injuries and less serious outcomes. Every nurse has the
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e responsibility to guard the clients safety. e e e e e




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e 2KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process: Nursing
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◦ NOT: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective e e e e e e



e CareEnvironment: Safety and Infection Control
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◦ A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the inpatient unit. What
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information does the nurse provide to help the client promote his or her
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ownsafety?
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◦ Encourage the client and family to be active partners. e e e e e e e e




◦ Have the client monitor hand hygiene in caregivers.
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◦ Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client.
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◦ Tell the client to always wear his
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orher armband.
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◦ Each action could be important for the client or family to e e e e e e e e e e



perform.However, encouraging the client to be active in his or her health care as a
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partner isthe most critical. The other actions are
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◦ very limited in scope and do not provide the broad protection e e e e e e e e e e



thatbeing active and involved does.
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e 3KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process: Teaching/
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e Learning