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(Stromberg, 2023) Chapters 1 - 49
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Medical-Surgical gNursing, gConcepts gand gPractice
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Medical-Surgical gNursing, gConcepts gand gPractice
,Medical-Surgical gNursing, gConcepts gand gPractice
, Chapter g01: gCaring gfor gMedical-Surgical gPatients
Stromberg: gMedical-Surgical gNursing: gConcepts gand gPractice, g5th gEdition
MULTIPLE gCHOICE
1. Which gstatement gaccurately gdescribes gthe gprimary gpurpose gof gthe gstate gnurse
g practice gactg(NPA)?
a. To gtest gand glicense gLPN/LVNs
b. To gdefine gthe gscope gof gLPN/LVN gpractice
c. To gimprove gthe gquality gof gcare gprovided gby gthe gLPN/LVN
d. To glimit gthe gLPN/LVN gemployment gplacement
ANSWER: g B
While gimproving gquality gof gcare gprovided gby gthe gLPN/LVN gmay gbe ga gresult gof gthe gNPA,
gthegprimary gpurpose gof gthe gNPA gof geach gstate gdefines gthe gscope gof gnursing gpractice g in gthat
g state.
DIF: Cognitive gLevel: gComprehension REF: g g gp. g3 OBJ: g3
gTOP: g NPA KEY: g Nursing gProcess gStep: gImplementation
MSC: g NCLEX: gSafe, gEffective gCare gEnvironment: gCoordinated gCare
2. The gcharge gnurse gasks gthe gnew gvocational gnurse gto gstart gan gintravenous ginfusion, ga gskill
gthat gthegvocational gnurse ghas gnot gbeen gtaught gduring gher geducational gprogram. gHow
gshould gthe gvocational gnurse grespond?
a. Ask ga gmore gexperienced gnurse gto gdemonstrate gthe gprocedure.
b. Look gup gthe gprocedure gin gthe gprocedure gmanual.
c. Attempt gto gperform gthe gprocedure gwith gsupervision.
d. Inform gthe gcharge gnurse gof gher glack gof gtraining gin gthis
gprocedure.
ANSWER: g D
The gcharge gnurse gshould gbe ginformed gof gthe glack gof gtraining gto gperform gthe gprocedure,
gand gthegvocational gnurse gshould gseek gfurther gtraining gto ggain gproficiency. gAlthough gthe
gother goptions gmight g be ghelpful, gthey gare g not g safe.
DIF: Cognitive gLevel: gApplication REF: g g gp. g3 OBJ: g1
gTOP: g Providing gSafe gCare KEY: gNursing gProcess gStep: gN/A
gMSC: g NCLEX: gSafe, g Effective gCare gEnvironment: gCoordinated gCare
3. Which gpatient gstatement gindicates ga gneed gfor gfurther gdischarge gteaching gthat gthe
vocationalgnurse gshould gaddress?
g
a. ―I ghave gno g idea gof ghow gthis gdrug gwill gaffect g me.‖
b. ―Do g you gknow gif gmy gphysician gis gcoming g back gtoday?‖
c. ―Will gmy ginsurance gpay gfor gmy gstay?‖
d. ―Am gI ggoing gto ghave gto ggo gto g a gnursing ghome?‖
ANSWER: g A
Lack gof gknowledge gat gdischarge gabout gmedication geffects gand gside geffects gis ga gconcern
Medical-Surgical gNursing, gConcepts gand gPractice