deWit's Medical-Surgical Nursing,
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Concepts and Practice, 4th Edition
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(Stromberg, 2023) Chapters 1 - 49
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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,Medical-Surgical mNursing, mConcepts mand mPractice
, Chapter m01: mCaring mfor mMedical-Surgical mPatients
DeWit: mMedical-Surgical mNursing: mConcepts m& mPractice, m4th mEdition
MULTIPLE mCHOICE
1. Which mstatement maccurately mdescribes mthe mprimary mpurpose mof mthe mstate mnurse
m practice mactm(NPA)?
a. To mtest mand mlicense mLPN/LVNs
b. To mdefine mthe mscope mof mLPN/LVN mpractice
c. To mimprove mthe mquality mof mcare mprovided mby mthe
m LPN/LVN
d. To mlimit mthe mLPN/LVN memployment mplacement
ANSWER: m B
While mimproving mquality mof mcare mprovided mby mthe mLPN/LVN mmay mbe ma mresult mof mthe
mNPA, mthemprimary mpurpose mof mthe mNPA mof meach mstate mdefines mthe mscope mof mnursing
mpractice m in mthat m state.
DIF: Cognitive mLevel: mComprehension REF: m m mp. m3 OBJ: m3
mTOP: m NPA KEY: m Nursing mProcess mStep: mImplementation
MSC: m NCLEX: mSafe, mEffective mCare mEnvironment: mCoordinated mCare
2. The mcharge mnurse masks mthe mnew mvocational mnurse mto mstart man mintravenous minfusion, ma
mskill mthat mthemvocational mnurse mhas mnot mbeen mtaught mduring mher meducational mprogram.
mHow mshould mthe mvocational mnurse mrespond?
a. Ask ma mmore mexperienced mnurse mto mdemonstrate mthe
mprocedure.
b. Look mup mthe mprocedure min mthe mprocedure mmanual.
c. Attempt mto mperform mthe mprocedure mwith msupervision.
d. Inform mthe mcharge mnurse mof mher mlack mof mtraining min mthis
mprocedure.
ANSWER: m D
The mcharge mnurse mshould mbe minformed mof mthe mlack mof mtraining mto mperform mthe
mprocedure, mand mthemvocational mnurse mshould mseek mfurther mtraining mto mgain mproficiency.
mAlthough mthe mother moptions mmight m be mhelpful, mthey mare m not m safe.
DIF: Cognitive mLevel: mApplication REF: m m mp. m3 OBJ: m1
mTOP: m Providing mSafe mCare KEY: mNursing mProcess mStep:
mN/AmMSC: m NCLEX: mSafe, m Effective mCare mEnvironment: mCoordinated mCare
3. Which mpatient mstatement mindicates ma mneed mfor mfurther mdischarge mteaching mthat mthe
mvocationalmnurse mshould maddress?
a. ―I mhave mno m idea mof mhow mthis mdrug mwill maffect m me.‖
b. ―Do m you mknow mif mmy mphysician mis mcoming mback
mtoday?‖
c. ―Will mmy minsurance mpay mfor mmy mstay?‖
d. ―Am mI mgoing mto m have mto m go mto m a mnursing m home?‖
Medical-Surgical mNursing, mConcepts mand mPractice