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Maximize your exam readiness with the official *Phipps Medical-Surgical Nursing: Health and Illness Perspectives, 8th Edition* Test Bank. This 2025-updated resource features 2,000+ verified multiple-choice questions across all 66 chapters, including rationales, nursing process classifications (Assessment, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation), and client need categories (Physiological Integrity, Safe Care Environment, Health Promotion). Perfect for NCLEX®-RN prep, course review, and instructor assessments. Covers critical topics like perioperative care, fluid/electrolyte balance, shock, oncology, respiratory/cardiovascular disorders, gerontology, and evidence-based practice. Digital PDF format for instant access.

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,TABLE OF CONTENTS:
UNIT 1 MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING TODAY
Chapter 1. Scope of Medical-Surgical Nursing
Chapter 2. The Aging Population
Chapter 3. Healthy Lifestyles
Chapter 4. Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Chapter 5. Genetics and Disease
Chapter 6. Infectious Diseases and Bioterrorism
Chapter 7. Rehabilitation and Chronic Illness
Chapter 8. Palliative and End-of-Life Care
UNIT 2 CARE SETTINGS
Chapter 9. Emergency Care
Chapter 10. Critical Care
Chapter 11. Community-Based Care
Chapter 12. Long-Term Care
UNIT 3 PERIOPERATIVE NURSING
Chapter 13. Preoperative Nursing
Chapter 14. Intraoperative Nursing
Chapter 15. Postoperative Nursing
UNIT 4 COMMON PROBLEMS
Chapter 16. Pain
Chapter 17. Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance
Chapter 18. Acid-Base Imbalance
Chapter 19. Shock
UNIT 5 IMMUNOLOGIC PROBLEMS
Chapter 20. Assessment of the Immune System
Chapter 21. Immunologic Problems
Chapter 22. HIV Infection and AIDS
Chapter 23. Cancer
UNIT 6 RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS
Chapter 24. Assessment of the Respiratory System
Chapter 25. Upper Airway Problems
Chapter 26. Lower Airway Problems
Chapter 27. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
UNIT 7 CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS
Chapter 28. Assessment of the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 29. Coronary Artery Disease and Dysrhythmias
Chapter 30. Heart Failure, Valvular, and Inflammatory Problems of the Heart
Chapter 31. Vascular Problems
UNIT 8 HEMATOLOGIC PROBLEMS
Chapter 32. Assessment of the Hematologic System
Chapter 33. Hematologic Problems
UNIT 9 RENAL PROBLEMS
Chapter 34. Assessment of the Renal System
Chapter 35. Kidney and Urinary Tract Problems
Chapter 36. Kidney Failure
UNIT 10 ENDOCRINE PROBLEMS

Chapter 37. Assessment of the Endocrine System
Chapter 38. Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Adrenal Gland Problems

,Chapter 39. Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia
UNIT 11 GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS
Chapter 40. Assessment of the Gastrointestinal System
Chapter 41. Mouth and Esophagus Problems
Chapter 42. Stomach and Duodenum Problems
Chapter 43. Intestinal Problems
Chapter 44. Gallbladder and Exocrine Pancreatic Problems
UNIT 12 HEPATIC PROBLEMS
Chapter 45. Assessment of the Hepatic Problems
Chapter 46. Hepatic Problems
UNIT 13 NEUROLOGIC PROBLEMS
Chapter 47. Assessment of the Nervous System
Chapter 48. Traumatic and Neoplastic Problems of the Brain
Chapter 49. Vascular and Degenerative Problems of the Brain
Chapter 50. Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve Problems
UNIT 14 MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS
Chapter 51. Assessment of the Musculoskeletal Problems
Chapter 52. Trauma to the Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 53. Degenerative Disorders
Chapter 54. Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
UNIT 15 REPRODUCTIVE PROBLEMS
Chapter 55. Assessment of the Reproductive System
Chapter 56. Female Reproductive Problems
Chapter 57. Male Reproductive Problems
Chapter 58. Problems of the Breast
Chapter 59. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
UNIT 16 EYE PROBLEMS
Chapter 60. Assessment of the Visual System
Chapter 61. Problems of the Eye
UNIT 17 EAR PROBLEMS
Chapter 62. Assessment of the Auditory System
Chapter 63. Problems of the Ear
UNIT 18 SKIN PROBLEMS
Chapter 64. Assessment of the Skin
Chapter 65. Problems of the Skin
Chapter 66. Burns

, Chapter 1: Scope of Medical-Surgical Nursing
Monahan: Phipps' Medical-Surgical Nursing: Health and Illness Perspectives, 8th Edition Test Bank


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A current trend in American society that will impact future nursing practice is:
1. More physicians graduating from medical schools
2. Increased need for child day care
3. Growth of the elderly population
4. Increased inpatient services

ANS: 3 PTS: 1 DIF: Category: No applicable category
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and
Maintenance


2. A major factor in rising health care costs is:
1. High-technology health care
2. Workplace violence
3. Prevention care
4. Nursing salaries

ANS: 1 PTS: 1 DIF: Category: No applicable category
TOP: Nursing Process: Analysis/Nursing Diagnosis
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance

3. Health care in industrialized countries other than the United States differs from U.S. health
care in that other industrialized countries:
1. Provide health insurance for everyone with a full-time job
2. Have more highly qualified physicians
3. Have healthier citizens
4. Guarantee basic health care to all

ANS: 4 PTS: 1 DIF: Category: No applicable category
TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and
Maintenance


4. One major factor in the current nursing shortage is:
1. A growing pool of inactive nurses
2. Ineffective international recruitment
3. Elevated entrance standards in nursing programs
4. More women pursuing medical rather than nursing degrees

ANS: 2 PTS: 1 DIF: Category: No applicable category
TOP: Nursing Process: Analysis/Nursing Diagnosis
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance

5. In an effort to reduce cost, health care delivery has shifted to which type of care?
1. Emergent
2. Episodic–acute
3. Hospital-based
4. Community-based

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