TEST BANK Medical-Surgical Nursing,
Concepts and Practice, 5th Edition
(Stromberg, 2023) Chapters 1 - 49
Medical-Surgical4lNursing,4lConcepts4land4lPractice
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
4l 4l
Medical-Surgical4lNursing,4lConcepts4land4lPractice
,Medical-Surgical4lNursing,4lConcepts4land4lPractice
, Chapter4l01:4lCaring4lfor4lMedical-Surgical4lPatients
Stromberg:4lMedical-Surgical4lNursing:4lConcepts4land4lPractice,4l5th4lEdition
MULTIPLE4lCHOICE
1. Which4lstatement4laccurately4ldescribes4lthe4lprimary4lpurpose4lof4lthe4lstate4lnurse4lpract
ice4lact4l(NPA)?
a. To4ltest4land4llicense4lLPN/LVNs
b. To4ldefine4lthe4lscope4lof4lLPN/LVN4lpractice
c. To4limprove4lthe4lquality4lof4lcare4lprovided4lby4lthe4lLPN/LVN
d. To4llimit4lthe4lLPN/LVN4lemployment4lplacement
ANSWER:4 l B
While4limproving4lquality4lof4lcare4lprovided4lby4lthe4lLPN/LVN4lmay4lbe4la4lresult4lof4lthe4lNPA,4lthe4l
primary4lpurpose4lof4lthe4lNPA4lof4leach4lstate4ldefines4lthe4lscope4lof4lnursing4lpractice4lin4lthat4lsta
te.
DIF: Cognitive4lLevel:4lComprehension REF:4l4l4lp.4l3
OBJ:4l34Tl OP:4 l NPA
KEY:4l Nursing4lProcess4lStep:4lImplementation
MSC:4 l NCLEX:4lSafe,4lEffective4lCare4lEnvironment:4lCoordinated4lCare
2. The4lcharge4lnurse4lasks4lthe4lnew4lvocational4lnurse4lto4lstart4lan4lintravenous4linfusion,4la4lskill4lt
hat4lthev4l ocational4lnurse4lhas4lnot4lbeen4ltaught4lduring4lher4leducational4lprogram.4lHow4lshoul
d4lthe4lvocational4lnurse4lrespond?
a. Ask4la4lmore4lexperienced4lnurse4lto4ldemonstrate4lthe4lprocedure.
b. Look4lup4lthe4lprocedure4lin4lthe4lprocedure4lmanual.
c. Attempt4lto4lperform4lthe4lprocedure4lwith4lsupervision.
d. Inform4lthe4lcharge4lnurse4lof4lher4llack4lof4ltraining4lin4lthis4lprocedu
re.
ANSWER:4 l D
The4lcharge4lnurse4lshould4lbe4linformed4lof4lthe4llack4lof4ltraining4lto4lperform4lthe4lprocedure,4la
nd4lthe4vl ocational4lnurse4lshould4lseek4lfurther4ltraining4lto4lgain4lproficiency.4lAlthough4lthe4loth
er4loptions4lmight4lbe4lhelpful,4lthey4lare4lnot4lsafe.
DIF: Cognitive4lLevel:4lApplication REF:4l4l4lp.4l3
OBJ:4l14lTOP:4 l Providing4lSafe4lCare
KEY:4lNursing4lProcess4lStep:4lN/A4M
l SC:4 l NCLEX:4lSafe,4l Effective4lCare4lE
nvironment:4lCoordinated4lCare
3. Which4lpatient4lstatement4lindicates4la4lneed4lfor4lfurther4ldischarge4lteaching4lthat4lthe4lvoc
ational4n
l urse4lshould4laddress?
a. ―I4lhave4lno4l idea4lof4lhow4lthis4ldrug4lwill4laffect4lme.‖
b. ―Do4l you4lknow4lif4lmy4lphysician4lis4lcoming4lback4ltoday?
‖
c. ―Will4lmy4linsurance4lpay4lfor4lmy4lstay?‖
d. ―Am4lI4lgoing4lto4lhave4lto4lgo4lto4la4lnursing4lhome?‖
Medical-Surgical4lNursing,4lConcepts4land4lPractice
Concepts and Practice, 5th Edition
(Stromberg, 2023) Chapters 1 - 49
Medical-Surgical4lNursing,4lConcepts4land4lPractice
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
4l 4l
Medical-Surgical4lNursing,4lConcepts4land4lPractice
,Medical-Surgical4lNursing,4lConcepts4land4lPractice
, Chapter4l01:4lCaring4lfor4lMedical-Surgical4lPatients
Stromberg:4lMedical-Surgical4lNursing:4lConcepts4land4lPractice,4l5th4lEdition
MULTIPLE4lCHOICE
1. Which4lstatement4laccurately4ldescribes4lthe4lprimary4lpurpose4lof4lthe4lstate4lnurse4lpract
ice4lact4l(NPA)?
a. To4ltest4land4llicense4lLPN/LVNs
b. To4ldefine4lthe4lscope4lof4lLPN/LVN4lpractice
c. To4limprove4lthe4lquality4lof4lcare4lprovided4lby4lthe4lLPN/LVN
d. To4llimit4lthe4lLPN/LVN4lemployment4lplacement
ANSWER:4 l B
While4limproving4lquality4lof4lcare4lprovided4lby4lthe4lLPN/LVN4lmay4lbe4la4lresult4lof4lthe4lNPA,4lthe4l
primary4lpurpose4lof4lthe4lNPA4lof4leach4lstate4ldefines4lthe4lscope4lof4lnursing4lpractice4lin4lthat4lsta
te.
DIF: Cognitive4lLevel:4lComprehension REF:4l4l4lp.4l3
OBJ:4l34Tl OP:4 l NPA
KEY:4l Nursing4lProcess4lStep:4lImplementation
MSC:4 l NCLEX:4lSafe,4lEffective4lCare4lEnvironment:4lCoordinated4lCare
2. The4lcharge4lnurse4lasks4lthe4lnew4lvocational4lnurse4lto4lstart4lan4lintravenous4linfusion,4la4lskill4lt
hat4lthev4l ocational4lnurse4lhas4lnot4lbeen4ltaught4lduring4lher4leducational4lprogram.4lHow4lshoul
d4lthe4lvocational4lnurse4lrespond?
a. Ask4la4lmore4lexperienced4lnurse4lto4ldemonstrate4lthe4lprocedure.
b. Look4lup4lthe4lprocedure4lin4lthe4lprocedure4lmanual.
c. Attempt4lto4lperform4lthe4lprocedure4lwith4lsupervision.
d. Inform4lthe4lcharge4lnurse4lof4lher4llack4lof4ltraining4lin4lthis4lprocedu
re.
ANSWER:4 l D
The4lcharge4lnurse4lshould4lbe4linformed4lof4lthe4llack4lof4ltraining4lto4lperform4lthe4lprocedure,4la
nd4lthe4vl ocational4lnurse4lshould4lseek4lfurther4ltraining4lto4lgain4lproficiency.4lAlthough4lthe4loth
er4loptions4lmight4lbe4lhelpful,4lthey4lare4lnot4lsafe.
DIF: Cognitive4lLevel:4lApplication REF:4l4l4lp.4l3
OBJ:4l14lTOP:4 l Providing4lSafe4lCare
KEY:4lNursing4lProcess4lStep:4lN/A4M
l SC:4 l NCLEX:4lSafe,4l Effective4lCare4lE
nvironment:4lCoordinated4lCare
3. Which4lpatient4lstatement4lindicates4la4lneed4lfor4lfurther4ldischarge4lteaching4lthat4lthe4lvoc
ational4n
l urse4lshould4laddress?
a. ―I4lhave4lno4l idea4lof4lhow4lthis4ldrug4lwill4laffect4lme.‖
b. ―Do4l you4lknow4lif4lmy4lphysician4lis4lcoming4lback4ltoday?
‖
c. ―Will4lmy4linsurance4lpay4lfor4lmy4lstay?‖
d. ―Am4lI4lgoing4lto4lhave4lto4lgo4lto4la4lnursing4lhome?‖
Medical-Surgical4lNursing,4lConcepts4land4lPractice