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TEST BANK - Medical-Surgical Nursing,
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, Chapter01:Aspects ofMedical-Surgical Nursing Linton:
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Medical-SurgicalNursing, 8thEdition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE h
1. What provides direction for individualized care and assures the delivery of accurate, safe
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hcare through a definitive pathway that promotes the client‘s and the support persons‘
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hprogress toward positive outcomes? h h h
a. Physician‘s orders h
b. Progress notes h
c. Nursing care plan h h
d. Client health history h h
ANSWER: C h
The nursing care plan provides direction for individualized care and assures the deliveryof
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 2 OBJ: 1 h h hh h h h h
TOP: Nursing Care Plan
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hMSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk
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2. The nurse is performing behaviors and actions that assist clients and significant others in
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hmeeting their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care. What is the correct term
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for these nursing behaviors?
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a. Assessments
b. Interventions
c. Planning
d. Evaluation
ANSWER: B h
Caring interventions are those nursing behaviors and actions that assist clients and significant
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others in meeting their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan ofcare.
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TOP: Interventions
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hMSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk
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3. The nurse understands the importance of being answerable for all actions and the
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hpossibility of being called on to explain or justify them. What term best describes this
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hconcept?
a. Reliability
b. Maturity
c. Accountability
d. Liability
ANSWER: C h
Accountability means that a person is answerable for his or her actions and may be called on to
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explain or justify them.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension h h REF: pp. 6-7 hh h h OBJ: 3 | 5 | 7 h h h h h h