Timby's Introductory Medical-Surgical
Nursing, 13th Edition by Wolter Kluwer
Chapters 1 - 72,
TEST BANK
,
,
, ◦
Chapter; 1Concepts and Trends in Healthcare
◦ A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-
surgical unit. The preceptor advises the student that which is the
priority when working as a professional nurse?
◦ Attending to holistic client needs
◦ Ensuring client safety
◦ Not making medication errors
◦ Providing
client- focused
care
ANSWER: B
◦ All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse.
However, ensuring client safety is the priority. Up to 98,000 deaths result
each year from errors in hospital care, according to the 2000 Institute of
Medicine report. Many more clients have suffered injuries and less serious
outcomes. Every nurse has the responsibility to guard the clients safety.
◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension
REF: 2 KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process:
Nursing Process: Intervention
◦ NOT: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective
Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
◦ A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the inpatient unit.
What information does the nurse provide to help the client promote
his or her own safety?
◦ Encourage the client and family to be active partners.
◦ Have the client monitor hand hygiene in caregivers.
◦ Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client.
◦ Tell the client to always wear
his or her armband.
ANSWER: A
◦ Each action could be important for the client or family to
perform. However, encouraging the client to be active in his or her health
care as a partner is the most critical. The other actions are
◦
◦ very limited in scope and do not provide the broad
protection that being active and involved does.
Nursing, 13th Edition by Wolter Kluwer
Chapters 1 - 72,
TEST BANK
,
,
, ◦
Chapter; 1Concepts and Trends in Healthcare
◦ A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-
surgical unit. The preceptor advises the student that which is the
priority when working as a professional nurse?
◦ Attending to holistic client needs
◦ Ensuring client safety
◦ Not making medication errors
◦ Providing
client- focused
care
ANSWER: B
◦ All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse.
However, ensuring client safety is the priority. Up to 98,000 deaths result
each year from errors in hospital care, according to the 2000 Institute of
Medicine report. Many more clients have suffered injuries and less serious
outcomes. Every nurse has the responsibility to guard the clients safety.
◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension
REF: 2 KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process:
Nursing Process: Intervention
◦ NOT: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective
Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
◦ A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the inpatient unit.
What information does the nurse provide to help the client promote
his or her own safety?
◦ Encourage the client and family to be active partners.
◦ Have the client monitor hand hygiene in caregivers.
◦ Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client.
◦ Tell the client to always wear
his or her armband.
ANSWER: A
◦ Each action could be important for the client or family to
perform. However, encouraging the client to be active in his or her health
care as a partner is the most critical. The other actions are
◦
◦ very limited in scope and do not provide the broad
protection that being active and involved does.
