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Surgical Nursing, 13th Edition (Donnelly-
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Moreno), Verified Chapters 1 - 72, Complete
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Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare
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◦ Ajnewjnursejisjworkingjwithjajpreceptorjonjanjinpatientjmedical-
surgicaljunit.jThejpreceptorjadvisesjthejstudentjthatjwhichjisjthejpriorityjwhenjwor
kingjasjajprofessional jnurse?
◦ Attendingj toj holisticjclientjneeds
◦ Ensuringj clientj safety
◦ Notjmakingjmedicationjerrors
◦ Providingj client-
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ANSWER:jB
◦ Alljactionsjarejappropriatejforjthejprofessionaljnurse.jHowever,jensurin
gjclientjsafetyjisjthejpriority.jUpjtoj98,000jdeathsjresultjeachjyearjfromjerrorsjinj hospitalj ca
re,j accordingj toj thej 2000j Institutej ofj Medicinej report.j Manyj morej clientsjhavej sufferedj inj
uriesj andj lessj seriousj outcomes.j Everyj nursej hasj thej responsibilityj tojguardjthejclientsjsaf
ety.
◦ DIF:j Understanding/Comprehensionj REF:j 2j
KEY:jPatientjsafetyjMSC:jIntegratedjProcess:jNursingjPro
cess:jIntervention
◦ NOT:j Clientj Needsj Category:j Safej andj Effectivej CarejE
nvironment:jSafetyjandjInfectionjControl
◦ Ajnursejisjorientingjajnewjclientjandjfamilyjtojthejinpatientjunit.jWhatjinform
ationjdoesjthejnursejprovidejtojhelpjthejclientjpromotejhisjorjherjownjsafety?
◦ Encouragej thej clientj andj familyj toj bej activej partners.
◦ Havejthejclientjmonitorjhandjhygienejinjcaregivers.
◦ Offerjthejfamilyjthejopportunityjtojstayjwithjthejclient.
◦ Tellj thejclientj toj alwaysj wearj hisjorjh
erjarmband.j
ANSWER:jA
◦ Eachjactionjcouldjbejimportantjforjthejclientjorjfamilyjtojperform.jHo
wever,jencouragingjthejclientjtojbejactivejinjhisjorjherjhealthjcarejasjajpartnerjisjthejmost
jcritical.jThejother jactions jare
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◦ veryjlimitedjinjscopejandjdojnotjprovidejthejbroadjprotectionjthatjbei
ngjactivejandjinvolvedjdoes.
◦ DIF:j Understanding/Comprehensionj REF:j 3j
KEY:jPatientjsafetyjMSC:jIntegratedjProcess:jTeaching/jLe
arning
◦ NOT:j Clientj Needsj Category:j Safej andj Effectivej Care