Medical-Surgical Nursing

TEST BANK for Medical-Surgical Nursing:
Concepts for Clinical Judgment and Collaborative
Care

11th Edition by Donna D. Ignatavicius,
All 65 chapters Available

,Contents
1. Overview of Professional Nursing Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing
2. Clinical Judgment and Systems Thinking
3. Overview of Health Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing
4. Concepts of Care for Older Adults
5. Concepts of Care for Transgender and Non-Binary Patients
6. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients with Pain
7. Concepts of Rehabilitation for Chronic and Disabling Health Conditions
8. Concepts of Care for Patients at End-of-Life
9. Concepts of Care for Perioperative Patients
10. Concepts of Emergency and Trauma Nursing
11. Concepts of Care for Patients with Common Environmental Emergencies
12. Concepts of Disaster Preparedness
13. Concepts of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance and Imbalance
14. Concepts of Acid-Base Balance and Imbalance
15. Concepts of Infusion Therapy
16. Concepts of Inflammation and Immunity
17. Concepts of Care for Patients with Allergy and Immunity Conditions
18. Concepts of Care for Patients with Cancer
19. Concepts of Care for Patients with Infection
20. Assessment of the Skin, Hair, and Nails
21. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Skin, Hair, and Nails
22. Assessment of the Respiratory System
23. Concepts of Care for Patients with Noninfectious Upper Respiratory
Conditions
24. Concepts of Care for Patients with Noninfectious Lower Respiratory
Conditions
25. Concepts of Care for Patients with Infectious Respiratory Conditions
26. Critical Care of Patients with Respiratory Emergencies
27. Assessment of the Cardiovascular System
28. Concepts of Care for Patients with Dysrhythmias
29. Concepts of Care for Patients with Cardiac Conditions
30. Concepts of Care for Patients with Vascular Conditions
31. Critical Care of Patients with Shock
32. Critical Care of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes
33. Assessment of the Hematologic System
34. Concepts of Care for Patients with Hematologic Conditions
35. Assessment of the Nervous System
36. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Central Nervous
System: The Brain
37. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Central Nervous
System: The Spinal Cord
38. Critical Care of Patients with Neurologic Emergencies
39. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients with Eye and Vision
Conditions

,40. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients with Ear and Hearing
Conditions
41. Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System
42. Concepts of Care for Patients with Musculoskeletal Conditions
43. Concepts of Care for Patients with Arthritis and Total Joint Arthroplasty
44. Concepts of Care for Patients with Musculoskeletal Trauma
45. Assessment of the Gastrointestinal System
46. Concepts of Care for Patients with Oral Cavity and Esophageal Conditions
47. Concepts of Care for Patients with Stomach Conditions
48. Concepts of Care for Patients with Noninflammatory Intestinal Conditions
49. Concepts of Care for Patients with Inflammatory Intestinal Conditions
50. Concepts of Care for Patients with Liver Conditions
51. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Biliary System and
Pancreas
52. Concepts of Care for Patients with Malnutrition: Undernutrition and Obesity
53. Assessment of the Endocrine System
54. Concepts of Care for Patients with Pituitary and Adrenal Gland Conditions
55. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Thyroid and
Parathyroid Glands
56. Concepts of Care for Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
57. Assessment of the Renal/Urinary System
58. Concepts of Care for Patients with Urinary Conditions
59. Concepts of Care for Patients with Kidney Conditions
60. Concepts of Care for Patients with Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney
Disease
61. Assessment of the Reproductive System
62. Concepts of Care for Patients with Breast Conditions
63. Concepts of Care for Patients with Gynecologic Conditions
64. Concepts of Care for Patients with Male Reproductive Conditions
65. Concepts of Care for Patients with Sexually Transmitted Infections

, Chapter 01: Overview of Professional Nursing Concepts for Medical-Surgical
Nursing Ignatavicius: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition



MULTIPLE CHOICE


1. A new nurse is working with a preceptor on a medical-surgical unit. The
preceptor advises the new nurse that which is the priority when working as a
professional nurse?
a. Attending to holistic client needs
b. Ensuring client safety
c. Not making medication errors
d. Providing client-focused care

CORRECT ANSWER: B
All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However, ensuring client
safety is the priority. Health care errors have been widely reported for 25
years, many of which result in client injury, death, and increased health care
costs. There are several national and international organizations that have either
recommended or mandated safety initiatives.
Every nurse has the responsibility to guard the client’s safety. The other actions
are important for quality nursing, but they are not as vital as providing safety.
Not making medication errors does provide safety, but is too narrow in scope
to be the best answer.

DIF: Understanding TOP: Integrated Process: Nursing Process:
Intervention KEY: Client safety
MSC: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection
Control


2. A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the medical-surgical unit.

What information does the nurse provide to best help the client promote
his or her own safety?
a. Encourage the client and family to be active partners.
b. Have the client monitor hand hygiene in caregivers.

c. Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client.