Ignatavicius Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Interprofessional Collaborative Care 10th Edition Test Bank Updated Latest 2026–2027 Comprehensive Exam Preparation Resource for Nursing Students Focused on Adult Health, Clinical Reasoning, and Interpro

TEST BANK FOR IGNATAVICIUS MEDICAL
SURGICAL NURSING CONCEPTS FOR
INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATIVE CARE 10TH
EDITION BY DONNA D. IGNATAVICIUS FULL
TESTBANK ALL CHAPTERS 1-69|| LATEST AND
COMPLETE UPDATE GRADED A+

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TEST BANK FOR IGNATAVICIUS MEDICAL
SURGICAL NURSING CONCEPTS FOR
INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATIVE CARE 10TH
EDITION BY DONNA D. IGNATAVICIUS FULL
TESTBANK ALL CHAPTERS 1-69|| LATEST AND
COMPLETE UPDATE GRADED A+


Chapter 01: Overview of Professional Nursing Concepts for Medical-Surgical
Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A new nurse is working with a preceptor on a medical-surgical unit. The preceptor
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advises the new nurse that which is the priority when working as a professional nurse?
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a. Attending to holistic client needs T T T T




b. Ensuring client safety T T




c. Not making medication errors
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d. Providing client-focused care T T




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All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However, ensuring client safety is the
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priority. Health care errors have been widely reported for 25 years, many of which result in client
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injury, death, and increased health care costs. There are several national and international
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organizations that have either recommended or mandated safety initiatives.
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Every nurse has the responsibility to guard the client9s safety. The other actions are important
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for quality nursing, but they are not as vital as providing safety. Not making medication errors
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does provide safety, but is too narrow in scope to be the best answer.
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DIF: UnderstandingTOP: Integrated Process: Nursing Process: Intervention KEY: Client T T T T T T T T T



safety
MSC: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection
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Control
2. A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the medical-surgical unit. What
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information does the nurse provide to best help the client promote his or her own safety?
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a. Encourage the client and family to be active partners. T T T T T T T T

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b. Have the client monitor hand hygiene in caregivers.
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c. Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client.
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d. Tell the client to always wear his or her armband.
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Each action could be important for the client or family to perform. However, encouraging the
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client to be active in his or her health care as a safety partner is the most critical. The other actions
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are very limited in scope and do not provide the broad protection that being active and involved
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does.
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MSC: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection
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Control
3. A nurse is caring for a postoperative client on the surgical unit. The client9s blood
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pressure was 142/76 mm Hg 30 minutes ago, and now is 88/50 mm Hg. What action would the
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nurse take first?T T




a. Call the Rapid Response Team.
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c. Notify the primary health care provider.T T T T T




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The purpose of the Rapid Response Team (RRT) is to intervene when clients are deteriorating
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before they suffer either respiratory or cardiac arrest. Since the client has manifested a significant
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change, the nurse would call the RRT. Changes in blood pressure, mental status, heart rate,
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temperature, oxygen saturation, and last 2 hours9 urine output are particularly significant and are
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part of the Modified Early Warning System guide. Documentation is vital, but the nurse must do
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more than document. The primary health care provider would be notified, but this is not more
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important than calling the RRT. The client9s blood pressure would be reassessed frequently, but
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the priority is getting the rapid care to the client.
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DIF: Applying TOP: Integrated Process: Communication and Documentation KEY: T T T T T T T



Rapid Response Team (RRT), Clinical judgment
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MSC: Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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4. A nurse wishes to provide client-centered care in all interactions. Which action by the
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nurse
best demonstrates this concept?
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a. Assesses for cultural influences affecting health care. T T T T T T




b. Ensures that all the client9s basic needs are met. T T T T T T T T




c. Tells the client and family about all upcoming tests.
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Showing respect for the client and family9s preferences and needs is essential to ensure a holistic
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or <whole-person= approach to care. By assessing the effect of the client9s culture on health care,
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this nurse is practicing client-focused care. Providing for basic needs does not demonstrate this
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competence. Simply telling the client about all upcoming tests is not providing empowering
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education. Orienting the client and family to the room is an important safety measure, but not
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directly related to demonstrating client-centered care.
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care, Culture MSC: Client Needs Category: Psychosocial Integrity
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5. A client is going to be admitted for a scheduled surgical procedure. Which action does
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the nurse explain is the most important thing the client can do to protect against errors?
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a. Bring a list of all medications and what they are for.
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b. Keep the provider9s phone number by the telephone.
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c. Make sure that all providers wash hands before entering the room.
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d. Write down the name of each caregiver who comes in the room.
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Medication reconciliation is a formal process in which the client9s actual current medications are
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compared to the prescribed medications at the time of admission, transfer, or discharge. This
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National client Safety Goal is important to reduce medication errors. The client would not have to
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be responsible for providers washing their hands, and even if the client does so, this is too narrow
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to be the most important action to prevent errors. Keeping the provider9s phone number nearby
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and documenting everyone who enters the room also do not guarantee safety.
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DIF: Applying TOP: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning KEY: Client safety,
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Informatics
MSC: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection
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Control