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Chapter 1: Aspects of Medical-Surgical Nursing
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1. Choose an item in a medical record that provides direction for L
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care through a definitive pathway that promotes the client’s
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and the support persons’ progress toward positive outcomes?
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The nursing care plan provides direction for individualized
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care and assures the delivery of accurate, safe care through a
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definitive pathway that promotes the client’s and the support
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persons’ progress toward positive outcomes.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension OBJ: 1 T L L
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
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MSC: 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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these nursing behaviors?
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a. Assessments
b. Interventions
c. Planning
d. Evaluation
The The Answer iswer is: B
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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 of care.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge OBJ: 1 T L L
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3. The nurse understands the importance of being The The Answer iswer iswerable for all actions and the
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a. Reliability
b. Maturity
c. Accountability
d. Liability
The The Answer iswer is: C
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Accountability meThe The Answer iswer is that a person is The The Answer iswer iswerable for his or to L
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explain or justify them.
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1. Which modes of conflict resolution should be addressed when providing an inservice about
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a. Suppression
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c. Compromise
d. Avoidance
e. Collaboration
f. Competition
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The modes of conflict resolution include accommodation, collaboration, compromise,
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avoidance, and competition.
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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2. Which characteristics describe an effective leader? (Select all that apply.)
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managing conflict, knowledge and competency in all aspects of delivery of care, effective role
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model for staff, uses participatory approach in decision making, shows appreciation for a job
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well done, delegates work appropriately, sets objectives and guides staff, displays caring,
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understanding, and empathy for others, motivates and empowers others, is proactive and
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flexible, and focuses on team development.
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COMPLETION
1. is defined as the process by which information is exchanged between individuals L
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Communication
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individuals verbally, nonverbally, and/or in writing or through information technology.
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2. is the collection and processing of relevant data for the purpose of appraising the
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Assessment
Assessment is the collection and processing of relevant data for the purpose of appraising the
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client’s health status.
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3. is concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the context of health care.
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Bioethics
Bioethics is concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the context of health care.
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, Chapter 02: Medical-Surgical Practice Settings
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1. While a home health nurse is making the entry to a service assessment on a homebound
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patient, the spouse of the patient asks whether Medicare will cover the patient’s ventilator
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therapy and insulin injections. Which response by the nurse is the best response?
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a. “Yes, Medicare will cover both the ventilator therapy and the insulin injections.” L
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b. “No, Medicare will not cover either of these ongoing therapies.” L
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technical skill such as ventilator therapy.”
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The The Answer iswer is: C
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Medicare will cover skilled nursing tasks such as ventilator therapy, but common tasks that L
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can be taught to the family or the patient are not covered.
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
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2. The wife of a patient asks the nurse whether her husband would be considered for placement
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eat and dress himself. Which is the most appropriate response?
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feed and dress himself.”
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c. “Yes, your husband qualifies for placement in a skilled care facility because of his L
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The The Answer iswer is: B
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rehabilitation must be evident, or severe deficits in self-care that have a potential for
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improvement and require the services of a registered nurse, a physical therapist, or a speech
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therapist must exist.
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room, does not take active part in activities, and leaves the meal table after having eaten very
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a. regression.
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