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TEST BANK Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-
Surgical Nursing Janice L Hinkle, Kerry H. Cheever, Kristen
Overbaugh

15th Edition

,Table of Contents
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ChapterY01YProfessionalYNursingYPractice 2
ChapterY02YMedical-SurgicalYNursing 17
ChapterY03YHealthYEducationYandYHealthYPromotion 30
ChapterY04YAdultYHealthYandYPhysical,YNutritional,YandYCulturalYAssessment 45
ChapterY05YStressYandYInflammatoryYResponses 60
ChapterY06YGeneticsYandYGenomicsYinYNursing 76
ChapterY07YDisabilityYandYChronicYIllness 92
ChapterY08YManagementYofYtheYOlderYAdultYPatient 107
ChapterY09YPainYManagement 121
ChapterY10YFluidYandYElectrolytes 137
ChapterY11YShock,YSepsis,YandYMultipleYOrganYDysfunctionYSyndrome 153
ChapterY12YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYOncologicYDisorders 169
ChapterY13YPalliativeYandYEnd-of-LifeYCare 183
ChapterY14YPreoperativeYNursingYManagement 199
ChapterY15YIntraoperativeYNursingYManagement 214
ChapterY16YPostoperativeYNursingYManagement 228
ChapterY17YAssessmentYofYRespiratoryYFunction 243
ChapterY18YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYUpperYRespiratoryYTractYDisorders 258
ChapterY19YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYChestYandYLowerYRespiratoryYTractYDisorders 272
ChapterY20YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYChronicYPulmonaryYDisease 288
ChapterY21YAssessmentYofYCardiovascularYFunction 304
ChapterY22YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYArrhythmiasYandYConductionYProblems 318
ChapterY23YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYCoronaryYVascularYDisorders 331
ChapterY24YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYStructural,YInfectious,YandYInflammatoryYCardiac
Disorders 347
ChapterY25YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYComplicationsYfromYHeartYDisease 361
ChapterY26YAssessmentYandYManagementYofYPatientsYwithYVascularYDisordersYandYProblems
ofYPeripheralYCirculation 375
ChapterY27YAssessmentYandYManagementYofYPatientsYwithYHypertension 391
ChapterY28YAssessmentYofYHematologicYFunctionYandYTreatmentYModalities 405
ChapterY29YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYNonmalignantYHematologicYDisorders 420
ChapterY30YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYHematologicYNeoplasms 433
ChapterY31YAssessmentYofYImmuneYFunction 448
ChapterY32YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYImmuneYDeficiencyYDisorders 462
ChapterY33YAssessmentYandYManagementYofYPatientsYwithYAllergicYDisorders 477
ChapterY34YAssessmentYandYManagementYofYPatientsYwithYInflammatoryYRheumaticYDisorders 492
ChapterY35YAssessmentYofYMusculoskeletalYFunction 506
ChapterY36YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYMusculoskeletalYDisorders 520

,ChapterY37YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYMusculoskeletalYTrauma 535
ChapterY38YAssessmentYofYDigestiveYandYGastrointestinalYFunction 550
ChapterY39YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYOralYandYEsophagealYDisorders 564
ChapterY40YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYGastricYandYDuodenalYDisorders 578
ChapterY41YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYIntestinalYandYRectalYDisorders 591
ChapterY42YAssessmentYandYManagementYofYPatientsYwithYObesity 606
ChapterY43YAssessmentYandYManagementYofYPatientsYwithYHepaticYDisorders 621
ChapterY44YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYBiliaryYDisorders 635
ChapterY45YAssessmentYandYManagementYofYPatientsYwithYEndocrineYDisorders 650
ChapterY46YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYDiabetes 665
ChapterY47YAssessmentYofYKidneyYandYUrinaryYFunction 680
ChapterY48YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYKidneyYDisorders 695
ChapterY49YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYUrinaryYDisorders 710
ChapterY50YAssessmentYandYManagementYofYPatientsYwithYFemaleYPhysiologicYProcesses 725
ChapterY51YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYFemaleYReproductiveYDisorders 741
ChapterY52YAssessmentYandYManagementYofYPatientsYwithYBreastYDisorders 757
ChapterY53YAssessmentYandYManagementYofYPatientsYwithYMaleYReproductiveYDisorders 771
ChapterY54YAssessmentYandYManagementYofYPatientsYWhoYAreYLGBTQ 786
ChapterY55YAssessmentYofYIntegumentaryYFunction 794
ChapterY56YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYDermatologicYDisorders 808
ChapterY57YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYBurnYInjury 822
ChapterY58YAssessmentYandYManagementYofYPatientsYwithYEyeYandYVisionYDisorders 837
ChapterY59YAssessmentYandYManagementYofYPatientsYwithYHearingYandYBalanceYDisorders 851
ChapterY60YAssessmentYofYNeurologicYFunction 866
ChapterY61YManagementYofYPatientsYWithYNeurologicYDysfunction 881
ChapterY62YManagementYofYPatientsYWithYCerebrovascularYDisorders 895
ChapterY63YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYNeurologicYTrauma 911
ChapterY64YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYNeurologicYInfections,YAutoimmuneYDisorders,Yand
Neuropathies 926
ChapterY65YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYOncologicYorYDegenerativeYNeurologicYDisorders 940
ChapterY66YManagementYofYPatientsYwithYInfectiousYDiseases 955
ChapterY67YEmergencyYNursing 968
ChapterY68YDisasterYNursing 977

, TestYBankY-YBrunnerY&YSuddarth'sYTextbookYofYMedical-SurgicalYNursing,Y15eY(Hinkle,Y2022)

Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
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Hinkle: Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition
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TheYnurseYshouldYadhereYtoYprofessionalYstandardsYofYpracticeYandYofferYserviceYtoYth
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TheYnurseYshouldYmakeYtheYchoiceYtoYdeclineYthisYpositionYandYpursueYaYdifferentYnur
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TheYnurseYshouldYdeclineYtoYcareYforYtheYclient’sYconsideringYabortion.
TheYnurseYshouldYexpressYalternativesYtoYwomenYconsideringYterminatingYtheirYpregnancy.
ANS:YYB
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PTS: 1 REF: p.Y27
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BLM: CognitiveYLevel:YApply NOT:YMultipleYChoice

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YshouldYtheYnurseYrecognize?

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orYtheYdurationYofYtheYclient'sYlife,YandYtheyYareYnotYdrawnYupYbyYtheYclient'sYfamily.

PTS: 1 REF: p.Y29
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TOP: ChapterY1:YProfessionalYNursingYPractice
KEY:YIntegratedYProcess:YCommunicationYandYDocumentation BLM:YCognitiveYLevel:YAnalyze
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alYprincipleYofYnonmaleficence.YWhichYofYtheYfollowingYactionsYwouldYbeYconsideredYaYviolationYofY
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RefusingYtoYadministerYpainYmedicationYasYprescribed

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