Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing
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A 78-year-old Mexican American client is admitted to the hospital for
hypertension. His wife passed away 6 months ago, and his only child still lives in
Mexico. Which intervention does the nurse use in dealing with this client
following his admission?
A. Assess the client for his use of folk medicine.
B. Call the client's child and explain why his father needs him.
C. Present all information on hypertension to the client in one teaching session.
D. Provide a pamphlet on hypertension for initial education. - CORRECT
ANSWER-A. Assess the client for his use of folk medicine.
Rationale
A. Assessing the client's use of folk medicine will help determine his care.
A nursing student is following a medical-surgical nurse and identifies a way to
improve a procedure used for client care. What does the student nurse do next?
,A. Asks the nurse about the rationale for doing the procedure that way
B. Corrects the medical-surgical nurse about the way the procedure should be
done
C. Goes to the charge nurse with the idea
D. Places a note in the suggestion box - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Asks the nurse
about the rationale for doing the procedure that way
Rationale
A. Although all nurses are responsible for quality improvement, it is important to
assess before implementing. Asking why something is done a certain way is a
good form of assessment.
Bedside computers are an example of informatics used in health care primarily for
which purpose?
A. Documenting interdisciplinary care
B. Enhancing collaboration and coordination of care
C. Offering clients access to e-mail and the Internet
D. Retrieving data for the evidence-based practice - CORRECT ANSWER-A.
Documenting interdisciplinary care
, Rationale
A. The largest application of health care informatics is the growing trend of the
use of electronic medical records (EMRs) for documenting interdisciplinary care.
Computers may be located at the client's bedside or in the treatment room for
ease of access.
A nurse has recently been assigned to a medical-surgical clinical rotation.
According to the scope of medical-surgical nursing, what type of client
assignments does the nurse expect to see?
A. Hospitalized children with acute and chronic illnesses
B. Hospitalized adults with acute and chronic illnesses
C. Older adults in a nursing home
D. Working adults in a corporate setting - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Hospitalized
adults with acute and chronic illnesses
Rationale
The scope of medical-surgical nursing, sometimes called adult health nursing, is to
promote health and prevent illness or injury in clients from 18 to 100 years of age
or older. The most common practice setting is the acute care hospital.
Study Set Newest 2026/2027 Questions and Correct
Detailed Answers Already Graded A+
A 78-year-old Mexican American client is admitted to the hospital for
hypertension. His wife passed away 6 months ago, and his only child still lives in
Mexico. Which intervention does the nurse use in dealing with this client
following his admission?
A. Assess the client for his use of folk medicine.
B. Call the client's child and explain why his father needs him.
C. Present all information on hypertension to the client in one teaching session.
D. Provide a pamphlet on hypertension for initial education. - CORRECT
ANSWER-A. Assess the client for his use of folk medicine.
Rationale
A. Assessing the client's use of folk medicine will help determine his care.
A nursing student is following a medical-surgical nurse and identifies a way to
improve a procedure used for client care. What does the student nurse do next?
,A. Asks the nurse about the rationale for doing the procedure that way
B. Corrects the medical-surgical nurse about the way the procedure should be
done
C. Goes to the charge nurse with the idea
D. Places a note in the suggestion box - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Asks the nurse
about the rationale for doing the procedure that way
Rationale
A. Although all nurses are responsible for quality improvement, it is important to
assess before implementing. Asking why something is done a certain way is a
good form of assessment.
Bedside computers are an example of informatics used in health care primarily for
which purpose?
A. Documenting interdisciplinary care
B. Enhancing collaboration and coordination of care
C. Offering clients access to e-mail and the Internet
D. Retrieving data for the evidence-based practice - CORRECT ANSWER-A.
Documenting interdisciplinary care
, Rationale
A. The largest application of health care informatics is the growing trend of the
use of electronic medical records (EMRs) for documenting interdisciplinary care.
Computers may be located at the client's bedside or in the treatment room for
ease of access.
A nurse has recently been assigned to a medical-surgical clinical rotation.
According to the scope of medical-surgical nursing, what type of client
assignments does the nurse expect to see?
A. Hospitalized children with acute and chronic illnesses
B. Hospitalized adults with acute and chronic illnesses
C. Older adults in a nursing home
D. Working adults in a corporate setting - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Hospitalized
adults with acute and chronic illnesses
Rationale
The scope of medical-surgical nursing, sometimes called adult health nursing, is to
promote health and prevent illness or injury in clients from 18 to 100 years of age
or older. The most common practice setting is the acute care hospital.
