TEST BANK Medical-Surgical Nursing 8th Edition by Mary Ann Linton, Adrianne Dill; Matteson

TEST BANK
Medical-Surgical Nursing 8th Edition by
Mary Ann Linton, Adrianne Dill;
Matteson




TEST BANK

,Medical-Surgical Nursing, 8th Edition, Linton, Matteson Test Bank

Contents:
Chapter 1 Aspects of Medical-Surgical
Chapter 2 Medical-Surgical
Chapter 3 Medical-Surgical Patients: Individuals, Families.and Communities
Chapter 4 Health, Illness, Stress, and Coping
Chapter 5 Immunity, Inflammation, and Infection
Chapter 6 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
Chapter 7 The Patient With Cancer
Chapter 8 Pain
Chapter 9 Shock
Chapter 10 The Older Adult Patient
Chapter 11 Falls
Chapter 12 Immobility
Chapter 13 Delirium and Dementia
Chapter 14 Incontinence
Chapter 15 Nutrition
Chapter 16 Intravenous Therapy
Chapter 17 Surgery
Chapter 18 The Patient With an Ostomy
Chapter 19 Palliative and Hospice Care
Chapter 20 Complementary and Alternative Therapies and Integrative Health Care
Chapter 21 Neurologic System Introduction
Chapter 22 Neurologic Disorders
Chapter 23 Cerebrovascular Accident
Chapter 24 Spinal Cord Injury
Chapter 25 Respiratory System Introduction
Chapter 26 Upper Respiratory Disorders
Chapter 27 Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders
Chapter 28 Chronic Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders
Chapter 29 Hematologic System Introduction
Chapter 30 Hematologic Disorders
Chapter 31 Immunologic System Introduction
Chapter 32 Immunologic Disorders
Chapter 33 Cardiovascular System Introduction
Chapter 34 Hypertension
Chapter 35 Cardiac Disorders
Chapter 36 Vascular Disorders
Chapter 37 Digestive System Introduction
Chapter 38 Upper Digestive Tract Disorders
Chapter 39 Lower Digestive Tract Disorders
Chapter 40 Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreatic Disorders
Chapter 41 Urologic System Introduction

,Chapter 42 Urologic Disorders
Chapter 43 Musculoskeletal System Introduction
Chapter 44 Connective Tissue Disorders
Chapter 45 Fractures
Chapter 47 Endocrine System Introduction
Chapter 48 Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders
Chapter 49 Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders
Chapter 50 Diabetes and Hypoglycemia
Chapter 51 Female Reproductive System Introduction
Chapter 52 Female Reproductive Disorders
Chapter 53 Male Reproductive System Introduction
Chapter 54 Male Reproductive Disorders
Chapter 55 Sexually Transmitted Infections
Chapter 56 Integumentary System Introduction
Chapter 57 Skin Disorders
Chapter 58 Special Senses: Vision and Hearing Introduction
Chapter 59 Eye and Vision Disorders
Chapter 60 Ear and Hearing Disorders
Chapter 61 Psychobiologic Disorders
Chapter 62 Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
Chapter 63 First Aid, Emergency Care, and Disaster Management

, Chapter 01: Aspects of Medical-Surgical Nursing
Linton: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 8th Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What provides direction for individualized care and assures the delivery of accurate, safe
care through a definitive pathway that promotes the client’s and the support persons’
progress toward positive outcomes?
a. Physician’s orders
b. Progress notes
c. Nursing care plan
d. Client health history

ANS: C
The nursing care plan provides direction for individualized care and assures the delivery of
accurate, safe care through a definitive pathway that promotes the client’s and the support
persons’ progress toward positive outcomes.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 2 OBJ: 1
TOP: Nursing Care Plan KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk

2. The nurse is performing behaviors and actions that assist clients and significant others in
meeting their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care. What is the correct
term for these nursing behaviors?
a. Assessments
b. Interventions
c. Planning
d. Evaluation

ANS: B
Caring interventions are those nursing behaviors and actions that assist clients and
significant others in meeting their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
TOP: Interventions KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk

3. The nurse understands the importance of being answerable for all actions and the
possibility of being called on to explain or justify them. What term best describes this
concept?
a. Reliability
b. Maturity
c. Accountability
d. Liability

ANS: C
Accountability means that a person is answerable for his or her actions and may be called
on to explain or justify them.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: pp. 6-7 OBJ: 3 | 5 | 7