TEST BANK FOR Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Clinical Judgment and Collaborative Care (Evolve) 11th Edition by Donna D. Ignatavicius, Cherie R. Rebar& Nicole M. Heimgartner |ISBN: 9780323878265| Complete Solution Guide A+/ Newest

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Chapter 01: Overview of Professional Nursing Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing
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1. A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-
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surgical unit. The preceptor advises the student that which is the priority w
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hen working as a professional nurse?
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a. Attending to holistic client needs @X @X @X @X




b. Ensuring client safety @X @X




c. Not making medication errors
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Rationale: All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However, ensu
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ring client safety is the priority. Up to98,000 deaths result each year from erro
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rs in hospital care, according to the 2000 Institute of Medicine report. Many
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@X more clients have suffered injuries and less serious outcomes. Every nurse ha
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s the responsibility to guard the clients safety.
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2. A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the inpatient unit. What inf
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ormation does the nurse provide to help the client promote his or her own
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safety?
a. Encourage the client and family to be active partners.
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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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CORRECT ANS: A @X @X




Rationale: Each action could be important for the client or family to perf
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orm. However, encouraging the client to be active in his or her health care as a
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@X partner is the most critical. The other actions are very limited in scope and do
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not provide the broad protection that being active and involved does.
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3. A nurse is caring for a postoperative client on the surgical unit. The client
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s blood pressure was 142/76 mm Hg 30 minutes ago, and now is 88/50 mm
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@X Hg. What action by the nurse is best?
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a. Call the Rapid Response Team.
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b. Document and continue to monitor. @X @X @X @X




c. Notify the primary care provider.
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d. Repeat blood pressure measurement in 15 minutes.
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