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TEST BANK - Timby's Introductory Medical-Surgical
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Nursing, 13th Edition (Donnelly-Moreno),
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Verified Chapters 1 - 72, Complete
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Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare bv bv bv bv bv



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A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-surgical
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unit. The preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when
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working as aprofessional nurse?
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◦ Attending to holistic client needs bv bv bv bv



◦ Ensuring client safety bv bv



◦ Not making medication errors
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◦ Providing
client-focused
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care
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ANSWER: B bv




◦ All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However,
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ensuring client safety is the priority. Up to 98,000 deaths result each year from
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errors in hospital care, according to the 2000 Institute of Medicine report.
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Many more clientshave suffered injuries and less serious outcomes. Every
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nurse has the responsibility to guard the clients safety.
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◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: bv bv


bv 2KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process:
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◦ NOT: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective bv bv bv bv bv bv


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◦ A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the inpatient unit.
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What information does the nurse provide to help the client promote his
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or her ownsafety?
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◦ Encourage the client and family to be active partners.
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◦ Have the client monitor hand hygiene in caregivers.
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◦ Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client.
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◦ Tell the client to always wear
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his orher armband.
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ANSWER: A bv




◦ Each action could be important for the client or family to bv bv bv bv bv bv bv bv bv bv


perform.However, encouraging the client to be active in his or her health care
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as a partner isthe most critical. The other actions are
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Loretta A. Donnelly-Moreno, Brigitte Moseley Timby\'s Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing
Publisher: 2021 ISBN: 9781975172244 Edition: Unknown

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