Timby’s Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing 13th Edition Moreno Test Bank Questions and Correct Answers 2026 – Medical-Surgical Nursing – Complete Test Bank and Exam Practice Materia

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




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A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-surgical unit.
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The preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when working as
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aprofessional nurse? ҿ ҿ ҿ



◦ Attending to holistic client needs ҿ ҿ ҿ ҿ




◦ Ensuring client safety ҿ ҿ




◦ Not making medication errors
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◦ Providing client- ҿ



focused care
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ANSWER: B ҿ




◦ All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However, ҿ ҿ ҿ ҿ ҿ ҿ ҿ ҿ



ҿ ensuring client safety is the priority. Up to 98,000 deaths result each year from errors in
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ҿ hospital care, according to the 2000 Institute of Medicine report. Many more
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ҿ clientshave suffered injuries and less serious outcomes. Every nurse has the
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ҿ responsibility to guard the clients safety. ҿ ҿ ҿ ҿ ҿ




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ҿ 2KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process: Nursing
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ҿ Process: Intervention ҿ



◦ NOT: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective ҿ ҿ ҿ ҿ ҿ ҿ



ҿ CareEnvironment: Safety and Infection Control
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◦ A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the inpatient unit. What
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information does the nurse provide to help the client promote his or her
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ownsafety?
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◦ Encourage the client and family to be active partners. ҿ ҿ ҿ ҿ ҿ ҿ ҿ ҿ




◦ 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 his
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orher armband.
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ANSWER: A ҿ




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



perform.However, encouraging the client to be active in his or her health care as a
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partner isthe most critical. The other actions are
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◦ very limited in scope and do not provide the broad protection ҿ ҿ ҿ ҿ ҿ ҿ ҿ ҿ ҿ ҿ



thatbeing active and involved does.
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ҿ 3KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process: Teaching/
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ҿ Learning