Chapter 01: Overview of Professional Nursing Concepts for Medical- Surgical Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nurse wishes to provide client-centered care in all interactions. Which action by
the nurse best demonstrates this concept?
a. Assesses for cultural influences affecting health care
b. Ensures that all the clients basic needs are met
c. Tells the client and family about all upcoming tests
d. Thoroughly orients the client and family to the room
ANS: A
Competency in client-focused care is demonstrated when the nursefocuses on
communication, culture, respect compassion, client education, and empowerment. By
assessing the effect of the clients culture on health care, this nurse is practicing client-
focused care. Providing for basic needs does not demonstrate this competence. Simply
telling the client about all upcoming tests is not providing empowering education.
Orienting the client andfamily to theroom is animportantsafetymeasure,
butnotdirectlyrelatedtodemonstratingclient-centered care.
DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: 3
KEY: Patient-centered care| culture MSC: Integrated Process: Caring
NOT: Client Needs Category: Psychosocial Integrity
2. A nurse is caring for a postoperative client on the surgical unit. The clients blood
pressure was 142/76 mm Hg 30 minutes ago, and now is 88/50 mm Hg. What action by
the nurse isbest?
a. Call the Rapid Response Team.
b. Document and continue to monitor. c. Notify the primary care provider.
d. Repeat blood pressure measurement in 15 minutes.
ANS: A
, The purpose of the Rapid Response Team (RRT) is to intervene when clients are
deteriorating before they suffereitherrespiratoryorcardiacarrest.
Sincetheclienthasmanifestedasignificantchange, thenurseshould call the RRT. Changes
in blood pressure, mental status, heart rate, and pain are particularly significant.
Documentation is vital, but the nursemust do more than document. The primary
care provider should be notified, but this is not the priority over calling the RRT. The
clients blood pressure should
be reassessed frequently, but the priority is getting the rapid care to theclient.
DIF: Applying/Application REF: 3
KEY: Rapid Response Team (RRT)| medical emergencies
MSC: Integrated Process: Communication and Documentation
NOT: Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
3. A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the inpatient unit. What information
does the nurse provide to help the client promote his or her own safety?
a. Encourage the client and family to be active partners. b. Have the client monitor
hand hygiene in caregivers.
c. Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client. d. Tell the client to always
wear his or her armband.
ANS: A
Each action could be important for the client or family to perform. However,
encouraging the client to be active in his or her health care as a partner is the most
critical. The other actions are very limited in scope and do not provide the broad
protection that being active and involveddoes.
DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: 3
KEY: Patient safety
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nurse wishes to provide client-centered care in all interactions. Which action by
the nurse best demonstrates this concept?
a. Assesses for cultural influences affecting health care
b. Ensures that all the clients basic needs are met
c. Tells the client and family about all upcoming tests
d. Thoroughly orients the client and family to the room
ANS: A
Competency in client-focused care is demonstrated when the nursefocuses on
communication, culture, respect compassion, client education, and empowerment. By
assessing the effect of the clients culture on health care, this nurse is practicing client-
focused care. Providing for basic needs does not demonstrate this competence. Simply
telling the client about all upcoming tests is not providing empowering education.
Orienting the client andfamily to theroom is animportantsafetymeasure,
butnotdirectlyrelatedtodemonstratingclient-centered care.
DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: 3
KEY: Patient-centered care| culture MSC: Integrated Process: Caring
NOT: Client Needs Category: Psychosocial Integrity
2. A nurse is caring for a postoperative client on the surgical unit. The clients blood
pressure was 142/76 mm Hg 30 minutes ago, and now is 88/50 mm Hg. What action by
the nurse isbest?
a. Call the Rapid Response Team.
b. Document and continue to monitor. c. Notify the primary care provider.
d. Repeat blood pressure measurement in 15 minutes.
ANS: A
, The purpose of the Rapid Response Team (RRT) is to intervene when clients are
deteriorating before they suffereitherrespiratoryorcardiacarrest.
Sincetheclienthasmanifestedasignificantchange, thenurseshould call the RRT. Changes
in blood pressure, mental status, heart rate, and pain are particularly significant.
Documentation is vital, but the nursemust do more than document. The primary
care provider should be notified, but this is not the priority over calling the RRT. The
clients blood pressure should
be reassessed frequently, but the priority is getting the rapid care to theclient.
DIF: Applying/Application REF: 3
KEY: Rapid Response Team (RRT)| medical emergencies
MSC: Integrated Process: Communication and Documentation
NOT: Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
3. A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the inpatient unit. What information
does the nurse provide to help the client promote his or her own safety?
a. Encourage the client and family to be active partners. b. Have the client monitor
hand hygiene in caregivers.
c. Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client. d. Tell the client to always
wear his or her armband.
ANS: A
Each action could be important for the client or family to perform. However,
encouraging the client to be active in his or her health care as a partner is the most
critical. The other actions are very limited in scope and do not provide the broad
protection that being active and involveddoes.
DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: 3
KEY: Patient safety
lOMoAR cPSD| 60 78199
