TEST BANK FOR ALEXANDER'S CARE OF THE PATIENT IN SURGERY 16TH EDITION BY ROTHROCK ISBN10: 0323479146 ISBN13: 9780323479141

1. The Perioperative Patient Focused Model presents key components of nursing influence that guide patient care. Select the statement that best describes the dynamic relationship within the model. a. The patient experience and the nursing presence are in continuous interaction. b. Structure, process, and outcome are the foundation domains of the model. c. The perioperative nurse is the central dynamic core of the model. d. The interrelated nursing process rings bind the patient to the model. ANS: A The Perioperative Patient Focused Model consists of domains or areas of nursing concern: nursing diagnoses, nursing interventions, and patient outcomes. These domains are in continuous interaction with the health system that encircles the focus of perioperative nursing practice—the patient. 2. The Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses’ (AORN) Standards of Perioperative Nursing describes nursing interactions, interventions, and activities with patients. This is based on which standards category? a. Evidence-based b. Process c. Outcome d. Structural ANS: B Process standards relate to nursing activities, interventions, and interactions. They are used to explicate clinical, professional, and quality objectives in perioperative nursing.