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Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts For
Clinical Judgment And
Collaborativecare10th Edition
By Donna D. Ignatavicius, M. Linda Workman, Cherie R. Rebar , Nicole M. Heimgartner
Edition
, Table Of Contents
1. Overview Of Professional Nursing Concepts For Medical-Surgical Nursing
2. Clinical Judgment And Systems Thinking
3. Overview Of Health Concepts For Medical-Surgical Nursing
4. Concepts Ofcare For Older Adults
5. Concepts Ofcare For TrCORRECTgender And Non-Binary Patients
6. Assessment And Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Pain
7. Concepts Of Rehabilitation For Chronic And Disabling Health Conditions
8. Concepts Ofcare For Patients At End-Of-Life
9. Concepts Ofcare For Perioperative Patients
10. Concepts Of Emergency And Trauma Nursing
11. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Common Environmental Emergencies
12. Concepts Of Disaster Preparedness
13. Concepts Of Fluid And Electrolyte Balance And Imbalance
14. Concepts Of Acid-Base Balance And Imbalance
15. Concepts Of Infusion Therapy
16. Concepts Of Inflammation And Immunity
17. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Allergy And Immunity Conditions
18. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Cancer
19. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Infection
20. Assessment Of The Skin, Hair, And Nails
21. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Conditions Of The Skin, Hair, And Nails
22. Assessment Of The Respiratory System
23. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Noninfectious Upper Respiratory Conditions
24. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Noninfectious Lower Respiratory Conditions
25. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Infectious Respiratory Conditions
26. Criticalcare Of Patients With Respiratory Emergencies
27. Assessment Of The Cardiovascular System
28. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Dysrhythmias
29. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Cardiac Conditions
30. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Vascular Conditions
31. Criticalcare Of Patients With Shock
32. Criticalcare Of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes
33. Assessment Of The Hematologic System
34. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Hematologic Conditions
35. Assessment Of The Nervous System
,36. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Conditions Of The Central Nervous System: The Brain
37. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Conditions Of The Central Nervous System: The Spinal Cord
38. Criticalcare Of Patients With Neurologic Emergencies
39. Assessment And Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Eye And Vision Conditions
40. Assessment And Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Ear And Hearing Conditions
41. Assessment Of The Musculoskeletal System
42. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Musculoskeletal Conditions
43. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Arthritis And Total Joint Arthroplasty
44. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Musculoskeletal Trauma
45. Assessment Of The Gastrointestinal System
46. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Oral Cavity And Esophageal Conditions
47. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Stomach Conditions
48. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Noninflammatory Intestinal Conditions
49. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Inflammatory Intestinal Conditions
50. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Liver Conditions
51. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Conditions Of The Biliary System And Pancreas
52. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Malnutrition: Undernutrition And Obesity
53. Assessment Of The Endocrine System
54. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Pituitary And Adrenal Gland Conditions
55. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Conditions Of The Thyroid And Parathyroid Glands
56. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Diabetes Mellitus
57. Assessment Of The Renal/Urinary System
58. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Urinary Conditions
59. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Kidney Conditions
60. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Acute Kidney Injury And Chronic Kidney Disease
61. Assessment Of The Reproductive System
62. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Breast Conditions
63. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Gynecologic Conditions
64. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Male Reproductive Conditions
65. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Sexually TrCORRECTmitted Infections
, Medical Surgical Nursing 10th Edition
Ignatavicius Workman
Chapter 01: Overview Of Professional Nursing Concepts For Medical-Surgical Nursing
Ignatavicius: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition
Multiple Choice
1. A New Nurse Is Working With A Preceptor On A Medical-Surgical Unit. The Preceptor
Advises Thenew Nurse That Which Is The Priority When Working As A Professional
Nurse?
a. Attending To Holistic Client Needs
b. Ensuring Client Safety
c. Not Making Medication Errors
d. Providing Client-Focusedcare
CORRECT:B
All Actions Are Appropriate For The Professional NURSEHowever, Ensuring Client
Safety Is Thepriority. Healthcare Errors Have Been Widely Reported For 25 Years,
Many Of Which Result Inclient Injury, Death, And Increased Healthcare Costs. There
Are Several National And International Organizations That Have Either Recommended
Or Mandated Safety Initiatives.
Every Nurse Has The Responsibility To Guard The Client’s Safety. The Other Actions Are
Important For Quality Nursing, But They Are Not As Vital As Providing Safety. Not Making
Medication Errorsdoes Provide Safety, But Is Too Narrow In Scope To Be The Best
CORRECTwer.
Difference: Understanding Top: Integrated Process: Nursing
Process: Interventionkey: Client Safety
Msc: Client Needs Category: Safe And Effectivecare Environment: Safety And Infection Control
2. A Nurse Is Orienting A New Client And Family To The Medical-Surgical Unit. What
Informationdoes The Nurse Provide To Best 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 Incaregivers.
c. Offer The Family The Opportunity To Stay With The Client.
d. Tell The Client To Always Wear His Or Her Armband.
CORRECT:
A
Each action could be important for the client or family to perform. However, encouraging the
client to be active in his or her healthcare as a safety partner is the most critical. The other
actions are very limited in scope and do not provide the broad protection that being active and
involved does.
Difference: understanding top: integrated process:
teaching/learningkey: client safety
Msc: client needs category: safe and effectivecare environment: safety and infection control
3. A nurse is caring for a postoperative client on the surgical unit. The client’s blood pressure
was 142/76 mm hg 30 minutes ago, and now is 88/50 mm hg. What action would the
nursetake first?
a. Call the rapid response team.
b. Document and continue to monitor.
c. Notify the primary healthcare provider.
d. Repeat the blood pressure in 15 minutes.
Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts For
Clinical Judgment And
Collaborativecare10th Edition
By Donna D. Ignatavicius, M. Linda Workman, Cherie R. Rebar , Nicole M. Heimgartner
Edition
, Table Of Contents
1. Overview Of Professional Nursing Concepts For Medical-Surgical Nursing
2. Clinical Judgment And Systems Thinking
3. Overview Of Health Concepts For Medical-Surgical Nursing
4. Concepts Ofcare For Older Adults
5. Concepts Ofcare For TrCORRECTgender And Non-Binary Patients
6. Assessment And Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Pain
7. Concepts Of Rehabilitation For Chronic And Disabling Health Conditions
8. Concepts Ofcare For Patients At End-Of-Life
9. Concepts Ofcare For Perioperative Patients
10. Concepts Of Emergency And Trauma Nursing
11. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Common Environmental Emergencies
12. Concepts Of Disaster Preparedness
13. Concepts Of Fluid And Electrolyte Balance And Imbalance
14. Concepts Of Acid-Base Balance And Imbalance
15. Concepts Of Infusion Therapy
16. Concepts Of Inflammation And Immunity
17. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Allergy And Immunity Conditions
18. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Cancer
19. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Infection
20. Assessment Of The Skin, Hair, And Nails
21. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Conditions Of The Skin, Hair, And Nails
22. Assessment Of The Respiratory System
23. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Noninfectious Upper Respiratory Conditions
24. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Noninfectious Lower Respiratory Conditions
25. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Infectious Respiratory Conditions
26. Criticalcare Of Patients With Respiratory Emergencies
27. Assessment Of The Cardiovascular System
28. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Dysrhythmias
29. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Cardiac Conditions
30. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Vascular Conditions
31. Criticalcare Of Patients With Shock
32. Criticalcare Of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes
33. Assessment Of The Hematologic System
34. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Hematologic Conditions
35. Assessment Of The Nervous System
,36. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Conditions Of The Central Nervous System: The Brain
37. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Conditions Of The Central Nervous System: The Spinal Cord
38. Criticalcare Of Patients With Neurologic Emergencies
39. Assessment And Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Eye And Vision Conditions
40. Assessment And Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Ear And Hearing Conditions
41. Assessment Of The Musculoskeletal System
42. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Musculoskeletal Conditions
43. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Arthritis And Total Joint Arthroplasty
44. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Musculoskeletal Trauma
45. Assessment Of The Gastrointestinal System
46. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Oral Cavity And Esophageal Conditions
47. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Stomach Conditions
48. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Noninflammatory Intestinal Conditions
49. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Inflammatory Intestinal Conditions
50. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Liver Conditions
51. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Conditions Of The Biliary System And Pancreas
52. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Malnutrition: Undernutrition And Obesity
53. Assessment Of The Endocrine System
54. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Pituitary And Adrenal Gland Conditions
55. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Conditions Of The Thyroid And Parathyroid Glands
56. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Diabetes Mellitus
57. Assessment Of The Renal/Urinary System
58. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Urinary Conditions
59. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Kidney Conditions
60. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Acute Kidney Injury And Chronic Kidney Disease
61. Assessment Of The Reproductive System
62. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Breast Conditions
63. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Gynecologic Conditions
64. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Male Reproductive Conditions
65. Concepts Ofcare For Patients With Sexually TrCORRECTmitted Infections
, Medical Surgical Nursing 10th Edition
Ignatavicius Workman
Chapter 01: Overview Of Professional Nursing Concepts For Medical-Surgical Nursing
Ignatavicius: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition
Multiple Choice
1. A New Nurse Is Working With A Preceptor On A Medical-Surgical Unit. The Preceptor
Advises Thenew Nurse That Which Is The Priority When Working As A Professional
Nurse?
a. Attending To Holistic Client Needs
b. Ensuring Client Safety
c. Not Making Medication Errors
d. Providing Client-Focusedcare
CORRECT:B
All Actions Are Appropriate For The Professional NURSEHowever, Ensuring Client
Safety Is Thepriority. Healthcare Errors Have Been Widely Reported For 25 Years,
Many Of Which Result Inclient Injury, Death, And Increased Healthcare Costs. There
Are Several National And International Organizations That Have Either Recommended
Or Mandated Safety Initiatives.
Every Nurse Has The Responsibility To Guard The Client’s Safety. The Other Actions Are
Important For Quality Nursing, But They Are Not As Vital As Providing Safety. Not Making
Medication Errorsdoes Provide Safety, But Is Too Narrow In Scope To Be The Best
CORRECTwer.
Difference: Understanding Top: Integrated Process: Nursing
Process: Interventionkey: Client Safety
Msc: Client Needs Category: Safe And Effectivecare Environment: Safety And Infection Control
2. A Nurse Is Orienting A New Client And Family To The Medical-Surgical Unit. What
Informationdoes The Nurse Provide To Best 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 Incaregivers.
c. Offer The Family The Opportunity To Stay With The Client.
d. Tell The Client To Always Wear His Or Her Armband.
CORRECT:
A
Each action could be important for the client or family to perform. However, encouraging the
client to be active in his or her healthcare as a safety partner is the most critical. The other
actions are very limited in scope and do not provide the broad protection that being active and
involved does.
Difference: understanding top: integrated process:
teaching/learningkey: client safety
Msc: client needs category: safe and effectivecare environment: safety and infection control
3. A nurse is caring for a postoperative client on the surgical unit. The client’s blood pressure
was 142/76 mm hg 30 minutes ago, and now is 88/50 mm hg. What action would the
nursetake first?
a. Call the rapid response team.
b. Document and continue to monitor.
c. Notify the primary healthcare provider.
d. Repeat the blood pressure in 15 minutes.
