Test Bank For Brunner &
Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-
Surgical Nursing 15th Edition By
Janice L Hinkle, Kerry H. Cheever,
Et al. | Complete |Chapters 1-68
,Table11of11Contents
Chapter110111Professional11Nursing11Practice 2
Chapter110211Medical-Surgical11Nursing 17
Chapter110311Health11Education11and11Health11Promotion 30
Chapter110411Adult11Health11and11Physical,11Nutritional,11and11Cultural11Assessment 45
Chapter110511Stress11and11Inflammatory11Responses 60
Chapter110611Genetics11and11Genomics11in11Nursing 76
Chapter110711Disability11and11Chronic11Illness 92
Chapter110811Management11of11the11Older11Adult11Patient 107
Chapter110911Pain11Management 121
Chapter111011Fluid11and11Electrolytes 137
Chapter111111Shock,11Sepsis,11and11Multiple11Organ11Dysfunction11Syndrome 153
Chapter111211Management11of11Patients11with11Oncologic11Disorders 169
Chapter111311Palliative11and11End-of-Life11Care 183
Chapter111411Preoperative11Nursing11Management 199
Chapter111511Intraoperative11Nursing11Management 214
Chapter111611Postoperative11Nursing11Management 228
Chapter111711Assessment11of11Respiratory11Function 243
Chapter111811Management11of11Patients11with11Upper11Respiratory11Tract11Disorders 258
Chapter111911Management11of11Patients11with11Chest11and11Lower11Respiratory11Tract11Disorders 272
Chapter112011Management11of11Patients11with11Chronic11Pulmonary11Disease 288
Chapter112111Assessment11of11Cardiovascular11Function 304
Chapter112211Management11of11Patients11with11Arrhythmias11and11Conduction11Problems 318
Chapter112311Management11of11Patients11with11Coronary11Vascular11Disorders 331
Chapter112411Management11of11Patients11with11Structural,11Infectious,11and11Inflammatory11Cardiac
Disorders 347
Chapter112511Management11of11Patients11with11Complications11from11Heart11Disease 361
Chapter112611Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11with11Vascular11Disorders11and11Problems
of11Peripheral11Circulation 375
Chapter112711Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11with11Hypertension 391
Chapter112811Assessment11of11Hematologic11Function11and11Treatment11Modalities 405
Chapter112911Management11of11Patients11with11Nonmalignant11Hematologic11Disorders 420
Chapter113011Management11of11Patients11with11Hematologic11Neoplasms 433
Chapter113111Assessment11of11Immune11Function 448
Chapter113211Management11of11Patients11with11Immune11Deficiency11Disorders 462
Chapter113311Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11with11Allergic11Disorders 477
Chapter113411Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11with11Inflammatory11Rheumatic11Disorders 492
Chapter113511Assessment11of11Musculoskeletal11Function 506
Chapter113611Management11of11Patients11with11Musculoskeletal11Disorders 520
,Chapter113711Management11of11Patients11with11Musculoskeletal11Trauma 535
Chapter113811Assessment11of11Digestive11and11Gastrointestinal11Function 550
Chapter113911Management11of11Patients11with11Oral11and11Esophageal11Disorders 564
Chapter114011Management11of11Patients11with11Gastric11and11Duodenal11Disorders 578
Chapter114111Management11of11Patients11with11Intestinal11and11Rectal11Disorders 591
Chapter114211Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11with11Obesity 606
Chapter114311Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11with11Hepatic11Disorders 621
Chapter114411Management11of11Patients11with11Biliary11Disorders 635
Chapter114511Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11with11Endocrine11Disorders 650
Chapter114611Management11of11Patients11with11Diabetes 665
Chapter114711Assessment11of11Kidney11and11Urinary11Function 680
Chapter114811Management11of11Patients11with11Kidney11Disorders 695
Chapter114911Management11of11Patients11with11Urinary11Disorders 710
Chapter115011Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11with11Female11Physiologic11Processes 725
Chapter115111Management11of11Patients11with11Female11Reproductive11Disorders 741
Chapter115211Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11with11Breast11Disorders 757
Chapter115311Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11with11Male11Reproductive11Disorders 771
Chapter115411Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11Who11Are11LGBTQ 786
Chapter115511Assessment11of11Integumentary11Function 794
Chapter115611Management11of11Patients11with11Dermatologic11Disorders 808
Chapter115711Management11of11Patients11with11Burn11Injury 822
Chapter115811Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11with11Eye11and11Vision11Disorders 837
Chapter115911Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11with11Hearing11and11Balance11Disorders 851
Chapter116011Assessment11of11Neurologic11Function 866
Chapter116111Management11of11Patients11With11Neurologic11Dysfunction 881
Chapter116211Management11of11Patients11With11Cerebrovascular11Disorders 895
Chapter116311Management11of11Patients11with11Neurologic11Trauma 911
Chapter116411Management11of11Patients11with11Neurologic11Infections,11Autoimmune11Disorders,11and
Neuropathies 926
Chapter116511Management11of11Patients11with11Oncologic11or11Degenerative11Neurologic11Disorders 940
Chapter116611Management11of11Patients11with11Infectious11Diseases 955
Chapter116711Emergency11Nursing 968
Chapter116811Disaster11Nursing 977
, Chapter111:11Professional11Nursing11Practice
Hinkle:11Brunner11&11Suddarth's11Textbook11of11Medical-Surgical11Nursing,1115th11Edition
MULTIPLE11CHOICE
1. A11nurse11has11been11offered11a11position11on11an11obstetric11unit11and11has11learned11that11the11uni
t11offers11therapeutic11abortions,11a11procedure11that11contradicts11the11nurse's11personal11beliefs.11
What11is11the11nurse's11ethical11obligation11to11these11clients?
A. The11nurse11should11adhere11to11professional11standards11of11practice11and11offer11ser
vice11to11these11clients.
B. The11nurse11should11make11the11choice11to11decline11this11position11and11pursue11a11d
ifferent11nursing11role.
C. The11nurse11should11decline11to11care11for11the11client’s11considering11abortion.
D. The11nurse11should11express11alternatives11to11women11considering11terminating11their11pregnancy.
ANS:1 1 B
Rationale:11To11avoid11facing11the11ethical11dilemma11of11providing11care11that11contradicts11the11nu
rse’s11personal11beliefs,11the11nurse11should11consider11working11in11an11area11of11nursing11that11wo
uld11not11pose11this11dilemma.11The11nurse11should11not11provide11care11to11the11client11because11it1
1is11a11conflict11of11personal11values.11The11nurse11should11not11deny11care11to11these11clients11as11t
his11would11be11a11breach11in11the11Code11of11Ethics11for11nurses.11If11the11client11is11not11requestin
g11information11for11alternatives11to11abortions,11then11the11nurse11should11not11be11providing11this11
information.
PTS:1 1 1 1 1 REF:1 1 1 1 p.1127
NAT:1 1 Client11Needs:11Safe,11Effective11Care11Environment:11Management11of11Care
TOP:1 1 Chapter111:11Professional11Nursing11Practice
KEY:1 1 Integrated11Process:11Ca
ring11BLM:1 1 Cognitive11Level:11Apply
2. An1180-year-old11client11is11admitted11with11a11diagnosis11of11community-
acquired11pneumonia.11During11admission11the11client11states,11"I11have11a11living11will."11What11im
plication11of11this11should11the11nurse11recognize?
A. This11document11is11always11honored,11regardless11of11circumstances.
B. This11document11specifies11the11client's11wishes11before11hospitalization.
C. This11document11is11binding11for11the11duration11of11the11client's11life.
D. This11document11has11been11drawn11up11by11the11client's11family11to11determine11DNR11status.
ANS:1 1 B
Rationale:11A11living11will11is11one11type11of11advance11directive.11In11most11situations,11living11wil
ls11are11limited11to11situations11in11which11the11client's11medical11condition11is11deemed11terminal.11
The11other11answers11are11incorrect11because11living11wills11are11not11always11honored11in11every11
circumstance,11they11are11not11binding11for11the11duration11of11the11client's11life,11and11they11are11n
ot11drawn11up11by11the11client's11family.
PTS:1 1 1 1 1 REF:1 1 1 1 p.1129
NAT:1 1 Client11Needs:11Safe,11Effective11Care11Environment:11Management1
1of11Care11TOP:1 1 Chapter111:11Professional11Nursing11Practice
KEY:1 1 Integrated11Process:11Communication11and11Documentation
BLM:1 1 Cognitive11Level:11Anal
yze11NOT:1 1 Multiple11Choice
3. A11nurse11has11been11providing11ethical11care11for11many11years11and11is11aware11of11the11need11to11
maintain11the11ethical11principle11of11nonmaleficence.11Which11of11the11following11actions11would11
be11considered11a11violation11of11this11principle?
A. Discussing11a11DNR11order11with11a11terminally11ill11client
B. Assisting11a11semi-independent11client11with11ADLs
111|11P11
a11g11e
Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-
Surgical Nursing 15th Edition By
Janice L Hinkle, Kerry H. Cheever,
Et al. | Complete |Chapters 1-68
,Table11of11Contents
Chapter110111Professional11Nursing11Practice 2
Chapter110211Medical-Surgical11Nursing 17
Chapter110311Health11Education11and11Health11Promotion 30
Chapter110411Adult11Health11and11Physical,11Nutritional,11and11Cultural11Assessment 45
Chapter110511Stress11and11Inflammatory11Responses 60
Chapter110611Genetics11and11Genomics11in11Nursing 76
Chapter110711Disability11and11Chronic11Illness 92
Chapter110811Management11of11the11Older11Adult11Patient 107
Chapter110911Pain11Management 121
Chapter111011Fluid11and11Electrolytes 137
Chapter111111Shock,11Sepsis,11and11Multiple11Organ11Dysfunction11Syndrome 153
Chapter111211Management11of11Patients11with11Oncologic11Disorders 169
Chapter111311Palliative11and11End-of-Life11Care 183
Chapter111411Preoperative11Nursing11Management 199
Chapter111511Intraoperative11Nursing11Management 214
Chapter111611Postoperative11Nursing11Management 228
Chapter111711Assessment11of11Respiratory11Function 243
Chapter111811Management11of11Patients11with11Upper11Respiratory11Tract11Disorders 258
Chapter111911Management11of11Patients11with11Chest11and11Lower11Respiratory11Tract11Disorders 272
Chapter112011Management11of11Patients11with11Chronic11Pulmonary11Disease 288
Chapter112111Assessment11of11Cardiovascular11Function 304
Chapter112211Management11of11Patients11with11Arrhythmias11and11Conduction11Problems 318
Chapter112311Management11of11Patients11with11Coronary11Vascular11Disorders 331
Chapter112411Management11of11Patients11with11Structural,11Infectious,11and11Inflammatory11Cardiac
Disorders 347
Chapter112511Management11of11Patients11with11Complications11from11Heart11Disease 361
Chapter112611Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11with11Vascular11Disorders11and11Problems
of11Peripheral11Circulation 375
Chapter112711Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11with11Hypertension 391
Chapter112811Assessment11of11Hematologic11Function11and11Treatment11Modalities 405
Chapter112911Management11of11Patients11with11Nonmalignant11Hematologic11Disorders 420
Chapter113011Management11of11Patients11with11Hematologic11Neoplasms 433
Chapter113111Assessment11of11Immune11Function 448
Chapter113211Management11of11Patients11with11Immune11Deficiency11Disorders 462
Chapter113311Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11with11Allergic11Disorders 477
Chapter113411Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11with11Inflammatory11Rheumatic11Disorders 492
Chapter113511Assessment11of11Musculoskeletal11Function 506
Chapter113611Management11of11Patients11with11Musculoskeletal11Disorders 520
,Chapter113711Management11of11Patients11with11Musculoskeletal11Trauma 535
Chapter113811Assessment11of11Digestive11and11Gastrointestinal11Function 550
Chapter113911Management11of11Patients11with11Oral11and11Esophageal11Disorders 564
Chapter114011Management11of11Patients11with11Gastric11and11Duodenal11Disorders 578
Chapter114111Management11of11Patients11with11Intestinal11and11Rectal11Disorders 591
Chapter114211Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11with11Obesity 606
Chapter114311Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11with11Hepatic11Disorders 621
Chapter114411Management11of11Patients11with11Biliary11Disorders 635
Chapter114511Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11with11Endocrine11Disorders 650
Chapter114611Management11of11Patients11with11Diabetes 665
Chapter114711Assessment11of11Kidney11and11Urinary11Function 680
Chapter114811Management11of11Patients11with11Kidney11Disorders 695
Chapter114911Management11of11Patients11with11Urinary11Disorders 710
Chapter115011Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11with11Female11Physiologic11Processes 725
Chapter115111Management11of11Patients11with11Female11Reproductive11Disorders 741
Chapter115211Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11with11Breast11Disorders 757
Chapter115311Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11with11Male11Reproductive11Disorders 771
Chapter115411Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11Who11Are11LGBTQ 786
Chapter115511Assessment11of11Integumentary11Function 794
Chapter115611Management11of11Patients11with11Dermatologic11Disorders 808
Chapter115711Management11of11Patients11with11Burn11Injury 822
Chapter115811Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11with11Eye11and11Vision11Disorders 837
Chapter115911Assessment11and11Management11of11Patients11with11Hearing11and11Balance11Disorders 851
Chapter116011Assessment11of11Neurologic11Function 866
Chapter116111Management11of11Patients11With11Neurologic11Dysfunction 881
Chapter116211Management11of11Patients11With11Cerebrovascular11Disorders 895
Chapter116311Management11of11Patients11with11Neurologic11Trauma 911
Chapter116411Management11of11Patients11with11Neurologic11Infections,11Autoimmune11Disorders,11and
Neuropathies 926
Chapter116511Management11of11Patients11with11Oncologic11or11Degenerative11Neurologic11Disorders 940
Chapter116611Management11of11Patients11with11Infectious11Diseases 955
Chapter116711Emergency11Nursing 968
Chapter116811Disaster11Nursing 977
, Chapter111:11Professional11Nursing11Practice
Hinkle:11Brunner11&11Suddarth's11Textbook11of11Medical-Surgical11Nursing,1115th11Edition
MULTIPLE11CHOICE
1. A11nurse11has11been11offered11a11position11on11an11obstetric11unit11and11has11learned11that11the11uni
t11offers11therapeutic11abortions,11a11procedure11that11contradicts11the11nurse's11personal11beliefs.11
What11is11the11nurse's11ethical11obligation11to11these11clients?
A. The11nurse11should11adhere11to11professional11standards11of11practice11and11offer11ser
vice11to11these11clients.
B. The11nurse11should11make11the11choice11to11decline11this11position11and11pursue11a11d
ifferent11nursing11role.
C. The11nurse11should11decline11to11care11for11the11client’s11considering11abortion.
D. The11nurse11should11express11alternatives11to11women11considering11terminating11their11pregnancy.
ANS:1 1 B
Rationale:11To11avoid11facing11the11ethical11dilemma11of11providing11care11that11contradicts11the11nu
rse’s11personal11beliefs,11the11nurse11should11consider11working11in11an11area11of11nursing11that11wo
uld11not11pose11this11dilemma.11The11nurse11should11not11provide11care11to11the11client11because11it1
1is11a11conflict11of11personal11values.11The11nurse11should11not11deny11care11to11these11clients11as11t
his11would11be11a11breach11in11the11Code11of11Ethics11for11nurses.11If11the11client11is11not11requestin
g11information11for11alternatives11to11abortions,11then11the11nurse11should11not11be11providing11this11
information.
PTS:1 1 1 1 1 REF:1 1 1 1 p.1127
NAT:1 1 Client11Needs:11Safe,11Effective11Care11Environment:11Management11of11Care
TOP:1 1 Chapter111:11Professional11Nursing11Practice
KEY:1 1 Integrated11Process:11Ca
ring11BLM:1 1 Cognitive11Level:11Apply
2. An1180-year-old11client11is11admitted11with11a11diagnosis11of11community-
acquired11pneumonia.11During11admission11the11client11states,11"I11have11a11living11will."11What11im
plication11of11this11should11the11nurse11recognize?
A. This11document11is11always11honored,11regardless11of11circumstances.
B. This11document11specifies11the11client's11wishes11before11hospitalization.
C. This11document11is11binding11for11the11duration11of11the11client's11life.
D. This11document11has11been11drawn11up11by11the11client's11family11to11determine11DNR11status.
ANS:1 1 B
Rationale:11A11living11will11is11one11type11of11advance11directive.11In11most11situations,11living11wil
ls11are11limited11to11situations11in11which11the11client's11medical11condition11is11deemed11terminal.11
The11other11answers11are11incorrect11because11living11wills11are11not11always11honored11in11every11
circumstance,11they11are11not11binding11for11the11duration11of11the11client's11life,11and11they11are11n
ot11drawn11up11by11the11client's11family.
PTS:1 1 1 1 1 REF:1 1 1 1 p.1129
NAT:1 1 Client11Needs:11Safe,11Effective11Care11Environment:11Management1
1of11Care11TOP:1 1 Chapter111:11Professional11Nursing11Practice
KEY:1 1 Integrated11Process:11Communication11and11Documentation
BLM:1 1 Cognitive11Level:11Anal
yze11NOT:1 1 Multiple11Choice
3. A11nurse11has11been11providing11ethical11care11for11many11years11and11is11aware11of11the11need11to11
maintain11the11ethical11principle11of11nonmaleficence.11Which11of11the11following11actions11would11
be11considered11a11violation11of11this11principle?
A. Discussing11a11DNR11order11with11a11terminally11ill11client
B. Assisting11a11semi-independent11client11with11ADLs
111|11P11
a11g11e
