Introductory medical-surgical nursing 13th
edition by Timby Questions & Answers With
Correct Key
b. Ensuring client safety
1. A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-
surgical unit. The
preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when working
as a professional
nurse?
a. Collaborating with an interdisciplinary team
b. Implementing evidence-based care
d. Routinely using informatics in practice
e. Using quality improvement in client care
1. A nurse manager wishes to ensure that the nurses on the unit are
practicing at their highest
levels of competency. Which areas should the manager assess to
determine if the nursing
staff demonstrate competency according to the Institute of Medicine
,(IOM) report Health
Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality? (Select all that apply.)
a. Consults with other disciplines on client care
b. Coordinates discharge planning for home safety
c. Participates in comprehensive client rounding
d. Routinely asks other disciplines about client progress
A nurse is interested in making interdisciplinary work a high priority.
Which actions by the
nurse best demonstrate this skill? (Select all that apply.)
c. Perform a bladder scan if the client is unable to void after 4 hours.
d. Remind the client to use the incentive spirometer every hour.
e. Take and record the client's vital signs per agency protocol.
3. A postoperative client has an epidural infusion of morphine and
bupivacaine (Marcaine).
What actions does the nurse delegate to the unlicensed assistive
personnel (UAP)? (Select
all that apply.)
a. 1% milk
b. Carrots
d. Oranges
e. Vitamin D supplements
, A home health care nurse assesses an older client for the intake of
nutrients needed in larger
amounts than in younger adults. Which foods found in an older adult's
kitchen might
indicate an adequate intake of these nutrients? (Select all that apply.)
confusion
incontinence
sleep disorder
4. A nurse manager institutes the Fulmer Spices Framework as part of
the routine assessment
of older adults in the hospital. The nursing staff assesses for which
factors? (Select all that
keep pts skin dry
obtain pressure relieving mattress
turn pt every 2 hours
A hospitalized older adult has been assessed at high risk for skin
breakdown. Which actions
does the registered nurse (RN) delegate to the unlicensed assistive
personnel (UAP)? (Select
all that apply.)
edition by Timby Questions & Answers With
Correct Key
b. Ensuring client safety
1. A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-
surgical unit. The
preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when working
as a professional
nurse?
a. Collaborating with an interdisciplinary team
b. Implementing evidence-based care
d. Routinely using informatics in practice
e. Using quality improvement in client care
1. A nurse manager wishes to ensure that the nurses on the unit are
practicing at their highest
levels of competency. Which areas should the manager assess to
determine if the nursing
staff demonstrate competency according to the Institute of Medicine
,(IOM) report Health
Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality? (Select all that apply.)
a. Consults with other disciplines on client care
b. Coordinates discharge planning for home safety
c. Participates in comprehensive client rounding
d. Routinely asks other disciplines about client progress
A nurse is interested in making interdisciplinary work a high priority.
Which actions by the
nurse best demonstrate this skill? (Select all that apply.)
c. Perform a bladder scan if the client is unable to void after 4 hours.
d. Remind the client to use the incentive spirometer every hour.
e. Take and record the client's vital signs per agency protocol.
3. A postoperative client has an epidural infusion of morphine and
bupivacaine (Marcaine).
What actions does the nurse delegate to the unlicensed assistive
personnel (UAP)? (Select
all that apply.)
a. 1% milk
b. Carrots
d. Oranges
e. Vitamin D supplements
, A home health care nurse assesses an older client for the intake of
nutrients needed in larger
amounts than in younger adults. Which foods found in an older adult's
kitchen might
indicate an adequate intake of these nutrients? (Select all that apply.)
confusion
incontinence
sleep disorder
4. A nurse manager institutes the Fulmer Spices Framework as part of
the routine assessment
of older adults in the hospital. The nursing staff assesses for which
factors? (Select all that
keep pts skin dry
obtain pressure relieving mattress
turn pt every 2 hours
A hospitalized older adult has been assessed at high risk for skin
breakdown. Which actions
does the registered nurse (RN) delegate to the unlicensed assistive
personnel (UAP)? (Select
all that apply.)
