TEST BANK - Timby's Introductory Medical-Surgical
Nursing, 13th Edition (Donnelly-Moreno),
Verified Chapters 1 - 72, Complete
,
,
, ◦
Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare
D D D D D
◦ ADnewDnurseDisDworkingDwithDaDpreceptorDonDanDinpatientDmedical-
surgicalDunit.DTheDpreceptorDadvisesDtheDstudentDthatDwhichDisDtheDpriorityDw
henDworkingDasDaDprofessionalDnurse?
◦ AttendingD toD holisticD clientD needs
◦ EnsuringD clientD safety
◦ NotDmakingDmedicationDerrors
◦ ProvidingD client
-DfocusedDcareD
ANSWER:DB
◦ AllDactionsDareDappropriateDforDtheDprofessionalDnurse.DHowever,De
nsuringDclientDsafetyDisDtheDpriority.DUpDtoD98,000DdeathsDresultDeachDyearDfromDerr
orsDinD hospitalD care,D accordingD toD theD 2000D InstituteD ofD MedicineD report.D ManyD mor
eD clientsDhaveD sufferedD injuriesD andD lessD seriousD outcomes.D EveryD nurseD hasD theD resp
onsibilityD toDguardDtheDclientsDsafety.
◦ DIF:D Understanding/ComprehensionD REF:D
2DKEY:DPatientDsafetyDMSC:DIntegratedDProcess:DNursin
gDProcess:DIntervention
◦ NOT:D ClientD NeedsD Category:D SafeD andD EffectiveD C
areDEnvironment:DSafetyDandDInfectionDControl
◦ ADnurseDisDorientingDaDnewDclientDandDfamilyDtoDtheDinpatientDunit.DWha
tDinformationDdoesDtheDnurseDprovideDtoDhelpDtheDclientDpromoteDhisDorDhe
rDownDsafety?
◦ EncourageD theD clientD andD familyD toD beD activeD partners.
◦ HaveDtheDclientDmonitorDhandDhygieneDinDcaregivers.
◦ OfferDtheDfamilyDtheDopportunityDtoDstayDwithDtheDclient.
◦ TellD theDclientDtoD alwaysD wearD hisD
orDherDarmband.D
ANSWER:DA
◦ EachDactionDcouldDbeDimportantDforDtheDclientDorDfamilyDtoDperfo
rm.DHowever,DencouragingDtheDclientDtoDbeDactiveDinDhisDorDherDhealthDcareDasDaD
partnerDisDtheDmostDcritical.DTheDotherDactionsDare
◦
◦ veryDlimitedDinDscopeDandDdoDnotDprovideDtheDbroadDprotectionD
thatDbeingDactiveDandDinvolvedDdoes.
◦ DIF:D Understanding/ComprehensionD REF:D
3DKEY:DPatientDsafetyDMSC:DIntegratedDProcess:DTeachi
ng/DLearning
Nursing, 13th Edition (Donnelly-Moreno),
Verified Chapters 1 - 72, Complete
,
,
, ◦
Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare
D D D D D
◦ ADnewDnurseDisDworkingDwithDaDpreceptorDonDanDinpatientDmedical-
surgicalDunit.DTheDpreceptorDadvisesDtheDstudentDthatDwhichDisDtheDpriorityDw
henDworkingDasDaDprofessionalDnurse?
◦ AttendingD toD holisticD clientD needs
◦ EnsuringD clientD safety
◦ NotDmakingDmedicationDerrors
◦ ProvidingD client
-DfocusedDcareD
ANSWER:DB
◦ AllDactionsDareDappropriateDforDtheDprofessionalDnurse.DHowever,De
nsuringDclientDsafetyDisDtheDpriority.DUpDtoD98,000DdeathsDresultDeachDyearDfromDerr
orsDinD hospitalD care,D accordingD toD theD 2000D InstituteD ofD MedicineD report.D ManyD mor
eD clientsDhaveD sufferedD injuriesD andD lessD seriousD outcomes.D EveryD nurseD hasD theD resp
onsibilityD toDguardDtheDclientsDsafety.
◦ DIF:D Understanding/ComprehensionD REF:D
2DKEY:DPatientDsafetyDMSC:DIntegratedDProcess:DNursin
gDProcess:DIntervention
◦ NOT:D ClientD NeedsD Category:D SafeD andD EffectiveD C
areDEnvironment:DSafetyDandDInfectionDControl
◦ ADnurseDisDorientingDaDnewDclientDandDfamilyDtoDtheDinpatientDunit.DWha
tDinformationDdoesDtheDnurseDprovideDtoDhelpDtheDclientDpromoteDhisDorDhe
rDownDsafety?
◦ EncourageD theD clientD andD familyD toD beD activeD partners.
◦ HaveDtheDclientDmonitorDhandDhygieneDinDcaregivers.
◦ OfferDtheDfamilyDtheDopportunityDtoDstayDwithDtheDclient.
◦ TellD theDclientDtoD alwaysD wearD hisD
orDherDarmband.D
ANSWER:DA
◦ EachDactionDcouldDbeDimportantDforDtheDclientDorDfamilyDtoDperfo
rm.DHowever,DencouragingDtheDclientDtoDbeDactiveDinDhisDorDherDhealthDcareDasDaD
partnerDisDtheDmostDcritical.DTheDotherDactionsDare
◦
◦ veryDlimitedDinDscopeDandDdoDnotDprovideDtheDbroadDprotectionD
thatDbeingDactiveDandDinvolvedDdoes.
◦ DIF:D Understanding/ComprehensionD REF:D
3DKEY:DPatientDsafetyDMSC:DIntegratedDProcess:DTeachi
ng/DLearning
