TEST BANK - Timby's Introductory Medical-Surgical
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Nursing, 13th Edition (Donnelly-Moreno),
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Verified Chapters 1 - 72, Complete
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,
,
, ◦
Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare
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◦ A bnew bnurse bis bworking bwith ba bpreceptor bon ban binpatient bmedical-surgical
bunit. bThe bpreceptor badvises bthe bstudent bthat bwhich bis bthe bpriority bwhen
bworking bas babprofessional bnurse?
◦ Attending b to b holistic bclient bneeds
◦ Ensuring b client b safety
◦ Not bmaking bmedication berrors
◦ Providing
b client-bfocused
bcare b
ANSWER: bB
◦ All bactions bare bappropriate bfor bthe bprofessional bnurse. bHowever,
b ensuring bclient bsafety bis bthe bpriority. bUp bto b98,000 bdeaths bresult beach byear bfrom
berrors bin b hospital b care, b according b to b the b 2000 b Institute b of b Medicine b report. b Many
b more b clientsb
have b suffered b injuries b and b less b serious b outcomes. b Every b nurse b has b the
b responsibility b to bguard bthe bclients bsafety.
◦ DIF: b Understanding/Comprehension b REF:
b 2bKEY: bPatient bsafety bMSC: bIntegrated bProcess:
bNursing bProcess: bIntervention
◦ NOT: b Client b Needs b Category: b Safe b and b Effective
b CarebEnvironment: bSafety band bInfection bControl
◦ A bnurse bis borienting ba bnew bclient band bfamily bto bthe binpatient bunit. bWhat
binformation bdoes bthe bnurse bprovide bto bhelp bthe bclient bpromote bhis bor bher
bownbsafety?
◦ Encourage bthe b client b and b family b to b be b active bpartners.
◦ Have bthe bclient bmonitor bhand bhygiene bin bcaregivers.
◦ Offer bthe bfamily bthe bopportunity bto bstay bwith bthe bclient.
◦ Tell bthe bclient bto b always b wear b his
borbher barmband. b
ANSWER: bA
◦ Each baction bcould bbe bimportant bfor bthe bclient bor bfamily bto
bperform.bHowever, bencouraging bthe bclient bto bbe bactive bin bhis bor bher bhealth bcare bas
ba bpartner bisbthe bmost bcritical. bThe bother bactions bare
◦
◦ very blimited bin bscope band bdo bnot bprovide bthe bbroad bprotection
bthatbbeing bactive band binvolved bdoes.
◦ DIF: b Understanding/Comprehension b REF:
b 3bKEY: bPatient bsafety bMSC: bIntegrated bProcess:
b b b b b
Nursing, 13th Edition (Donnelly-Moreno),
b b b b
Verified Chapters 1 - 72, Complete
b b b b b b
,
,
, ◦
Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare
b b b b b
◦ A bnew bnurse bis bworking bwith ba bpreceptor bon ban binpatient bmedical-surgical
bunit. bThe bpreceptor badvises bthe bstudent bthat bwhich bis bthe bpriority bwhen
bworking bas babprofessional bnurse?
◦ Attending b to b holistic bclient bneeds
◦ Ensuring b client b safety
◦ Not bmaking bmedication berrors
◦ Providing
b client-bfocused
bcare b
ANSWER: bB
◦ All bactions bare bappropriate bfor bthe bprofessional bnurse. bHowever,
b ensuring bclient bsafety bis bthe bpriority. bUp bto b98,000 bdeaths bresult beach byear bfrom
berrors bin b hospital b care, b according b to b the b 2000 b Institute b of b Medicine b report. b Many
b more b clientsb
have b suffered b injuries b and b less b serious b outcomes. b Every b nurse b has b the
b responsibility b to bguard bthe bclients bsafety.
◦ DIF: b Understanding/Comprehension b REF:
b 2bKEY: bPatient bsafety bMSC: bIntegrated bProcess:
bNursing bProcess: bIntervention
◦ NOT: b Client b Needs b Category: b Safe b and b Effective
b CarebEnvironment: bSafety band bInfection bControl
◦ A bnurse bis borienting ba bnew bclient band bfamily bto bthe binpatient bunit. bWhat
binformation bdoes bthe bnurse bprovide bto bhelp bthe bclient bpromote bhis bor bher
bownbsafety?
◦ Encourage bthe b client b and b family b to b be b active bpartners.
◦ Have bthe bclient bmonitor bhand bhygiene bin bcaregivers.
◦ Offer bthe bfamily bthe bopportunity bto bstay bwith bthe bclient.
◦ Tell bthe bclient bto b always b wear b his
borbher barmband. b
ANSWER: bA
◦ Each baction bcould bbe bimportant bfor bthe bclient bor bfamily bto
bperform.bHowever, bencouraging bthe bclient bto bbe bactive bin bhis bor bher bhealth bcare bas
ba bpartner bisbthe bmost bcritical. bThe bother bactions bare
◦
◦ very blimited bin bscope band bdo bnot bprovide bthe bbroad bprotection
bthatbbeing bactive band binvolved bdoes.
◦ DIF: b Understanding/Comprehension b REF:
b 3bKEY: bPatient bsafety bMSC: bIntegrated bProcess:
