,Chapter 01: Aspects of Medical-Surgical Nursing
Linton: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Whatgprovidesgdirectiongforgindividualizedgcaregandgassuresgthegdeliverygofgaccurate,gs
afegcaregthroughgagdefinitivegpathwaygthatgpromotesgthegclient’sgandgthegsupportgperso
ns’gprogressgtowardgpositivegoutcomes?
a. Physician’sgorders
b. Progressgnotes
c. Nursinggcaregplan
d. Clientghealthghistory
ANS:g C
Thegnursinggcaregplangprovidesgdirectiongforgindividualizedgcaregandgassuresgthegdelivery
gofgaccurate,gsafegcaregthroughgagdefinitivegpathwaygthatgpromotesgthegclient’sgandgthegs
upportgpersons’gprogressgtowardgpositivegoutcomes.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gComprehension REF:g g p.g2 OBJ:g 1
TOP:g NursinggCaregPlan
KEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gPlannin
ggMSC:g NCLEX:gPhysiologicalgIntegrity:gReductiongofgRisk
2. Thegnursegisgperforminggbehaviorsgandgactionsgthatgassistgclientsgandgsignificantgothers
gingmeetinggtheirgneedsgandgthegidentifiedgoutcomesgofgthegplangofgcare.gWhatgisgthegc
orrectgtermgforgthesegnursinggbehaviors?
a. Assessments
b. Interventions
c. Planning
d. Evaluation
ANS:g B
Caringginterventionsgaregthosegnursinggbehaviorsgandgactionsgthatgassistgclientsgandgsigni
ficantgothersgingmeetinggtheirgneedsgandgthegidentifiedgoutcomesgofgthegplangofgcare.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gComprehension REF:g g p.g3 OBJ:g 1
TOP:g Interventions
KEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gPlannin
ggMSC:g NCLEX:gPhysiologicalgIntegrity:gReductiongofgRisk
3. Thegnursegunderstandsgthegimportancegofgbeingganswerablegforgallgactionsgandgtheg
possibilitygofgbeinggcalledgongtogexplaingorgjustifygthem.gWhatgtermgbestgdescribesgt
hisgconcept?
a. Reliability
b. Maturity
c. Accountability
d. Liability
ANS:g C
Accountabilitygmeansgthatgagpersongisganswerablegforghisgorghergactionsgandgmaygbegcalle
dgongtogexplaingorgjustifygthem.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gComprehension REF:g g pp.g6-7 OBJ:g 3g|g5g|g7
, TOP:g Accountability
KEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gN/
AgMSC:g NCLEX:gPhysiologicalgIntegrity:gReductiongofgRisk
MULTIPLEgRESPONSE
1. Thegnursegmanagergisgprovidinggangingservicegaboutgconflictgresolution.gWhatgmod
esgofconflictgresolutiongshouldgbegaddressed?g(Selectgallgthatgapply.)
a. Suppression
b. Accommodation
c. Compromise
d. Avoidance
e. Collaboration
f. Competition
ANS:g B,gC,gD,gE,gF
Thegmodesgofgconflictgresolutiongincludegaccommodation,gcollaboration,gcompromise,gav
oidance,gandgcompetition.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gKnowledge REF:g p.g7|p.g8|Tableg1.1
OBJ:g 7 TOP:g ConflictgResolution
KEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gN/A
MSC:g NCLEX:gN/A
2. Whatgaregthegcharacteristicsgofgangeffectivegleader?g(Selectgallgthatgapply.)
a. Effectivegcommunication
b. Rigidgrulesgandgregulations
c. Delegatesgappropriately
d. Actsgasgagrolegmodel
e. Consistentlyghandlesgconflict
f. Focusesgongindividualgdevelopment
ANS:g A,gC,gD,gE
Characteristicsgofgangeffectivegleadergincludegeffectivegcommunication,gconsistencygingm
anaginggconflict,gknowledgegandgcompetencygingallgaspectsgofgdeliverygofgcare,geffective
grolegmodelgforgstaff,gusesgparticipatorygapproachgingdecisiongmaking,gshowsgappreciatio
ngforgagjobgwellgdone,gdelegatesgworkgappropriately,gsetsgobjectivesgandgguidesgstaff,gdis
playsgcaring,gunderstanding,gandgempathygforgothers,gmotivatesgandgempowersgothers,gis
gproactivegandgflexible,gandgfocusesgongteamgdevelopment.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gComprehension REF:g g p.g6 OBJ:g 5
TOP:g Leadership KEY:g NursinggProcessgStep:gN/A MSC:g NCLEX:gN/A
COMPLETION
1.
isgdefinedgasgthegprocessgbygwhichginformationgisgexchangedgbetweengin
dividualsgverbally,gnonverbally,gand/orgingwritinggorgthroughginformationgtechnology.
ANS:
Communication