Chapter 01: Aspects of Medical-Surgical Nursing
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MULTIPLE CHOICE h
1. What provides direction for individualized care and assures the delivery of accurate, safe
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care through a definitive pathway that promotes the client’s and the support persons’
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progress toward positive outcomes?
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a. Physician’s orders h
b. Progress notes h
c. Nursing care plan h h
d. Client health history h h
ANS: C h
The nursing care plan provides direction for individualized care and assures the delivery of
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accurate, safe care through a definitive pathway that promotes the client’s and the support
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persons’ progress toward positive outcomes.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 2 OBJ: 1 h h h h h h h
TOP: Nursing Care Plan
h KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
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MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk
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2. The nurse is performing behaviors and actions that assist clients and significant others in
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meeting their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care. What is the correct
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term for these nursing behaviors?
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a. Assessments
b. Interventions
c. Planning
d. Evaluation
ANS: B h
Caring interventions are those nursing behaviors and actions that assist clients and
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significant others in meeting their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1 h h h h h h h
TOP: Interventions h KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning h h h h
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk
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3. The nurse understands the importance of being answerable for all actions and the
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possibility of being called on to explain or justify them. What term best describes this
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concept?
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a. Reliability
b. Maturity
c. Accountability
d. Liability
ANS: C h
Accountability means that a person is answerable for his or her actions and may be called
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on to explain or justify them.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension h h REF: h h pp. 6-7 h OBJ: h h 3|5|7
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, TOP: Accountability h KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A h h h h
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk
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MULTIPLE RESPONSE h
1. The nurse manager is providing an inservice about conflict resolution. What modes of
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conflict resolution should be addressed? (Select all that apply.)
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a. Suppression
b. Accommodation
c. Compromise
d. Avoidance
e. Collaboration
f. Competition
ANS: B, C, D, E, F h h h h h
The modes of conflict resolution include accommodation, collaboration, compromise,
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avoidance, and competition.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: h h h p. 7|p. 8|Table 1.1
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OBJ: 7 TOP: Conflict Resolution
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N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: N/A h h
2. What are the characteristics of an effective leader? (Select all that apply.)
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a. Effective communication h
b. Rigid rules and regulations h h h
c. Delegates appropriately h
d. Acts as a role model h h h h
e. Consistently handles conflict h h
f. Focuses on individual development h h h
ANS: A, C, D, E h h h h
Characteristics of an effective leader include effective communication, consistency in
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managing conflict, knowledge and competency in all aspects of delivery of care, effective
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role model for staff, uses participatory approach in decision making, shows appreciation
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for a job well done, delegates work appropriately, sets objectives and guides staff, displays
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caring, understanding, and empathy for others, motivates and empowers others, is
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proactive and flexible, and focuses on team development.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 6 h h h h h OBJ: 5 h h
TOP: Leadership KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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COMPLETION
1. is defined as the process by which information is exchanged between
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individuals verbally, nonverbally, and/or in writing or through information technology.
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ANS:
Communication
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, Communication is defined as the process by which information is exchanged between
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individuals verbally, nonverbally, and/or in writing or through information technology.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge h h REF: p. 2 OBJ: 2 h h h
TOP: Communication
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MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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2. is the collection and processing of relevant data for the purpose of appraising
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the client’s health status.
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ANS:
Assessment
Assessment is the collection and processing of relevant data for the purpose of appraising
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the client’s health status.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 h h h h h OBJ: 1 | 2 h h h h h
TOP: Assessment KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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3. is concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the context of health care.
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ANS:
Bioethics
Bioethics is concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the context of health care.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4 h h h h h OBJ: 3 h h
TOP: Bioethics h KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A h h h h MSC: NCLEX: N/A h h
4. Place the corresponding letter to each stage of conflict in the correct order.
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(Place the events in the appropriate sequence with capital letters. Do not separate
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answers with a space or punctuation. Example: ABCD.)
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a. Outcomes
b. Conceptualization
c. Frustration
d. Action
ANS:
CBDA
The stages of conflict in order are frustration, conceptualization, action, and outcomes.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 7 h h h h h OBJ: 7 h h
TOP: Conflict h KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A h h h h MSC: NCLEX: N/A h h
5. Place the corresponding letter to each key step in solving an ethical dilemma in the correct
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order.
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with a space or punctuation. Example: ABCD.)
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a. Negotiate a plan. h h
b. Clarify values. h
c. Ask if it is an ethical dilemma.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE h
1. What provides direction for individualized care and assures the delivery of accurate, safe
h h h h h h h h h h h h
care through a definitive pathway that promotes the client’s and the support persons’
h h h h h h h h h h h h h
progress toward positive outcomes?
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a. Physician’s orders h
b. Progress notes h
c. Nursing care plan h h
d. Client health history h h
ANS: C h
The nursing care plan provides direction for individualized care and assures the delivery of
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accurate, safe care through a definitive pathway that promotes the client’s and the support
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persons’ progress toward positive outcomes.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 2 OBJ: 1 h h h h h h h
TOP: Nursing Care Plan
h KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
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MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk
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2. The nurse is performing behaviors and actions that assist clients and significant others in
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meeting their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care. What is the correct
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term for these nursing behaviors?
h h h h h
a. Assessments
b. Interventions
c. Planning
d. Evaluation
ANS: B h
Caring interventions are those nursing behaviors and actions that assist clients and
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significant others in meeting their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1 h h h h h h h
TOP: Interventions h KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning h h h h
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk
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3. The nurse understands the importance of being answerable for all actions and the
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possibility of being called on to explain or justify them. What term best describes this
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concept?
h
a. Reliability
b. Maturity
c. Accountability
d. Liability
ANS: C h
Accountability means that a person is answerable for his or her actions and may be called
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on to explain or justify them.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension h h REF: h h pp. 6-7 h OBJ: h h 3|5|7
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, TOP: Accountability h KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A h h h h
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk
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MULTIPLE RESPONSE h
1. The nurse manager is providing an inservice about conflict resolution. What modes of
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conflict resolution should be addressed? (Select all that apply.)
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a. Suppression
b. Accommodation
c. Compromise
d. Avoidance
e. Collaboration
f. Competition
ANS: B, C, D, E, F h h h h h
The modes of conflict resolution include accommodation, collaboration, compromise,
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avoidance, and competition.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: h h h p. 7|p. 8|Table 1.1
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OBJ: 7 TOP: Conflict Resolution
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N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: N/A h h
2. What are the characteristics of an effective leader? (Select all that apply.)
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a. Effective communication h
b. Rigid rules and regulations h h h
c. Delegates appropriately h
d. Acts as a role model h h h h
e. Consistently handles conflict h h
f. Focuses on individual development h h h
ANS: A, C, D, E h h h h
Characteristics of an effective leader include effective communication, consistency in
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managing conflict, knowledge and competency in all aspects of delivery of care, effective
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role model for staff, uses participatory approach in decision making, shows appreciation
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for a job well done, delegates work appropriately, sets objectives and guides staff, displays
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caring, understanding, and empathy for others, motivates and empowers others, is
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proactive and flexible, and focuses on team development.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 6 h h h h h OBJ: 5 h h
TOP: Leadership KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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COMPLETION
1. is defined as the process by which information is exchanged between
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individuals verbally, nonverbally, and/or in writing or through information technology.
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ANS:
Communication
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, Communication is defined as the process by which information is exchanged between
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individuals verbally, nonverbally, and/or in writing or through information technology.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge h h REF: p. 2 OBJ: 2 h h h
TOP: Communication
h h KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A h h h h
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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2. is the collection and processing of relevant data for the purpose of appraising
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the client’s health status.
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ANS:
Assessment
Assessment is the collection and processing of relevant data for the purpose of appraising
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the client’s health status.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 h h h h h OBJ: 1 | 2 h h h h h
TOP: Assessment KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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3. is concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the context of health care.
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ANS:
Bioethics
Bioethics is concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the context of health care.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4 h h h h h OBJ: 3 h h
TOP: Bioethics h KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A h h h h MSC: NCLEX: N/A h h
4. Place the corresponding letter to each stage of conflict in the correct order.
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(Place the events in the appropriate sequence with capital letters. Do not separate
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answers with a space or punctuation. Example: ABCD.)
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a. Outcomes
b. Conceptualization
c. Frustration
d. Action
ANS:
CBDA
The stages of conflict in order are frustration, conceptualization, action, and outcomes.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 7 h h h h h OBJ: 7 h h
TOP: Conflict h KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A h h h h MSC: NCLEX: N/A h h
5. Place the corresponding letter to each key step in solving an ethical dilemma in the correct
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order.
h h (Place the events in the appropriate sequence. Do not separate answers h h h h h h h h h h
with a space or punctuation. Example: ABCD.)
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a. Negotiate a plan. h h
b. Clarify values. h
c. Ask if it is an ethical dilemma.
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