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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,
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, ◦
Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
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A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-surgical
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unit. The preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when
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working as aprofessional nurse? x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
◦ Attending to holistic client needs x1 x1 x1 x1
◦ Ensuring client safety x1 x1
◦ Not making medication errors
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◦ Providing
client-focused
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care
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ANSWER: B x1
◦ All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However, x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
x1 ensuring client safety is the priority. Up to 98,000 deaths result each year from errors
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x1 in hospital care, according to the 2000 Institute of Medicine report. Many more
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x1 clientshave suffered injuries and less serious outcomes. Every nurse has the
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x1 responsibility to guard the clients safety. x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: x 1 x 1
x 1 2KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process:
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x1 Nursing Process: Intervention x1 x1
◦ NOT: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
x1 CareEnvironment: Safety and Infection Control
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◦ A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the inpatient unit. What
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information does the nurse provide to help the client promote his or her
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ownsafety?
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◦ Encourage the client and family to be active partners. x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
◦ Have the client monitor hand hygiene in caregivers.
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◦ Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client.
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◦ Tell the client to always wear his
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orher armband.
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ANSWER: A x1
◦ Each action could be important for the client or family to x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
perform. However, encouraging the client to be active in his or her health care as a
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partner isthe most critical. The other actions are
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◦
◦ very limited in scope and do not provide the broad protection x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
thatbeing active and involved does.
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◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: x 1 x 1
x 1 3KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process:
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x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
Nursing, 13th Edition (Donnelly-Moreno),
x1 x1 x1 x1
Verified Chapters 1 - 72, Complete
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,
,
, ◦
Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
◦
A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-surgical
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
unit. The preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
working as aprofessional nurse? x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
◦ Attending to holistic client needs x1 x1 x1 x1
◦ Ensuring client safety x1 x1
◦ Not making medication errors
x1 x1 x1
◦ Providing
client-focused
x1 x1
care
x1 x1
ANSWER: B x1
◦ All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However, x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
x1 ensuring client safety is the priority. Up to 98,000 deaths result each year from errors
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
x1 in hospital care, according to the 2000 Institute of Medicine report. Many more
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
x1 clientshave suffered injuries and less serious outcomes. Every nurse has the
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
x1 responsibility to guard the clients safety. x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: x 1 x 1
x 1 2KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process:
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
x1 Nursing Process: Intervention x1 x1
◦ NOT: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
x1 CareEnvironment: Safety and Infection Control
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
◦ A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the inpatient unit. What
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
information does the nurse provide to help the client promote his or her
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
ownsafety?
x1 x1
◦ Encourage the client and family to be active partners. x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
◦ Have the client monitor hand hygiene in caregivers.
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
◦ Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client.
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
◦ Tell the client to always wear his
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
orher armband.
x1 x1 x1 x1
ANSWER: A x1
◦ Each action could be important for the client or family to x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
perform. However, encouraging the client to be active in his or her health care as a
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
partner isthe most critical. The other actions are
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
◦
◦ very limited in scope and do not provide the broad protection x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
thatbeing active and involved does.
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◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: x 1 x 1
x 1 3KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process:
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