Timby's Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing 13th Edition Moreno Test Bank Questions And Correct Answers 2025 All Chapters Available

TEST BANK - Timby's Introductory Medical-Surgical
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g Nursing, 13th Edition (Donnelly-Moreno),
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g Verified Chapters 1 - 72, Complete
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Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare g g g g g



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A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-surgical unit.
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The preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when working as a
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professional nurse? g g


◦ Attending to holistic client needs g g g g



◦ Ensuring client safety g g



◦ Not making medication errors
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◦ Providing client- g


focused care
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◦ All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However, g g g g g g g g


g ensuring client safety is the priority. Up to 98,000 deaths result each year from errors
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g in hospital care, according to the 2000 Institute of Medicine report. Many more
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g clientshave suffered injuries and less serious outcomes. Every nurse has the
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g responsibility to guard the clients safety. g g g g g




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g 2KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process: Nursing
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◦ NOT: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective g g g g g g


g 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 own
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safety?
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◦ Encourage the client and family to be active partners. g g g g g g g g



◦ 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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◦ Each action could be important for the client or family to g g g g g g g g g g


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 that g g g g g g g g g g g


being active and involved does.
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g 3KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process:
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