Medical-Surgical Nursing
Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems 12th Q&A 100%
Verified| Complete Guide Graded A+|Brand New Edition
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The nurse completes an admission database and explains that the plan of care and discharge goals will
be developed with the patient's input. The patient states, "How is this different from what the doctor
does?" Which response would be most appropriate for the nurse to make?
A. "In addition to caring for you while you are sick, the nurses will assist you to develop an
individualized holistic plan to maintain your health."
B. "The nurse's job is to help the doctor by collecting information and communicating any problems
that occur."
C. "The role of the nurse is to administer medications and other treatments prescribed by your
doctor."
D. "Nurses perform many of the same procedures as the doctor, but nurses are with the patients for a
longer time than the doctor."
• "In addition to caring for you while you are sick, the nurses will assist you to develop an
individualized holistic plan to maintain your health."
The nurse asks the patient if pain was relieved after receiving medication. What is the most important
purpose of the evaluation phase of the nursing process?
A. To decide whether the patient's health problems have been completely resolved
B. To establish if the patient agrees that the nursing care provided was satisfactory
C. To determine if interventions have been effective in meeting patient outcomes
D. To document the nursing care plan in the progress notes of the medical record
• C. To determine if interventions have been effective in meeting patient outcomes
The student nurse is working on care planning for a patient. The nurse comes up with the following
NANDA diagnoses below. Select the NANDA diagnosis that will not have any related factors
(etiological factors).
A. Impaired physical mobility
B. Acute pain
C. Risk for Falls
D. Chronic pain
• C. Risk for falls
A nursing student is talking with one of the staff nurses who works on a surgical unit. The student's
care plan is to include nursing outcomes for the nursing diagnosis of acute pain. A nursing outcome
,suitable for this patient with acute pain at the present time would be:
A. Patient will be free of infection by discharge
B. Patient will be pain free by discharge
C. Patient will report reduced pain severity in 2 hrs
D. Patient will describe purpose of pain medicine by discharge
• C. Patient will report reduced pain severity in 2 hrs
the categories of the _______________ _______________ of professionalism = adherence to code for
nurses, theory, community service orientation, continuing education, research, self-
regulatory/autonomy, professional organization participation, & publication and communication
• miller's wheel
_______________ means bearing or behavior; conduct
• comportment
_______________ & _______________ define professional comportment as "one's physical
appearance and the conduct of the nurse in congruence with the professions norms"
• Roach & Maykut
_______________ & _______________ identify comportment as respect for others, harmony in beliefs
& actions, commitment to patients/colleagues, and collaboration with patients/colleagues
• Clickner & Shirey
_______________ & _______________ states "the personal and public images of the nurse"
• Clicker & Shirey
_______________ add value to the profession, the individual nurse, & society
• professional nursing organizations
professional nursing organizations add value to the _______________ by articulating scope &
standards, code of ethics, education standards, advocate, & serve as collective bargaining
representative
• profession
professional nursing organizations add value to the _______________ by contributing to professional
identity, help afford professional opportunities/certifcations, and offer benefits such as malpractice
insurance
• individual nurse
professional nursing organizations add value to _______________ by advocating for public policies
that promote health of communities & populations
, • society
the American Nurses Association (ANA) & International Council of Nurses are _______________
professional organizations
the _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ addresses
responsibility, accountability, autonomy, independence of practice, code of ethics, and legally
recognized license as some of the characteristics of the profession
• model of professional nursing practice regulation
_______________ _______________ of practice:
- scope & standards of practice
- code of ethics
- specialty certification
• professional self-regulation
_______________ _______________ of practice:
- State Nurse Practice Act with Rules and Regulations
• legal regulation
_______________ _______________ of practice:
- policies, procedures
- standards of care, competency
• institutional regulation
_______________ _______________ for practice:
- Individual Nurse Responsibility for Self-Determination
**protect that license!!
• personal accountability
_______________ nurse practice act:
- definition of professional nursing in the state
- board of nursing
- licensure (NCLEX & protected title by registry)
- disciplinary proceedings
- advanced practice and prescriptive authority
• state
_______________ _______________ is the standards of practice for RNs
• administrative code
_______________: each nurse is responsible for own actions and their consequences & every nurse
has the responsibility to practice according to teh standards of the profession
• accountability
Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems 12th Q&A 100%
Verified| Complete Guide Graded A+|Brand New Edition
_____________________________________________________________________________________
The nurse completes an admission database and explains that the plan of care and discharge goals will
be developed with the patient's input. The patient states, "How is this different from what the doctor
does?" Which response would be most appropriate for the nurse to make?
A. "In addition to caring for you while you are sick, the nurses will assist you to develop an
individualized holistic plan to maintain your health."
B. "The nurse's job is to help the doctor by collecting information and communicating any problems
that occur."
C. "The role of the nurse is to administer medications and other treatments prescribed by your
doctor."
D. "Nurses perform many of the same procedures as the doctor, but nurses are with the patients for a
longer time than the doctor."
• "In addition to caring for you while you are sick, the nurses will assist you to develop an
individualized holistic plan to maintain your health."
The nurse asks the patient if pain was relieved after receiving medication. What is the most important
purpose of the evaluation phase of the nursing process?
A. To decide whether the patient's health problems have been completely resolved
B. To establish if the patient agrees that the nursing care provided was satisfactory
C. To determine if interventions have been effective in meeting patient outcomes
D. To document the nursing care plan in the progress notes of the medical record
• C. To determine if interventions have been effective in meeting patient outcomes
The student nurse is working on care planning for a patient. The nurse comes up with the following
NANDA diagnoses below. Select the NANDA diagnosis that will not have any related factors
(etiological factors).
A. Impaired physical mobility
B. Acute pain
C. Risk for Falls
D. Chronic pain
• C. Risk for falls
A nursing student is talking with one of the staff nurses who works on a surgical unit. The student's
care plan is to include nursing outcomes for the nursing diagnosis of acute pain. A nursing outcome
,suitable for this patient with acute pain at the present time would be:
A. Patient will be free of infection by discharge
B. Patient will be pain free by discharge
C. Patient will report reduced pain severity in 2 hrs
D. Patient will describe purpose of pain medicine by discharge
• C. Patient will report reduced pain severity in 2 hrs
the categories of the _______________ _______________ of professionalism = adherence to code for
nurses, theory, community service orientation, continuing education, research, self-
regulatory/autonomy, professional organization participation, & publication and communication
• miller's wheel
_______________ means bearing or behavior; conduct
• comportment
_______________ & _______________ define professional comportment as "one's physical
appearance and the conduct of the nurse in congruence with the professions norms"
• Roach & Maykut
_______________ & _______________ identify comportment as respect for others, harmony in beliefs
& actions, commitment to patients/colleagues, and collaboration with patients/colleagues
• Clickner & Shirey
_______________ & _______________ states "the personal and public images of the nurse"
• Clicker & Shirey
_______________ add value to the profession, the individual nurse, & society
• professional nursing organizations
professional nursing organizations add value to the _______________ by articulating scope &
standards, code of ethics, education standards, advocate, & serve as collective bargaining
representative
• profession
professional nursing organizations add value to the _______________ by contributing to professional
identity, help afford professional opportunities/certifcations, and offer benefits such as malpractice
insurance
• individual nurse
professional nursing organizations add value to _______________ by advocating for public policies
that promote health of communities & populations
, • society
the American Nurses Association (ANA) & International Council of Nurses are _______________
professional organizations
the _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ addresses
responsibility, accountability, autonomy, independence of practice, code of ethics, and legally
recognized license as some of the characteristics of the profession
• model of professional nursing practice regulation
_______________ _______________ of practice:
- scope & standards of practice
- code of ethics
- specialty certification
• professional self-regulation
_______________ _______________ of practice:
- State Nurse Practice Act with Rules and Regulations
• legal regulation
_______________ _______________ of practice:
- policies, procedures
- standards of care, competency
• institutional regulation
_______________ _______________ for practice:
- Individual Nurse Responsibility for Self-Determination
**protect that license!!
• personal accountability
_______________ nurse practice act:
- definition of professional nursing in the state
- board of nursing
- licensure (NCLEX & protected title by registry)
- disciplinary proceedings
- advanced practice and prescriptive authority
• state
_______________ _______________ is the standards of practice for RNs
• administrative code
_______________: each nurse is responsible for own actions and their consequences & every nurse
has the responsibility to practice according to teh standards of the profession
• accountability
