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,Table of Contents wk wk



Unit I wk



Nursing Roles and Responsibilities
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wk Unit II wk



Psychosocial Aspects of Client Car wk wk wk wk



e Unit III Concepts of Health and Illness
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Unit IV Common Medical-Surgical Problems
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Unit V wk



Caring for Clients with Respiratory Disorders
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Unit VI wk



Caring for Clients with Cardiovascular Disorde
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rs
Unit VII Caring for Clients with Hematopoietic and Lymphatic Disorder
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s Unit VIII Caring for Clients with Immune Disorders
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Unit IX wk



Caring for Clients with Neurologic Disorde wk wk wk wk wk



rs Unit X Caring for Clients with Sensory Problems
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Unit XI wk



Caring for Clients with Gastrointestinal Proble wk wk wk wk wk



ms Unit XII Caring for Clients with Endocrine Proble
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Unit XIII Disturbances of Sexual Structures or Reproductive Functio
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n Unit XIV Caring for Clients with Urinary and Renal Problems
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Unit XV Caring for Clients with Musculoskeletal Problems
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Unit XVI Caring for Clients with Integumentary Problems
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Appendix: Answers wk




MULTIPLE CHOICE. wk



Choose the one alternative that best completes the statem wk wk wk wk wk wk wk wk



ent or answers the question.
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1) The nurse is assisting a postoperative client in using an incentive spirometer. W
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hich of the following postoperative complications is this nurse attempting to avoi
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d with this client? 1)
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A) Hemorrhage B) Pulmonary embolism wk wk wk



C)Deep vein thrombosis D) Atelectasis
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2) A client who is recovering from abdominal surgery has a penrose drain. Whic
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h of the following should the nurse include in the care of this client? 2)
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A) Make sure there is a safety pin on the end of the drain.
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B) Clean the wound with normal saline every two hours.
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,C) Empty the drain every 30 minutes.
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, D) Remove the drain four hours postoperatively.
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3) A client is in the recovery room. Which of the following members of the healt
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hcare team should the nurse contact regarding the client's level of pain control?
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3) wk



A) The surgeon B) The anesthesiologist
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C)The scrub nurse D) The circulating nurse
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4) During the assessment of a postoperative client's bowel sounds, the nurse ausc
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ultates high- wk



pitched sounds over all four abdominal quadrants. The nurse realizes this finding
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could indicate: 4) wk wk wk



A) Normal bowel function. B) The onset of stool.
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C)The onset of flatus. D) Paralytic ileus.
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5) A client is being transferred from the operating room to the recovery room.
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The nurse in the recovery room will be providing which phase of nursing ca
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re? 5) wk




A) Intraoperative B) Preoperativ wk wk



e C)Restorative D) Postoperati
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6) A client is being scheduled for surgery. Which of the following should be incl
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uded in the preoperative teaching provided by the nurse? 6)
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A) The credentials of the anesthesiologist
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B) Information concerning the surgical procedure which will be performed by
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the surgeonwk



C) Cost of the procedure wk wk wk



D) Planned length of stay at the hospital wk wk wk wk wk wk




7) A client is being positioned for a hip replacement procedure. In which o
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f the following positions will this client most likely be placed? 7)
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A) Dorsal recumbent B) Lateral che wk wk wk wk



st C)Semi-sitting D) Prone
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8) A postoperative client tells the nurse, "A book I read said that I should not eat
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wk after surgery for at least a week." Which of the following statements would be
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k an appropriate nursing response? 8)
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A) "You don't need any food to heal anyway."
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B) "That's true." wk



C) "That's not true. You could get an infection in your stomach."
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Barbara Kuhn Timby, Nancy Ellen Smith Introductory Medical-surgical Nursing
Publisher: 2014 ISBN: 9781451177329 Edition: Unknown

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