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TEST BANK - Medical-Surgical Nursing,
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8th Edition (Linton), Chapters 1 - 63 |
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All Chapters Verified
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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, Chapter 01: Aspects ofMedical-Surgical Nursing Linton:
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Medical-Surgical Nursing, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE N
1. What provides direction for individualized care and assures the delivery of accurate, safe
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Ncare through a definitive pathway that promotes the client’s and the support persons’
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Nprogress toward positive outcomes? N N N
a. Physician’s orders N
b. Progress notes N
c. Nursing care plan N N
d. Client health history N N
ANSWER: C N
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 N N NNN N N N
TOP: Nursing Care Plan
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NMSC: 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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Nmeeting their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care. What is the correct
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Nterm for these nursing behaviors?
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a. Assessments
b. Interventions
c. Planning
d. Evaluation
ANSWER: B N
Caring interventions are those nursing behaviors and actions that assist clients and significant
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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 N N NNN N N N
TOP: Interventions
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NMSC: 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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Npossibility of being called on to explain or justify them. What term best describes this
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Nconcept?
a. Reliability
b. Maturity
c. Accountability
d. Liability
ANSWER: C N
Accountability means that a person is answerable for his or her actions and may be called on to
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explain or justify them.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension N N REF: pp. 6-7 NNN N OBJ: 3 | 5 | 7 N N N N N N