TEST BANK FOR MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING 8TH EDITION BY LINTON

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Test Bank for Medical Surgical
Nursing 8th Edition by Linton




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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Unit I Medical-Surgical Nursing
2. Aspects Of Medical-Surgical
3. Medical-Surgical
4. Unit Ii Populations Receiving Medical-Surgical Care
5. Medical-Surgical Patients: Individuals, Families,And Communities Unit Iii Pathology Processes And
Effects
6. Health, Illness, Stress, And Coping
7. Immunity, Inflammation, And Infection
8. Fluid, Electrolyte, And Acid-Base Balance
9. The Patient With Cancer
10. Pain
11. Shock
12. Unit Iv Special Problems Of The Older Adult Patient
13. The Older Adult Patient
14. Falls
15. Immobility
16. Delirium And Dementia
17. Incontinence
18. Unit V Therapeutics
19. Nutrition
20. Intravenous Therapy
21. Surgery
22. The Patient With An Ostomy
23. Palliative And Hospice Care
24. Complementary And Alternative Therapies And Integrative Health Care
25. Unit Vi Neurological System
26. Neurologic System Introduction
27. Neurologic Disorders
28. Cerebrovascular Accident
29. Spinal Cord Injury
30. Unit Vii Respiratory System
31. Respiratory System Introduction
32. Upper Respiratory Disorders
33. Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders
34. Chronic Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders
35. Unit Viii Hematologic And Immunologic Systems
36. Hematologic System Introduction
37. Hematologic Disorders
38. Immunologic System Introduction
39. Immunologic Disorders
40. Unit Ix Cardiovascular System
41. Cardiovascular System Introduction
42. hypertension
43. cardiac disorders
44. vascular disorders
45. unit x digestive system
46. digestive system introduction
47. upper digestive tract disorders
48. lower digestive tract disorders
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49. liver, gallbladder, and pancreatic disorders
50. unit xi urologic system
51. urologic system introduction
52. urologic disorders
53. unit xii musculoskeletal system
54. musculoskeletal system introduction
55. connective tissue disorders
56. fractures
57. amputations
58. unit xiii endocrine system
59. endocrine system introduction
60. pituitary and adrenal disorders
61. thyroid and parathyroid disorders
62. diabetes and hypoglycemia
63. unit xiv reproductive systems
64. female reproductive system introduction
65. female reproductive disorders
66. male reproductive system introduction
67. male reproductive disorders
68. sexually transmitted infections
69. unit xv integumentary systems
70. integumentary system introduction
71. skin disorders
72. unit xvi special senses: vision and hearing
73. special senses: vision and hearing introduction
74. eye and vision disorders
75. ear and hearing disorders
76. unit xvii medical-surgical patients with psychiatric disorders
77. psychobiologic disorders
78. substance-related and addictive disorders
79. unit xviii nursing in disasters and first aid
80. first aid, emergency care, and disaster management




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chapter 01: aspects of medical-surgical nursing linton:
medical-surgical nursing, 8th edition

multiple choices

1. what provides direction for individualized care and assures the delivery of accurate,
safe care through a definitive pathway that promotes the client‘s and the support
persons‘ progress toward positive outcomes?
a. physician‘s orders
b. progress notes
c. nursing care plan
d. client health history
ANS: c
the nursing care plan provides direction for individualized care and assures the delivery of
accurate, safe care through a definitive pathway that promotes the client‘s and the support
persons‘ progress toward positive outcomes.

dif: cognitive level: comprehension ref: p. 2 obj: 1
top: nursing care plan key: nursing process step:
planning msc: nclex: physiological integrity: reduction of risk

2. the nurse is performing behaviors and actions that assist clients and significant others in
meeting their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care. what is the correct
term for these nursing behaviors?
a. assessments
b. interventions
c. planning
d. evaluation
ANS: b
caring interventions are those nursing behaviors and actions that assist clients and
significant others in meeting their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care.

dif: cognitive level: comprehension ref: p. 3 obj: 1
top: interventions key: nursing process step:
planning msc: nclex: physiological integrity: reduction of risk

3. the nurse understands the importance of being answerable for all actions and the
possibility of being called on to explain or justify them. what term best describes
this concept?
a. reliability
b. maturity
c. accountability
d. liability




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