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Surgical Nursing, 13th Edition (Donnelly-
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Moreno), Verified Chapters 1 - 72, Complete
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Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare
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◦ AIInewIInurseIIisIIworkingIIwithIIaIIpreceptorIIonIIanIIinpatientIImedical-
surgicalIIunit.IITheIIpreceptorIIadvisesIItheIIstudentIIthatIIwhichIIisIItheIIpriorityIIwhenII
workingIIasIIaIprofessionalIInurse?
◦ AttendingII toI I holisticII clientII needs
◦ EnsuringII clientII safety
◦ NotIImakingIImedicationIIerrors
◦ ProvidingI I client-
focusedIIcareII
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ANSWER:IIB
◦ AllIIactionsIIareIIappropriateIIforIItheIIprofessionalIInurse.IIHowever,IIens
uringIIclientIIsafetyIIisIItheIIpriority.IIUpIItoII98,000IIdeathsIIresultIIeachIIyearIIfromIIerrorsIIinI I h
ospitalII care,II accordingI I toII theII 2000II InstituteII ofI I MedicineII report.II ManyI I moreII clientsIh
aveII sufferedI I injuriesII andI I lessII seriousII outcomes.II EveryI I nurseII hasI I theII responsibilityI I t
oIIguardIItheIIclientsIIsafety.
◦ DIF:I I Understanding/ComprehensionI I REF:I I
2IKEY:IIPatientIIsafetyIIMSC:IIIntegratedIIProcess:IINursingII
Process:IIIntervention
◦ NOT:I I ClientI I NeedsII Category:II SafeII andI I EffectiveI I Ca
reIEnvironment:IISafetyIIandIIInfectionIIControl
◦ AIInurseIIisIIorientingIIaIInewIIclientIIandIIfamilyIItoIItheIIinpatientIIunit.IIWhatIIi
nformationIIdoesIItheIInurseIIprovideIItoIIhelpIItheIIclientIIpromoteIIhisIIorIIherIIownIs
afety?
◦ EncourageII theII clientII andII familyI I toII beII activeII partners.
◦ HaveIItheIIclientIImonitorIIhandIIhygieneIIinIIcaregivers.
◦ OfferIItheIIfamilyIItheIIopportunityIItoIIstayIIwithIItheIIclient.
◦ TellII theIIclientII toII alwaysII wearII hisII
orIherIIarmband.II
ANSWER:IIA
◦ EachIIactionIIcouldIIbeIIimportantIIforIItheIIclientIIorIIfamilyIItoIIperfor
m.IHowever,IIencouragingIItheIIclientIItoIIbeIIactiveIIinIIhisIIorIIherIIhealthIIcareIIasIIaIIpartnerI
IisItheIImostIIcritical.IITheIIotherIIactions IIare
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◦ veryIIlimitedIIinIIscopeIIandIIdoIInotIIprovideIItheIIbroadIIprotectionIIthatI
beingIIactiveIIandIIinvolvedIIdoes.
◦ DIF:I I Understanding/ComprehensionI I REF:I I
3IKEY:IIPatientIIsafetyIIMSC:IIIntegratedIIProcess:IITeaching
/IILearning