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Test Bank for Medical Surgical Nursing7th Edition by LintonChapter 01: Aspects of Medical-Surgical Nursing Linton: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 7th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 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 ANS: C Accountability means that a person is answerable for his or her actions and may be called on to explain or justify them. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: pp. 6-7 OBJ: 3 | 5 | 7 Test Bank for Medical Surgical Nursing 7th Edition by Linton TOP: Accountability KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk MULTIPLE RESPONSE 1. The nurse manager is providing an inservice about conflict resolution. What modes of conflict resolution should be addressed? (Select all that apply.) a. Suppression b. Accommodation c. Compromise d. Avoidance e. Collaboration f. Competition ANS: B, C, D, E, F The modes of conflict resolution include accommodation, collaboration, compromise, avoidance, and competition. DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 7|p. 8|Table 1.1 OBJ: 7 TOP: Conflict Resolution KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A 2. What are the characteristics of an effective leader? (Select all that apply.) a. Effective communication b. Rigid rules and regulations c. Delegates appropriately d. Acts as a role model e. Consistently handles conflict f. Focuses on individual development ANS: A, C, D, E Characteristics of an effective leader include effective communication, consistency in managing conflict, knowledge and competency in all aspects of delivery of care, effective role model for staff, uses participatory approach in decision making, shows appreciation for a job well done, delegates work appropriately, sets objectives and guides staff, displays caring, understanding, and empathy for others, motivates and empowers others, is proactive and flexible, and focuses on team development. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 6 OBJ: 5 TOP: Leadership KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A COMPLETION 1. _________ is defined as the process by which information is exchanged between individuals verbally, nonverbally, and/or in writing or through information technology. ANS: Communication Communication is defined as the process by which information is exchanged between individuals verbally, nonverbally, and/or in writing or through information technology. DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 OBJ: 2 TOP: Communication KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A 2. _________ is the collection and processing of relevant data for the purpose of appraising the client’s health status. ANS: Assessment Assessment is the collection and processing of relevant data for the purpose of appraising the client’s health status. DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 OBJ: 1 | 2 TOP: Assessment KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A 3. _________ is concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the context of health care. ANS: Bioethics Bioethics is concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the context of health care. DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4 OBJ: 3 TOP: Bioethics KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A 4. Place the corresponding letter to each stage of conflict in the correct order. _________ (Place the events in the appropriate sequence with capital letters. Do not separate answers with a space or punctuation. Example: ABCD.) a. Outcomes b. Conceptualization c. Frustration d. Action ANS: CBDA The stages of conflict in order are frustration, conceptualization, action, and outcomes. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 7 OBJ: 7 TOP: Conflict KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A 5. Place the corresponding letter to each key step in solving an ethical dilemma in the correct order. _________ (Place the events in the appropriate sequence. Do not separate answers with a space or punctuation. Example: ABCD.) a. Negotiate a plan. b. Clarify values. c. Ask if it is an ethical dilemma.

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