l l l l of l l l l l l Professional l l l l l l Nursing ll
llllConcepts l l l l l l forMedical-Surgical l l
l l l l Nursing ll l l l l Ignatavicius: ll llllMedical-
Surgical l l l l l l Nursing, 11th Edition
MULTIPLE ll
llllCHOICE
1. A ll ll l lnew l l l l l l nurse l l l l l l is l l l l l l working
ll l l l l with l l ll l la l l l l l l preceptor l l l l l l on l l
l l l l a ll llllmedical- surgical unit. The
preceptor advises ll llllthe newnurse l l l l l l that l l
l l l l which l l l l l l is l l l l l l the l l l l l l priority l l
l l l l when ll llllworking l l l l l l as l l ll l la l l
l l l l professional nurse?
a. Attending to holistic client needs
b. Ensuring client safety
c. Not making medication errors
d. Providing client-focused care
ANS: B
All actions are appropriate for
the ll llllprofessional nurse. l l
l l l l However, l l l l l l ensuring l l l l l l client
ll llllsafety l l l l l l is l l l l l l the l l
l l l l priority. l l l l l l Health l l l l l l care l l
l l l l errors l l l l l l have ll llll been l l l l l l widely l l
l l l l reported l l l l l l for l l l l l l 25 l l l l l l years, l l
l l l l many l l l l l l of l l l l l l which ll llllresult l l l l l l in
ll l l l l client l l l l l l injury, l l l l l l death, l l l l l l and
ll l l l l increased health ll llllcare costs. l
lThere are several nationala nd ll Q
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llllinternational l l l l l l organizations l l l l l l that l l
l l l l have l l l l l l either ll llllrecommended
or mandated
safety l l l l l l initiatives.
, Every l l l l l l nurse l l l l l l has l l
l l l l the l l l l l l responsibility l l l l l l to
l l l l l l guard l l l l l l the ll llll client’ss afety.
The other actions are ll
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llllimportant
for l l l l l l quality l l l l l l nursing, l l l l l l but l l
l l l l they l l l l l l are l l l l l l not l l l l l l as l l l l l l vital
ll l l l l as ll llllproviding safety. l l l l l l Not l l
l l l l making l l l l l l medication l l
l l l l errors ll lllldoes p rovide Q
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, l l l l l l safety, but
is too narrow in ll llllscope to
be the best answer.
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DIF: Understanding TOP:
Integrated ll llllProcess:
Nursing l l l l l l Process: l l
l l l l Intervention l l l l l l KEY: l l
l l l l Client ll l l l l safety ll llllMSC: ll llllClient ll
llllNeeds ll llllCategory: ll llllSafe ll lllland ll llllEffective
ll l l l l Care l l l l l l Environment: l l
l l l l Safety l l l l l l and ll l l l l Infection l l
l l l l Control
2. A nurse is orienting a new client and
, family to the m edical-surgical l l l l l l unit.
Q
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ll l l l l What ll llllinformation l l l l l l does l l
l l l l the l l l l l l nurse provide to best
ll llllhelp the client promote his or
ll l l l l her own