1. A nurse has been offered a position on an obstetric unit and has learned that the unit offers therapeutic abortions, a procedure that contradicts the nurse's personal beliefs. What is the nurse's ethical obligation to these clients? A. The nurse should adhere to professional standards of practice and offer service to these clients. B. The nurse should make the choice to decline this position and pursue a different nursing role. C. The nurse should decline to care for the client’s consi...

Table of Contents Chapter 01 Professional Nursing Practice 2 Chapter 02 Medical-Surgical Nursing 17 Chapter 03 Health Education and Health Promotion 30 Chapter 04 Adult Health and Physical, Nutritional, and Cultural Assessment 45 Chapter 05 Stress and Inflammatory Responses 60 Chapter 06 Genetics and Genomics in Nursing 76 Chapter 07 Disability and Chronic Illness 92 Chapter 08 Management of the Older Adult Patient 107 Chapter 09 Pain Management 121 Chapter 10 Fluid and Electrolytes 13...

Test Bank for Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition

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Test Bank for Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition (Hinkle, 2022), All Chapters

Chapter 13: Fluid and Electrolytes: Balance and Disturbance You are caring for a patient who has a diagnosis of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH). Your patients plan of care includes assessment of specific gravity every 4 hours. Theresults of this test will allow the nurse to assess what aspect of the patients health? Nutritional status Potassium balance Calcium balance Fluid volume status Ans: D Feedback: A specific gravity will detect if the patient h...

A client with a history of right-sided heart failure lives in a long-term care facility. In the daily assessment, the nurse is required to record the level of this client's peripheral edema. Which would be the main area for examination? Correct response: feet and ankles Explanation: Edema occurs when blood is not pumped efficiently or plasma protein levels are inadequate to maintain osmotic pressure. When blood has nowhere else to go, the extra fluid enters the tissues. Particular areas ...

Test Bank - Brunner Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing (Janice L. Hinkle, Ph D, RN etc.) With All Chapters 1-73 Questions and Answers 100% Complete Solution

COMPLETE TEST BANK FOR BRUNNER AND SUDDARTHS TEXTBOOK OF MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING 14TH latest 1.With increases in longevity, people have had to become more knowledgeable about their health and the professional health care that they receive. One outcome of this phenomenon is the development of organized self-care education programs. Which of the following do these programs prioritize? 2.The public health nurse is presenting a health promotion class to a group of new mothers. How should the ...