TEST BANK - Timby's Introductory Medical-Surgical
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Nursing, 13th Edition (Donnelly-Moreno),
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Verified Chapters 1 - 72, Complete
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Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare nn nn nn nn nn
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A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-surgical
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unit. The preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when
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working as aprofessional nurse? nn nn nn n nn
◦ Attending to holistic client needs nn nn nn nn
◦ Ensuring client safety nn nn
◦ Not making medication errors
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◦ Providing
client-focused
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care
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ANSWER: B nn
◦ All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However, nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
nn ensuring client safety is the priority. Up to 98,000 deaths result each year from errors
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nn in hospital care, according to the 2000 Institute of Medicine report. Many more
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nn clientshave suffered injuries and less serious outcomes. Every nurse has the
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◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: nn n n
n n 2KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process:
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nn Nursing Process: Interventionnn nn
◦ NOT: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective nn nn nn nn nn nn
nn CareEnvironment: Safety and Infection Control
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◦ A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the inpatient unit. What
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information does the nurse provide to help the client promote his or her
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ownsafety?
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◦ Encourage the client and family to be active partners. nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
◦ Have the client monitor hand hygiene in caregivers.
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◦ Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client.
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◦ Tell the client to always wear his
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orher armband.
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ANSWER: A nn
◦ Each action could be important for the client or family to nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
perform. However, encouraging the client to be active in his or her health care as a
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partner isthe most critical. The other actions are
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◦ very limited in scope and do not provide the broad protection nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
thatbeing active and involved does.
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◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: nn n n
n n 3KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process:
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Nursing, 13th Edition (Donnelly-Moreno),
nn nn nn nn
Verified Chapters 1 - 72, Complete
nn nn nn nn nn nn
,
,
, ◦
Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare nn nn nn nn nn
◦
A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-surgical
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unit. The preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when
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working as aprofessional nurse? nn nn nn n nn
◦ Attending to holistic client needs nn nn nn nn
◦ Ensuring client safety nn nn
◦ Not making medication errors
nn nn nn
◦ Providing
client-focused
nn n
care
nn nn
ANSWER: B nn
◦ All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However, nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
nn ensuring client safety is the priority. Up to 98,000 deaths result each year from errors
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nn in hospital care, according to the 2000 Institute of Medicine report. Many more
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nn clientshave suffered injuries and less serious outcomes. Every nurse has the
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nn responsibility to guard the clients safety. nn nn nn nn nn
◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: nn n n
n n 2KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process:
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nn Nursing Process: Interventionnn nn
◦ NOT: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective nn nn nn nn nn nn
nn CareEnvironment: Safety and Infection Control
n nn nn nn nn
◦ A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the inpatient unit. What
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information does the nurse provide to help the client promote his or her
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ownsafety?
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◦ Encourage the client and family to be active partners. nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
◦ Have the client monitor hand hygiene in caregivers.
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
◦ Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client.
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
◦ Tell the client to always wear his
nn nn nn nn nn nn
orher armband.
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ANSWER: A nn
◦ Each action could be important for the client or family to nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
perform. However, encouraging the client to be active in his or her health care as a
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partner isthe most critical. The other actions are
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◦
◦ very limited in scope and do not provide the broad protection nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
thatbeing active and involved does.
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◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: nn n n
n n 3KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process:
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