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,Chapter j01: jOverview jof jProfessional jNursing jConcepts
jforjMedical-Surgical jNursing jIgnatavicius: jMedical-
Surgical jNursing, j10th jEdition
MULTIPLEj
CHOICE
1. jA jnew jnurse jis jworking jwith ja jpreceptor jon ja jmedical-
jsurgical junit. jThe jpreceptor jadvises jthe jnew jnurse jthat
jwhich jis jthe jpriority jwhen jworking jas ja jprofessional
jnurse?
a. j j Attending jto jholistic jclient jneeds
b. j j j j Ensuring j client j safety
c. j j j j j Not j making j medication j errors
d. j j j j j Providing j client-focused j care
ANS: jB
All jactions jare jappropriate jfor jthe jprofessional jnurse.
jHowever, jensuring jclient jsafety jis jthe jpriority. jHealth
jcarejerrors jhave jbeen jwidely jreported jfor j25 jyears,
jmany jof jwhich jresult jin jclient jinjury, jdeath, jand
jincreased jhealth jcare jcosts. jThere jare jseveral jnational
jand jinternational jorganizations jthat jhave jeither
jrecommended jor jmandated
safety jinitiatives.
Every jnurse jhas jthe jresponsibility jto jguard jthe
jclient’sjsafety. jThe jother jactions jare jimportant
for jquality jnursing, jbut jthey jare jnot jas jvital jas
jproviding jsafety. jNot jmaking jmedication jerrors jdoes
jprovide jsafety,jbut jis jtoo jnarrow jin jscope jto jbe jthe
jbest janswer.
DIF: j j j Understanding TOP: jIntegrated jProcess:
Nursing jProcess: jIntervention jKEY: j Client j safety
jMSC: jClient jNeeds jCategory: jSafe jand jEffective
jCarejEnvironment: jSafety jand jInfection jControl
2. jA jnurse jis jorienting ja jnew jclient jand jfamily jto jthe
jmedical-surgical junit. jWhat jinformation jdoes jthe
jnursejprovide jto jbest jhelp jthe jclient jpromote jhis jor
jher jown
safety?
a. j j Encourage jthe jclient jand jfamily jto jbe jactive jpartners.
b. j j Have jthe jclient jmonitor jhand jhygiene jin jcaregivers.
c. j j Offer jthe jfamily jthe jopportunity jto jstay jwith jthe jclient.
, d. j j Tell jthe jclient jto jalways jwear jhis jor jher jarmband.
ANS: jA
Each jaction jcould jbe jimportant jfor jthe jclient jor jfamily jto
, perform. jHowever, jencouraging jthe jclient jto jbe jactive jin
jhis jor jher jhealth jcare jas ja jsafety jpartner jis jthe jmost
jcritical.jThe jother jactions jare jvery jlimited jin jscope jand
jdo jnot jprovide jthe jbroad jprotection jthat jbeing jactive
jand jinvolvedjdoes.
DIF: j j j Understanding TOP: jIntegrated
jProcess:jTeaching/Learning jKEY: jClient j safety
MSC: jClient jNeeds jCategory: jSafe jand jEffective
jCarejEnvironment: jSafety jand jInfection jControl
3. j A jnurse jis jcaring jfor ja jpostoperative jclient jon jthe
jsurgicaljunit. jThe jclient’s jblood jpressure jwas j142/76 jmm
jHg j30 jminutes jago, jand jnow jis j88/50 jmm jHg. jWhat
jaction
would jthe jnurse jtake jfirst?
a. j j Call jthe jRapid jResponse jTeam.
b. j j Document jand jcontinue jto jmonitor.
c. j j Notify jthe jprimary jhealth jcare jprovider.
d. j j Repeat jthe jblood jpressure jin j15 jminutes.
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SurgicalNursing
j j
10th
j
Edition
IgnataviciusWorkm
j j
an Test Bank
j j
,Chapter j01: jOverview jof jProfessional jNursing jConcepts
jforjMedical-Surgical jNursing jIgnatavicius: jMedical-
Surgical jNursing, j10th jEdition
MULTIPLEj
CHOICE
1. jA jnew jnurse jis jworking jwith ja jpreceptor jon ja jmedical-
jsurgical junit. jThe jpreceptor jadvises jthe jnew jnurse jthat
jwhich jis jthe jpriority jwhen jworking jas ja jprofessional
jnurse?
a. j j Attending jto jholistic jclient jneeds
b. j j j j Ensuring j client j safety
c. j j j j j Not j making j medication j errors
d. j j j j j Providing j client-focused j care
ANS: jB
All jactions jare jappropriate jfor jthe jprofessional jnurse.
jHowever, jensuring jclient jsafety jis jthe jpriority. jHealth
jcarejerrors jhave jbeen jwidely jreported jfor j25 jyears,
jmany jof jwhich jresult jin jclient jinjury, jdeath, jand
jincreased jhealth jcare jcosts. jThere jare jseveral jnational
jand jinternational jorganizations jthat jhave jeither
jrecommended jor jmandated
safety jinitiatives.
Every jnurse jhas jthe jresponsibility jto jguard jthe
jclient’sjsafety. jThe jother jactions jare jimportant
for jquality jnursing, jbut jthey jare jnot jas jvital jas
jproviding jsafety. jNot jmaking jmedication jerrors jdoes
jprovide jsafety,jbut jis jtoo jnarrow jin jscope jto jbe jthe
jbest janswer.
DIF: j j j Understanding TOP: jIntegrated jProcess:
Nursing jProcess: jIntervention jKEY: j Client j safety
jMSC: jClient jNeeds jCategory: jSafe jand jEffective
jCarejEnvironment: jSafety jand jInfection jControl
2. jA jnurse jis jorienting ja jnew jclient jand jfamily jto jthe
jmedical-surgical junit. jWhat jinformation jdoes jthe
jnursejprovide jto jbest jhelp jthe jclient jpromote jhis jor
jher jown
safety?
a. j j Encourage jthe jclient jand jfamily jto jbe jactive jpartners.
b. j j Have jthe jclient jmonitor jhand jhygiene jin jcaregivers.
c. j j Offer jthe jfamily jthe jopportunity jto jstay jwith jthe jclient.
, d. j j Tell jthe jclient jto jalways jwear jhis jor jher jarmband.
ANS: jA
Each jaction jcould jbe jimportant jfor jthe jclient jor jfamily jto
, perform. jHowever, jencouraging jthe jclient jto jbe jactive jin
jhis jor jher jhealth jcare jas ja jsafety jpartner jis jthe jmost
jcritical.jThe jother jactions jare jvery jlimited jin jscope jand
jdo jnot jprovide jthe jbroad jprotection jthat jbeing jactive
jand jinvolvedjdoes.
DIF: j j j Understanding TOP: jIntegrated
jProcess:jTeaching/Learning jKEY: jClient j safety
MSC: jClient jNeeds jCategory: jSafe jand jEffective
jCarejEnvironment: jSafety jand jInfection jControl
3. j A jnurse jis jcaring jfor ja jpostoperative jclient jon jthe
jsurgicaljunit. jThe jclient’s jblood jpressure jwas j142/76 jmm
jHg j30 jminutes jago, jand jnow jis j88/50 jmm jHg. jWhat
jaction
would jthe jnurse jtake jfirst?
a. j j Call jthe jRapid jResponse jTeam.
b. j j Document jand jcontinue jto jmonitor.
c. j j Notify jthe jprimary jhealth jcare jprovider.
d. j j Repeat jthe jblood jpressure jin j15 jminutes.
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