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Test Bank for Medical-Surgical Nursing 8th Edition
by Adrianne Dill Linton, Mary Ann Matteson
All Chapters Covered|| 100% Verified Answers|| Newest Edition|| ISBN 13 978-0323826716
TEST BANK
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Chapter 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
ANSWER C
The nursing care plan provides direction for individualized care and assures the delivery of
C
accurate, safe care through a definitive pathway that promotes the client’s and the support
persons’ progress toward positive outcomes. LE
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
ST
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?
BE
a. Assessments
b. Interventions
c. Planning
d. Evaluation
ANSWER 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?
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a. Reliability
b. Maturity
c. Accountability
d. Liability
ANSWER 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
TOP: Accountability KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity:
Reduction of Risk
C
MULTIPLE RESPONSE LE
1. The nurse manager is providing an in-service about conflict resolution. What modes of
conflict resolution should be addressed? (Select all that apply.)
a. Suppression
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b. Accommodation
c. Compromise
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d. Avoidance
e. Collaboration
f. Competition
ANSWER 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
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b. Rigid rules and regulations
c. Delegates appropriately
d. Acts as a role model
e. Consistently handles conflict
f. Focuses on individual development
ANSWER 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.
C
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 6 OBJ: 5
TOP: Leadership KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
LE MSC: NCLEX: N/A
COMPLETION
ST
1. is defined as the process by which information is exchanged between individuals
verbally, nonverbally, and/or in writing or through information technology.
BE
ANSWER 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.
ANSWER 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
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Test Bank for Medical-Surgical Nursing 8th Edition
by Adrianne Dill Linton, Mary Ann Matteson
All Chapters Covered|| 100% Verified Answers|| Newest Edition|| ISBN 13 978-0323826716
TEST BANK
C
LE
ST
BE
1
,BESTLEC
Chapter 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
ANSWER C
The nursing care plan provides direction for individualized care and assures the delivery of
C
accurate, safe care through a definitive pathway that promotes the client’s and the support
persons’ progress toward positive outcomes. LE
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
ST
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?
BE
a. Assessments
b. Interventions
c. Planning
d. Evaluation
ANSWER 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?
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a. Reliability
b. Maturity
c. Accountability
d. Liability
ANSWER 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
TOP: Accountability KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity:
Reduction of Risk
C
MULTIPLE RESPONSE LE
1. The nurse manager is providing an in-service about conflict resolution. What modes of
conflict resolution should be addressed? (Select all that apply.)
a. Suppression
ST
b. Accommodation
c. Compromise
BE
d. Avoidance
e. Collaboration
f. Competition
ANSWER 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
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b. Rigid rules and regulations
c. Delegates appropriately
d. Acts as a role model
e. Consistently handles conflict
f. Focuses on individual development
ANSWER 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.
C
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 6 OBJ: 5
TOP: Leadership KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
LE MSC: NCLEX: N/A
COMPLETION
ST
1. is defined as the process by which information is exchanged between individuals
verbally, nonverbally, and/or in writing or through information technology.
BE
ANSWER 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.
ANSWER 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
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