Medical-Surgical Nursing Concepts for Inter
professional Collaborative Care 10th Edition
Chapter
1-69 Complete Questions and 100% Verified
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A nurse manager wants to improve hand-off communication among the staff. What actions by the
manager would best help achieve this goal? (Select all that apply.) a. Attend hand-off rounds to
coach and mentor.
b. Create a template of suggested topics to include in report.
c. Encourage staff to ask questions during hand-off.
d. Give raises based on compliance with reporting.
e. Provide education on the SBAR method of communication
A,B,C,E
The nurse manager is conducting an annual evaluation of a staff nurse and is appraising the nurse's
clinical reasoning. What nurse actions does the manager observe to help form this judgment? (Select
all that apply.)
a. Anticipating consequences of actions
b. Delegating appropriately
c. Interpreting data
d. Noticing cues
e. Setting priorities
A, C, D, E
A new nurse asks the precepting nurse "What is the best way to assess a client's pain?" Which
response by the nurse is best? a. Numeric pain scale
b. Behavioral assessment
c. Client's self-report
d. Objective observation
C
A new nurse reports to the nurse preceptor that a client requested pain medication, and when the
nurse brought it, the client was sound asleep. The nurse states the client cannot possibly sleep with
the severe pain the client described. Which response by the experienced nurse is best? a. "Being
able to sleep doesn't mean pain doesn't exist."
b. "Have you ever experienced any type of pain?"
c. "The client should be assessed for drug addiction."
, d. "You're right; I would put the medication back."
A
A nurse on the medical-surgical unit has received a hand-off report. Which client would the nurse see
first?
a. Client being discharged later on a complicated analgesia regimen.
b. Client with new-onset abdominal pain, rated as an 8 on a 0-10 scale.
c. Postoperative client who received oral opioid analgesia 45 minutes ago.
d. Client who has returned from physical therapy and is resting in the recliner.
B
Neglect
Failure to provide basic needs.
Name examples of Neglect
Failure to assist in personal hygiene, or in the provision of food, clothing, or shelter.
Abuse
Hospitalize or living somewhere other than home
Physical Abuse
Bodily Energy
Financial Abuse
Mismanagement of property/ resources
Emotional Abuse
threats/coercion, intimidation, humiliation, social isolation, withholding resources, and
controlling what a person can and cannot do
What are the three Ds
delirium, dementia, depression
Delirium
an acutely disturbed state of mind that happens sudden , reversible ; fluctuates at night but may
look disturbed
Depression
Recent / Life Change, may worsen in the AM; May be chronic (Depression ) or Flat
(Unnoticeable
professional Collaborative Care 10th Edition
Chapter
1-69 Complete Questions and 100% Verified
Answers| Graded A+
_____________________________________________________________________________________
A nurse manager wants to improve hand-off communication among the staff. What actions by the
manager would best help achieve this goal? (Select all that apply.) a. Attend hand-off rounds to
coach and mentor.
b. Create a template of suggested topics to include in report.
c. Encourage staff to ask questions during hand-off.
d. Give raises based on compliance with reporting.
e. Provide education on the SBAR method of communication
A,B,C,E
The nurse manager is conducting an annual evaluation of a staff nurse and is appraising the nurse's
clinical reasoning. What nurse actions does the manager observe to help form this judgment? (Select
all that apply.)
a. Anticipating consequences of actions
b. Delegating appropriately
c. Interpreting data
d. Noticing cues
e. Setting priorities
A, C, D, E
A new nurse asks the precepting nurse "What is the best way to assess a client's pain?" Which
response by the nurse is best? a. Numeric pain scale
b. Behavioral assessment
c. Client's self-report
d. Objective observation
C
A new nurse reports to the nurse preceptor that a client requested pain medication, and when the
nurse brought it, the client was sound asleep. The nurse states the client cannot possibly sleep with
the severe pain the client described. Which response by the experienced nurse is best? a. "Being
able to sleep doesn't mean pain doesn't exist."
b. "Have you ever experienced any type of pain?"
c. "The client should be assessed for drug addiction."
, d. "You're right; I would put the medication back."
A
A nurse on the medical-surgical unit has received a hand-off report. Which client would the nurse see
first?
a. Client being discharged later on a complicated analgesia regimen.
b. Client with new-onset abdominal pain, rated as an 8 on a 0-10 scale.
c. Postoperative client who received oral opioid analgesia 45 minutes ago.
d. Client who has returned from physical therapy and is resting in the recliner.
B
Neglect
Failure to provide basic needs.
Name examples of Neglect
Failure to assist in personal hygiene, or in the provision of food, clothing, or shelter.
Abuse
Hospitalize or living somewhere other than home
Physical Abuse
Bodily Energy
Financial Abuse
Mismanagement of property/ resources
Emotional Abuse
threats/coercion, intimidation, humiliation, social isolation, withholding resources, and
controlling what a person can and cannot do
What are the three Ds
delirium, dementia, depression
Delirium
an acutely disturbed state of mind that happens sudden , reversible ; fluctuates at night but may
look disturbed
Depression
Recent / Life Change, may worsen in the AM; May be chronic (Depression ) or Flat
(Unnoticeable
