TEST BANK Medical-Surgical Nursing,
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Concepts and Practice, 5th Edition
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(Stromberg, 2023) Chapters 1 - 49
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Medical-Surgical Nursing, Concepts and Practice
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Medical-Surgical Nursing, Concepts and Practice
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,Medical-Surgical Nursing, Concepts and Practice
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, Test bank for medical surgical nursing 5th edition by holly k stromberg
Chapter 01: Caring for Medical-Surgical Patients
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Stromberg: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts and Practice, 5th Edition
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MULTIPLE !|CHOICE
1. Which !|statement !|accurately !|describes !|the !|primary !|purpose !|of !|the !|state !|nurse
practice !|act(!| NPA)?
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a. To !|test !|and !|license !|LPN/LVNs
b. To !|define !|the !|scope !|of !|LPN/LVN !|practice
c. To !|improve !|the !|quality !|of !|care !|provided !|by !|the
!|LPN/LVN
d. To !|limit !|the !|LPN/LVN !|employment !|placement
ANSWER: ! | B
While !|improving !|quality !|of !|care !|provided !|by !|the !|LPN/LVN !|may !|be !|a !|result !|of !|the !|NPA,
!|the!p
| rimary !|purpose !|of !|the !|NPA !|of !|each !|state !|defines !|the !|scope !|of !|nursing !|practice !| in
!|that !| state.
DIF: Cognitive !|Level: !|Comprehension REF: !| !| !|p. !|3 OBJ: !| 3
!T
| OP: ! | NPA KEY: ! | Nursing !|Process !|Step: !|Implementation
MSC: ! | NCLEX: !|Safe, !|Effective !|Care !|Environment: !|Coordinated !|Care
2. The !|charge !|nurse !|asks !|the !|new !|vocational !|nurse !|to !|start !|an !|intravenous !|infusion, !|a !|skill
that !|thev!| ocational !|nurse !|has !|not !|been !|taught !|during !|her !|educational !|program. !|How
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should !|the !|vocational !|nurse !|respond?
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a. Ask !|a !|more !|experienced !|nurse !|to !|demonstrate !|the !|procedure.
b. Look !|up !|the !|procedure !|in !|the !|procedure !|manual.
c. Attempt !|to !|perform !|the !|procedure !|with !|supervision.
d. Inform !|the !|charge !|nurse !|of !|her !|lack !|of !|training !|in !|this
!|procedure.
ANSWER: ! | D
The !|charge !|nurse !|should !|be !|informed !|of !|the !|lack !|of !|training !|to !|perform !|the !|procedure,
!|and !|thev
!| ocational !|nurse !|should !|seek !|further !|training !|to !|gain !|proficiency. !|Although !|the
!|other !|options !|might !| be !|helpful, !| they !|are !| not !| safe.
DIF: Cognitive !|Level: !|Application REF: !| !| !|p. !|3 OBJ: !|1
!|TOP: ! | Providing !|Safe !|Care KEY: !|Nursing !|Process !|Step: !|N/A
!M
| SC: ! | NCLEX: !|Safe, !| Effective !|Care !|Environment: !|Coordinated !|Care
3. Which !|patient !|statement !|indicates !|a !|need !|for !|further !|discharge !|teaching !|that !|the
vocationaln
!| !| urse !|should !|address?
a. ―I !|have !|no ! | idea !|of !|how !|this !|drug !|will !|affect !| me.‖
b. ―Do ! | you !|know !|if !|my !|physician !|is !|coming !|back
!|today?‖
c. ―Will !|my !|insurance !|pay !|for !|my !|stay?‖
d. ―Am !|I !|going !|to !|have !|to !|go !|to !|a !|nursing !|home?‖
Medical-Surgical Nursing, Concepts and Practice
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!| !| !|
Concepts and Practice, 5th Edition
!| !| !| !|
(Stromberg, 2023) Chapters 1 - 49
!| !| !| !| !|
Medical-Surgical Nursing, Concepts and Practice
!| !| !| !|
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
!| !|
Medical-Surgical Nursing, Concepts and Practice
!| !| !| !|
,Medical-Surgical Nursing, Concepts and Practice
!| !| !| !|
, Test bank for medical surgical nursing 5th edition by holly k stromberg
Chapter 01: Caring for Medical-Surgical Patients
!| !| !| !| !|
Stromberg: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts and Practice, 5th Edition
!| !| !| !| !| !| !|
MULTIPLE !|CHOICE
1. Which !|statement !|accurately !|describes !|the !|primary !|purpose !|of !|the !|state !|nurse
practice !|act(!| NPA)?
!|
a. To !|test !|and !|license !|LPN/LVNs
b. To !|define !|the !|scope !|of !|LPN/LVN !|practice
c. To !|improve !|the !|quality !|of !|care !|provided !|by !|the
!|LPN/LVN
d. To !|limit !|the !|LPN/LVN !|employment !|placement
ANSWER: ! | B
While !|improving !|quality !|of !|care !|provided !|by !|the !|LPN/LVN !|may !|be !|a !|result !|of !|the !|NPA,
!|the!p
| rimary !|purpose !|of !|the !|NPA !|of !|each !|state !|defines !|the !|scope !|of !|nursing !|practice !| in
!|that !| state.
DIF: Cognitive !|Level: !|Comprehension REF: !| !| !|p. !|3 OBJ: !| 3
!T
| OP: ! | NPA KEY: ! | Nursing !|Process !|Step: !|Implementation
MSC: ! | NCLEX: !|Safe, !|Effective !|Care !|Environment: !|Coordinated !|Care
2. The !|charge !|nurse !|asks !|the !|new !|vocational !|nurse !|to !|start !|an !|intravenous !|infusion, !|a !|skill
that !|thev!| ocational !|nurse !|has !|not !|been !|taught !|during !|her !|educational !|program. !|How
!|
should !|the !|vocational !|nurse !|respond?
!|
a. Ask !|a !|more !|experienced !|nurse !|to !|demonstrate !|the !|procedure.
b. Look !|up !|the !|procedure !|in !|the !|procedure !|manual.
c. Attempt !|to !|perform !|the !|procedure !|with !|supervision.
d. Inform !|the !|charge !|nurse !|of !|her !|lack !|of !|training !|in !|this
!|procedure.
ANSWER: ! | D
The !|charge !|nurse !|should !|be !|informed !|of !|the !|lack !|of !|training !|to !|perform !|the !|procedure,
!|and !|thev
!| ocational !|nurse !|should !|seek !|further !|training !|to !|gain !|proficiency. !|Although !|the
!|other !|options !|might !| be !|helpful, !| they !|are !| not !| safe.
DIF: Cognitive !|Level: !|Application REF: !| !| !|p. !|3 OBJ: !|1
!|TOP: ! | Providing !|Safe !|Care KEY: !|Nursing !|Process !|Step: !|N/A
!M
| SC: ! | NCLEX: !|Safe, !| Effective !|Care !|Environment: !|Coordinated !|Care
3. Which !|patient !|statement !|indicates !|a !|need !|for !|further !|discharge !|teaching !|that !|the
vocationaln
!| !| urse !|should !|address?
a. ―I !|have !|no ! | idea !|of !|how !|this !|drug !|will !|affect !| me.‖
b. ―Do ! | you !|know !|if !|my !|physician !|is !|coming !|back
!|today?‖
c. ―Will !|my !|insurance !|pay !|for !|my !|stay?‖
d. ―Am !|I !|going !|to !|have !|to !|go !|to !|a !|nursing !|home?‖
Medical-Surgical Nursing, Concepts and Practice
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