MED SURG 250Test Bank for Medical-
N N N N N
Surgical Nursing Critical Thinking in Client Car
N N N N N N
e, 4th Edition Priscilla LeMon
N N N N
Chapter 1 N
1. TheNnurseNisNcaringNforNfourNclientsNonNaNmedical–
surgicalNunit.NWhichNclientNshouldNtheNnurseNseeNinitially?
1. ANclientNadmittedNwithNhepatitisNANwhoNhasNhadNsevereNdiarrheaNforNtheNla
stN24Nhours
2. ANclientNadmittedNwithNpneumoniaNwhoNisNhasNsmallNamountsNofNyello
wNproductiveNsputum
3. ANclientNadmittedNwithNfeverNofNunknownNoriginN(FUO)NwhoNhasNbee
nNwithoutNfeverNforNtheNlastN48Nhours
4. ANclientNadmittedNwithNaNwoundNinfectionNwhoseNWBCNisN8,500Nmm3
Answer:N1
Rationale:NTheNnurseNmustNdecideNwhichNclientNshouldNbeNseenNonNtheNinitialNroundsNofNt
heNday.NTheNnurseNmustNrememberNthatNtheNfirstNclientNtoNbeNseenNshouldNbeNtheNcl
ientNwhoNneedsNtheNattentionNofNtheNnurseNinitially.NANclientNwithNhepatitisNANdoesN
experienceNdiarrhea,NbutNdiarrheaNforNtheNlastN24NhoursNcouldNcauseNtheNclientNtoN
haveNaNproblemNwithNdehydrationNandNexperienceNaNstateNofNfluidNvolumeNdeficit.
CognitiveNLevel:NApplication
ClientNNeeds:NSafe,NEffectiveNCareNEnvironmen
tNNursingNProcess:NPlanning
MED SURG 250Test Bank for Medical-
N N N N N
Surgical Nursing Critical Thinking in Client Care, 4th Edi
N N N N N N N N
tion Priscilla LeMon
N N Full file at http://testbankinstant.CH/Test
NNNNNNNNNNNNNN N N N
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, 2. TheNnurseNisNpreparingNtoNadministerNinfluenzaNvaccinesNtoNaNmassNdrive-
throughNclinic.NWhichNstatementNbyNaNclientNwouldNindicateNfurtherNquestioningNpriorNtoN
givingNtheNclientNtheNinfluenzaNvaccine?
1. “INamNallergicNtoNhorseNhair.”
2. “INtryNtoNgetNmyNvaccineNeveryNyear.”
3. “INamNnotNallergicNtoNanythingNexceptNeggs.”
4. “MyNhusbandNhadNaNsevereNallergicNreactionNafterNheNreceivedNhisNinfluen
zaNvaccine.”
Answer:N3
Rationale:NInfluenzaNvaccinesNareNrecommendedNforNpersonNatNhighNriskNforNseriousNsequ
elaeNofNinfluenza.NTheNnurseNshouldNbeNawareNthatNclientNwithNaNsensitivityNtoNeggs
NshouldNnotNreceiveNtheNvaccine.NVaccinesNpreparedNfromNchickenNorNduckNembry
osNareNcontraindicatedNinNclientsNwhoNareNallergicNtoNeggs.
CognitiveNLevel:NApplication
MED SURG 250Test Bank for Medical-
N N N N N
Surgical Nursing Critical Thinking in Client Care, 4th Edi
N N N N N N N N
tion Priscilla LeMon
N N Full file at http://testbankinstant.CH/Test
NNNNNNNNNNNNNN N N N
-Bank-for-Medical-Surgical-Nursing-Critical-Thinking-in-Client-Care,-4th-
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scilla
N LeMon LeMone-download full file at http://testbankinstant.com
N N N N N
, ClientNNeeds:NSafe,NEffectiveNCareNEnvironmen
tNNursingNProcess:NAssessment
3. TheNnurseNisNcaringNforNfourNclientsNonNaNmedical–
surgicalNunit.NTheNsecretaryNgivesNtheNnurseNtheNmorningNlabs.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNla
bsNwouldNrequireNthatNtheNnurseNcallNtheNphysicianNandNinformNtheNhealthcareNproviderNab
outNtheNclient’sNabnormalities?
1.N WBCN14,600Nmm3
2. SerumNproteinN6.9Ng/dL
3. IN&NDN(incisionNandNdrainage)NshowingNnoNgrowthNforNtheNlastN24Nhours
4. AlbuminN4.2Ng/dL
Answer:N1
Rationale:NWhenNtheNnurseNisNcaringNforNseveralNclients,NallNofNtheNlabsNshouldNbeNcheckedNf
requentlyNthroughoutNtheNshiftNtoNassessNforNanyNabnormalities.NTheNWBCNinNoptionN1NisNab
normal.N(NormalNWBCN4,000–
10,000Nmm3.)NAllNofNtheNotherNlabNresultsNareNwithinNacceptableNrange;Ntherefore,NtheNresult
sNshouldNnotNbeNcalledNinNtoNtheNphysician.
CognitiveNLevel:NApplicationNClie
ntNNeeds:NPhysiologicNIntegrityNNu
rsingNProcess:NAssessment
4. TheNnurseNisNorientingNaNnewNgraduate.NTheNnurseNisNreinforcingNtheNimportanceNof
NstandardNprecautions.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNobservationsNbyNtheNnurseNwouldNrequi
reNfurtherNeducationNregardingNstandardNprecautions?
1. TheNgraduateNnurseNunderstandsNtoNwashNhandsNwhenNenteringNandNexitin
gNtheNclient’sNroom.
2. TheNgraduateNnurseNwearsNglovesNwhenNservingNbreakfastNtraysNtoNvario
usNclients.
3. TheNgraduateNnurseNwearsNaNgown,Ngloves,NandNgogglesNwhenNsuctioning
NaNclient.
4. TheNgraduateNnurseNleavesNallNsuppliesNinNtheNroomNofNaNclientNwhoNisN
inNcontactNisolation.
Answer:N2
MED SURG 250Test Bank for Medical-
N N N N N
Surgical Nursing Critical Thinking in Client Care, 4th Edi
N N N N N N N N
tion Priscilla LeMon
N N Full file at http://testbankinstant.CH/Test
NNNNNNNNNNNNNN N N N
-Bank-for-Medical-Surgical-Nursing-Critical-Thinking-in-Client-Care,-4th-
N
Edition-Priscilla-
scilla
N LeMon LeMone-download full file at http://testbankinstant.com
N N N N N
, Rationale:NTheNnurseNmustNhaveNanNunderstandingNofNstandardNprecautions.NPreventionNis
NtheNmostNimportantNmeasureNtoNpreventNnosocomialNinfections.NStandardNprecaut
ionsNwereNpublishedNinN1996NthatNprovideNguidelinesNforNtheNhandlingNofNbloodNa
ndNotherNbodyNfluids.NTheseNguidelinesNareNusedNwithNallNclients,NregardlessNofNwh
etherNtheyNhaveNaNknownNinfectiousNdisease.NStandardNprecautionsNareNused
MED SURG 250Test Bank for Medical-
N N N N N
Surgical Nursing Critical Thinking in Client Care, 4th Edi
N N N N N N N N
tion Priscilla LeMon
N N Full file at http://testbankinstant.CH/Test
NNNNNNNNNNNNNN N N N
-Bank-for-Medical-Surgical-Nursing-Critical-Thinking-in-Client-Care,-4th-
N
Edition-Priscilla-
scilla
N LeMon LeMone-download full file at http://testbankinstant.com
N N N N N
N N N N N
Surgical Nursing Critical Thinking in Client Car
N N N N N N
e, 4th Edition Priscilla LeMon
N N N N
Chapter 1 N
1. TheNnurseNisNcaringNforNfourNclientsNonNaNmedical–
surgicalNunit.NWhichNclientNshouldNtheNnurseNseeNinitially?
1. ANclientNadmittedNwithNhepatitisNANwhoNhasNhadNsevereNdiarrheaNforNtheNla
stN24Nhours
2. ANclientNadmittedNwithNpneumoniaNwhoNisNhasNsmallNamountsNofNyello
wNproductiveNsputum
3. ANclientNadmittedNwithNfeverNofNunknownNoriginN(FUO)NwhoNhasNbee
nNwithoutNfeverNforNtheNlastN48Nhours
4. ANclientNadmittedNwithNaNwoundNinfectionNwhoseNWBCNisN8,500Nmm3
Answer:N1
Rationale:NTheNnurseNmustNdecideNwhichNclientNshouldNbeNseenNonNtheNinitialNroundsNofNt
heNday.NTheNnurseNmustNrememberNthatNtheNfirstNclientNtoNbeNseenNshouldNbeNtheNcl
ientNwhoNneedsNtheNattentionNofNtheNnurseNinitially.NANclientNwithNhepatitisNANdoesN
experienceNdiarrhea,NbutNdiarrheaNforNtheNlastN24NhoursNcouldNcauseNtheNclientNtoN
haveNaNproblemNwithNdehydrationNandNexperienceNaNstateNofNfluidNvolumeNdeficit.
CognitiveNLevel:NApplication
ClientNNeeds:NSafe,NEffectiveNCareNEnvironmen
tNNursingNProcess:NPlanning
MED SURG 250Test Bank for Medical-
N N N N N
Surgical Nursing Critical Thinking in Client Care, 4th Edi
N N N N N N N N
tion Priscilla LeMon
N N Full file at http://testbankinstant.CH/Test
NNNNNNNNNNNNNN N N N
-Bank-for-Medical-Surgical-Nursing-Critical-Thinking-in-Client-Care,-4th-
N
Edition-Priscilla-
scilla
N LeMon LeMone-download full file at http://testbankinstant.com
N N N N N
, 2. TheNnurseNisNpreparingNtoNadministerNinfluenzaNvaccinesNtoNaNmassNdrive-
throughNclinic.NWhichNstatementNbyNaNclientNwouldNindicateNfurtherNquestioningNpriorNtoN
givingNtheNclientNtheNinfluenzaNvaccine?
1. “INamNallergicNtoNhorseNhair.”
2. “INtryNtoNgetNmyNvaccineNeveryNyear.”
3. “INamNnotNallergicNtoNanythingNexceptNeggs.”
4. “MyNhusbandNhadNaNsevereNallergicNreactionNafterNheNreceivedNhisNinfluen
zaNvaccine.”
Answer:N3
Rationale:NInfluenzaNvaccinesNareNrecommendedNforNpersonNatNhighNriskNforNseriousNsequ
elaeNofNinfluenza.NTheNnurseNshouldNbeNawareNthatNclientNwithNaNsensitivityNtoNeggs
NshouldNnotNreceiveNtheNvaccine.NVaccinesNpreparedNfromNchickenNorNduckNembry
osNareNcontraindicatedNinNclientsNwhoNareNallergicNtoNeggs.
CognitiveNLevel:NApplication
MED SURG 250Test Bank for Medical-
N N N N N
Surgical Nursing Critical Thinking in Client Care, 4th Edi
N N N N N N N N
tion Priscilla LeMon
N N Full file at http://testbankinstant.CH/Test
NNNNNNNNNNNNNN N N N
-Bank-for-Medical-Surgical-Nursing-Critical-Thinking-in-Client-Care,-4th-
N
Edition-Priscilla-
scilla
N LeMon LeMone-download full file at http://testbankinstant.com
N N N N N
, ClientNNeeds:NSafe,NEffectiveNCareNEnvironmen
tNNursingNProcess:NAssessment
3. TheNnurseNisNcaringNforNfourNclientsNonNaNmedical–
surgicalNunit.NTheNsecretaryNgivesNtheNnurseNtheNmorningNlabs.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNla
bsNwouldNrequireNthatNtheNnurseNcallNtheNphysicianNandNinformNtheNhealthcareNproviderNab
outNtheNclient’sNabnormalities?
1.N WBCN14,600Nmm3
2. SerumNproteinN6.9Ng/dL
3. IN&NDN(incisionNandNdrainage)NshowingNnoNgrowthNforNtheNlastN24Nhours
4. AlbuminN4.2Ng/dL
Answer:N1
Rationale:NWhenNtheNnurseNisNcaringNforNseveralNclients,NallNofNtheNlabsNshouldNbeNcheckedNf
requentlyNthroughoutNtheNshiftNtoNassessNforNanyNabnormalities.NTheNWBCNinNoptionN1NisNab
normal.N(NormalNWBCN4,000–
10,000Nmm3.)NAllNofNtheNotherNlabNresultsNareNwithinNacceptableNrange;Ntherefore,NtheNresult
sNshouldNnotNbeNcalledNinNtoNtheNphysician.
CognitiveNLevel:NApplicationNClie
ntNNeeds:NPhysiologicNIntegrityNNu
rsingNProcess:NAssessment
4. TheNnurseNisNorientingNaNnewNgraduate.NTheNnurseNisNreinforcingNtheNimportanceNof
NstandardNprecautions.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNobservationsNbyNtheNnurseNwouldNrequi
reNfurtherNeducationNregardingNstandardNprecautions?
1. TheNgraduateNnurseNunderstandsNtoNwashNhandsNwhenNenteringNandNexitin
gNtheNclient’sNroom.
2. TheNgraduateNnurseNwearsNglovesNwhenNservingNbreakfastNtraysNtoNvario
usNclients.
3. TheNgraduateNnurseNwearsNaNgown,Ngloves,NandNgogglesNwhenNsuctioning
NaNclient.
4. TheNgraduateNnurseNleavesNallNsuppliesNinNtheNroomNofNaNclientNwhoNisN
inNcontactNisolation.
Answer:N2
MED SURG 250Test Bank for Medical-
N N N N N
Surgical Nursing Critical Thinking in Client Care, 4th Edi
N N N N N N N N
tion Priscilla LeMon
N N Full file at http://testbankinstant.CH/Test
NNNNNNNNNNNNNN N N N
-Bank-for-Medical-Surgical-Nursing-Critical-Thinking-in-Client-Care,-4th-
N
Edition-Priscilla-
scilla
N LeMon LeMone-download full file at http://testbankinstant.com
N N N N N
, Rationale:NTheNnurseNmustNhaveNanNunderstandingNofNstandardNprecautions.NPreventionNis
NtheNmostNimportantNmeasureNtoNpreventNnosocomialNinfections.NStandardNprecaut
ionsNwereNpublishedNinN1996NthatNprovideNguidelinesNforNtheNhandlingNofNbloodNa
ndNotherNbodyNfluids.NTheseNguidelinesNareNusedNwithNallNclients,NregardlessNofNwh
etherNtheyNhaveNaNknownNinfectiousNdisease.NStandardNprecautionsNareNused
MED SURG 250Test Bank for Medical-
N N N N N
Surgical Nursing Critical Thinking in Client Care, 4th Edi
N N N N N N N N
tion Priscilla LeMon
N N Full file at http://testbankinstant.CH/Test
NNNNNNNNNNNNNN N N N
-Bank-for-Medical-Surgical-Nursing-Critical-Thinking-in-Client-Care,-4th-
N
Edition-Priscilla-
scilla
N LeMon LeMone-download full file at http://testbankinstant.com
N N N N N