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MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING CONCEPTS AND
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PRACTICE3RD EDITION - DEWIT C
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TEST BANK C




Chapter 01: CARING FOR MEDICAL-SURGICAL PATIENTS
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DEWIT:CMEDICAL-


SURGICALCNURSING:CCONCEPTSC&CPRACTICE,C3RDCEDITIONCMULTIPLECC


HOICE


1. WhichCstatementCaccuratelyCdescribesCtheCprimaryCpurposeCofCtheCstateCnurseCpractic
eCactC(NPA)?
a. ToCtestCandClicenseCLPN/LVNs.
b ToCdefineCtheCscopeCofCLPN/LVNCpractice
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c. ToCimproveCtheCqualityCofCcareCprovided
byCtheCLPN/LVN.
d ToClimitCtheCLPN/LVNCemployment
. placement.

ANS: B
WhileCimprovingCqualityCofCcareCprovidedCbyCtheCLPN/LVNCmayCbeCaCresultCofCtheCNPA,CtheCp
rimaryCpurposeCofCtheCNPACofCeachCstateCdefinesCtheCscopeCofCnursingCpracticeCinCthatCstate.


PTS: 1 DIF: CognitiveCLevel:CComprehensionCREF:
2
OBJ: 3 TOP: NPA KEY: NursingCProcessCStep:
Implementation
MSC:C NCLEX:CSafe,CEffectiveCCareCEnvironment:CCoordinatedCCare


2. TheCchargeCnurseCasksCtheCnewCvocationalCnurseCtoCstartCanCintravenousCinfusion,

,C aCskillCthatCtheCvocationalCnurseChasCnotbeenCtaughtCduringCherCeducationalCprogram.CH
owCshouldCtheCvocationalCnurseCrespond?

, a. AskCaCmoreCexperiencedCnurseCtoCdemonstrat
e
theCprocedure.
b LookCupCtheCprocedureCinCtheCprocedure
. manual.
c. AttemptCtoCperformCtheCprocedureCwith
supervision.
d InformCtheCchargeCnurseCofCherClackCof
. trainingCinCthisCprocedure.

ANS: D
TheCchargeCnurseCshouldCbeCinformedCofCtheClackCofCtrainingCtoCperformCtheCprocedure,Can
dCtheCvocationalCnurseCshouldCseekCfurtherCtrainingCtoCgainCproficiency.CAlthoughCtheCotherC
optionsCmightCbeChelpful,CtheyCareCnotCsafe.


PTS: 1 DIF: CognitiveCLevel:CApplication 3
REF:
OBJ: 1 TOP: ProvidingCSafeCCare KEY: NursingCProcess
Step:CN/A
MSC:C NCLEX:CSafe,CEffectiveCCareCEnvironment:CCoordinatedCCare


3. WhichCpatientCstatementCindicatesCaCneedCforCfurtherCdischargeCteachingCthatCth
eCvocationalCnurseCshouldCaddress?
a. “IChaveCnoCideaCofChowCthisCdrugCwi
llCaffectCme.”
b “DoCyouCknowCifCmyCphysicianCi
. sCcomingCbackCtoday?”
c. “WillCmyCinsuranceCpayCforCmyCstay?”
d “AmCICgoingCtoChaveCtoCgoCtoCaCnursin
. gChome?”

ANS: A
LackCofCknowledgeCatCdischargeCaboutCmedicationCeffectsCandCsideCeffectsCisCaCconcernCthatCsh
ouldCbeCaddressedCbyCtheCvocationalnurse.CTheCotherCconcernsCinCtheCoptionsCareCtheCresponsi
bilityCofCotherCdepartmentsCtoCwhichCtheCnurseCmightCreferCtheCpatient.


PTS: 1 DIF: CognitiveCLevel:CApplicationC REF:
2
OBJ: 1 TOP: TeachingC KEY: NursingCProcessCStep:

, Implementation
MSC:C NCLEX:CSafe,CEffectiveCCareCEnvironment:CCoordinatedCCare


4. AccordingCtoCmostCstateCNPAs,CtheCvocationalCnurseCactingCasCchargeCnurseCin
C aClong-termCcareCfacilityCactsCinCwhichCcapacity?
a. WorkingCunderC directCsupervisionCofCanCRNConCthe
unit
b WorkingCwithCtheCRNCinCtheCbuilding
.
c. WorkingCunderCgeneralCsupervisionCbyCtheCRN
availableConCsiteCorCbyCphone
d WorkingCasCanCindependentCvocationalCnurse
.

ANS: C
TheCvocationalCnurseCinCtheCcapacityCofCtheCchargeCnurseCinCaClong-
termCcareCfacilityCactsCwithCtheCgeneralCsupervisionCofCanCRNCavailableConCsiteCorCbyCphone.


PTS: 1 DIF: CognitiveCLevel: REF: 2
Comprehension
OBJ: 1 TOP: ChargeCNurse/Manager Nursi ProcessCStep:
KEY: ng N/A
MSC:C NCLEX:CSafe,CEffectiveCCareCEnvironment:CCoordinatedCCare