TEST BANK - Timby's Introductory Medical-Surgical
Nursing, 13th Edition (Donnelly-Moreno),
Verified Chapters 1 - 72, Complete
,
,
, ◦
Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare
lv lv lv lv lv
◦ Alvnewlvnurselvislvworkinglvwithlvalvpreceptorlvonlvanlvinpatientlvmedical-
surgicallvunit.lvThelvpreceptorlvadviseslvthelvstudentlvthatlvwhichlvislvthelvprioritylvw
henlvworkinglvaslvavlprofessionallvnurse?
◦ Attendinglv tolv holisticlvclientlvneeds
◦ Ensuringlv clientlv safety
◦ Notlvmakinglvmedicationlverrors
◦ Providinglv client
-vlfocusedlvcarelv
ANSWER:lvB
◦ Alllvactionslvarelvappropriatelvforlvthelvprofessionallvnurse.lvHowever,lve
nsuringlvclientlvsafetylvislvthelvpriority.lvUplvtolv98,000lvdeathslvresultlveachlvyearlvfromlverro
rslvinlv hospitallv care,lv accordinglv tolv thelv2000lv Institutelv oflv Medicinelv report.lv Manylv mo
relvclientsvlhavelv sufferedlv injurieslv andlv lesslv seriouslv outcomes.lv Everylv nurselv haslv thelvre
sponsibilitylv tolvguardlvthelvclientslvsafety.
◦ DIF:l v Understanding/Comprehensionl v REF:l
v2lvKEY:lvPatientlvsafetylvMSC:lvIntegratedlvProcess:lvNursi
nglvProcess:lvIntervention
◦ NOT:lv Clientlv Needslv Category:lv Safelv andlv Effectivelv
CarevlEnvironment:lvSafetylvandlvInfectionlvControl
◦ Alvnurselvislvorientinglvalvnewlvclientlvandlvfamilylvtolvthelvinpatientlvunit.lvWh
atlvinformationlvdoeslvthelvnurselvprovidelvtolvhelplvthelvclientlvpromotelvhislvorlvh
erlvownlvsafety?
◦ Encouragelvthelv clientlv andlv familylv tolv belv activelvpartners.
◦ Havelvthelvclientlvmonitorlvhandlvhygienelvinlvcaregivers.
◦ Offerlvthelvfamilylvthelvopportunitylvtolvstaylvwithlvthelvclient.
◦ Telllvthelvclientlvtolv alwayslv wearlv hi
slvorlvherlvarmband.lv
ANSWER:lvA
◦ Eachlvactionlvcouldlvbelvimportantlvforlvthelvclientlvorlvfamilylvtolvperf
orm.vlHowever,lvencouraginglvthelvclientlvtolvbelvactivelvinlvhislvorlvherlvhealthlvcarelvaslvalv
partnerlvisvlthelvmostlvcritical.lvThelvotherlvactionslvare
◦
◦ verylvlimitedlvinlvscopelvandlvdolvnotlvprovidelvthelvbroadlvprotectionlvt
hatvlbeinglvactivelvandlvinvolvedlvdoes.
◦ DIF:l v Understanding/Comprehensionl v REF:l
v 3lvKEY:lvPatientlvsafetylvMSC:lvIntegratedlvProcess:lvTeachi
ng/lvLearning
Nursing, 13th Edition (Donnelly-Moreno),
Verified Chapters 1 - 72, Complete
,
,
, ◦
Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare
lv lv lv lv lv
◦ Alvnewlvnurselvislvworkinglvwithlvalvpreceptorlvonlvanlvinpatientlvmedical-
surgicallvunit.lvThelvpreceptorlvadviseslvthelvstudentlvthatlvwhichlvislvthelvprioritylvw
henlvworkinglvaslvavlprofessionallvnurse?
◦ Attendinglv tolv holisticlvclientlvneeds
◦ Ensuringlv clientlv safety
◦ Notlvmakinglvmedicationlverrors
◦ Providinglv client
-vlfocusedlvcarelv
ANSWER:lvB
◦ Alllvactionslvarelvappropriatelvforlvthelvprofessionallvnurse.lvHowever,lve
nsuringlvclientlvsafetylvislvthelvpriority.lvUplvtolv98,000lvdeathslvresultlveachlvyearlvfromlverro
rslvinlv hospitallv care,lv accordinglv tolv thelv2000lv Institutelv oflv Medicinelv report.lv Manylv mo
relvclientsvlhavelv sufferedlv injurieslv andlv lesslv seriouslv outcomes.lv Everylv nurselv haslv thelvre
sponsibilitylv tolvguardlvthelvclientslvsafety.
◦ DIF:l v Understanding/Comprehensionl v REF:l
v2lvKEY:lvPatientlvsafetylvMSC:lvIntegratedlvProcess:lvNursi
nglvProcess:lvIntervention
◦ NOT:lv Clientlv Needslv Category:lv Safelv andlv Effectivelv
CarevlEnvironment:lvSafetylvandlvInfectionlvControl
◦ Alvnurselvislvorientinglvalvnewlvclientlvandlvfamilylvtolvthelvinpatientlvunit.lvWh
atlvinformationlvdoeslvthelvnurselvprovidelvtolvhelplvthelvclientlvpromotelvhislvorlvh
erlvownlvsafety?
◦ Encouragelvthelv clientlv andlv familylv tolv belv activelvpartners.
◦ Havelvthelvclientlvmonitorlvhandlvhygienelvinlvcaregivers.
◦ Offerlvthelvfamilylvthelvopportunitylvtolvstaylvwithlvthelvclient.
◦ Telllvthelvclientlvtolv alwayslv wearlv hi
slvorlvherlvarmband.lv
ANSWER:lvA
◦ Eachlvactionlvcouldlvbelvimportantlvforlvthelvclientlvorlvfamilylvtolvperf
orm.vlHowever,lvencouraginglvthelvclientlvtolvbelvactivelvinlvhislvorlvherlvhealthlvcarelvaslvalv
partnerlvisvlthelvmostlvcritical.lvThelvotherlvactionslvare
◦
◦ verylvlimitedlvinlvscopelvandlvdolvnotlvprovidelvthelvbroadlvprotectionlvt
hatvlbeinglvactivelvandlvinvolvedlvdoes.
◦ DIF:l v Understanding/Comprehensionl v REF:l
v 3lvKEY:lvPatientlvsafetylvMSC:lvIntegratedlvProcess:lvTeachi
ng/lvLearning
