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Medical Surgical 7th Edition by Adrianne Dill Linton, Matteson
Chapter 1-62
Chapter 01: Aspects of Medical-Surgical Nursing Linton
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What provides direction for individualized care and assures the delivery of accurate, safe care
through a definitive pathway that promotes the client’s and the support persons’ progress toward
positive outcomes?
a. Physician’s orders
b. Progress notes
c. Nursing care plan
d. Client health history
ANS: C
The nursing care plan provides direction for individualized care and assures the delivery of accurate, safe
care through a definitive pathway that promotes the client’s and the support persons’ progress toward
positive outcomes.
2. Law Exams2.1. Overview of Law EducationLaw education provides students with the knowledge of legal principles, case law, legal frameworks, and ethical issues. It prepares students for legal practice,
with specializations that may include constitutional law, criminal law, corporate law, human
DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: p. 2 OBJ: 1
TOP: Nursing Care Plan KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity:
Reduction of Risk
2. The nurse is performing behaviors and actions that assist clients and significant others in
meeting their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care. What is the correct term for these
nursing behaviors?
a. Assessments
b. Interventions
c. Planning
d. Evaluation
ANS: B
Caring interventions are those nursing behaviors and actions that assist clients and significant others in
meeting their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
TOP: Interventions KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity:
Reduction of Risk
3. The nurse understands the importance of being answerable for all actions and the possibility of
being called on to explain or justify them. What term best describes this concept?
, a. Reliability
b. Maturity
c. Accountability
d. Liability
ANS: C
Accountability means that a person is answerable for his or her actions and may be called on to explain
or justify them.
DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: pp. 6-7 OBJ: 3 | 5 | 7
TOP: Accountability KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction
of Risk
2. Law Exams2.1. Overview of Law EducationLaw education provides students with the knowledge of legal principles, case law, legal frameworks, and ethical issues. It prepares students for legal practice,
with specializations that may include constitutional law, criminal law, corporate law, human
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. The nurse manager is providing an inservice about conflict resolution. What modes of conflict
resolution should be addressed? (Select all that apply.)
a. Suppression
b. Accommodation
c. Compromise
d. Avoidance
e. Collaboration
f. Competition
ANS: B, C, D, E, F
The modes of conflict resolution include accommodation, collaboration, compromise, avoidance, and
competition.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 7|p. 8|Table 1.1
OBJ: 7 TOP: Conflict Resolution KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
2. What are the characteristics of an effective leader? (Select all that apply.)
a. Effective communication
b. Rigid rules and regulations
c. Delegates appropriately
d. Acts as a role model
e. Consistently handles conflict
, f. Focuses on individual development
ANS: A, C, D, E
Characteristics of an effective leader include effective communication, consistency in managing conflict,
knowledge and competency in all aspects of delivery of care, effective role model for staff, uses
participatory approach in decision making, shows appreciation for a job well done, delegates work
appropriately, sets objectives and guides staff, displays caring, understanding, and empathy for others,
motivates and empowers others, is proactive and flexible, and focuses on team development.
2. Law Exams2.1. Overview of Law EducationLaw education provides students with the knowledge of legal principles, case law, legal frameworks, and ethical issues. It prepares students for legal practice,
with specializations that may include constitutional law, criminal law, corporate law, human
DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: p. 6 OBJ: 5
TOP: Leadership KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
COMPLETION
1. is defined as the process by which information is exchanged between individuals
verbally, nonverbally, and/or in writing or through information technology.
ANS:
Communication
Communication is defined as the process by which information is exchanged between individuals
verbally, nonverbally, and/or in writing or through information technology.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 OBJ: 2 TOP: Communication KEY: Nursing
Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
2. is the collection and processing of relevant data for the purpose of appraising the
client’s health status.
ANS:
Assessment
Assessment is the collection and processing of relevant data for the purpose of appraising the client’s
health status.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 OBJ: 1 | 2
TOP: Assessment KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
, 3. is concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the context of health care.
ANS:
Bioethics
Bioethics is concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the context of health care.
2. Law Exams2.1. Overview of Law EducationLaw education provides students with the knowledge of legal principles, case law, legal frameworks, and ethical issues. It prepares students for legal practice,
with specializations that may include constitutional law, criminal law, corporate law, human
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4 OBJ: 3
TOP: Bioethics KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
4. Place the corresponding letter to each stage of conflict in the correct order. (Place the
events in the appropriate sequence with capital letters. Do not separate answers with a space or
punctuation. Example: ABCD.)
a. Outcomes
b. Conceptualization
c. Frustration
d. Action
ANS:
CBDA
The stages of conflict in order are frustration, conceptualization, action, and outcomes.
DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: p. 7 OBJ: 7
TOP: Conflict KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
5. Place the corresponding letter to each key step in solving an ethical dilemma in the correct
order. (Place the events in the appropriate sequence. Do not separate answers with a space or
punctuation. Example: ABCD.)
a. Negotiate a plan.
b. Clarify values.
c. Ask if it is an ethical dilemma.
d. Verbalize the problem.
e. Gather information.
f. Identify possible courses of action.
g. Evaluate the plan over time.
ANS:
Medical Surgical 7th Edition by Adrianne Dill Linton, Matteson
Chapter 1-62
Chapter 01: Aspects of Medical-Surgical Nursing Linton
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What provides direction for individualized care and assures the delivery of accurate, safe care
through a definitive pathway that promotes the client’s and the support persons’ progress toward
positive outcomes?
a. Physician’s orders
b. Progress notes
c. Nursing care plan
d. Client health history
ANS: C
The nursing care plan provides direction for individualized care and assures the delivery of accurate, safe
care through a definitive pathway that promotes the client’s and the support persons’ progress toward
positive outcomes.
2. Law Exams2.1. Overview of Law EducationLaw education provides students with the knowledge of legal principles, case law, legal frameworks, and ethical issues. It prepares students for legal practice,
with specializations that may include constitutional law, criminal law, corporate law, human
DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: p. 2 OBJ: 1
TOP: Nursing Care Plan KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity:
Reduction of Risk
2. The nurse is performing behaviors and actions that assist clients and significant others in
meeting their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care. What is the correct term for these
nursing behaviors?
a. Assessments
b. Interventions
c. Planning
d. Evaluation
ANS: B
Caring interventions are those nursing behaviors and actions that assist clients and significant others in
meeting their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
TOP: Interventions KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity:
Reduction of Risk
3. The nurse understands the importance of being answerable for all actions and the possibility of
being called on to explain or justify them. What term best describes this concept?
, a. Reliability
b. Maturity
c. Accountability
d. Liability
ANS: C
Accountability means that a person is answerable for his or her actions and may be called on to explain
or justify them.
DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: pp. 6-7 OBJ: 3 | 5 | 7
TOP: Accountability KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction
of Risk
2. Law Exams2.1. Overview of Law EducationLaw education provides students with the knowledge of legal principles, case law, legal frameworks, and ethical issues. It prepares students for legal practice,
with specializations that may include constitutional law, criminal law, corporate law, human
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. The nurse manager is providing an inservice about conflict resolution. What modes of conflict
resolution should be addressed? (Select all that apply.)
a. Suppression
b. Accommodation
c. Compromise
d. Avoidance
e. Collaboration
f. Competition
ANS: B, C, D, E, F
The modes of conflict resolution include accommodation, collaboration, compromise, avoidance, and
competition.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 7|p. 8|Table 1.1
OBJ: 7 TOP: Conflict Resolution KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
2. What are the characteristics of an effective leader? (Select all that apply.)
a. Effective communication
b. Rigid rules and regulations
c. Delegates appropriately
d. Acts as a role model
e. Consistently handles conflict
, f. Focuses on individual development
ANS: A, C, D, E
Characteristics of an effective leader include effective communication, consistency in managing conflict,
knowledge and competency in all aspects of delivery of care, effective role model for staff, uses
participatory approach in decision making, shows appreciation for a job well done, delegates work
appropriately, sets objectives and guides staff, displays caring, understanding, and empathy for others,
motivates and empowers others, is proactive and flexible, and focuses on team development.
2. Law Exams2.1. Overview of Law EducationLaw education provides students with the knowledge of legal principles, case law, legal frameworks, and ethical issues. It prepares students for legal practice,
with specializations that may include constitutional law, criminal law, corporate law, human
DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: p. 6 OBJ: 5
TOP: Leadership KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
COMPLETION
1. is defined as the process by which information is exchanged between individuals
verbally, nonverbally, and/or in writing or through information technology.
ANS:
Communication
Communication is defined as the process by which information is exchanged between individuals
verbally, nonverbally, and/or in writing or through information technology.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 OBJ: 2 TOP: Communication KEY: Nursing
Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
2. is the collection and processing of relevant data for the purpose of appraising the
client’s health status.
ANS:
Assessment
Assessment is the collection and processing of relevant data for the purpose of appraising the client’s
health status.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 OBJ: 1 | 2
TOP: Assessment KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
, 3. is concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the context of health care.
ANS:
Bioethics
Bioethics is concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the context of health care.
2. Law Exams2.1. Overview of Law EducationLaw education provides students with the knowledge of legal principles, case law, legal frameworks, and ethical issues. It prepares students for legal practice,
with specializations that may include constitutional law, criminal law, corporate law, human
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4 OBJ: 3
TOP: Bioethics KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
4. Place the corresponding letter to each stage of conflict in the correct order. (Place the
events in the appropriate sequence with capital letters. Do not separate answers with a space or
punctuation. Example: ABCD.)
a. Outcomes
b. Conceptualization
c. Frustration
d. Action
ANS:
CBDA
The stages of conflict in order are frustration, conceptualization, action, and outcomes.
DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: p. 7 OBJ: 7
TOP: Conflict KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
5. Place the corresponding letter to each key step in solving an ethical dilemma in the correct
order. (Place the events in the appropriate sequence. Do not separate answers with a space or
punctuation. Example: ABCD.)
a. Negotiate a plan.
b. Clarify values.
c. Ask if it is an ethical dilemma.
d. Verbalize the problem.
e. Gather information.
f. Identify possible courses of action.
g. Evaluate the plan over time.
ANS:
