SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES 1ST EDITION BY PERRY
TEST BANK
, TEST 8tBANK 8tFOR 8tCANADIAN 8tCLINICAL 8tNURSING 8tSKILLS 8tAND 8tTECHNIQUES 8t1ST 8tEDITION
8tBY 8tPERRY
Chapter 8t02: 8tTransitions 8tin 8tCare
Perry 8tet 8tal.: 8tCanadian 8tClinical 8tNursing 8tSkills 8t& 8tTechniques, 8t1st 8tEdition
MULTIPLE 8tCHOICE
1. The 8tpatient 8tis 8tscheduled 8tto 8tgo 8thome 8tafter 8thaving 8tcoronary 8tangioplasty. 8tWhat
8t would 8tbe 8tthe 8tmost 8teffective 8tway 8tto 8tprovide 8tdischarge 8tteaching 8tto 8tthis 8tpatient?
a. Provide 8thim 8twith 8tinformation 8ton 8thealth 8tcare 8twebsites.
b. Provide 8thim 8twith 8twritten 8tinformation 8ton 8twhat 8the 8thas 8tto 8tdo.
c. Sit 8tand 8tcarefully 8texplain 8twhat 8tis 8trequired 8tbefore 8this 8tfollow-up.
d. Use 8ta 8tcombination 8tof 8tverbal 8tand 8twritten 8tinformation.
ANS: 8 t D
For 8tdischarge 8tteaching, 8tuse 8ta 8tcombination 8tof 8tverbal 8tand 8twritten 8tinformation. 8tThis
8tmost 8teffectively 8tprovides 8tpatients 8twith 8tstandardized 8tcare 8tinformation, 8twhich 8thas 8tbeen
8tshown 8tto 8timprove 8tpatient 8tknowledge 8tand 8tsatisfaction.
DIF: Cognitive 8tLevel: 8tApplication REF: 8 t 8 t Skill 8t2.3 8t(Teaching)
OBJ: 8 t 8 t Identify 8tthe 8tongoing 8tneeds 8tof 8tpatients 8tin 8tthe 8tdischarge 8tplanning 8tprocess.
TOP: 8 t Admission 8tto 8tDischarge 8tProcess KEY: 8 t Nursing 8tProcess 8tStep:
8tImplementation 8tMSC: 8 t NCLEX: 8tSafe 8tand 8tEffective 8tCare 8tEnvironment
2. While 8tpreparing 8tfor 8tthe 8tpatient’s 8tdischarge, 8tthe 8tnurse 8tuses 8ta 8tdischarge 8tplanning
8tchecklist 8tand 8tnotes 8tthat 8tthe 8tpatient 8tis 8tconcerned 8tabout 8tgoing 8thome 8tbecause 8tshe 8thas
8tto 8tdepend 8ton 8ther 8tfamily 8tfor 8tcare. 8tThe 8tnurse 8trealizes 8tthat 8tsuccessful 8trecovery 8tat
8thome 8tis 8toften 8tbased 8ton
a. the 8tpatient’s 8twillingness 8tto 8tgo 8thome.
b. the 8t family’s 8t perceived 8t ab iliNt yUtR
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c. the 8tpatient’s 8tability 8tto 8tlive 8talone.
d. allowing 8tthe 8tpatient 8tto 8tmake 8ther 8town 8tarrangements.
ANS: 8 t B
Discharge 8tfrom 8ta 8tfacility 8tis 8tstressful 8tfor 8ta 8tpatient 8tand 8tfamily. 8tBefore 8ta 8tpatient 8tis
8tdischarged, 8tthe 8tpatient 8tand 8tfamily 8tneed 8tto 8tknow 8thow 8tto 8tmanage 8tcare 8tin 8tthe 8thome
8tand 8twhat 8tto 8texpect 8twith 8tregard 8tto 8tany 8tcontinuing 8tphysical 8tproblems. 8tFamily
8tcaregiving 8tis 8ta 8thighly 8tstressful 8texperience. 8tFamily 8tmembers 8twho 8tare 8tnot 8tproperly
8tprepared 8tfor 8tcaregiving 8tare 8toften 8toverwhelmed 8tby 8tpatient 8tneeds, 8twhich 8tcan 8tlead 8tto
8tunnecessary 8thospital 8treadmissions.
DIF: Cognitive 8tLevel: 8tAnalysis REF: 8 t Skill 8t2.3: 8tDischarging
8tPatients 8tOBJ: 8 t Identify 8tthe 8tongoing 8tneeds 8tof 8tpatients 8tin 8tthe 8tdischarge
8tplanning 8tprocess.
TOP: 8 t Medication 8tReconciliation KEY: 8 t Nursing 8tProcess 8tStep:
8tAssessment 8tMSC: 8 t NCLEX: 8tPsychosocial 8tIntegrity
3. The 8tpatient 8tarrives 8tin 8tthe 8temergency 8tdepartment 8tand 8tis 8tcomplaining 8tof 8tsevere
8tabdominal 8tpain 8tand 8tvomiting, 8tand 8tis 8tseverely 8tdehydrated. 8tThe 8tphysician 8tprescribes
8tintravenous 8t(IV) 8tfluids 8tfor 8tthe 8tdehydration 8tand 8tan 8tIV 8tantiemetic 8tfor 8tthe 8tpatient.
8tHowever, 8tthe 8tpatient 8tstates 8tthat 8tshe 8tis 8tfearful 8tof 8tneedles 8tand 8tadamantly 8trefuses 8tto
8thave 8tan 8tIV 8tstarted. 8tThe 8tnurse 8texplains 8tthe 8timportance 8tof 8tand 8trationale 8tfor 8tthe
8tprescribed 8ttreatment, 8tbut 8tthe 8tpatient 8tcontinues 8tto 8trefuse. 8tWhat 8tshould 8tthe 8tnurse 8tdo?
a. Summon 8tthe 8tnurse 8ttechnician 8tto 8thold 8tthe 8tarm 8tdown 8twhile 8tthe 8tIV 8tis 8tinserted.
b. Use 8ta 8tnumbing 8tmedication 8tbefore 8tinserting 8tthe 8tIV.
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