ConceptsAandAPractice,A5thAEdition
(Stromberg,A2026)AChaptersA1A-A49
Medical-SurgicalANursing,AConceptsAandAPractice
,TABLEAOFACONTENTS
Medical-SurgicalANursing,AConceptsAandAPractice
,Medical-SurgicalANursing,AConceptsAandAPractice
, ChapterA01:ACaringAforAMedical-SurgicalAPatients
Stromberg:AMedical-SurgicalANursing:AConceptsAandAPractice,A5thAEdition
MULTIPLEACHOICE
1. WhichAstatementAaccuratelyAdescribesAtheAprimaryApurposeAofAtheAstateAnurse
ApracticeAactA(NPA)?
a. ToAtestAandAlicenseALPN/LVNs
b. ToAdefineAtheAscopeAofALPN/LVNApractice
c. ToAimproveAtheAqualityAofAcareAprovidedAbyAtheALPN
/LVN
d. ToAlimitAtheALPN/LVNAemploymentAplacement
ANSWER:AB
WhileAimprovingAqualityAofAcareAprovidedAbyAtheALPN/LVNAmayAbeAaAresultAofAtheAN
PA,AtheAprimaryApurposeAofAtheANPAAofAeachAstateAdefinesAtheAscopeAofAnursingApra
cticeAinAthatAstate.
DIF: CognitiveALevel:AComprehension REF:AAAp.A3
OBJ:A3ATOP:A NPA
KEY:ANursingAProcessAStep:AImplementation
MSC:A NCLEX:ASafe,AEffectiveACareAEnvironment:ACoordinatedACare
2. TheAchargeAnurseAasksAtheAnewAvocationalAnurseAtoAstartAanAintravenousAinfusion,A
aAskillAthatAtheAvocationalAnurseAhasAnotAbeenAtaughtAduringAherAeducationalAprogra
m.AHowAshouldAtheAvocationalAnurseArespond?
a. AskAaAmoreAexperiencedAnurseAtoAdemonstrateAtheAproced
ure.
b. LookAupAtheAprocedureAinAtheAprocedureAmanual.
c. AttemptAtoAperformAtheAprocedureAwithAsupervision.
d. InformAtheAchargeAnurseAofAherAlackAofAtrainingAinAthisApr
ocedure.
ANSWER:AD
TheAchargeAnurseAshouldAbeAinformedAofAtheAlackAofAtrainingAtoAperformAtheAproce
dure,AandAtheAvocationalAnurseAshouldAseekAfurtherAtrainingAtoAgainAproficiency.AAlt
houghAtheAotherAoptionsAmightAbeAhelpful,AtheyAareAnotAsafe.
DIF: CognitiveALevel:AApplication REF:AAAp.A3
OBJ:A1ATOP:A ProvidingASafeACare
KEY:ANursingAProcessAStep:AN/AAMSC:A NCLEX:ASafe,AEffectiveACa
reAEnvironment:ACoordinatedACare
3. WhichApatientAstatementAindicatesAaAneedAforAfurtherAdischargeAteachingAthatAt
heAvocationalAnurseAshouldAaddress?
a. ―IAhaveAnoAideaAofAhowAthisAdrugAwillAaffectAme.
‖
b. ―DoAyouAknowAifAmyAphysicianAisAcomingAbackAtod
ay?‖
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