Test Bank Medical-Surgical Nursing 7th Edition by Linton Chapter 1-63 |Complete Guide A+

Medical-Surgical Nursing 7th Edition by Linton Test Book Test Bank for Medical Surgical Nursing 7th Edition by Linton Test Bank for Medical Surgical Nursing Seventh Edition by Linton Chapter 1: Aspects of Medical-Surgical Nursing Chapter 2: Medical-Surgical Practice Settings Chapter 3: Medical-Surgical Patients: Individuals, Families, and Communities Chapter 4: Health, Illness, Stress, and Coping Chapter 5: Immunity, Inflammation, and Infection Chapter 6: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance Chapter 7: Cancer Chapter 8: Pain Chapter 9: Shock Chapter 10: The Older Adult Patient Chapter 11: Falls Chapter 12: Immobility Chapter 13: Delirium & Dementia Chapter 14: Incontinence Chapter 15: Nutrition Chapter 16: Intravenous Therapy Chapter 17: Surgery Chapter 18: Ostomy Chapter 19: Palliative and Hospice Care Chapter 20: Complementary and Alternative Therapies Chapter 21: Neurological System Introduction Chapter 22: Neurological Disorders Chapter 23: Cerebrovascular Accident Chapter 24: Spinal Cord Injury Chapter 25: Respiratory System Introduction Chapter 26: Upper Respiratory Disorders Chapter 27: Acute Lower Respiratory Disorders Chapter 28: Chronic Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders Chapter 29: Hematologic System Introduction Chapter 30: Hematologic Disorders Chapter 31: Immunologic System Introduction Chapter 32: Immunologic Disorders Chapter 33: Cardiovascular System Introduction Chapter 34: Cardiac Disorders Chapter 35: Vascular Disorders Chapter 36: Hypertension Chapter 37: Digestive System Introduction Chapter 38: Upper Digestive Tract Disorders Chapter 39: Lower Digestive Tract Disorders Chapter 40: Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreatic Disorders Chapter 41: Urologic System Introduction Chapter 42: Urologic Disorders Chapter 43: Musculoskeletal System Introduction Chapter 44: Connective Tissue Disorders Chapter 45: Fractures Chapter 46: Amputations Chapter 47: Endocrine System Introduction Chapter 48: Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders Chapter 49: Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders Chapter 50: Diabetes and Hypoglycemia Linton: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 7th Edition 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 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 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 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 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 COMPLETION 1. is defined as the process by which information is exchanged between individuals verbally, nonverbally, and/or in writing or through information technology: 2. is the collection and processing of relevant data for the purpose of appraising the client’s health status: Assessment is the collection and processing of relevant data for the purpose of appraising the client’s health status: 3. is concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the context of health care: 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 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: Chapter 02: Medical-Surgical Practice Settings Linton: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 7th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. While a home health nurse is making the entry to a service assessment on a homebound patient, the spouse of the patient asks whether Medicare will cover the patient’s ventilator therapy and insulin injections: What is the best response by the nurse? a. “Yes, Medicare will cover both the ventilator therapy and the insulin injections:” b. “No, Medicare will not cover either of these ongoing therapies:” c. “Medicare will cover the ventilator therapy, but it does not cover the insulin injections:” d. “Medicare will cover the ongoing insulin therapy, but it does not cover a highly technical skill such as ventilator therapy:” 2. The wife of a patient asks the nurse whether her husband would be considered for placement in a skilled nursing care facility when he is discharged from the general hospital: The patient is incontinent, has mild dementia but is able to ambulate with a walker, and must have help to eat and dress himself: What is the nurse’s most appropriate response? a. “Yes, your husband would qualify for a skilled care facility because of his inability to feed and dress himself:” b. “No, your husband’s disabilities would not qualify him for a skilled facility:” c. “Yes, your husband qualifies for placement in a skilled care facility because of his dementia:” d. “Yes, anyone who is willing to pay can be placed in a skilled nursing facility:” 3. A nurse has noted that a newly admitted resident to an extended care facility stays in her room, does not take active part in activities, and leaves the meal table after having eaten very little: The nurse should analyze this relocation response as a. regression: b. social withdrawal: c. depersonalization: d. passive aggressive: 4. A nurse clarifies to a new patient in a rehabilitation center what rehabilitation means: What statement made by the patient indicates a correct understanding? a. “I will return to my previous level of functioning:” b. “I will be counseled into a new career:” c. “I will develop better coping skills to accept his disability:” d. “I will attain the greatest degree of independence possible:” 5. A nurse assesses a patient who needs to be reminded to take premeasured oral medications, wash, go to meals, and undress and come to bed at night, but coming and going as he pleases is considered safe for him: What facility placement would be most appropriate for this patient? a. Skilled care b. Intermediate care c. Sheltered housing d. Domiciliary care ANS: D Domiciliary care provides room, board, and supervision, and residents may come and go as they please: Sheltered housing does not provide 24-hour care: 6. A nurse is making a list of the members of the rehabilitation team, so the different types of services available to patients may be taught to a group of families: Which lists should be used? a. Physical therapist, nurse, family members, and personal physician b. Occupational therapist, dietitian, nurse, and patient c. Rehabilitation physician, laboratory technician, patient, and family d. Vocational rehabilitation specialist, patient, and psychiatrist 7. A nurse explains the level of disability to a patient who was injured in a construction accident that resulted in the loss of both his right arm and right leg: This loss has affected his quality of life and ability to return to previous employment: At what level should the client be classified as being disabled? a. I b. II c. III d. IV 8. A nurse explains that in 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed: For which extended services for the disabled persons did this act provide? a. Covering the costs for the rehabilitation of disabled World War I servicemen by providing job training b. Extending protection to the disabled in the military sector, such as wheelchair ramps on military bases c. Extending protection to the disabled in private areas, such as accessibility to public restaurant bathrooms and telephones d. Affording disabled persons full access to all health care services 9. A frail patient in a long-term care facility asks the nurse if a bath is to be given this morning: What is the best reply by the nurse to encourage independence and give the patient the most flexibility? a. “Based on your room number, you get bathed on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: Today is Tuesday:” b. “If you want to eat breakfast in the dining room with the others, you may sponge yourself off in your bathroom:” c. “When your daughter comes this evening, ask her if she can give you a bath:” d. “I will bring a basin of water for a sponge off for right now: After breakfast, we will talk about a bath schedule:” 10. A computer programmer who lost both legs is being retained by his employer, who has made arrangements for a ramp and a special desk to accommodate the patient’s wheelchair: What is the disability level of the computer programmer? a. I b. II c. III d. IV 11. A partially paralyzed forklift operator is to be retrained by vocational rehabilitation services for less demanding office work: What law provides for this rehabilitation? a. Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1920 b. Social Security Act of 1935 c. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 d. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 12. The home health care nurse performs all the following actions: Which is the only action that is reimbursable under Medicare payment rules? a. Observing a spouse cleaning and changing a dressing b. Taking a frail couple for a walk to provide exercise c. Watching a patient measure out all medications d. Teaching a patient to self-administer insulin 13. A patient with multiple sclerosis must be fed, bathed, and dressed: How should the nurse assess this patient? a. Disabled b. Disadvantaged c. Handicapped d. Impaired 14. Which law initially provided for rehabilitation of disabled Americans? a. Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1920 b. Social Security Act of 1935 c. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 d. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 15. A client was admitted to a long-term residential care facility: On what should the admitting nurse tell the family the concepts of long-term care are based? a. Amount of activities the resident can do for herself b. Maintenance care with an emphasis on incontinence c. Successful adaptation to the regulations of the home d. Maintenance of as much function as possible 16. A 58-year-old patient with diabetes is recuperating from a broken hip and is concerned about how to pay for rehabilitation: The nurse should inform this patient that funds for rehabilitation are available from which resource? a. Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1920 b. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 c. Disabled American Veterans Act of 1990 d. Title V, Health of Crippled Americans 1935 17. What is an example of a description of community health nursing? a. Visiting patients in their homes after hospital discharge to assess their personal health status b. Asking a nursing assistant (NA) to identify the health services most needed in the patient’s personal life c. Meeting with residents of low-income housing to identify their health care needs d. Developing a hospital-based home health care service 18. Home health nurses have some different nursing activities than those of community health nurses: Which statement best describes the home health nurse’s activities? a. Conducting health education classes in a senior citizens’ common residence building b. Conducting blood pressure screening on a regular basis at a local mall c. Visiting and assessing the home care and further teaching needs of a patient who has been recently discharged from the hospital d. Acting as a nurse consultant to a chronic psychiatric section in a state institution 19. Based on guidelines from the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), which question is an appropriate choice for the director of nurses to ask a nurse with an artificial leg who is applying for a staff position in an extended care facility? a. “How long have you had your prosthesis?” b. “How many flights of stairs are you able to climb without assistance?” c. “Are you able to lift a load of 45 lb?” d. “Has your disability caused you to miss work?” 20. A nurse reminds a resident in a long-term care facility that he has autonomy in many aspects of his institutionalization: What is an example of autonomy? a. Selection of medication times b. Availability of his own small electrical appliances c. Smoking in the privacy of his own room d. Application of ... Chapter 1-63 |Complete Guide A+