TEST BANK CLINICAL NURSING SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES, 10TH EDITION BY ANNE GRIFFIN PERRY ISBN- 978-0323708630 Unit 3. Admitting, transfer, and discharge Verified 2024 Practice Questions and 100% Correct Answers with Explanations for Exam Preparation, Graded A

TEST BANK CLINICAL NURSING SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES, 10TH EDITION BY ANNE GRIFFIN PERRY ISBN- 978-0323708630 Unit 3. Admitting, transfer, and discharge Verified 2024 Practice Questions and 100% Correct Answers with Explanations for Exam Preparation, Graded A+ MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The patient is scheduled to go home after having coronary angioplasty. What would be the most effective way to provide discharge teaching to this patient? a. Provide him with information on health care websites. b. Provide him with written information on what he has to do. c. Sit and carefully explain what is required before his follow-up. d. Use a combination of verbal and written information. ANS: D For discharge teaching, use a combination of verbal and written information. This most effectively provides patients with standardized care information, which has been shown to improve patient knowledge and satisfaction. DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Text reference: p. 12 OBJ: Identify the ongoing needs of patients in the process of discharge planning. TOP: Admission to Discharge Process KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment 2. While preparing for the patients discharge, the nurse uses a discharge planning checklist and notes that the patient is concerned about going home because she has to depend on her family for care. The nurse realizes that successful recovery at home is often based on: a. the patients willingness to go home. b. the familys perceived ability to care for the patient. c. the patients ability to live alone. d. allowing the patient to make her own arrangements. ANS: B Discharge from an agency is stressful for a patient and family. Before a patient is discharged, the patient and family need to know how to manage care in the home and what to expect with regard to any continuing physical problems. Family caregiving is a highly stressful experience. Family members who are not properly prepared for caregiving are frequently overwhelmed by patient needs, which can lead to unnecessary hospital readmissions. DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: Text reference: p. 22 OBJ: Identify the ongoing needs of patients in the process of discharge planning. TOP: Medication Reconciliation KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity