deWit's Medical-Surgical Nursing,
Concepts and Practice, 4th Edition
(Stromberg, 2023) chapters 1 - 49
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Medical-Surgical Nursing, Concepts and Practice
,Medical-Surgical Nursing, Concepts and Practice
,Medical-Surgical Nursing, Concepts and Practice
, Chapter 01: caring for Medical-Surgical Patients
DeWit: Medical-Surgical Nursing: concepts & Practice, 4th Edition
MULTIPLEHCHOICE
1. WhichHstatementHaccuratelyHdescribesHtheHprimaryHpurposeHofHtheHstateHnurseHpractice
actH(NPA)?
H
a. ToHtestHandHlicenseHLPN/LVNs
b. ToHdefineHtheHscopeHofHLPN/LVNHpractice
c. ToHimproveHtheHqualityHofHcareHprovidedHbyHtheHLPN/LVN
d. ToHlimitHtheHLPN/LVNHemploymentHplacement
ANSWER:H B
WhileHimprovingHqualityHofHcareHprovidedHbyHtheHLPN/LVNHmayHbeHaHresultHofHtheHNPA,HtheHprim
aryHpurposeHofHtheHNPAHofHeachHstateHdefinesHtheHscopeHofHnursingHpracticeHinHthatHstate.
DIF: CognitiveHLevel:HComprehension REF:HHHp.H3
OBJ:H3HTOP:H NPA
KEY:H NursingHProcessHStep:HImplementation
MSC:H NCLEX:HSafe,HEffectiveHCareHEnvironment:HCoordinatedHCare
2. TheHchargeHnurseHasksHtheHnewHvocationalHnurseHtoHstartHanHintravenousHinfusion,HaHskillHthatH
theHvocationalHnurseHhasHnotHbeenHtaughtHduringHherHeducationalHprogram.HHowHshouldHtheHv
ocationalHnurseHrespond?
a. AskHaHmoreHexperiencedHnurseHtoHdemonstrateHtheHprocedure.
b. LookHupHtheHprocedureHinHtheHprocedureHmanual.
c. AttemptHtoHperformHtheHprocedureHwithHsupervision.
d. InformHtheHchargeHnurseHofHherHlackHofHtrainingHinHthisHprocedure.
ANSWER:H D
TheHchargeHnurseHshouldHbeHinformedHofHtheHlackHofHtrainingHtoHperformHtheHprocedure,HandH
theHvocationalHnurseHshouldHseekHfurtherHtrainingHtoHgainHproficiency.HAlthoughHtheHotherHopt
ionsHmightHbeHhelpful,HtheyHareHnotHsafe.
DIF: CognitiveHLevel:HApplication REF:HHHp.H3
OBJ:H1HTOP:H ProvidingHSafeHCare
KEY:HNursingHProcessHStep:HN/AHMSC:H NCLEX:HSafe,HEffectiveHCareHEnvi
ronment:HCoordinatedHCare
3. WhichHpatientHstatementHindicatesHaHneedHforHfurtherHdischargeHteachingHthatHtheHvocati
onalHnurseHshouldHaddress?
a. ―IHhaveHnoH ideaHofHhowHthisHdrugHwillHaffectH me.‖
b. ―DoH youHknowHifHmyHphysicianHisHcomingH backHtoday?‖
c. ―WillHmyHinsuranceHpayHforHmyHstay?‖
d. ―AmHIHgoingHtoHhaveHtoH goHtoHaHnursingHhome?‖
ANSWER:H A
LackHofHknowledgeHatHdischargeHaboutHmedicationHeffectsHandHsideHeffectsHisHaHconcernHthatHsho
Medical-Surgical Nursing, Concepts and Practice