Test Bank Davis Advantage for Medical-Surgical Nursing:
Making Connections to Practice 2nd Edition by Hoffman
Sullivan | Complete All Chapters.
Chapter 1: Foundations for Med ical-Surgical Nursing
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. The medical-surgical nurse identifies a clin ical practice issue and wants to determine if there is sufficient
evidence to support a change in practice. Which type of study provides the strongest evidence to support a
practice change?
1) Randomized control study
2) Quasi-experimental study
3) Case-control study
4) Cohort study
____ 2. The medical-surgical unit recently implemented a p atient-centered care model. Which action implemented by
the nurse supports this model?
1) Evaluating care
2) Assessing needs
3) Diagnosing problems
4) Providing compassion
____ 3. Which action should the nurse implement when providing patient care in order to support The Joint
1) Silencing a cardiorespiratory monitor
2) Identifying each patient using one source
3) Determining patient safety issues upon admission
4) Decreasing the amount of pain medication administere d
____ 4. Which interprofessional role does the nurse often assu me when providing patient care in an acute care
setting?
1) Social worker
2) Client advocate
3) Care coordinator
4) Massage therapist
____ 5. The medical-surgical nurse wants to d etermine if a policy change is needed for an identified clinical problem.
Which is the first action the nurse should implement?
1) Developing a question
2) Disseminating the findings
3) Conducting a review of the literature
4) Evaluating outcomes of practice change
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, Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or a nswer the question.
____ 21. The staff nurse is teaching a group of student n urses the situations that necessitate hand-off communication.
Which student responses indicate the need fo r further education related to this procedure? Select all t hat
apply.
1) -off is required prior inistering a medication.=
2) -
3) -
4) -
5) hand-off is required prior to family
____ 22. Which actions by the nurse enhance patient safety during medication administration? Select all tha t apply.
1) Answering the call bell while transporting medications fo r a different patient
2) Identifying the patient using two sour ces prior to administering the medication
3)
4) Administering the medication two hours after the schedu led time
5) Having another nurse verify th e prescribed dose of insulin the patient is to receive
____ 23. The medical-surgical nurse assu mes care for a patient who is receiving con tinuous cardiopulmonary
monitoring. Which actions by the nurse enhance safety for th is patient? Select all that apply.
1) Silencing the alarm during family visitation
2) Assessing the alarm parameters at the start of th e shift
3) Responding to the alarm in a timely fashion
4) Decreasing the alarm volume to enhance restful sleep
5) Adjusting alarm parameters based on specified practitioner prescription
____ 24. The nurse is planning an interprofessional care conf erence for a patient who is approaching discharge from
the hospital. Which members of the interprofessional tea m should the nurse invite to attend? Select all that
apply.
1) Physician
2) Pharmacist
3) Unit secretary
4) Social worker
5) Home care aide
____ 25. The nurse manager wants to design ate a member of the nursing team as the c are coordinator for a patient who
will require significant care during the hospitalization. W hich skills should this nurse possess in order to
assume this role? Select all that apply .
1) Effective clinical reasoning
2) Effective communication skills
3) Effective infection control procedures
4) Effective documentation
5) Effective intravenous skills
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Making Connections to Practice 2nd Edition by Hoffman
Sullivan | Complete All Chapters.
Chapter 1: Foundations for Med ical-Surgical Nursing
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. The medical-surgical nurse identifies a clin ical practice issue and wants to determine if there is sufficient
evidence to support a change in practice. Which type of study provides the strongest evidence to support a
practice change?
1) Randomized control study
2) Quasi-experimental study
3) Case-control study
4) Cohort study
____ 2. The medical-surgical unit recently implemented a p atient-centered care model. Which action implemented by
the nurse supports this model?
1) Evaluating care
2) Assessing needs
3) Diagnosing problems
4) Providing compassion
____ 3. Which action should the nurse implement when providing patient care in order to support The Joint
1) Silencing a cardiorespiratory monitor
2) Identifying each patient using one source
3) Determining patient safety issues upon admission
4) Decreasing the amount of pain medication administere d
____ 4. Which interprofessional role does the nurse often assu me when providing patient care in an acute care
setting?
1) Social worker
2) Client advocate
3) Care coordinator
4) Massage therapist
____ 5. The medical-surgical nurse wants to d etermine if a policy change is needed for an identified clinical problem.
Which is the first action the nurse should implement?
1) Developing a question
2) Disseminating the findings
3) Conducting a review of the literature
4) Evaluating outcomes of practice change
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, Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or a nswer the question.
____ 21. The staff nurse is teaching a group of student n urses the situations that necessitate hand-off communication.
Which student responses indicate the need fo r further education related to this procedure? Select all t hat
apply.
1) -off is required prior inistering a medication.=
2) -
3) -
4) -
5) hand-off is required prior to family
____ 22. Which actions by the nurse enhance patient safety during medication administration? Select all tha t apply.
1) Answering the call bell while transporting medications fo r a different patient
2) Identifying the patient using two sour ces prior to administering the medication
3)
4) Administering the medication two hours after the schedu led time
5) Having another nurse verify th e prescribed dose of insulin the patient is to receive
____ 23. The medical-surgical nurse assu mes care for a patient who is receiving con tinuous cardiopulmonary
monitoring. Which actions by the nurse enhance safety for th is patient? Select all that apply.
1) Silencing the alarm during family visitation
2) Assessing the alarm parameters at the start of th e shift
3) Responding to the alarm in a timely fashion
4) Decreasing the alarm volume to enhance restful sleep
5) Adjusting alarm parameters based on specified practitioner prescription
____ 24. The nurse is planning an interprofessional care conf erence for a patient who is approaching discharge from
the hospital. Which members of the interprofessional tea m should the nurse invite to attend? Select all that
apply.
1) Physician
2) Pharmacist
3) Unit secretary
4) Social worker
5) Home care aide
____ 25. The nurse manager wants to design ate a member of the nursing team as the c are coordinator for a patient who
will require significant care during the hospitalization. W hich skills should this nurse possess in order to
assume this role? Select all that apply .
1) Effective clinical reasoning
2) Effective communication skills
3) Effective infection control procedures
4) Effective documentation
5) Effective intravenous skills
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