TEST BANK - Timby's Introductory Medical-Surgical
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Nursing, 13th Edition (Donnelly-Moreno),
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Verified Chapters 1 - 72, Complete
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,
,
, ◦
Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare x x x x x
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A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-surgical unit.
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The preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when working as a
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professional nurse? x x
◦ Attending to holistic client needs x x x x
◦ Ensuring client safety x x
◦ Not making medication errors
x x x
◦ Providing client- x
focused care
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ANSWER: B x
◦ All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However, x x x x x x x x
x ensuring client safety is the priority. Up to 98,000 deaths result each year from errors
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x in hospital care, according to the 2000 Institute of Medicine report. Many more
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x clientshave suffered injuries and less serious outcomes. Every nurse has the
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x responsibility to guard the clients safety. x x x x x
◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: x x
x 2KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process: Nursing
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x Process: Intervention x
◦ NOT: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective x x x x x x
x CareEnvironment: Safety and Infection Control
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◦ A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the inpatient unit. What
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information does the nurse provide to help the client promote his or her own
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safety?
x
◦ Encourage the client and family to be active partners. x x x x x x x x
◦ Have the client monitor hand hygiene in caregivers.
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◦ Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client.
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◦ Tell the client to always wear his
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orher armband.
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ANSWER: A x
◦ Each action could be important for the client or family to x x x x x x x x x x
perform.However, encouraging the client to be active in his or her health care as a
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partner isthe most critical. The other actions are
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◦
◦ very limited in scope and do not provide the broad protection that x x x x x x x x x x x
being active and involved does.
x x x x x
◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: x x
x 3KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process:
x x x x x x
x Teaching/ Learning x
x x x x x
Nursing, 13th Edition (Donnelly-Moreno),
x x x x
Verified Chapters 1 - 72, Complete
x x x x x x
,
,
, ◦
Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare x x x x x
◦
A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-surgical unit.
x x x x x x x x x x x x
The preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when working as a
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
professional nurse? x x
◦ Attending to holistic client needs x x x x
◦ Ensuring client safety x x
◦ Not making medication errors
x x x
◦ Providing client- x
focused care
x x x
ANSWER: B x
◦ All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However, x x x x x x x x
x ensuring client safety is the priority. Up to 98,000 deaths result each year from errors
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
x in hospital care, according to the 2000 Institute of Medicine report. Many more
x x x x x x x x x x x x
x clientshave suffered injuries and less serious outcomes. Every nurse has the
x x x x x x x x x x x
x responsibility to guard the clients safety. x x x x x
◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: x x
x 2KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process: Nursing
x x x x x x x
x Process: Intervention x
◦ NOT: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective x x x x x x
x CareEnvironment: Safety and Infection Control
x x x x x
◦ A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the inpatient unit. What
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
information does the nurse provide to help the client promote his or her own
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
safety?
x
◦ Encourage the client and family to be active partners. x x x x x x x x
◦ Have the client monitor hand hygiene in caregivers.
x x x x x x x
◦ Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client.
x x x x x x x x x
◦ Tell the client to always wear his
x x x x x x
orher armband.
x x x x
ANSWER: A x
◦ Each action could be important for the client or family to x x x x x x x x x x
perform.However, encouraging the client to be active in his or her health care as a
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
partner isthe most critical. The other actions are
x x x x x x x x x
◦
◦ very limited in scope and do not provide the broad protection that x x x x x x x x x x x
being active and involved does.
x x x x x
◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: x x
x 3KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process:
x x x x x x
x Teaching/ Learning x
