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Chapter 01: Overview of Professional Nursing Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing
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1. A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the inpatient unit. What informat
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ion does the nurse provide to help the client promote his or her own safety?
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a. Encourage the client and family to be active partners.
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b. Have the client monitor hand hygiene in caregivers.
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c. Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client.
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d. Tell the client to always wear his or her armband.
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CORRECT ANS: A xq xq
Rationale: Each action could be important for the client or family to perform.
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the most critical. The other actions are very limited in scope and do not provide the b
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road protection that being active and involved does.
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2. A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-
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surgical unit. The preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when w
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orking as a professional nurse?
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b. Ensuring client safety xq xq
c. Not making medication errors
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d. Providing client-focused care xq xq
ANS: B xq
Rationale: All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However, ensuring
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pital care, according to the 2000 Institute of Medicine report. Many more clients h
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ave suffered injuries and less serious outcomes. Every nurse has the responsibility
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Chapter 01: Overview of Professional Nursing Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing
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, MULTIPLE CHOICE xq
1. A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the inpatient unit. What informat
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ion does the nurse provide to help the client promote his or her own safety?
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a. Encourage the client and family to be active partners.
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b. Have the client monitor hand hygiene in caregivers.
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c. Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client.
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d. Tell the client to always wear his or her armband.
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CORRECT ANS: A xq xq
Rationale: Each action could be important for the client or family to perform.
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the most critical. The other actions are very limited in scope and do not provide the b
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road protection that being active and involved does.
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2. A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-
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surgical unit. The preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when w
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orking as a professional nurse?
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a. Attending to holistic client needs xq xq xq xq
b. Ensuring client safety xq xq
c. Not making medication errors
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d. Providing client-focused care xq xq
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Rationale: All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However, ensuring
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ave suffered injuries and less serious outcomes. Every nurse has the responsibility
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