BIO 211 Test Bank for Brunner and Suddarths Textbook of MedicalSurgical Nursing 15th Edition with 34 questions and detailed accurate solutions available

Test Bank for Brunner and Suddarths Textbook of MedicalSurgical Nursing 15th Edition Chapter 2: Medical-Surgical Nursing 1. The nurse navigator is coordinating the transition from the hospital to a rehabilitationfacility of a client who had a total hip replacement. Which activity would be an example ofthe nurse navigator role for this client? A. Ensuring cost-effective care B. Communicating with the medical insurance company C. Educating the client on the goals of rehabilitation D. Providing direct care to the client ANS: C Rationale: The role of the nurse navigator is to assist clients with transitions in differentlevels of care, such as from the hospital to a rehabilitation facility. It is the role of a casemanager to ensure costeffective care and to communicate with the medical insurance company. The nurse navigator does not provide direct care to clients. PTS: 1 REF: p. 35 NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of CareTOP: Chapter 2: Medical-Surgical Nursing KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level: Understand NOT: Multiple Choice 2. The nursing instructor is preparing a group of students for their home care rotation.Which of the following types of care are the students most likely to provide? A. Primary care B. Assistance with food shopping C. Performing household chores D. Skilled nursing care ANS: D Rationale: The role of the home health nurse is to provide skilled nursing care to clients.The home health nurse does not provide primary care to the client as this is not within thescope of practice of a nurse without an advanced practice certification. The home healthaide or other assistive person may help with household chores and shopping. PTS: 1 REF: p. 49 NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of CareTOP: Chapter 2: Medical-Surgical Nursing KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level: Understand NOT: Multiple Choice 3. The community health nurse is preparing to conduct a home visit on a client without an active infection. When performing the home visit, how should the nurse best implement the principles of infection control? A. Perform hand hygiene before and after giving direct client care. B. Remove the client's soiled wound dressings from the home promptly. C. Use transmission-based precautions with the client. D. Establish a sterile field in the client's home before providing care. ANS: A Rationale: Infection control is as important in the home as it is in the hospital. As in anysituation, nurses should clean the hands before and after giving direct client care. Removing the wound dressings from the home is not necessary as long as they are disposed of properly. Transmission-based precautions are only necessary when the clientis infected with an infectious organism. A sterile field is not necessary to provide routinecare. PTS: 1 REF: p. 50 NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection ControlTOP: Chapter 2: Medical-Surgical Nursing KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level: Apply NOT: Multiple Choice 4. An adult client with a history of diabetes is scheduled for a transmetatarsalamputation. When should the client's discharge planning begin? A. The day prior to discharge B. The day of estimated discharge C. The day that the client is admitted D. Once the nursing care plan has been finalizedANS: C Rationale: Discharge planning begins with the client's admission to the hospital and mustconsider the possible need for follow-up home care. Discharge planning should begin prior to the other listed times. PTS: 1 REF: p. 53 NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of CareTOP: Chapter 2: Medical-Surgical Nursing KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level: Apply NOT: Multiple Choice