Test Bank for Medical Surgical Nursing 7th Edition by
Linton Chapter 1-3
Chapter 01: Aspects of Medical-Surgical Nursing -Linton: Medical-
Surgical Nursing, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What provides direction for individualized care and assures the delivery of accurate, safe care through
a definitive pathway that promotes the client’s and the support persons’ progress toward positive
outcomes? a. Physician’s orders
b. Progress notes
c. Nursing care plan
d. Client health history
ANS: C
The nursing care plan provides direction for individualized care and assures the delivery of accurate, safe
care through a definitive pathway that promotes the client’s and the support persons’ progress toward
positive outcomes.
2. The nurse is performing behaviors and actions that assist clients and significant others in meeting
their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care. What is the correct term for these nursing
behaviors?
a. Assessments
b. Interventions
c. Planning
d. Evaluation
ANS: B
Caring interventions are those nursing behaviors and actions that assist clients and significant others in
meeting their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care.
3. The nurse understands the importance of being answerable for all actions and the possibility of being
called on to explain or justify them. What term best describes this concept?
a. Reliability
b. Maturity
c. Accountability
d. Liability
,ANS: C
Accountability means that a person is answerable for his or her actions and may be called on to explain
or justify them.
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. The nurse manager is providing an in-service about conflict resolution. What modes of conflict
resolution should be addressed? (Select all that apply.) a. Suppression
b. Accommodation
c. Compromise
d. Avoidance
e. Collaboration
f. Competition
ANS: B, C, D, E, F
The modes of conflict resolution include accommodation, collaboration, compromise, avoidance,
and competition.
2. What are the characteristics of an effective leader? (Select all that apply.)
a. Effective communication
b. Rigid rules and regulations
c. Delegates appropriately
d. Acts as a role model
e. Consistently handles conflict
f. Focuses on individual development
ANS: A, C, D, E
Characteristics of an effective leader include effective communication, consistency in managing conflict,
knowledge and competency in all aspects of delivery of care, effective role model for staff, uses
participatory approach in decision making, shows appreciation for a job well done, delegates work
appropriately, sets objectives and guides staff, displays caring, understanding, and empathy for others,
motivates and empowers others, is proactive and flexible, and focuses on team development.
COMPLETION
1. Is defined as the process by which information is exchanged between individuals
verbally, nonverbally, and/or in writing or through information technology.
ANS:
Communication
, Communication is defined as the process by which information is exchanged between individuals
verbally, nonverbally, and/or in writing or through information technology.
2. Is the collection and processing of relevant data for the purpose of appraising the
client’s health status.
ANS:
Assessment
Assessment is the collection and processing of relevant data for the purpose of appraising the
client’s health status.
3. Is concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the context of health care.
ANS:
Bioethics
Bioethics is concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the context of health care.
4. Place the corresponding letter to each stage of conflict in the correct order.
(Place the events in the appropriate sequence with capital letters. Do not separate answers with
a space or punctuation. Example: ABCD.)
a. Outcomes
b. Conceptualization
c. Frustration
d. Action
ANS: CBDA
The stages of conflict in order are frustration, conceptualization, action, and outcomes.
5. Place the corresponding letter to each key step in solving an ethical dilemma in the correct
order (Place the events in the appropriate sequence. Do not separate answers
with a space or punctuation. Example: ABCD.)
a. Negotiate a plan.
b. Clarify values.
c. Ask if it is an ethical dilemma.
d. Verbalize the problem.
e. Gather information.
f. Identify possible courses of action.
g. Evaluate the plan over time.
ANS: CEBDFAG
The key step of solving an ethical dilemma in order are ask the question, is it an ethical dilemma,
gather information, clarify values, verbalize the problem, identify possible course of action,
negotiate a plan, and evaluate the plan over time.
Linton Chapter 1-3
Chapter 01: Aspects of Medical-Surgical Nursing -Linton: Medical-
Surgical Nursing, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What provides direction for individualized care and assures the delivery of accurate, safe care through
a definitive pathway that promotes the client’s and the support persons’ progress toward positive
outcomes? a. Physician’s orders
b. Progress notes
c. Nursing care plan
d. Client health history
ANS: C
The nursing care plan provides direction for individualized care and assures the delivery of accurate, safe
care through a definitive pathway that promotes the client’s and the support persons’ progress toward
positive outcomes.
2. The nurse is performing behaviors and actions that assist clients and significant others in meeting
their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care. What is the correct term for these nursing
behaviors?
a. Assessments
b. Interventions
c. Planning
d. Evaluation
ANS: B
Caring interventions are those nursing behaviors and actions that assist clients and significant others in
meeting their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care.
3. The nurse understands the importance of being answerable for all actions and the possibility of being
called on to explain or justify them. What term best describes this concept?
a. Reliability
b. Maturity
c. Accountability
d. Liability
,ANS: C
Accountability means that a person is answerable for his or her actions and may be called on to explain
or justify them.
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. The nurse manager is providing an in-service about conflict resolution. What modes of conflict
resolution should be addressed? (Select all that apply.) a. Suppression
b. Accommodation
c. Compromise
d. Avoidance
e. Collaboration
f. Competition
ANS: B, C, D, E, F
The modes of conflict resolution include accommodation, collaboration, compromise, avoidance,
and competition.
2. What are the characteristics of an effective leader? (Select all that apply.)
a. Effective communication
b. Rigid rules and regulations
c. Delegates appropriately
d. Acts as a role model
e. Consistently handles conflict
f. Focuses on individual development
ANS: A, C, D, E
Characteristics of an effective leader include effective communication, consistency in managing conflict,
knowledge and competency in all aspects of delivery of care, effective role model for staff, uses
participatory approach in decision making, shows appreciation for a job well done, delegates work
appropriately, sets objectives and guides staff, displays caring, understanding, and empathy for others,
motivates and empowers others, is proactive and flexible, and focuses on team development.
COMPLETION
1. Is defined as the process by which information is exchanged between individuals
verbally, nonverbally, and/or in writing or through information technology.
ANS:
Communication
, Communication is defined as the process by which information is exchanged between individuals
verbally, nonverbally, and/or in writing or through information technology.
2. Is the collection and processing of relevant data for the purpose of appraising the
client’s health status.
ANS:
Assessment
Assessment is the collection and processing of relevant data for the purpose of appraising the
client’s health status.
3. Is concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the context of health care.
ANS:
Bioethics
Bioethics is concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the context of health care.
4. Place the corresponding letter to each stage of conflict in the correct order.
(Place the events in the appropriate sequence with capital letters. Do not separate answers with
a space or punctuation. Example: ABCD.)
a. Outcomes
b. Conceptualization
c. Frustration
d. Action
ANS: CBDA
The stages of conflict in order are frustration, conceptualization, action, and outcomes.
5. Place the corresponding letter to each key step in solving an ethical dilemma in the correct
order (Place the events in the appropriate sequence. Do not separate answers
with a space or punctuation. Example: ABCD.)
a. Negotiate a plan.
b. Clarify values.
c. Ask if it is an ethical dilemma.
d. Verbalize the problem.
e. Gather information.
f. Identify possible courses of action.
g. Evaluate the plan over time.
ANS: CEBDFAG
The key step of solving an ethical dilemma in order are ask the question, is it an ethical dilemma,
gather information, clarify values, verbalize the problem, identify possible course of action,
negotiate a plan, and evaluate the plan over time.
