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Table . of . Contents
Table . of . Contents 1
Chapter . 01: . Professional . Nursing . Practice 3
Chapter .02: .Health .Disparities .and .Culturally .Competent 13
.Care .Chapter . 03: . Health . History . and . Physical 21
. Examination .Chapter .04: .Patient .and .Caregiver .Teaching 28
Chapter .05: .Chronic .Illness .and .Older .Adults 38
.Chapter .06: .Stress .and .Stress .Management 48
.Chapter .07: .Sleep .and .Sleep .Disorders 54
.Chapter .08: .Pain 59
Chapter .09: .Palliative .Care .at .End .of .Life 71
.Chapter .10: .Substance .Use .Disorders 79
. Chapter .11: .Inflammation .and .Wound 91
.Healing .Chapter .12: .Genetics .and 101
.Genomics 105
Chapter .13: .Altered .Immune .Responses .and .Transplantation 117
.Chapter .14: .Infection .and .Human .Immunodeficiency .Virus 129
.Infection .Chapter .15: .Cancer 148
Chapter .16: .Fluid, .Electrolyte, .and .Acid-Base .Imbalances 165
.Chapter .17: .Preoperative .Care 175
Chapter .18: .Intraoperative .Care 184
.Chapter . 19: . Postoperative . Care 196
Chapter .20: .Assessment .of .Visual .and .Auditory .Systems 208
.Chapter .21: .Visual .and .Auditory .Problems 229
Chapter .22: .Assessment .of .Integumentary .System 235
.Chapter .23: .Integumentary .Problems 247
Chapter . 24: . Burns 261
Chapter .25: .Assessment .of .Respiratory .System 272
.Chapter .26: .Upper .Respiratory .Problems 284
. Chapter .27: .Lower .Respiratory .Problems 307
. Chapter .28: .Obstructive .Pulmonary .Diseases 327
.Chapter .29: .Assessment .of .Hematologic 334
.System .Chapter .30: .Hematologic .Problems 355
Chapter .31: .Assessment .of .Cardiovascular .System 366
.Chapter .32: .Hypertension 377
Chapter .33: .Coronary .Artery .Disease .and .Acute .Coronary 397
.Syndrome .Chapter .34: .Heart .Failure 409
Chapter . 35: . Dysrhythmias 423
Chapter .36: .Inflammatory .and .Structural .Heart .Disorders 439
.Chapter .37: .Vascular .Disorders 455
Chapter .38: .Assessment .of .Gastrointestinal .System 463
.Chapter .39: .Nutritional .Problems 474
Chapter . 40: . Obesity 483
Chapter .41: .Upper .Gastrointestinal .Problems 504
.Chapter . 42: . Lower . Gastrointestinal 529
. Problems 549
Chapter .43: .Liver, .Pancreas, .and .Biliary .Tract .Problems 560
.Chapter .44: .Urinary .System 580
Chapter . 45: . Renal . and . Urologic . Problems 597
Chapter .46: .Acute .Kidney .Injury .and .Chronic .Kidney .Disease 607
.Chapter .47: .Assessment .of .Endocrine .System 629
Chapter .48: .Diabetes .Mellitus 649
.Chapter .49: .Endocrine .Problems
Chapter . 50: . Assessment . of . Reproductive . System
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Chapter . 51: . Breast . Disorders 657
Chapter . 52: . Sexually . Transmitted . Infections 669
Chapter .53: .Female .Reproductive .and .Genital .Problems 678
.Chapter .54: .Male .Reproductive .and .Genital .Problems 700
.Chapter .55: .Assessment .of .Nervous .System 716
Chapter .56: .Acute .Intracranial .Problems 725
.Chapter .57: .Stroke 743
Chapter .58: .Chronic .Neurologic .Problems 757
.Chapter .59: .Dementia .and .Delirium 773
Chapter .60: .Spinal .Cord .and .Peripheral .Nerve .Problems 783
.Chapter .61: .Assessment .of .Musculoskeletal .System 798
Chapter .62: .Musculoskeletal .Trauma .and .Orthopedic .Surgery 805
.Chapter .63: .Musculoskeletal .Problems 826
Chapter .64: .Arthritis .and .Connective .Tissue .Diseases 837
.Chapter .65: .Critical .Care 858
Chapter . 66: . Shock, . Sepsis, . and . Multiple . Organ . Dysfunction . Syndrome 877
Chapter .67: .Acute .Respiratory .Failure .and .Acute .Respiratory .Distress 890
.Syndrome .Chapter .68: .Emergency .and .Disaster .Nursing 903
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Chapter . 01: . Professional . Nursing . Practice
Test .Bank
. MULTIPLE
.CHOICE
1. The .nurse .teaches .a .student .nurse .about .how .to .apply .the .nursing .process .when .providing .patient
.care. .Which .statement, .if .made .by .the .student .nurse, .indicates .that .teaching .was .successful?
a. The . nursing . process . is . a . scientific-based . method . of . diagnosing . the . patients . health . care . problems.
b. The . nursing .process . is . a . problem-solving . tool . used . to . identify . and . treat . patients . health . care . needs.
c. The .nursing .process .is .based .on .nursing .theory .that .incorporates .the .biopsychosocial .nature
.of .humans.
d. The .nursing .process .is .used .primarily .to .explain .nursing .interventions .to .other .health
.care .professionals.
ANS: . B
The .nursing .process .is .a .problem-solving .approach .to .the .identification .and .treatment .of .patients
.problems. .Diagnosis .is .only .one .phase .of .the .nursing .process. .The .primary .use .of .the .nursing .process .is
.in .patient .care, . not .to .establish .nursing .theory .or .explain .nursing .interventions .to .other .health .care
.professionals.
DIF: . Cognitive . Level: . Understand . (comprehension) . REF: . 7
TOP: . Nursing . Process: . Implementation . MSC: . NCLEX: . Safe . and . Effective . Care . Environment
2. The .nurse .describes .to .a .student .nurse .how .to .use .evidence-based .practice .guidelines .when .caring
.for .patients. .Which .statement, .if .made .by .the .nurse, .would .be .the .most .accurate?
a. Inferences . from . clinical . research . studies . are . used . as . a . guide.
b. Patient . care . is . based . on . clinical . judgment, . experience, . and . traditions.
c. Data . are . evaluated . to . show . that . the . patient . outcomes . are . consistently . met.
d. Recommendations . are . based . on . research, . clinical . expertise, . and . patient . preferences.
ANS: . D
Evidence-based . practice . (EBP) . is . the . use . of . the . best . research-based . evidence . combined . with
. clinician .expertise. . Clinical . judgment . based . on . the . nurses . clinical . experience . is . part . of . EBP, . but
. clinical . decision .making . should . also . incorporate . current . research . and . research-based . guidelines.
. Evaluation . of . patient . outcomes .is . important, . but . interventions . should . be . based . on . research . from
. randomized . control . studies . with . a . large .number .of .subjects.
DIF: . Cognitive . Level: . Remember . (knowledge) . REF: . 11
TOP: . Nursing . Process: . Planning . MSC: . NCLEX: . Safe . and . Effective . Care . Environment