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TIMBY'S INTRODUCTORY
Medical-Surgical Nursing
13 Edition
Loretta A Donnelly-Moreno, Brigitte Moseley
,Table of Contents
UNIT 1 Nursing Roles and Responsibilities
Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare
Chapter 2 Settings and Models for Nursing Care
Chapter 4 Interviewing and Physical Assessment
Chapter 5 Legal and Ethical Issues
Chapter 6 Leadership Roles and Management Functions
UNIT 2 Client Care Concerns
Chapter 7 Nurse–Client Relationships
Chapter 8 Cultural Care Considerations
Chapter 9 Integrative Medicine and Alternative Therapies
Chapter 10 End-of-Life Care
UNIT 3 Foundations of Medical-Surgical Nursing
Chapter 11 Pain Management
Chapter 12 Infection
Chapter 13 Intravenous Therapy
Chapter 14 Perioperative Care
Chapter 15 Disaster Situations
UNIT 4 Caring for Clients With Multisystem Disorders
Chapter 16 Caring for Clients With Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Imbalances
Chapter 17 Caring for Clients in Shock
Chapter 18 Caring for Clients With Cancer
UNIT 5 Caring for Clients With Respiratory Disorders
Chapter 19 Introduction to the Respiratory System
Chapter 20 Caring for Clients With Upper Respiratory Disorders
Chapter 21 Caring for Clients With Lower Respiratory Disorders
UNIT 6 Caring for Clients With Cardiovascular Disorders
Chapter 22 Introduction to the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 23 Caring for Clients With Infectious and Inflammatory Disorders of the Heart and Blood Vessels
Chapter 24 Caring for Clients With Valvular Disorders of the Heart
Chapter 25 Caring for Clients With Disorders of Coronary and Peripheral Blood Vessels
Chapter 26 Caring for Clients With Cardiac Arrhythmias
Chapter 27 Caring for Clients With Hypertension
Chapter 28 Caring for Clients With Heart Failure
Chapter 29 Caring for Clients Undergoing Cardiovascular Surgery
UNIT 7 Caring for Clients With Hematopoietic and Lymphatic Disorders
Chapter 30 Introduction to the Hematopoietic and Lymphatic Systems
Chapter 31 Caring for Clients With Disorders of the Hematopoietic System
Chapter 32 Caring for Clients With Disorders of the Lymphatic System
UNIT 8 Caring for Clients With Immune Disorders
Chapter 33 Introduction to the Immune System
Chapter 34 Caring for Clients With Immune-Mediated Disorders
Chapter 35 Caring for Clients With HIV/AIDS
,UNIT 9 Caring for Clients With Neurologic Disorders
Chapter 36 Introduction to the Nervous System
Chapter 37 Caring for Clients With Central and Peripheral Nervous System Disorders
Chapter 38 Caring for Clients With Cerebrovascular Disorders
Chapter 39 Caring for Clients With Head and Spinal Cord Trauma
Chapter 40 Caring for Clients With Neurologic Deficits
UNIT 10 Caring for Clients With Sensory Disorders
Chapter 41 Introduction to the Sensory System
Chapter 42 Caring for Clients With Eye Disorders
Chapter 43 Caring for Clients With Ear Disorders
UNIT 11 Caring for Clients With Gastrointestinal Disorders
Chapter 44 Introduction to the Gastrointestinal System and Accessory Structures
Chapter 45 Caring for Clients With Disorders of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
Chapter 46 Caring for Clients With Disorders of the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract
Chapter 47 Caring for Clients With Disorders of the Liver, Gallbladder, or Pancreas
Chapter 48 Caring for Clients With Ostomies
UNIT 12 Caring for Clients With Endocrine Disorders
Chapter 49 Introduction to the Endocrine System
Chapter 50 Caring for Clients With Disorders of the Endocrine System
Chapter 51 Caring for Clients With Diabetes Mellitus
UNIT 13 Caring for Clients With Breast and Reproductive Disorders
Chapter 52 Introduction to the Female and Male Reproductive Systems
Chapter 53 Caring for Clients With Disorders of the Female Reproductive System
Chapter 54 Caring for Clients With Breast Disorders
Chapter 55 Caring for Clients With Disorders of the Male Reproductive System
Chapter 56 Caring for Clients With Sexually Transmitted Infections
UNIT 14 Caring for Clients With Urinary and Renal Disorders
Chapter 57 Introduction to the Urinary System
Chapter 58 Caring for Clients With Disorders of the Kidneys and Ureters
Chapter 59 Caring for Clients With Disorders of the Bladder and Urethra
UNIT 15 Caring for Clients With Musculoskeletal Disorders
Chapter 60 Introduction to the Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 61 Caring for Clients Requiring Orthopedic Treatment
Chapter 62 Caring for Clients With Traumatic Musculoskeletal Injuries
Chapter 63 Caring for Clients With Orthopedic and Connective Tissue Disorders
UNIT 16 Caring for Clients With Integumentary Disorders
Chapter 64 Introduction to the Integumentary System
Chapter 65 Caring for Clients With Skin, Hair, and Nail Disorders
Chapter 66 Caring for Clients With Burns
UNIT 17 Caring for Clients With Psychobiologic Disorders
Chapter 67 Interaction of Body and Mind
Chapter 68 Caring for Clients With Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 69 Caring for Clients With Mood Disorders
Chapter 70 Caring for Clients With Eating Disorders
Chapter 71 Caring for Clients With Substance Use Disorders
Chapter 72 Caring for Clients With Dementia and Thought
, ◦ Timby's Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing 13th Edition Moreno Test Bank
Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare
◦ A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-surgical unit.
The preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when working as a
professional nurse?
◦ Attending to holistic client needs
◦ Ensuring client safety
◦ Not making medication errors
◦ Providing client-
focused care
ANS: B
◦ All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However,
ensuring client safety is the priority. Up to 98,000 deaths result each year from errors
in hospital care, according to the 2000 Institute of Medicine report. Many more clients
have suffered injuries and less serious outcomes. Every nurse has the responsibility to
guard the clients safety.
◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: 2
KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process: Nursing
Process: Intervention
◦ NOT: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care
Environment: Safety and Infection Control
◦ A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the inpatient unit. What
information does the nurse provide to help the client promote his or her own
safety?
◦ Encourage the client and family to be active partners.
◦ Have the client monitor hand hygiene in caregivers.
◦ Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client.
◦ Tell the client to always wear his or
her armband. ANS: A
◦ Each action could be important for the client or family to perform.
However, encouraging the client to be active in his or her health care as a partner is
the most critical. The other actions are
◦
◦ very limited in scope and do not provide the broad protection that
being active and involved does.
◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: 3
KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process: Teaching/
Learning
◦ NOT: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care
,Environment: Safety and Infection Control
◦ A nurse is caring for a postoperative client on the surgical unit. The clients blood
pressure was 142/76 mm Hg 30 minutes ago, and now is 88/50 mm Hg. What
action by the nurse is best?
◦ Call the Rapid Response Team.
◦ Document and continue to monitor.
◦ Notify the primary care provider.
◦ Repeat blood pressure measurement
in 15 minutes. ANS: A
◦ The purpose of the Rapid Response Team (RRT) is to intervene when
clients are deteriorating before they suffer either respiratory or cardiac arrest. Since the
client has manifested a significant change, the nurse should call the RRT. Changes in
blood pressure, mental status, heart rate, and pain are particularly significant.
Documentation is vital, but the nurse must do more than document. The primary care
provider should be notified, but this is not the priority over calling the RRT. The
clients blood pressure should be reassessed frequently, but the priority is getting the
rapid care to the client.
◦ DIF: Applying/Application REF: 3
◦ KEY: Rapid Response Team (RRT)|
medical emergencies MSC: Integrated Process:
Communication and Documentation
◦ NOT: Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
◦
◦ A nurse wishes to provide client-centered care in all interactions. Which
action by the nurse best demonstrates this concept?
◦ Assesses for cultural influences affecting health care
◦ Ensures that all the clients basic needs are met
◦ Tells the client and family about all upcoming tests
◦ Thoroughly orients the client and
family to the room ANS: A
◦ Competency in client-focused care is demonstrated when the nurse
focuses on communication, culture, respect, compassion, client education, and
empowerment. By assessing the effect of the
◦
◦ clients culture on health care, this nurse is practicing client-focused
care. Providing for basic needs does not demonstrate this competence. Simply telling
the client about all upcoming tests is not providing empowering education. Orienting
the client and family to the room is an important safety measure, but not directly
related to demonstrating client-centered care.
◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: 3
, ◦ KEY: Patient-centered care| culture MSC:
Integrated Process: Caring NOT: Client Needs Category:
Psychosocial Integrity
◦ A client is going to be admitted for a scheduled surgical procedure. Which
action does the nurse explain is the most important thing the client can do
to protect against errors?
◦ Bring a list of all medications and what they are for.
◦ Keep the doctors phone number by the telephone.
◦ Make sure all providers wash hands before entering the room.
◦ Write down the name of each caregiver who
comes in the room. ANS: A
◦ Medication errors are the most common type of health care mistake.
The Joint Commissions Speak Up campaign encourages clients to help ensure their
safety. One recommendation is for clients to know all their medications and why they
take them. This will help prevent medication errors.
◦ DIF: Applying/Application REF: 4
◦ KEY: Speak Up campaign| patient safety MSC: Integrated
Process: Teaching/Learning NOT: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective
Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
◦ Which action by the nurse working with a client best demonstrates respect for
autonomy?
◦ Asks if the client has questions before signing a consent
◦ Gives the client accurate information when questioned
◦ Keeps the promises made to the client and family
◦ Treats the client fairly
compared to other clients
ANS: A
◦ Autonomy is self-determination. The client should make decisions
regarding care. When the nurse obtains a signature on the consent form, assessing if
the client still has questions is vital, because without full information the client cannot
practice autonomy. Giving accurate information is practicing with veracity. Keeping
promises is upholding fidelity. Treating the
◦
◦ client fairly is providing social justice.
◦
◦ DIF: Applying/Application REF: 4
◦ KEY: Autonomy| ethical principles MSC: Integrated Process: Caring
◦ NOT: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management
of Care
TIMBY'S INTRODUCTORY
Medical-Surgical Nursing
13 Edition
Loretta A Donnelly-Moreno, Brigitte Moseley
,Table of Contents
UNIT 1 Nursing Roles and Responsibilities
Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare
Chapter 2 Settings and Models for Nursing Care
Chapter 4 Interviewing and Physical Assessment
Chapter 5 Legal and Ethical Issues
Chapter 6 Leadership Roles and Management Functions
UNIT 2 Client Care Concerns
Chapter 7 Nurse–Client Relationships
Chapter 8 Cultural Care Considerations
Chapter 9 Integrative Medicine and Alternative Therapies
Chapter 10 End-of-Life Care
UNIT 3 Foundations of Medical-Surgical Nursing
Chapter 11 Pain Management
Chapter 12 Infection
Chapter 13 Intravenous Therapy
Chapter 14 Perioperative Care
Chapter 15 Disaster Situations
UNIT 4 Caring for Clients With Multisystem Disorders
Chapter 16 Caring for Clients With Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Imbalances
Chapter 17 Caring for Clients in Shock
Chapter 18 Caring for Clients With Cancer
UNIT 5 Caring for Clients With Respiratory Disorders
Chapter 19 Introduction to the Respiratory System
Chapter 20 Caring for Clients With Upper Respiratory Disorders
Chapter 21 Caring for Clients With Lower Respiratory Disorders
UNIT 6 Caring for Clients With Cardiovascular Disorders
Chapter 22 Introduction to the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 23 Caring for Clients With Infectious and Inflammatory Disorders of the Heart and Blood Vessels
Chapter 24 Caring for Clients With Valvular Disorders of the Heart
Chapter 25 Caring for Clients With Disorders of Coronary and Peripheral Blood Vessels
Chapter 26 Caring for Clients With Cardiac Arrhythmias
Chapter 27 Caring for Clients With Hypertension
Chapter 28 Caring for Clients With Heart Failure
Chapter 29 Caring for Clients Undergoing Cardiovascular Surgery
UNIT 7 Caring for Clients With Hematopoietic and Lymphatic Disorders
Chapter 30 Introduction to the Hematopoietic and Lymphatic Systems
Chapter 31 Caring for Clients With Disorders of the Hematopoietic System
Chapter 32 Caring for Clients With Disorders of the Lymphatic System
UNIT 8 Caring for Clients With Immune Disorders
Chapter 33 Introduction to the Immune System
Chapter 34 Caring for Clients With Immune-Mediated Disorders
Chapter 35 Caring for Clients With HIV/AIDS
,UNIT 9 Caring for Clients With Neurologic Disorders
Chapter 36 Introduction to the Nervous System
Chapter 37 Caring for Clients With Central and Peripheral Nervous System Disorders
Chapter 38 Caring for Clients With Cerebrovascular Disorders
Chapter 39 Caring for Clients With Head and Spinal Cord Trauma
Chapter 40 Caring for Clients With Neurologic Deficits
UNIT 10 Caring for Clients With Sensory Disorders
Chapter 41 Introduction to the Sensory System
Chapter 42 Caring for Clients With Eye Disorders
Chapter 43 Caring for Clients With Ear Disorders
UNIT 11 Caring for Clients With Gastrointestinal Disorders
Chapter 44 Introduction to the Gastrointestinal System and Accessory Structures
Chapter 45 Caring for Clients With Disorders of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
Chapter 46 Caring for Clients With Disorders of the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract
Chapter 47 Caring for Clients With Disorders of the Liver, Gallbladder, or Pancreas
Chapter 48 Caring for Clients With Ostomies
UNIT 12 Caring for Clients With Endocrine Disorders
Chapter 49 Introduction to the Endocrine System
Chapter 50 Caring for Clients With Disorders of the Endocrine System
Chapter 51 Caring for Clients With Diabetes Mellitus
UNIT 13 Caring for Clients With Breast and Reproductive Disorders
Chapter 52 Introduction to the Female and Male Reproductive Systems
Chapter 53 Caring for Clients With Disorders of the Female Reproductive System
Chapter 54 Caring for Clients With Breast Disorders
Chapter 55 Caring for Clients With Disorders of the Male Reproductive System
Chapter 56 Caring for Clients With Sexually Transmitted Infections
UNIT 14 Caring for Clients With Urinary and Renal Disorders
Chapter 57 Introduction to the Urinary System
Chapter 58 Caring for Clients With Disorders of the Kidneys and Ureters
Chapter 59 Caring for Clients With Disorders of the Bladder and Urethra
UNIT 15 Caring for Clients With Musculoskeletal Disorders
Chapter 60 Introduction to the Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 61 Caring for Clients Requiring Orthopedic Treatment
Chapter 62 Caring for Clients With Traumatic Musculoskeletal Injuries
Chapter 63 Caring for Clients With Orthopedic and Connective Tissue Disorders
UNIT 16 Caring for Clients With Integumentary Disorders
Chapter 64 Introduction to the Integumentary System
Chapter 65 Caring for Clients With Skin, Hair, and Nail Disorders
Chapter 66 Caring for Clients With Burns
UNIT 17 Caring for Clients With Psychobiologic Disorders
Chapter 67 Interaction of Body and Mind
Chapter 68 Caring for Clients With Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 69 Caring for Clients With Mood Disorders
Chapter 70 Caring for Clients With Eating Disorders
Chapter 71 Caring for Clients With Substance Use Disorders
Chapter 72 Caring for Clients With Dementia and Thought
, ◦ Timby's Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing 13th Edition Moreno Test Bank
Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare
◦ A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-surgical unit.
The preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when working as a
professional nurse?
◦ Attending to holistic client needs
◦ Ensuring client safety
◦ Not making medication errors
◦ Providing client-
focused care
ANS: B
◦ All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However,
ensuring client safety is the priority. Up to 98,000 deaths result each year from errors
in hospital care, according to the 2000 Institute of Medicine report. Many more clients
have suffered injuries and less serious outcomes. Every nurse has the responsibility to
guard the clients safety.
◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: 2
KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process: Nursing
Process: Intervention
◦ NOT: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care
Environment: Safety and Infection Control
◦ A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the inpatient unit. What
information does the nurse provide to help the client promote his or her own
safety?
◦ Encourage the client and family to be active partners.
◦ Have the client monitor hand hygiene in caregivers.
◦ Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client.
◦ Tell the client to always wear his or
her armband. ANS: A
◦ Each action could be important for the client or family to perform.
However, encouraging the client to be active in his or her health care as a partner is
the most critical. The other actions are
◦
◦ very limited in scope and do not provide the broad protection that
being active and involved does.
◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: 3
KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process: Teaching/
Learning
◦ NOT: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care
,Environment: Safety and Infection Control
◦ A nurse is caring for a postoperative client on the surgical unit. The clients blood
pressure was 142/76 mm Hg 30 minutes ago, and now is 88/50 mm Hg. What
action by the nurse is best?
◦ Call the Rapid Response Team.
◦ Document and continue to monitor.
◦ Notify the primary care provider.
◦ Repeat blood pressure measurement
in 15 minutes. ANS: A
◦ The purpose of the Rapid Response Team (RRT) is to intervene when
clients are deteriorating before they suffer either respiratory or cardiac arrest. Since the
client has manifested a significant change, the nurse should call the RRT. Changes in
blood pressure, mental status, heart rate, and pain are particularly significant.
Documentation is vital, but the nurse must do more than document. The primary care
provider should be notified, but this is not the priority over calling the RRT. The
clients blood pressure should be reassessed frequently, but the priority is getting the
rapid care to the client.
◦ DIF: Applying/Application REF: 3
◦ KEY: Rapid Response Team (RRT)|
medical emergencies MSC: Integrated Process:
Communication and Documentation
◦ NOT: Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
◦
◦ A nurse wishes to provide client-centered care in all interactions. Which
action by the nurse best demonstrates this concept?
◦ Assesses for cultural influences affecting health care
◦ Ensures that all the clients basic needs are met
◦ Tells the client and family about all upcoming tests
◦ Thoroughly orients the client and
family to the room ANS: A
◦ Competency in client-focused care is demonstrated when the nurse
focuses on communication, culture, respect, compassion, client education, and
empowerment. By assessing the effect of the
◦
◦ clients culture on health care, this nurse is practicing client-focused
care. Providing for basic needs does not demonstrate this competence. Simply telling
the client about all upcoming tests is not providing empowering education. Orienting
the client and family to the room is an important safety measure, but not directly
related to demonstrating client-centered care.
◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: 3
, ◦ KEY: Patient-centered care| culture MSC:
Integrated Process: Caring NOT: Client Needs Category:
Psychosocial Integrity
◦ A client is going to be admitted for a scheduled surgical procedure. Which
action does the nurse explain is the most important thing the client can do
to protect against errors?
◦ Bring a list of all medications and what they are for.
◦ Keep the doctors phone number by the telephone.
◦ Make sure all providers wash hands before entering the room.
◦ Write down the name of each caregiver who
comes in the room. ANS: A
◦ Medication errors are the most common type of health care mistake.
The Joint Commissions Speak Up campaign encourages clients to help ensure their
safety. One recommendation is for clients to know all their medications and why they
take them. This will help prevent medication errors.
◦ DIF: Applying/Application REF: 4
◦ KEY: Speak Up campaign| patient safety MSC: Integrated
Process: Teaching/Learning NOT: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective
Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
◦ Which action by the nurse working with a client best demonstrates respect for
autonomy?
◦ Asks if the client has questions before signing a consent
◦ Gives the client accurate information when questioned
◦ Keeps the promises made to the client and family
◦ Treats the client fairly
compared to other clients
ANS: A
◦ Autonomy is self-determination. The client should make decisions
regarding care. When the nurse obtains a signature on the consent form, assessing if
the client still has questions is vital, because without full information the client cannot
practice autonomy. Giving accurate information is practicing with veracity. Keeping
promises is upholding fidelity. Treating the
◦
◦ client fairly is providing social justice.
◦
◦ DIF: Applying/Application REF: 4
◦ KEY: Autonomy| ethical principles MSC: Integrated Process: Caring
◦ NOT: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management
of Care
