Test Bank for Understanding Medical-Surgical Nursing 6th & 5th Edition By Linda S. Williams

Chaptern01:nAspectsnofnMedical-
SurgicalnNursingnLinton:nMedical-
SurgicalnNursing,n7thnEdition


MULTIPLEnCHOICE

1. Whatnprovidesndirectionnfornindividualizedncarenandnassuresnthendeliverynofnaccura
te,nsafencarenthroughnandefinitivenpathwaynthatnpromotesnthenclient’snandnthensupp
ortnpersons’nprogressntowardnpositivenoutcomes?
a. Physician’snorders
b. Progressnnotes
c. Nursingncarenplan
d. Clientnhealthnhistory
ANS:n C
Thennursingncarenplannprovidesndirectionnfornindividualizedncarenandnassuresnthendeliver
ynofnaccurate,nsafencarenthroughnandefinitivenpathwaynthatnpromotesnthenclient’snandnth
ensupportnpersons’nprogressntowardnpositivenoutcomes.

DIF: CognitivenLevel:nComprehension REF:n n p.n2 OBJ:n n 1
TOP:n NursingnCarenPlan
KEY:n NursingnProcessnStep:nPlanni
ngnMSC:n NCLEX:nPhysiologicalnIntegrity:nReductionnofnRisk

2. Thennursenisnperformingnbehaviorsnandnactionsnthatnassistnclientsnandnsignificantno
thersninnmeetingntheirnneedsnandnthenidentifiednoutcomesnofnthenplannofncare.nWh
atnisnthencorrectntermnfornthesennursingnbehaviors?
a. Assessments
b. Interventions
c. Planning
d. Evaluation
ANS:n B
Caringninterventionsnarenthosennursingnbehaviorsnandnactionsnthatnassistnclientsnandn
significantnothersninnmeetingntheirnneedsnandnthenidentifiednoutcomesnofnthenplannof
ncare.

DIF: CognitivenLevel:nComprehension REF:n n p.n3 OBJ:n n 1
TOP:n Interventions
KEY:n NursingnProcessnStep:nPlanni
ngnMSC:n NCLEX:nPhysiologicalnIntegrity:nReductionnofnRisk

3. Thennursenunderstandsnthenimportancenofnbeingnanswerablenfornallnactionsnandn
thenpossibilitynofnbeingncallednonntonexplainnornjustifynthem.nWhatntermnbestnd
escribesnthisnconcept?
a. Reliability
b. Maturity
c. Accountability
d. Liability

ANS:n C
Accountabilitynmeansnthatnanpersonnisnanswerablenfornhisnornhernactionsnandnmaynb
encallednonntonexplainnornjustifynthem.

DIF: CognitivenLevel:nComprehension REF:n n pp.n6-7 OBJ:n n 3n|n5n|n7

, TOP:n Accountability
KEY:n NursingnProcessnStep:nN
/AnMSC:n NCLEX:nPhysiologicalnIntegrity:nReductionnofnRisk


MULTIPLEnRESPONSE

1. Thennursenmanagernisnprovidingnanninservicenaboutnconflictnresolution.nWhatnm
odesnofnconflictnresolutionnshouldnbenaddressed?n(Selectnallnthatnapply.)
a. Suppression
b. Accommodation
c. Compromise
d. Avoidance
e. Collaboration
f. Competition
ANS:n B,nC,nD,nE,nF
Thenmodesnofnconflictnresolutionnincludenaccommodation,ncollaboration,ncompromise,nav
oidance,nandncompetition.

DIF: CognitivenLevel:nKnowledge REF:n n p.n7|p.n8|Tablen1.1
OBJ:n 7 TOP:n ConflictnResolution
KEY:n NursingnProcessnStep:nN/A
MSC:n NCLEX:nN/A

2. Whatnarenthencharacteristicsnofnanneffectivenleader?n(Selectnallnthatnapply.)
a. Effectivencommunication
b. Rigidnrulesnandnregulations
c. Delegatesnappropriately
d. Actsnasnanrolenmodel
e. Consistentlynhandlesnconflict
f. Focusesnonnindividualndevelopment

ANS:n A,nC,nD,nE
Characteristicsnofnanneffectivenleadernincludeneffectivencommunication,nconsistencyni
nnmanagingnconflict,nknowledgenandncompetencyninnallnaspectsnofndeliverynofncare,
neffectivenrolenmodelnfornstaff,nusesnparticipatorynapproachninndecisionnmaking,nsho
wsnappreciationnfornanjobnwellndone,ndelegatesnworknappropriately,nsetsnobjectivesna
ndnguidesnstaff,ndisplaysncaring,nunderstanding,nandnempathynfornothers,nmotivatesna
ndnempowersnothers,nisnproactivenandnflexible,nandnfocusesnonnteamndevelopment.

DIF: CognitivenLevel:nComprehension REF:n n p.n6 OBJ:n n 5
TOP:n Leadership KEY:n NursingnProcessnStep:nN/A MSC:n NCLEX:nN/A


COMPLETION

1.
isndefinednasnthenprocessnbynwhichninformationnisnexchangednbetwee
nnindividualsnverbally,nnonverbally,nand/orninnwritingnornthroughninformationntec
hnology.

ANS:
Communication

, Communicationnisndefinednasnthenprocessnbynwhichninformationnisnexchangednbetweenn
individualsnverbally,nnonverbally,nand/orninnwritingnornthroughninformationntechnology.

DIF: CognitivenLevel:nKnowledge REF:n p.n2
OBJ:n 2nTOP:n Communication
KEY:n NursingnProcessnStep:nN/AnMSC:n NCLEX:nN/A

2.
isnthencollectionnandnprocessingnofnrelevantndatanfornthenpurposenofnap
praisingnthenclient’snhealthnstatus.

ANS:
Assessment

Assessmentnisnthencollectionnandnprocessingnofnrelevantndatanfornthenpurposenofnapp
raisingnthenclient’snhealthnstatus.

DIF: CognitivenLevel:nKnowledge REF:n n p.n2 OBJ:n n 1n|n n 2
TOP:n Assessment KEY:n NursingnProcessnStep:nN/A MSC:n NCLEX:nN/A

3. isnconcernednwithnthenethicalnquestionsnthatnariseninnthencontextnofnhealthnca
re.

ANS:
Bioethics

Bioethicsnisnconcernednwithnthenethicalnquestionsnthatnariseninnthencontextnofnhealthncar
e.

DIF: CognitivenLevel:nKnowledge REF:n n p.n4 OBJ:n n 3
TOP:n Bioethics KEY:n NursingnProcessnStep:nN/A MSC:n NCLEX:nN/A

4. Placenthencorrespondingnletterntoneachnstagenofnconflictninnthencorrectnorder.n

n(Placentheneventsninnthenappropriatensequencenwithncapitalnletters.nDonnotnsep
aratenanswersnwithnanspacenornpunctuation.nExample:nABCD.)
a. Outcomes
b. Conceptualization
c. Frustration
d. Action

ANS:
CBDA

Thenstagesnofnconflictninnordernarenfrustration,nconceptualization,naction,nandnoutcomes.

DIF: CognitivenLevel:nComprehension REF:n n p.n7 OBJ:n n 7
TOP:n Conflict KEY:n NursingnProcessnStep:nN/A MSC:n NCLEX:nN/A

5. Placenthencorrespondingnletterntoneachnkeynstepninnsolvingnannethicalndilemmaninnth
encorrectnorder.n
(Placentheneventsninnthenappropriatensequence.nDonnotnseparatena
nswersnwithnanspacenornpunctuation.nExample:nABCD.)
a. Negotiatenanplan.
b. Clarifynvalues.

, c. Asknifnitnisnannethicalndilemma.