MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING, 10TH EDITION
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A new nurse is working with a preceptor on a medical-surgical unit. The preceptor advises the new nurse
that which is the priority when working as a professional nurse?
Ensuring client safety
A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the medical-surgical unit. What information does the
nurse provide to best help the client promote his or her own safety?
Encourage the client and family to be active partners
A nurse is caring for a postoperative client on the surgical unit. The client's blood pressure was 142/76
mm Hg 30 minutes ago, and now is 88/50 mm Hg. What action would the nurse take first?
Call the Rapid Response Team
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
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
Which action by the nurse working with a client best demonstrates respect for autonomy?
Asks if the client has questions before signing a consent
A nurse asks a more seasoned colleague to explain best practices when communicating with a person
from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning/queer (LGBTQ) community. What answer
by the faculty is most accurate?
Don't make assumptions about his or her health needs
A nurse is calling the on-call health care provider about a client who had a hysterectomy 2 days ago and
has pain that is unrelieved by the prescribed opioid pain medication. Which statement comprises the
background portion of the SBAR format for communication?
This client has allergies to morphine and codeine
A nurse working on a cardiac unit delegated taking vital signs to an experienced assistive personnel (AP).
Four hours later, the nurse notes that the client's blood pressure taken by the AP was much higher than
, previous readings, and the client's mental status has changed. What action by the nurse would most
likely have prevented this negative outcome?
Providing more appropriate supervision of the AP
A newly graduated nurse in the hospital states that because of being so new, participation in quality
improvement (QI) projects is not wise. What response by the precepting nurse is best?
Even being new, you can implement activities designed to improve care
A nurse is talking with a co-worker who is moving to a new state and needs to find new employment
there. What advice by the nurse is best?
Find a hospital that has achieved Magnet status
A preoperative nurse is assessing a client prior to surgery. Which information would be most important
for the nurse to relay to the surgical team?
Use of multiple herbs and supplements
A nurse works on the postoperative floor and has four clients who are being discharged tomorrow.
Which one has the greatest need for the nurse to consult other members of the health care team for
postdischarge care?
Older adult who lives alone at home despite some memory loss
A clinic nurse is teaching a client prior to surgery. The client does not seem to comprehend the teaching,
forgets a lot of what is said, and asks the same questions again and again. What action by the nurse is
best?
Assess the client for anxiety
A preoperative nurse is reviewing morning laboratory values on four clients waiting for surgery. Which
result warrants immediate communication with the surgical team?
Potassium: 2.9 mEq/L (2.9 mmol/L)
An inpatient nurse brings an informed consent form to a client for an operation scheduled for
tomorrow. The client asks about possible complications from the operation. What response by the nurse
is best?
Do not have the client sign the consent and call the primary health care provider
A client has a great deal of pain when coughing and deep breathing after abdominal surgery despite
having pain medication. What action by the nurse is best?
Demonstrate how to splint the incision
A nurse is giving a client instructions for showering the night before surgery. What instruction is most
appropriate?
Use the prescribed solution and wash the area where you will have surgery very thoroughly
Q&A VERIFIED 100%|NEWEST UPDATE 2025
A new nurse is working with a preceptor on a medical-surgical unit. The preceptor advises the new nurse
that which is the priority when working as a professional nurse?
Ensuring client safety
A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the medical-surgical unit. What information does the
nurse provide to best help the client promote his or her own safety?
Encourage the client and family to be active partners
A nurse is caring for a postoperative client on the surgical unit. The client's blood pressure was 142/76
mm Hg 30 minutes ago, and now is 88/50 mm Hg. What action would the nurse take first?
Call the Rapid Response Team
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
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
Which action by the nurse working with a client best demonstrates respect for autonomy?
Asks if the client has questions before signing a consent
A nurse asks a more seasoned colleague to explain best practices when communicating with a person
from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning/queer (LGBTQ) community. What answer
by the faculty is most accurate?
Don't make assumptions about his or her health needs
A nurse is calling the on-call health care provider about a client who had a hysterectomy 2 days ago and
has pain that is unrelieved by the prescribed opioid pain medication. Which statement comprises the
background portion of the SBAR format for communication?
This client has allergies to morphine and codeine
A nurse working on a cardiac unit delegated taking vital signs to an experienced assistive personnel (AP).
Four hours later, the nurse notes that the client's blood pressure taken by the AP was much higher than
, previous readings, and the client's mental status has changed. What action by the nurse would most
likely have prevented this negative outcome?
Providing more appropriate supervision of the AP
A newly graduated nurse in the hospital states that because of being so new, participation in quality
improvement (QI) projects is not wise. What response by the precepting nurse is best?
Even being new, you can implement activities designed to improve care
A nurse is talking with a co-worker who is moving to a new state and needs to find new employment
there. What advice by the nurse is best?
Find a hospital that has achieved Magnet status
A preoperative nurse is assessing a client prior to surgery. Which information would be most important
for the nurse to relay to the surgical team?
Use of multiple herbs and supplements
A nurse works on the postoperative floor and has four clients who are being discharged tomorrow.
Which one has the greatest need for the nurse to consult other members of the health care team for
postdischarge care?
Older adult who lives alone at home despite some memory loss
A clinic nurse is teaching a client prior to surgery. The client does not seem to comprehend the teaching,
forgets a lot of what is said, and asks the same questions again and again. What action by the nurse is
best?
Assess the client for anxiety
A preoperative nurse is reviewing morning laboratory values on four clients waiting for surgery. Which
result warrants immediate communication with the surgical team?
Potassium: 2.9 mEq/L (2.9 mmol/L)
An inpatient nurse brings an informed consent form to a client for an operation scheduled for
tomorrow. The client asks about possible complications from the operation. What response by the nurse
is best?
Do not have the client sign the consent and call the primary health care provider
A client has a great deal of pain when coughing and deep breathing after abdominal surgery despite
having pain medication. What action by the nurse is best?
Demonstrate how to splint the incision
A nurse is giving a client instructions for showering the night before surgery. What instruction is most
appropriate?
Use the prescribed solution and wash the area where you will have surgery very thoroughly
