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preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when working as
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aprofessional nurse? j j j
◦ Attending to holistic client needs j j j j
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ensuring client safety is the priority. Up to 98,000 deaths result each year from errors in
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hospital care, according to the 2000 Institute of Medicine report. Many more
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clients have suffered injuries and less serious outcomes. Every nurse has the
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responsibility to guard the clients safety.
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2KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process: Nursing
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Process: Intervention
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CareEnvironment: Safety and Infection Control
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◦ A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the inpatient unit. What
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information does the nurse provide to help the client promote his or her
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own safety?
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◦ Encourage the client and family to be active partners. j j j j j j j j
◦ Have the client monitor hand hygiene in caregivers.
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◦ Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client.
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◦ Tell the client to always wear his
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or her armband.
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◦ Each action could be important for the client or family to j j j j j j j j j j
perform. However, encouraging the client to be active in his or her health care as a
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partner is the most critical. The other actions are
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◦ very limited in scope and do not provide the broad protection j j j j j j j j j j
that being active and involved does.
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◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: j j
3KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process: Teaching/
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Learning
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J J J J J
Jnursing, 13th edition (Donnelly-Moreno),
J J J
Jverified chapters 1 - 72, complete
J J J J J
,
,
, ◦
Chapter 1 Concepts and Trends in Healthcare j j j j j
◦
A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-surgical unit. The
j j j j j j j j j j j j j
preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when working as
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aprofessional nurse? j j j
◦ Attending to holistic client needs j j j j
◦ Ensuring client safety j j
◦ Not making medication errors
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◦ Providing client- j
focused care
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ANSWER: B j
◦ All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However, j j j j j j j j
ensuring client safety is the priority. Up to 98,000 deaths result each year from errors in
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hospital care, according to the 2000 Institute of Medicine report. Many more
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clients have suffered injuries and less serious outcomes. Every nurse has the
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responsibility to guard the clients safety.
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◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: j j
2KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process: Nursing
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Process: Intervention
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◦ NOT: Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective j j j j j j
CareEnvironment: Safety and Infection Control
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◦ A nurse is orienting a new client and family to the inpatient unit. What
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information does the nurse provide to help the client promote his or her
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own safety?
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◦ Encourage the client and family to be active partners. j j j j j j j j
◦ Have the client monitor hand hygiene in caregivers.
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◦ Offer the family the opportunity to stay with the client.
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◦ Tell the client to always wear his
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or her armband.
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ANSWER: A j
◦ Each action could be important for the client or family to j j j j j j j j j j
perform. However, encouraging the client to be active in his or her health care as a
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partner is the most critical. The other actions are
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◦
◦ very limited in scope and do not provide the broad protection j j j j j j j j j j
that being active and involved does.
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◦ DIF: Understanding/Comprehension REF: j j
3KEY: Patient safety MSC: Integrated Process: Teaching/
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Learning
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