deWit's Medical-Surgical Nursing,
Concepts and Practice, 4th Edition
(Stromberg, 2025) Chapters 1 - 49
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,Medical-Surgical Nursing, Concepts and Practice
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, Chapter 01: Caring for Medical-Surgical Patients
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DeWit: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts & Practice, 4th Edition
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MULTIPLETCHOICE
1. WhichTstatementTaccuratelyTdescribesTtheTprimaryTpurposeTofTtheTstateTnurseTpracticeT
actT(NPA)?
a. ToTtestTandTlicenseTLPN/LVNs
b. ToTdefineTtheTscopeTofTLPN/LVNTpractice
c. ToTimproveTtheTqualityTofTcareTprovidedTbyTtheTLPN/LVN
d. ToTlimitTtheTLPN/LVNTemploymentTplacement
ANSWER:T B
WhileTimprovingTqualityTofTcareTprovidedTbyTtheTLPN/LVNTmayTbeTaTresultTofTtheTNPA,TtheTprimar
yTpurposeTofTtheTNPATofTeachTstateTdefinesTtheTscopeTofTnursingTpracticeTinTthatTstate.
DIF: CognitiveTLevel:TComprehension REF:TTTp.T3
OBJ:T3TTOP:T NPA
KEY:T NursingTProcessTStep:TImplementation
MSC:T NCLEX:TSafe,TEffectiveTCareTEnvironment:TCoordinatedTCare
2. TheTchargeTnurseTasksTtheTnewTvocationalTnurseTtoTstartTanTintravenousTinfusion,TaTskillTthatTth
eTvocationalTnurseThasTnotTbeenTtaughtTduringTherTeducationalTprogram.THowTshouldTtheTvocat
ionalTnurseTrespond?
a. AskTaTmoreTexperiencedTnurseTtoTdemonstrateTtheTprocedure.
b. LookTupTtheTprocedureTinTtheTprocedureTmanual.
c. AttemptTtoTperformTtheTprocedureTwithTsupervision.
d. InformTtheTchargeTnurseTofTherTlackTofTtrainingTinTthisTprocedure.
ANSWER:T D
TheTchargeTnurseTshouldTbeTinformedTofTtheTlackTofTtrainingTtoTperformTtheTprocedure,TandTth
eTvocationalTnurseTshouldTseekTfurtherTtrainingTtoTgainTproficiency.TAlthoughTtheTotherToptions
TmightT beThelpful,TtheyTareT notT safe.
DIF: CognitiveTLevel:TApplication REF:TTTp.T3
OBJ:T1TTOP:T ProvidingTSafeTCare
KEY:TNursingTProcessTStep:TN/ATMSC:T NCLEX:TSafe,TEffectiveTCareTEnvir
onment:TCoordinatedTCare
3. WhichTpatientTstatementTindicatesTaTneedTforTfurtherTdischargeTteachingTthatTtheTvocatio
nalTnurseTshouldTaddress?
a. ―IThaveTnoT ideaTofThowTthisTdrugTwillTaffectTme.‖
b. ―DoT youTknowTifTmyTphysicianTisTcomingTbackTtoday?‖
c. ―WillTmyTinsuranceTpayTforTmyTstay?‖
d. ―AmTITgoingTtoThaveTtoTgoTtoTaTnursingThome?‖
ANSWER:T A
LackTofTknowledgeTatTdischargeTaboutTmedicationTeffectsTandTsideTeffectsTisTaTconcernTthatTshoul
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