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Test Bank for Understanding Medical-
Surgical Nursing th Edition Linda S.
Williams Paula D. Hopper

,TABLEAOFACONTENTS
UnitA1AUnderstandingAHealthACareAIssues
1. CriticalAThinkingAandtheANursingAProcess
2. Evidence-BasedA Practice
3. IssuesAinANursingAPractice
4. CulturalAInfluencesAonANursingACare
5. ComplementaryAandAAlternativeAModalities

UnitA2AUnderstandingAHealthAandAIllness
6. NursingACareAofAPatientsAwithAFluid,AElectrolyte,AandAAcid-BaseAImbalances
7. NursingACareAofAPatientsAReceivingAIntravenousATherapy
8. NursingACareAofAPatientsAwithInfections
9. NursingACareAofAPatientsAinShock
10. NursingACareAofAPatientsAinPain
11. NursingACareAofAPatientsAWithCancer
12. NursingACareAofAPatientsAHavingSurgery
13. NursingACareAofAPatientsAwithAEmergentAConditionsAandADisaster/BioterrorismAResponse

UnitA3AUnderstandingALifeASpanAInfluencesAonAHealthAandAIllness
14. DevelopmentalAConsiderationsAandAChronicAIllnessAinAtheANursingACareAofAAdults
15. NursingACareAofAOlderAAdultPatients
16. PatientACareASettings
17. NursingACareAofAPatientsAatAtheAEndAofALife

UnitA4AUnderstandingAtheAImmuneASystem
18. ImmuneASystemAFunction,AAssessmentAandATherapeuticAMeasures
19. NursingACareAofAPatientsAWithAImmuneADisorders
20. NursingACareAofAPatientsAWithAHIVADiseaseAandAAIDS

UnitA5AUnderstandingAtheACardiovascularASystem
21. CardiovascularASystemAFunction,AAssessmentAandATherapeuticAMeasures
22. NursingACareAofAPatientsAWithHypertension
23. NursingACareAofAPatientsAWithAValvular,AInflammatoryAandAInfectiousACardiacAorAVenousADisorders
24. NursingACareAofAPatientsAWithAOcclusiveACardiovascularADisorders
25. NursingACareAofAPatientsAWithACardiacAArrhythmias
26. NursingACareAofAPatientsAWithAHeartAFailure

UnitA6AUnderstandingAtheAHematologicAandALymphaticASystems
27. HematologicAandALymphaticASystemAFunction,AAssessment,AandATherapeuticAMeasures
28. NursingACareAofAPatientsAWithAHematologicAandALymphaticADisorders

UnitA7AUnderstandingAtheARespiratoryASystem
29. RespiratoryASystemAFunction,AAssessment,AandATherapeuticAMeasures
30. NursingACareAofAPatientsAWithAUpperA RespiratoryATractADisorders
31. NursingACareA ofAPatientsAWithALowerARespiratoryATractADisorders

,UnitA8AUnderstandingAtheAGastrointestinal,AHepatic,AandAPancreaticASystems
32. Gastrointestinal, AHepatobiliary, AandAPancreatic ASystemsAFunction,AAssessmentAandATherapeuticA Measures
33. NursingACareAofAPatientsAWithAUpperAGastrointestinalADisorders
34. NursingACareAofAPatientsAWithA LowerAGastrointestinalADisorders
35. NursingACareAofAPatientsAWithALiver,APancreatic,AandAGallbladderADisorders

UnitA9AUnderstandingAtheAUrinaryASystem
36. UrinaryASystemAFunction,AAssessment,AandATherapeuticAMeasures
37. NursingACareAofAPatientsAWithADisordersAofAtheAUrinaryASystem

UnitA10AUnderstandingAtheAEndocrineASystem
38. EndocrineASystemAFunctionAandAssessment
39. NursingACareAofAPatientsAWithAEndocrineADisorders
40. NursingACareAofAPatientsAWithADisordersAofAtheAEndocrineAPancreas

UnitA11AUnderstandingAtheAGenitourinaryAandAReproductiveASystem
41. GenitourinaryAandAReproductiveASystemAFunctionAandAAssessment
42. NursingACareAofAWomenAWithAReproductiveASystemADisorders
43. NursingACareAofAMaleAPatientsAWithAGenitourinaryADisorders
44. NursingACareAofAPatientsAWithASexuallyATransmittedAInfections

UnitA12AUnderstandingAtheAMusculoskeletalASystem
45. MusculoskeletalAFunctionAandAAssessment
46. NursingACareAofAPatientsAWithAMusculoskeletalAandAConnectiveATissueADisorders

UnitA13AUnderstandingAtheANeurologicASystem
47. NeurologicASystemAFunction,AAssessment,AandATherapeuticAMeasures
48. NursingACareAofAPatientsAWithACentralANervousASystemADisorders
49. NursingACareAofAPatientsAWithACerebrovascularADisorders
50. NursingACareAofAPatientsAWithAPeripheralANervousASystemADisorders

UnitA14AUnderstandingAtheASensoryASystem
51. SensoryASystemAFunction,AAssessment,AandATherapeuticAMeasures:AVisionAandAHearing
52. NursingACareAofAPatientsAWithASensoryADisorders:AVisionAandAHearing

UnitA15AUnderstandingAtheAIntegumentaryASystem
53. IntegumentaryASystemAFunction,AAssessmentAandATherapeuticAMeasures
54. NursingACareAofAPatientsAWithASkinADisorders
55. NursingACareAofAPatientsAWithBurns

UnitA16AUnderstandingAMentalAHealthACare
56. MentalAHealthAFunction,AAssessment,AandATherapeuticAMeasures
57. NursingACareAofAPatientsAWithAMentalAHealthADisorders

, Chapter 1. Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process
A A A A A A A




MULTIPLEACHOICE

1. TheAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAgroupAofApatientsAonAaAmedical-
surgicalAunit.AWhichApatientAshouldAtheAlicensedApracticalAnurse/licensedAvocationalAnurseA
(LPN/LVN)AassessAfirst?
1. AApatientAwithAaAbloodAglucoseAofA42Amg/dL
2. AApatientAwhoAreportsAaApainAlevelAofA2
3. AApatientAwhoAhasAjustAreceivedAaAdiagnosisAofAcancer
4. AApatientAwhoAhasAaArespiratoryArateAofA22
ANS:A 1
Chapter:AChapterA1ACriticalAThinkingAandAtheANursingAProcess
Objective:A7.APrioritizeApatientAcareAactivitiesAbasedAonAtheAMaslowAhierarchyAofAhuma
nAneeds.
Pages:A6–7
Heading:APrioritizeACare
IntegratedAProcess:AClinicalAProblem-
SolvingAProcessA(NursingAProcess)AClientANeed:ASECE—CoordinatedACare
CognitiveALevel:AApplicationA[Applying]
AConcept:APatient-

CenteredACareADifficulty:ADifficult

Feedback
1 ThisApatientAhasAaAdangerouslyAlowAbloodAglucoseAlevelAandArequiresAimmediateAi
ntervention.
2 ThisApatientAwillAneedAtoAbeAassessed,AbutAisAnotAasAhighAaApriority.
3 AccordingAtoAMaslow,ApsychosocialAneedsAareAnotAasAhighAofAaApriorityAasAphysio
logicalAneeds.
4 AArespiratoryArateAofA22AisAwithinAnormalArange.

PTS: 1 CON:APatient-CenteredACare

2. TheALPN/LVNAentersAtheAroomAofAaApatientAwhoAisAangryAandAyells,A―IAaskedA5AminutesAa
goAforAmyApainAmedication.AI’mAgoingAtoAcallAtheACEOAofAtheAhospitalAifAyouAdon’tAgetAitAf
orAmeAnow.‖AWhichAstatementAbyAtheAnurseAdemonstratesAintellectualAempathy?
1. ―WeAareAshort-staffedAtoday,AsoAitAwillAtakeAmeAlongerAtoAmeetAyourAneeds.‖
2. ―IAamAsorryAyouAhadAtoAwait,AIAknowAyouAmustAbeAinAaAlotAofApain.‖
3. ―IAhadAanotherApatientAwhoAhadAsevereApain,AandAIAhadAtoAgetAtoAthemAfirst.‖
4. ―IAwillAgetAyouAtheAnumberAforAtheACEO,AbutAheAisAawareAofAhowAbusyAweAare.‖
ANS:A 2
Chapter:AChapterA1ACriticalAThinkingAandAtheANursingAProcess
Objective:A2.ADescribeAattitudesAandAskillsAthatApromoteAgoodAcriticalAthinkin
gAPage:A2
Heading:AIntellectualAEmpathy
IntegratedAProcess:ACommunicationAandADocumentation
AClientANeed:APsychosocialAIntegrity





CognitiveALevel:AApplicationA[Applying]