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