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MEDICAL- SURGICAL NURSING CONCEPTS AND PRACTICE 3RD EDITION
BY DEWIT|TEST BANK GUIDE|100% VERIFIED ANSWERS|CHAPTERS
(1-48) RATED A+
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT I: MEDICAL- SURGICAL NURSING SETTINGS......................................................................................... 4
CHAPTER 01: CARING FOR MEDICAL-SURGICAL PATIENTS....................................................................... 4
CHAPTER 02: CRITICAL THINKING AND THE NURSING PROCESS ............................................................ 15
UNIT II: MEDICAL- SURGICAL PATIENT CARE PROBLEMS ........................................................................... 28
CHAPTER 03: FLUID, ELECTROLYTES, ACID-BASE BALANCE, AND INTRAVENOUS THERAPY .................. 28
CHAPTER 04: CARE OF PREOPERATIVE AND INTRAOPERATIVE SURGICAL PATIENTS ............................ 42
CHAPTER 05: CARE OF POSTOPERATIVE PATIENTS ................................................................................ 57
CHAPTER 06: INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL .......................................................................... 70
CHAPTER 07: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH PAIN ......................................................................................... 84
CHAPTER 08: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH CANCER .................................................................................... 98
CHAPTER 09: CHRONIC ILLNESS AND REHABILITATION........................................................................ 112
UNIT III: IMMUNE SYSTEM ........................................................................................................................ 126
CHAPTER 10: THE IMMUNE AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEM ........................................................................ 126
CHAPTER 11: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH IMMUNE AND LYMPHATIC DISORDERS (WITH HIV AND AIDS)
.............................................................................................................................................................. 141
UNIT IV: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM ................................................................................................................ 157
CHAPTER 12: THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM ............................................................................................. 157
CHAPTER 13: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH DISORDERS OF THE UPPER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM ................ 172
CHAPTER 14: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH DISORDERS OF THE LOWER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM .............. 187
UNIT V: HEMATOLOGIC SYSTEM ............................................................................................................... 203
CHAPTER 15: THE HEMATOLOGIC SYSTEM ........................................................................................... 203
CHAPTER 16: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS ................................................... 217
UNIT VI: CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM......................................................................................................... 232
CHAPTER 17: THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM ..................................................................................... 232
CHAPTER 18: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION AND PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE ......... 246
CHAPTER 19: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH CARDIAC DISORDERS ............................................................. 260
CHAPTER 20: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND CARDIAC SURGERY.......... 273
UNIT VII: NEUROLOGIC SYSTEM................................................................................................................ 289
CHAPTER 21: THE NEUROLOGIC SYSTEM.............................................................................................. 289
CHAPTER 22: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH HEAD AND SPINAL CORD INJURIES ........................................ 305
CHAPTER 23: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH DISORDERS OF THE BRAIN ..................................................... 319
CHAPTER 24: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH PERIPHERAL NERVE AND DEGENERATIVE DISEASES.............. 333
,UNIT VIII: SENSORY SYSTEM...................................................................................................................... 346
CHAPTER 25: THE SENSORY SYSTEM: EYE AND EAR ............................................................................. 346
CHAPTER 26: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH DISORDERS OF THE EYES AND EARS ...................................... 361
UNIT IX: GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM ...................................................................................................... 376
CHAPTER 27: THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM ................................................................................... 376
CHAPTER 28: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH DISORDERS OF THE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM ...... 390
CHAPTER 29: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH DISORDERS OF THE LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM .... 403
CHAPTER 30: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH DISORDERS OF THE LIVER, GALLBLADDER, AND PANCREAS.. 419
UNIT X: MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM ....................................................................................................... 434
CHAPTER 31: THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM ................................................................................... 434
CHAPTER 32: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS . 448
UNIT XI: URINARY SYSTEM ........................................................................................................................ 464
CHAPTER 33: THE URINARY SYSTEM ..................................................................................................... 464
CHAPTER 34: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH DISORDERS OF THE URINARY SYSTEM ................................... 480
UNIT XII: ENDOCRINE SYSTEM .................................................................................................................. 497
CHAPTER 35: THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM ................................................................................................ 497
CHAPTER 36: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH PITUITARY, THYROID, PARATHYROID, AND ADRENAL
DISORDERS ............................................................................................................................................ 511
CHAPTER 37: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH DIABETES AND HYPOGLYCEMIA............................................. 528
UNIT XIII: REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM ........................................................................................................... 545
CHAPTER 38: CARE OF WOMEN WITH REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS .................................................... 545
CHAPTER 39: CARE OF MEN WITH REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS .......................................................... 562
CHAPTER 40: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS................................... 577
UNIT XIV: INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM........................................................................................................ 592
CHAPTER 41: THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM....................................................................................... 592
CHAPTER 42: CARE OF PATENTS WITH INTEGUMENTARY DISORDERS AND BURNS ............................ 608
UNIT XV: EMERGENCY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT ............................................................................ 628
CHAPTER 43: CARE OF PATIENTS DURING DISASTERS, BIOTERRORISM ATTACK AND PANDEMIC
INFECTIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 628
CHAPTER 44: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH EMERGENCIES, TRAUMA, AND SHOCK .................................. 642
UNIT XVI: MENTAL HEALTH NURSING OF THE ADULT .............................................................................. 660
CHAPTER 45: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH ANXIETY, MOOD, AND EATING DISORDERS ........................... 660
CHAPTER 46: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS ............................................. 674
CHAPTER 47: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH COGNITIVE DISORDERS .......................................................... 690
, CHAPTER 48: CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THOUGHT AND PERSONALITY DISORDERS ............................ 703
UNIT I: MEDICAL- SURGICAL NURSING SETTINGS
CHAPTER 01: CARING FOR MEDICAL-SURGICAL PATIENTS
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. WHICH STATEMENT ACCURATELY DESCRIBES THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE STATE NURSE
PRACTICE ACT (NPA)?
a. TO TEST AND LICENSE LPN/LVNS.
b. TO DEFINE THE SCOPE OF LPN/LVN PRACTICE.
c. TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE PROVIDED BY THE LPN/LVN.
d. TO LIMIT THE LPN/LVN EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT.
ANSWERB
WHILE IMPROVING QUALITY OF CARE PROVIDED BY THE LPN/LVN MAY BE A RESULT OF THE
NPA, THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE NPA OF EACH STATE DEFINES THE SCOPE OF NURSING
PRACTICE IN THAT STATE.
PTS: 1 DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: COMPREHENSION REF: 2
OBJ: 3 TOP: NPA KEY: NURSING PROCESS STEP: IMPLEMENTATION
MSC: NCLEX: SAFE, EFFECTIVE CARE ENVIRONMENT: COORDINATED CARE
2. THE CHARGE NURSE ASKS THE NEW VOCATIONAL NURSE TO START AN INTRAVENOUS
INFUSION, A SKILL THAT THE VOCATIONAL NURSE HAS NOT BEEN TAUGHT DURING HER
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. HOW SHOULD THE VOCATIONAL NURSE RESPOND?
a. ASK A MORE EXPERIENCED NURSE TO DEMONSTRATE THE PROCEDURE.
b. LOOK UP THE PROCEDURE IN THE PROCEDURE MANUAL.
c. ATTEMPT TO PERFORM THE PROCEDURE WITH SUPERVISION.
d. INFORM THE CHARGE NURSE OF HER LACK OF TRAINING IN THIS PROCEDURE.
ANSWERD
THE CHARGE NURSE SHOULD BE INFORMED OF THE LACK OF TRAINING TO PERFORM THE
PROCEDURE, AND THE VOCATIONAL NURSE SHOULD SEEK FURTHER TRAINING TO GAIN
PROFICIENCY. ALTHOUGH THE OTHER OPTIONS MIGHT BE HELPFUL, THEY ARE NOT SAFE.
PTS: 1 DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: 3
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