Chapter 1 o o o Concepts and Trends in Healthcare
o o o o
◦ A onew onurse ois oworking owith oa opreceptor oon oan oinpatient omedical-surgical
ounit. o The opreceptor oadvises othe ostudent othat owhich ois othe opriority owhen
oworking oas oa o professional onurse?
◦ Attending oto oholistic oclient o needs
◦ Ensuring oclient osafety
◦ Not o making o medication o errors
◦ Providing
client-
o
ofocused ocare
ANSWER: o B
◦ All o actions o are o appropriate o for o the o professional o nurse.
oHowever, o ensuring oclient osafety ois othe opriority. o Up oto o98,000 odeaths oresult
oeach o year ofrom oerrors o in ohospital ocare, oaccording oto othe o2000 oInstitute oof
oMedicine oreport. oMany omore oclients o have osuffered oinjuries oand oless oserious
ooutcomes. oEvery onurse ohas othe oresponsibility oto
◦ A onurse ois oorienting oa onew oclient oand ofamily oto othe oinpatient ounit. oWhat
o information odoes othe onurse oprovide oto ohelp othe oclient opromote ohis oor
oher oown o safety?
◦ Encourage othe oclient o and o family oto obe oactive opartners.
◦ Have othe oclient omonitor ohand o hygiene oin ocaregivers.
◦ Offer othe o family othe o opportunity oto o stay owith othe oclient.
◦ Tell othe oclient oto oalways owear ohis
or o her oarmband.
o
ANSWER: o A
◦ Each oaction ocould obe oimportant ofor othe oclient oor ofamily oto operform.
o However, oencouraging othe oclient oto o be oactive oin ohis oor oher ohealth ocare oas oa
opartner ois o the omost ocritical. oThe oother oactions oare
◦
◦ very olimited oin oscope oand odo onot oprovide othe obroad oprotection
o that o being oactive oand oinvolved odoes.
◦ DIF: oUnderstanding/Comprehension oREF:
o 3 o KEY: oPatient osafety oMSC: oIntegrated oProcess:
o Teaching/ o Learning
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