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TEST BANK FOR MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING CONCEPTS AND PRACTICE 3TH EDITION DEWIT-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 b...

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Medical Surgical Nursing Concepts and Practice
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3rd Edition - DeWit
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Test Bank
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Chapter gt01: gtCaring gtfor gtMedical-Surgical gtPatients
deWit: gtMedical-Surgical gtNursing: gtConcepts gt& gtPractice, gt3rd gtEdition


gt MULTIPLE gtCHOICE


1. Which gtstatement gtaccurately gtdescribes gtthe gtprimary gtpurpose gtof gtthe gtstate gtnurse
gt practice gtact gt(NPA)?
a. To gttest gtand gtlicense gtLPN/LVNs.
b To gtdefine gtthe gtscope gtof gtLPN/LVN
gt practice.
.
c. To gtimprove gtthe gtquality gtof gtcare
gtprovided


by gtthe gtLPN/LVN.
d To gtlimit gtthe gtLPN/LVN gtemployment
. placement.

ANS: B
While gtimproving gtquality gtof gtcare gtprovided gtby gtthe gtLPN/LVN gtmay gtbe gta gtresult gtof gtthe gtNPA,
gt the gtprimary gtpurpose gtof gtthe gtNPA gtof gteach gtstate gtdefines gtthe gtscope gtof gtnursing gtpractice gtin
gt that gtstate.


PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive gt Level: gt Comprehension
gtREF:


2
OBJ: 3 TOP: NPA KEY: Nursing gtProcess gtStep:
Implementation
MSC: g t gt NCLEX: gtSafe, gtEffective gtCare gtEnvironment: gtCoordinated gtCare


2. The gtcharge gtnurse gtasks gtthe gtnew gtvocational gtnurse gtto gtstart gtan gtintravenous

,gt infusion, gta gtskill gtthat gtthe gtvocational gtnurse gthas gtnotbeen gttaught gtduring gther
gt educational gtprogram. gtHow gtshould gtthe gtvocational gtnurse gtrespond?

, a. Ask gta gtmore gtexperienced gtnurse gtto
gt demonstrate


the gtprocedure.
b Look gtup gtthe gtprocedure gtin gtthe gtprocedure
. manual.
c. Attempt gtto gtperform gtthe gtprocedure gtwith
supervision.
d Inform gtthe gtcharge gtnurse gtof gther gtlack gtof
. training gtin gtthis gtprocedure.

ANS: D
The gtcharge gtnurse gtshould gtbe gtinformed gtof gtthe gtlack gtof gttraining gtto gtperform gtthe
procedure, gtand gtthe gtvocational gtnurse gtshould gtseek gtfurther gttraining gtto gtgain gtproficiency.
gt


gt Although gtthe gtother gtoptions gtmight gtbe gthelpful, gtthey gtare gtnot gtsafe.


PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive gtLevel: gtApplication 3
REF:
OBJ: 1 TOP: Providing gtSafe gtCare KEY: Nursing gtProcess
Step: gtN/A
MSC: g t gt NCLEX: gtSafe, gtEffective gtCare gtEnvironment: gtCoordinated gtCare


3. Which gtpatient gtstatement gtindicates gta gtneed gtfor gtfurther gtdischarge gtteaching
gt that gtthe gtvocational gtnurse gtshould gtaddress?
a. ―I gthave gtno gtidea gtof gthow gtthis gtdrug
will gtaffect gtme.‖
gt


b ―Do gtyou gtknow gtif gtmy gtphysician gtis
. gt coming gtback gttoday?‖
c. ―Will gtmy gtinsurance gtpay gtfor gtmy
gtstay?‖

d ―Am gtI gtgoing gtto gthave gtto gtgo gtto gta
. nursing gthome?‖
gt




ANS: A
Lack gtof gtknowledge gtat gtdischarge gtabout gtmedication gteffects gtand gtside gteffects gtis gta gtconcern
gt that gtshould gtbe gtaddressed gtby gtthe gtvocationalnurse. gtThe gtother gtconcerns gtin gtthe gtoptions gtare
gt the gtresponsibility gtof gtother gtdepartments gtto gtwhich gtthe gtnurse gtmight gtrefer gtthe gtpatient.


PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive gtLevel: gtApplication g t gt REF:
2
OBJ: 1 TOP: Teaching g t KEY: Nursing gtProcess gtStep:

, Implementation
MSC: g t gt NCLEX: gtSafe, gtEffective gtCare gtEnvironment: gtCoordinated gtCare


4. According gtto gtmost gtstate gtNPAs, gtthe gtvocational gtnurse gtacting gtas gtcharge
gt nurse gtin gta gtlong-term gtcare gtfacility gtacts gtin gtwhich gtcapacity?
a. Working gtunder gtdirect gtsupervision gtof gtan gtRN gton gtthe
unit
b Working gtwith gtthe gtRN gtin gtthe gtbuilding
.
c. Working gtunder gtgeneral gtsupervision gtby gtthe gtRN
available gton gtsite gtor gtby gtphone
d Working gtas gtan gtindependent gtvocational gtnurse
.

ANS: C
The gtvocational gtnurse gtin gtthe gtcapacity gtof gtthe gtcharge gtnurse gtin gta gtlong-term gtcare gtfacility
gt acts gtwith gtthe gtgeneral gtsupervision gtof gtan gtRN gtavailable gton gtsite gtor gtby gtphone.


PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive gtLevel: REF: 2
Comprehension
OBJ: 1 TOP: Charge gtNurse/Manager Nursi Process gtStep:
KEY: ng N/A
MSC: g t gt NCLEX: gtSafe, gtEffective gtCare gtEnvironment: gtCoordinated gtCare

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