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, Test Bank For Medical Surgical Nursing 5th Edition By Holly K. Stromberg, All
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Chapters 1-49 | Latest Update uu uu uu uu uu




Chapter 01: Caring for Medical-Surgical Patients
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deWit: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts & Practice, 5th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE uu




Which statement accurately describes the primary purpose of the state nurse practice
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act (NPA)?
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a. To test and license LPN/LVNs. uu uu uu uu




b. To define the scope of LPN/LVN uu uu uu uu uu




practice.
c. To improve the quality of care uu uu uu uu uu




provided by the LPN/LVN. uu uu uu




d. To limit the LPN/LVN employment uu uu uu uu




placement.
ANS: B uu




While improving quality of care provided by the LPN/LVN may be a result of the
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NPA, the primary purpose of the NPA of each state defines the scope of nursing
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practice in that state.
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PTS: 1
Cognitive Level: Comprehension DIF: uu uu




REF: 2 u u




OBJ: 3 TOP: NPA KEY: Nursing Process Step: u u uu uu uu




Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
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The charge nurse asks the new vocational nurse to start an intravenous infusion, a skill
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that the vocational nurse has notbeen taught during her educational program. How
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should the vocational nurse respond?
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a. Ask a more experienced nurse to uu uu uu uu uu




demonstrate the procedure. uu uu




b. Look up the procedure in the procedure uu uu uu uu uu uu




manual.
c. Attempt to perform the procedure with uu uu uu uu uu




supervision.
d. Inform the charge nurse of her lack of uu uu uu uu uu uu uu




training in this procedure. uu uu uu




ANS: D uu




The charge nurse should be informed of the lack of training to perform the
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procedure, and the vocational nurse should seek further training to gain proficiency.
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Although the other options might be helpful, they are not safe.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: uu 3

, Application REF: uu




OBJ: 1 TOP: Providing Safe Care Nursing Process uu uu uu




KEY: Step: N/A uu




MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
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Which patient statement indicates a need for further discharge teaching that the
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vocational nurse should address?
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a. ―I have no idea of how this drug uu uu uu uu uu uu uu




will affect me.‖ uu uu




b. ―Do you know if my physician is uu uu uu uu uu uu




coming back today?‖ uu uu




c. ―Will my insurance pay for my uu uu uu uu uu




stay?‖
d. ―Am I going to have to go to a uu uu uu uu uu uu uu uu




nursing home?‖ uu




ANS: A uu




Lack of knowledge at discharge about medication effects and side effects is a
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concern that should be addressed by the vocationalnurse. The other concerns in the
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options are the responsibility of other departments to which the nurse might refer the
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patient.
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PTS: 1
Cognitive Level: Application REF: DIF: uu uu




2
OBJ: 1 TOP: Teaching KEY: Nursing Process uu uu




Step: Implementation uu




MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
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According to most state NPAs, the vocational nurse acting as charge nurse in a long-
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term care facility acts in which capacity?
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a. Working under direct supervision of an RN on uu uu uu uu uu uu uu




the unit uu




b. Working with the RN in the building uu uu uu uu uu uu




c. Working under general supervision by the RN uu uu uu uu uu uu




available on site or by phone uu uu uu uu uu




d. Working as an independent vocational nurse uu uu uu uu uu




ANS: C uu




The vocational nurse in the capacity of the charge nurse in a long-term care facility
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acts with the general supervision of an RNavailable on site or by phone.
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PTS: 1
Cognitive Level: REF: 2 DIF: uu




Comprehension
OBJ: 1 TOP: Charge Nurse/Manager Nursi Process uu




KEY: ng Step: N/A uu




MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
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, The nurse is educating a patient that is a member of a health maintenance organization
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(HMO). Which informationshould the nurse include?
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a. Seek the opinion of an alternate health care uu uu uu uu uu uu uu




provider.
b. Obtain insurance approval for medical uu uu uu uu




services prior to treatment. uu uu uu




c. Provide detailed documentation of all care uu uu uu uu uu




received for his condition. uu uu uu




d. Wait at least 6 months to see a specialist. uu uu uu uu uu uu uu uu




ANS: B uu




Most HMOs require preprocedure authorization for treatment. Patients are not
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required to seek a second opinion, providedocumentation of care, or wait a specific
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time period before visiting a specialist.
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PTS: 1
Cognitive Level: 9 DIF: uu




Application REF: uu




OBJ: 9 TOP: Charge Nurse/Manager uu




KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
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The patient complains to the nurse that he is confused about his ―deductible‖ that he
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owes the hospital. Whichstatement accurately explains a deductible?
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a. An amount of money put aside for the payment ofuu uu uu uu uu uu uu uu uu




future medical bills uu uu




b. A one-time fee for service uu uu uu uu




c. An amount of money deducted from the bill by uu uu uu uu uu uu uu uu




the insurance company uu uu




d. An annual amount of money the patient must pay uu uu uu uu uu uu uu uu




out-of-pocket for medical care uu uu uu




ANS: D uu




The deductible is the annual amount the insured must pay out-of-pocket prior to the
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insurance company assuming the cost. Thispractice improves the profit of the
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insurance company.
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PTS: 1
Cognitive Level: REF: 7 DIF: uu




Comprehension
OBJ: 9 TOP: Health Care Financing uu uu




KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
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The nurse compares the characteristics of a health maintenance organization (HMO)
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and a preferred providerorganization (PPO). Which information should the nurse
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include about HMOs?
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