Test Bank for Medical Surgical Nursing 5th Edition by Holly K. Stromberg |Chapter 01-10| |Newest Version 2024|

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 placeme...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse uses a diagram to demonstrate how in dehydration the water is drawn into the plasma from the cells bywhich process? a. Distillation b. Diffusion c. Filtration d. Osmosis ANS: D The process of osmosis accomplishes the movement of water from the cells into the p...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is caring for a patient who has received epoetin alfa (Epogen) 2 to 3 weeks prior to a scheduled surgery. Which statement best explains the goal for Epogen administration prior to surgery? a. The patient will only require a single antibiotic immediately prior to surg...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is teaching a patient about infection prevention. The nurse points out that covering the mouth and nose with a tissue for a sneeze reduces the probability of infection spreading by which route? a. Droplet b. Airborne c. Direct contact d. Indirect contact ANS: A...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse determines that the patient’s Aldrete score is 9. Which statement correctly describes the meaning of this score? a. The patient is at an increased risk for postoperative respiratory complications. b. The patient’s condition warra...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. In order to provide the optimum nursing care, it is important for the nurse to know that the standard of pain and paincontrol is best determined by which person? a. Physician b. Nurse c. Patient’s family d. Patient ANS: D Only the patient knows when pain occurs an...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The rehabilitation nurse describes a patient who is blind, works full time as a Spanish interpreter, and lives with his wife in a downtown apartment. How should the nurse classify this person? a. Impaired b. Disabled c. Handicapped d. Dependent ANS: A The blindness is a...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The 40-year-old female who was diagnosed with a benign growth in her colon is concerned about the growthspreading. Which explanation best allays the patient’s anxiety? a. “Benign growths arrest their growth on their own.” b. “Benign growths never interfere with normal...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is teaching about changes in the immune system that result from the aging process. Which change should the nurse include? a. Thickened skin b. Reduced ciliary action c. Thinned periosteum d. Reduced saliva ANS: B Reduced ciliary action in the respiratory and g...