Abstract
The following is a revision study question and answer for students of nursing seeking to prepare for
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forthcoming exams. The questions and answers from this test bank are verified and revised. Clinton is a
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reliable Author and provides a detailed summary of medical surgical nursing in the 63 chapters below.
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Chapter 01: Aspects of Medical-Surgical NursingLinton: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE .P
1. What provides direction for individualized care and assures the delivery of accurate, safe
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care through a definitive pathway that promotes the client‘s and the support persons‘
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progress toward positive outcomes?
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a. Physician‘s orders .P
b. Progress notes .P
c. Nursing care plan .P .P
d. Client health history .P .P
ANS: C .P
The nursing care plan provides direction for individualized care and assures the delivery of
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accurate, safe care through a definitive pathway that promotes the client‘s and the support
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persons‘ progress toward positive outcomes.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 2 OBJ: 1 .P .P .P .P .P . P
TOP: Nursing Care Plan . P KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning .P .P .P .P .P .P
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk
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2. The nurse is performing behaviors and actions that assist clients and significant others in
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meeting their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care. What is the correct
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term for these nursing behaviors?
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a. Assessments
b. Interventions
, c. Planning
d. Evaluation
ANS: B .P
Caring interventions are those nursing behaviors and actions that assist clients and
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significant others in meeting their needs and the identified outcomes of the plan of care.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension .PREF: p. 3 OBJ: 1 .P .P .P .P . P
TOP: Interventions
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MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk
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3. The nurse understands the importance of being answerable for all actions and the
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possibility of being called on to explain or justify them. What term best describes this
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concept?
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a. Reliability
b. Maturity
c. Accountability
d. Liability
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Accountability means that a person is answerable for his or her actions and may be called on
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to explain or justify them.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
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, TOP: Accountability . KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk
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MULTIPLE RESPONSE .P
1. The nurse manager is providing an inservice about conflict resolution. What modes of
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conflict resolution should be addressed? (Select all that apply.)
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a. Suppression
b. Accommodation
c. Compromise
d. Avoidance
e. Collaboration
f. Competition
ANS: B, C, D, E, F .P .P .P .P .P
The modes of conflict resolution include accommodation, collaboration, compromise,
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avoidance, and competition.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 7|p. 8|Table 1.1 .P .P . P .P .P .P
OBJ: 7 TOP: Conflict Resolution
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N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: N/A . P .P
2. What are the characteristics of an effective leader? (Select all that apply.)
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a. Effective communication .P
b. Rigid rules and regulations .P .P .P
c. Delegates appropriately .P
d. Acts as a role model .P .P .P .P
e. Consistently handles conflict .P .P
f. Focuses on individual development .P .P .P
ANS: A, C, D, E .P .P .P .P
Characteristics of an effective leader include effective communication, consistency in .P .P .P .P .P .P .P .P .P
managing conflict, knowledge and competency in all aspects of delivery of care, effective
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role model for staff, uses participatory approach in decision making, shows appreciation
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for a job well done, delegates work appropriately, sets objectives and guides staff, displays
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caring, understanding, and empathy for others, motivates and empowers others, is
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proactive and flexible, and focuses on team development.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 6 .P .P .P .P .P OBJ: . P 5
TOP: Leadership KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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COMPLETION
1. is defined as the process by which information is exchanged between .P .P .P .P .P .P .P .P .P .P
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ANS:
Communication
