DAVIS ADVANTAGE FOR MEDICAL-SURGICAL
NURSING: MAKING CONNECTIONS TO PRACTICE 2ND EDITION HOFFMAN SULLIVAN TEST BANK
Chapter 1: Foundations for Medical-Surgical Nursing
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. The medical-surgical n...
Chapter 1: Foundations for Medical-Surgical Nursing
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. The medical-surgical nurse identifies a clinical practice issue and wants to determine if there is sufficient
evidence to support a change in practice. Which type of study provides the strongest evidence to support a
practice change?
1) Randomized control study
2) Quasi-experimental study
3) Case-control study
4) Cohort study
2. The medical-surgical unit recently implemented a patient-centered care model. Which action implemented by
the nurse supports this model?
1) Evaluating care
2) Assessing needs
3) Diagnosing problems
4) Providing compassion
3. Which action should the nurse implement when providing patient care in order to support The Joint
Commission‘s (TJC) National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG)?
1) Silencing a cardiorespiratory monitor
2) Identifying each patient using one source
3) Determining patient safety issues upon admission
4) Decreasing the amount of pain medication administered
4. Which interprofessional role does the nurse often assume when providing patient care in an acute care
setting?
1) Social worker
2) Client advocate
3) Care coordinator
4) Massage therapist
5. The medical-surgical nurse wants to determine if a policy change is needed for an identified clinical problem.
Which is the first action the nurse should implement?
1) Developing a question
2) Disseminating the findings
3) Conducting a review of the literature
4) Evaluating outcomes of practice change
, 6. Which action should the nurse implement when providing patient care in order to support The Joint
Commission‘s (TJC) National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG)?
1) Silencing a cardiorespiratory monitor
2) Identifying each patient using one source
3) Determining patient safety issues upon admission
4) Decreasing the amount of pain medication administered
7. Which interprofessional role does the nurse often assume when providing patient care in an acute care
setting?
1) Social worker
2) Client advocate
3) Care coordinator
4) Massage therapist
8. The medical-surgical nurse wants to determine if a policy change is needed for an identified clinical problem.
Which is the first action the nurse should implement?
1) Developing a question
2) Disseminating the findings
3) Conducting a review of the literature
4) Evaluating outcomes of practice change
6. b The bnurse bis bevaluating bthe blevel bof bevidence bfound bduring ba brecent breview bof bthe bliterature. bWhich
bevidence bcarries bthe blowest blevel bof bsupport bfor ba bpractice bchange?
1) Level bIV
2) Level bV
3) Level bVI
4) Level bVII
7. b The bnurse bis breviewing bevidence bfrom ba bquasi-experimental bresearch bstudy. bWhich blevel bof bevidence
should bthe bnurse bidentify bfor bthis bresearch bstudy?
b
1) Level bI
2) Level bII
3) Level bIII
4) Level bIV
8. b Which blevel bof bevidence bshould bthe bnurse bidentify bwhen breviewing bevidence bfrom ba bsingle bdescriptive
research bstudy?
b
1) Level bIV
2) Level bV
3) Level bVI
4) Level bVII
9. b b Which bstatement bshould bthe bnurse bmake bwhen bcommunicating bthe b―S‖ bin bthe bSBAR bapproach bfor beffective
communication?
1) ―The bpatient bpresented bto bthe bemergency bdepartment bat b0200 bwith blower bleft babdominal
pain.‖
2) ―The bpatient brated bthe bpain bupon badmission bas ba b9 bon ba b10-point bnumeric bscale.‖
3) ―The bpatient bhas bno bsignificant biN
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4) ―The bpatient bwas bgiven ba bprescribed bopioid banalgesic bat b0300.‖
b 10. bThe bstaff bnurse bis bcommunicating bwith bthe bchange bnurse babout bthe bchange bof bstatus bof bthe bpatient. b The
nurse bwould bbegin bher bcommunication bwith bwhich bstatement bif bcorrectly busing bthe bSBAR bformat?
b
1) ―The bpatient‘s bheartrate bis b110.‖
2) ―I bthink bthis bpatient bneeds bto bbe btransferred bto bthe bcritical bcare bunit.‖
3) ―The bpatient bis ba b68-year-old bmale bpatient badmitted blast bnight.‖
4) ―The bpatient bis bcomplaining bof bchest bpain.‖
b 11. b Which bnursing baction bexemplifies bthe bQuality band bSafety bEducation bfor bNursing b(QSEN)
, competency bof bsafety?
b
1) Advocating bfor ba bpatient bwho bis bexperiencing bpain
2) Considering bthe bpatient‘s bculture bwhen bplanning bcare
3) Evaluating bpatient blearning bstyle bprior bto bimplementing bdischarge binstructions
4) Assessing bthe bright bdrug bprior bto badministering ba bprescribed bpatient bmedication
b 12. b Which btype bof bnursing bis bthe broot bof ball bother bnursing bpractice bareas?
1) Pediatric bnursing
2) Geriatric bnursing
3) Medical-surgical b nursing
4) Mental bhealth-psychiatric bnursing
b 13. bWhich bdid bthe bNursing bExecutive bCenter bof bThe bAdvisory bBoard bidentify bas ban bacademic-practice bgap bfor
new bgraduate bnurses?
b
1) Patient badvocacy
2) Patient beducation
, 3) Disease bpathophysiology
4) Therapeutic bcommunication
b 14. b Which bstatement bregarding bthe buse bof bthe bnursing bprocess bin bclinical bpractice bis baccurate?
1) ―The bnursing bprocess bis bclosely brelated bto bclinical bdecision-making.‖
2) ―The bnursing bprocess bis bused bby ball bmembers bof bthe binterprofessional bteam bto bplan bcare.‖
3) ―The bnursing bprocess bhas b4 bbasic bsteps: bassessment, bplanning, bimplementation,
evaluation.‖
4) ―The bnursing bprocess bis bbeing breplaced bby bthe bimplementation bof bevidence-based bpractice.‖
b 15. b Which bis bthe bbasis bof bnursing bcare bpractices band bprotocols?
1) Assessment
2) Evaluation
3) Diagnosis
4) Research
b 16. b Which bis ba bcommon btheme bregarding bpatient bdissatisfaction brelated bto bcare bprovided bin bthe bhospital
setting?
b
1) Space bin bhospital brooms
2) Medications breceived bto btreat bpain
3) Time bspent bwith bthe bhealth-care bteam
4) Poor bquality bfood breceived bfrom bdietary
b 17. b The bnurse bmanager bis bpreparing ba bmedical-surgical bunit bfor bThe bJoint bCommission b(TJC) bvisit bWith bthe
bnurse bmanager bpresenting bstaff beducation bfocusing bon bTJC bbenchmarks, bwhich bof bthe bfollowing btopics
bwould bbe bmost bappropriate?
1) Implementation bof bevidence-based bpractice
2) Implementation b of b patient-ce nt eN
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3) Implementation bof bmedical basepsis bpractices
4) Implementation bof binterprofessional bcare
b 18. bWhich baspect bof bpatient-centered bcare bshould bthe bnurse bmanager bevaluate bprior bto bThe bJoint
Commission bsite bvisit bfor baccreditation?
b
1) Visitation brights
2) Education blevel bof bstaff
3) Fall bprevention bprotocol
4) Infection bcontrol bpractices
b 19. b The bmedical-surgical bnurse bis bproviding bpatient bcare. bWhich bcircumstance bwould bnecessitate bthe bnurse
verifying bthe bpatient‘s bidentification busing bat bleast btwo bsources?
1) Prior bto bdelivering ba bmeal btray
2) Prior bto bpassive brange bof bmotion
3) Prior bto bmedication badministration
4) Prior bto bdocumenting bin bthe bmedical brecord
b 20. bThe bnurse bis bproviding bcare bto bseveral bpatients bon ba bmedical-surgical bunit. bWhich bsituation bwould
necessitate bthe bnurse bto buse bSBAR bduring bthe bhand-off bprocess?
b
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