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Chapter 1: Nursing Process: An Overview MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The term process to describe nursing was first used in a. 1955 by Lydia Hall c. 1961 by Ida Orlando b. 1855 by Florence Nightingale d. 1967 by Yra and Walsh ANS: A PTS: 1 2. When was nursing diagnosis added as a separate and distinct step in the nursing process? a. 1959 c. 1974 b. 1963 d. 1985 ANS: C PTS: 1

Ignatavicius: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 7th Edition Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which action demonstrates that the nurse understands the purpose of the Rapid Response Team? a. Monitoring the client for changes in postoperative status such as wound infection b. Documenting all changes observed in the client and maintaining a postoperative flow sheet c. Notifying the physician of the client’s change in blood pressure from 140 to 88 m...

Chapter 01: Professional Nursing Practice Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse completes an admission database and explains that the plan of care and discharge goals will be developed with the patient’s input. The patient states, “How is this different from what the doctor does?” Which response would be most appropriate for the nurse to make? a. “The role of the nurse is to administer medications and other treatments prescribed by your doctor....

NCLEX (Test Bank I) Chapter 1: Contemporary Nursing Practice Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse has admitted a patient with a new diagnosis of pneumonia and explained to the patient that together they will plan the patient’s care and set goals for discharge. The patient says, “How is that different from what the doctor does?” Which response by the nurse is most appropriate? a. “The role of the nurse is to administer medications and other treatments prescribed by your doctor....

Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing Practice Ignatavicius: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-surgical unit. The preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when working as a professional nurse? a. Attending to holistic client needs b. Ensuring client safety c. Not making medication errors d. Providing client-focused care ANS: B All actions are appropriate for the professi...

Chapter 01: Aspects of Medical-Surgical Nursing Linton: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 7th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What provides direction for individualized care and assures the delivery of accurate, safe care through a definitive pathway that promotes the client’s and the support persons’ progress toward positive outcomes? a. Physician’s orders b. Progress notes c. Nursing care plan d. Client health history ANS: C The nursing care plan provides direction for individualized care ...

Chapter 01: Introduction to Health Care Sorrentino: Mosby’s Essentials for Nursing Assistants, 6th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. An acute illness is a. a sudden illness from which the person is expected to recover. b. an on-going illness for which there is no known cure. c. an illness that is slow or gradual in onset. d. an illness for which there is no reasonable expectation of recovery. ANS: A REF: p. 002 2. An on-going illness that is slow or gradual in onset and for which there is no...

Chapter 01: Leading, Managing, and Following Yoder-Wise: Leading and Managing in Nursing, 6th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse manager of a 20-bed medical unit finds that 80% of the patients are older adults. She is asked to assess and adapt the unit to better meet the unique needs of the older adult patient. Using complexity principles, what would be the best approach to take in making this change? a. Leverage the hierarchical management position to get unit staff involved in assessmen...

Chapter 01: 21st Century Maternity Nursing MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. When providing care for a pregnant woman, the nurse should be aware that one of the most frequently reported maternal medical risk factors is: a. Diabetes mellitus. c. Chronic hypertension. b. Mitral valve prolapse (MVP). d. Anemia. ANS: A The most frequently reported maternal medical risk factors are diabetes and hypertension associated with pregnancy. Both of these conditions are associated with maternal obesity. There are ...

Chapter 1: Trends and Issues MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is caring for a patient who is in labor with her first child. The patient’s mother is present for support and notes that things have changed in the delivery room since she last gave birth in the early 1980s. Which current trend or intervention may the patient’s mother find most different? 1. Fetal monitoring throughout labor 2. Postpartum stay of 10 days 3. Expectant partner and family in operating room for cesarean birth 4. ...