Brunner And Suddarth’s Textbook Of Medical Surgical Nursing 11th Edition By Suzanne C. Smeltzer -Test Bank
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The school nurse teaching a health promotion class to high-school students informs the group that health may be defined as: |
A) |
Being disease free |
B) |
Having fulfilling relationships |
C) |
Having a clean drinking source and nutritious food |
D) |
Being connected in body, mind, and spirit |
2. |
Which of the following desirable characteristics would an effective nurse possess? |
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A) |
Sensitivity to cultural differences |
C) |
Strict adherence to routine |
B) |
Team-focused nursing approach |
D) |
One set cultural practice |
3. |
What type of health problem is the nurse most likely to see in the health care system? |
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A) |
Poor prenatal care |
C) |
Immobility |
B) |
Lack of information |
D) |
Chronic disease |
4. |
The nurse is assisting a patient in planning to return to work after an extensive illness. The patient’s need for self-fulfillment fits in which level of Maslow’s Hierarchy of basic needs? |
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A) |
Physiologic |
C) |
Love and belonging |
B) |
Safety and security |
D) |
Self-actualization |
5. |
Viewing health and illness on a continuum assists the nurse in understanding that: |
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Care should focus on the treatment of disease. |
B) |
A person’s state of health is ever-changing. |
C) |
A person does not have varying degrees of illness. |
D) |
Care should focus on the patient’s response to medications. |
6. |
The nurse working in a community health clinic teaches that disease prevention is best achieved through: |
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A) |
Attending self-help groups |
C) |
Community social events |
B) |
Yearly physicals |
D) |
Behaviors that promote health |
7. |
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit has been asked to become a member of the hospital’s Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) committee. In preparing to serve on this committee, the nurse learns that CQI programs: |
A) |
Establish accountability on the part of health care professionals |
B) |
Focus on the process used to provide care |
C) |
Identify incidents rather than processes |
D) |
Justify health care costs |
8. |
Managed health care has led to significant changes in the health care delivery system. What effect has managed health care had on the hospital’s patient population? |
A) |
Patients are in the hospital for a longer period of time. |
B) |
Pre-negotiated payment rates have remained unchanged. |
C) |
Patients with high home care needs are being discharged into the community. |
D) |
Use of ambulatory care has decreased. |
9. |
The Patient’s Bill of Rights includes the patient’s right to privacy. When might the nurse break this right? |
A) |
When the patient has threatened to harm himself or herself |
B) |
When the patient has been diagnosed with a terminal disease |
C) |
If a family member has called to inquire about the patient’s condition |
D) |
There are no circumstances when this rule may be broken. |
10. |
In order for the nurse to implement the interventions in a clinical pathway, what first must be done? |
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Interventions must have a signed physician’s order. |
B) |
The nurse manager must review the plan. |
C) |
The unit must approve the document. |
D) |
The nurse must sign the document prior to initiating. |
11. |
A nurse researcher is conducting a study about the effects of noise on hospitalized patients’ pain levels. The primary purpose of nursing research is to: |
A) |
Involve patients in their care while hospitalized |
B) |
Contribute to the scientific base of nursing practice |
C) |
Draw conclusions about the quality of patient care |
D) |
Explain ongoing medical studies to patients |
12. |
Home health care is becoming one of the largest practice areas for nurses. What has contributed to this change? |
A) |
Chronic nursing shortage |
B) |
Focus on treatment of disease |
C) |
Nurses prefer working during the day instead of evening or night shifts |
D) |
More critically ill patients being discharged to home from the hospital |
13. |
A nurse is practicing in an oncology clinic and her role includes clinical practice, education, management, consultation, and research. Which of the following would most accurately describe this nurse’s title? |
A) Midwife B) Clinical nurse specialist C) Nurse manager D) Staff nurse |
14. |
Nursing continues to recognize the importance of collaboration with other health care disciplines to meet the complex needs of the patient. Which of the following would be an example of a collaborative practice model? |
A) |
The nurse and the physician discussing and jointly making clinical decisions |
B) |
The nurse accompanying the physician on rounds |
C) |
The nurse making a referral on behalf of the patient |
D) |
The nurse attending an appointment with the patient |
15. |
According to Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs, which dimension of care is considered primary in importance when caring for a dying patient? |
A) Spiritual B) Social C) Physiologic D) Emotional |
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