(Test Bank) Focus On Adult Health Medical Surgical Nursing

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2nd Edition Test Bank For Focus on Adult Health Medical Surgical Nursing 2nd Edition Honan 1. The public health nurse is presenting a health promotion class to a group of newmothers. How should the nurse best define health? A) Being disease free or having existing diseases stabilized B) The state of having fulfillment in all domains of lifeabirb.com/test C) Possessing psychological and physiologic harmony D) The state of being connected in body, mind, and spirit abirb.com/test 2. A nurse is speaking to a group of prospective nursing students about what it is like to bea nurse. What characteristic should the nurse cite as necessary to possess to be an effective nurse? A) Sensitivity to cultural differences B) Ability to problem-solve independently C) Strict adherence to routine abirb.com/test abirb.com/test D) Ability to face criticism without being affected by it 3. The nurse has been asked to speak to members of a self - cabairrbe.ceodmu/tecsattion program. What topic should the nurse most likely address? A) Adequate prenatal care B) Government advocacy and lobbying C) Judicious use of online communities D) Management of illness abirb.com/test abirb.com/test 4. The home health nurse is assisting a client and his family in planning the client's returnto work after surgery and the development of postsurgical complications. The nurse is preparing a plan of care that addresses the client's multifaabcierbt.ecodmn/teesetds. To which level of Maslow hierarchy of basic needs does the client's need for self -fulfillment relate? A) Physiologic B) Transcendence C) Love and belonging D) Self- actualization abirb.com/test abirb.com/test 5. The view that health and illness are not static states but that they exist on a continuum is central to professional health care systems. When planning care, this view aids the nursein understanding what fact? A) Care should focus primarily on the treatment of diseaabisrbe..com/test B) A person's state of health is ever-changing. C) A person can transition from health to illness rapidly. D) Care should focus on the client's compliance with inatbeirrbv.ceonmt/tieosnt s. abirb.com/test abirb.com/test Page 2 6. A nurse is leading a community health clinic. What should the nurse emphasize in orderto promote disease prevention? A) It is best achieved through attending self-help groups. B) It is best achieved by reducing psychological stress. abirb.com/test C) It is best achieved by being an active participant in the community. D) It is best achieved by exhibiting behaviors that promote health. abirb.com/test 7. A nurse on a medical -surgical unit has asked to represent the unit on the hospital' s quality committee. When describing quality improvement programs to nursing colleagues and members of other health disciplines, whaatbcirhb.acroamc/tteesrtistic should the nurse cite? A) These programs establish consequences for health care professionals' actions. B) These programs emphasize the need for evidence-baabsierbd.copmra/tecsttice. C) These programs identify specific incidents related to quality. D) These programs seek to justify health care costs and systems. abirb.com/test 8. Nurses in acute care settings must work with other health care team members to maintain quality care while facing pressures to care for clients who are hospitalized forshorter periods of time than in the past. To ensure positivaebirhbe.caolmth/tesotutcomes when clients return to their homes, what action should the nurse prioritize? A) Promotion of health literacy during hospitalization B) Close communication with primary providers C) Thorough and evidence-based discharge planning D) Participation in continuing education initiatives abirb.com/test abirb.com/test 9. The nurse is admitting a client to the medical unit after the client has been transferredfrom the emergency department. What is the nurse's priority action at this time? A) Identifying the immediate needs of the client B) Checking the admitting physician's prescriptions C) Obtaining a baseline set of vital signs D) Allowing the family to be with the client abirb.com/test abirb.com/test 10. A nurse practicing in an oncology clinic has the goal of improving client outcomes an d nursing care by influencing the client, the nurse, and the health care system. What is this nurse's most likely role? A) Nursing care expert B) Clinical nurse specialist C) Nurse manager D) Staff nurse abirb.com/test Page 2 abirb.com/test abirb.com/test abirb.com/test abirb.com/test Page 3 11. Nursing continues to recognize and participate in collaboration with other health care disciplines to meet the complex needs of the client. Which of the following is the best example of a collaborative practice model? A) The nurse and the physician jointly making clinicaladbeirbc.icsoimo/ntess.t B) The nurse accompanying the physician on rounds. C) The nurse making a referral on behalf of the client. D) The nurse attending an appointment with the client.abirb.com/test 12. A hospice nurse is caring for a client who is dying of lymphoma. According to Maslowhierarchy of needs, what dimension of care should the nuarbsireb.ccoomn/tseisdt er primary in importance when caring for a dying client? A) Spiritual B) Social C) Physiolog ic D) Emotional abirb.com/test abirb.com/test 13. A nurse is planning a medical client' s care with consideration of Maslow hierarchy ofneeds. Within this framework of understanding, what should the nurse prioritize? A) Allowing the family to see a newly admitted client abirb.com/test B) Ambulating the client in the hallway C) Administering pain medication D) Teaching the client to self-administer insulin safely abirb.com/test 14. A medical -surgical nurse is aware of the scope of practice as defined in the jurisdiction where the nurse provides care. When exploring the legalabbiarbs.icsomfo/terstthe scope of practice, the nurse should consult: A) codes of ethics. B) a code of nursing conduct. C) the nurse practice act in the nurse's jurisdiction. D) client preferences and norms within the profession. abirb.com/test abirb.com/test 15. Nursing has adapted to meet both the expectations and the changing health needs ofpopulations. What is one factor that has impacted the need for certified nurse practitioners (CNPs)? A) The increased need for primary providers B) The need to improve client diagnostic services C) The need to promote institutional excellence abirb.com/test Page 4 abirb.com/test D) The need to decrease the number of medical errors aabnirdb.ceonms/uterset quality care abirb.com/test abirb.com/test Page 5 16. Professional nursing expands and grows because of factors driven by the changing needs of health care consumers. Which of the following is a factor that nurses shouldreflect in the planning and provision of health care? A) Decreased access to health care information by indiavbiidrbu.caolms/test B) Gradual increases in the cultural unity of the population C) Increasing mean and median age of the population D) Decreasing consumer expectations related to healthacbairbre.coomu/ttecsot mes 17. A public health nurse has been commissioned to draft a health promotion program thatmeets the health care needs and expectations of the commabuirbn.ictoym./tWesthat factor is most likely to influence the nurse's choice of interventions? A) Management of chronic conditions and disability B) Increasing need for self-care among a younger popualbairtbi.oconm/test C) A shifting focus to disease management D) An increasing focus on acute conditions and rehabilitation abirb.com/test 18. A registered nurse will be collaborating with a certified nurse practitioner (CNP). Whichof the following activities should the nurse expect the CNP to perform? Select all that apply. A) Educating clients and family members B) Coordinating care with other disciplines C) Using direct provision of interventions D) Educating registered nurses and practical nurses E) Coordinating payment plans for clients abirb.com/test abirb.com/test abirb.com/test 19. There are central characteristics of nursing practice that are applicable across the widevariety of contexts in which nurses practice. A nurse can best demonstrate these principles by performing which of the following actions? A) Teaching the public about the role of nursing B) Taking action to control the costs of health care C) Ensuring that all of their actions exemplify caring D) Making sure to carry adequate liability insurance abirb.com/test abirb.com/test 20. A nurse has accepted a position as a clinical nurse leader (CNL). In this abirb.com/test Page 6 role, the nurseshould prioritize which of the following activities? abirb.com/test A) Acting as a spokesperson for the nursing profession B) Generating and disseminating new nursing knowledge C) Diagnosing and treating health problems that have aabpirrbe.cdoimc/tteasbtlecourse D) Helping clients to navigate the health care system abirb.com/test abirb.com/test Page 7 21. With the changing population of health care consumers, it has become necessary for nurses to work more closely with other nurses, as when acute care nurses collaboratewith public health and home health nurses. What nursing function has increased in importance because of this phenomenon? A) Prescribing medication B) Performing discharge planning C) Promoting family involvement D) Forming collegial relationships abirb.com/test abirb.com/test 22. Over the past several decades, nursing roles have changeadbirabn.cdome/xtepstanded in many ways. Which of the following factors has provided the strongest impetus for this change? A) The need to decrease the cost of health care B) The need to improve the quality of nursing educatioanbirb.com/test C) The need to increase the number of nursing jobs available D) The need to increase the public perception of nursing abirb.com/test 23. Advanced practice nursing roles have grown in number and in visibility in recent years.What characteristic sets these nurses apart from the registered nurse? A) Collaboration with other health care providers B) Education that goes beyond that of the RN C) Advanced documentation skills D) Ability to provide care in the surgical context abirb.com/test abirb.com/test 24. CNPs are educated as specialists in areas such as family care, pediatrics, or geriatrics. Inmost jurisdictions, what right do CNPs have that RNs doabnirobt.cpomo/stessetss? A) Perform health interventions independently B) Make referrals to members of other health disciplines C) Prescribe medications D) Perform surgery independently abirb.com/test 25. A nurse is aware that an increasing emphasis is being plaacbeirbd.coomn/theestalth, health promotion, wellness, and self-care. Which of the following activities would bestdemonstrate the principles of health promotion? A) A discharge planning initiative between acute care and community care abirb.com/test Page 8 nurses B) Collaboration between several schools of nursing inabairnb.ucormb/atenstarea C) Creation of a smoking prevention program undertaken in a middle school D) Establishment of a website where clients can check emergency department wait- times abirb.com/te st abirb.com/te st abirb.com/test Page 6 Answer Key 1. D 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. B 11. A 12. C 13. C 14. C 15. A 16. C 17. A 18. A, B, C 19. C 20. D 21. B 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. C abirb.com/test abirb.com/test abirb.com/test abirb.com/test abirb.com/test abirb.com/test abirb.com/test abirb.com/test abirb.com/test abirb.com/test abirb.com/test abirb.com/test abirb.com/test Focus on adult health medical surgical nursing test bank 2nd edition honan abirb.com/test Page 1 1. A nurse has been working with a client whose poorly controlled type 1 diabetes has ledto numerous health problems. Over the past several years the client has had several admissions to the hospital medical unit, and the nurse has often carried out health promotion interventions. Who is ultimately responsible faobrirbm.coamin/tteasitning and promoting this client's health? A) The medical nurse B) The community health nurse who has also worked wabiitrbh.ctohme/tecsltient C) The client's primary care provider D) The client abirb.com/test 2. An elderly female client has come to the clinic for a scheduled follow-up appointment.The nurse learns from the client' s daughter that the client is not following the instructions she received upon discharge from the hospitaablirlba.csotmm/teosnt th. What is the most likely factor causing the client not to adhere to her therapeutic regimen? A) Ethnic background of health care provider B) Costs of the prescribed regimen C) Presence of a learning disability D) Personality of the primary provider abirb.com/test abirb.com/test 3. A gerontologic nurse has observed that clients often fail to adhere to their therapeutic regimen. What strategy should the nurse adopt to best assist an older adult in adhering toa therapeutic regimen involving wound care? A) Demonstrate a dressing change and allow the clientatboirbp.croamc/ttiecste. B) Provide a detailed pamphlet on a dressing change. C) Verbally instruct the client how to change a dressing and check for comprehension. D) Delegate the dressing change to a trusted family meambirbbe.cro.m/test 4. A 20-year-old man newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes needs to learn how to self-administer insulin. When planning the appropriate edabuircba.ctoimon/teaslt interventions and considering variables that will affect his learning, the nurse should prioritize what factor? A) Client's expected lifespan B) Client's gender C) Client's occupation D) Client's culture abirb.com/test abirb.com/test abirb.com/test Focus on adult health medical surgical nursing test bank 2nd edition honan abirb.com/test Page 2 abirb.com/test Focus on adult health medical surgical nursing test bank 2nd edition honan abirb.com/test Page 3 5. The nurse is planning to teach a 75 -year-old client with coronary artery disease about administering her prescribed antiplatelet medication. How can the nurse best enhance the client's ability to learn? A) Provide links to websites that contain evidence-baseadbiribn.cfoomr/mtesattion. B) Exclude family members from the session to prevent distraction. C) Use color-coded materials that are succinct and engaging. D) Make the information directly relevant to the client'asbicrbo.cnodmi/ttieostn. 6. A group of nursing students have been asked to break into groups of four and complete a health -promotion teaching project and present a report atboirbt.hceomir/tfeestllow students. What project most clearly demonstrates the principles of health promotion teaching? A) Demonstrating an injection technique to a client for anticoagulant therapy B) Explaining the side effects of a medication to an aduabltirbc.cloiemn/ttest C) Discussing the importance of preventing sexually transmitted infections (STI) to a group of high school students D) Instructing an adolescent client about safe and nutritious food preparation abirb.com/test 7. The nursing profession and nurses as individuals have a responsibility to promote activities that foster well -being. What factor has most infalbuirebn. ccomed/tensturses' abilities to play this vital role? A) Nurses are seen as nurturing professionals. B) Nurses possess a baccalaureate degree as the entry to practice. C) Nurses possess an authentic desire to help others. abirb.com/test D) Nurses have long-established credibility with the public. abirb.com/test 8. The nurse is planning to teach tracheostomy care to a client who will be discharged home following a spinal cord injury. When preparing to teach, which component of theteaching plan should the nurse prioritize? A) Citing the evidence that underlies each of the teachianbgirbp.coomin/ttesst B) Alleviating the client' s guilt associated with not knowing appropriate self - care C) Determining the client's readiness to learn new information D) Including several nursing colleagues in the planningabpirrbo.ccoems/tsest 9. A public health nurse is preparing to hold a series of health promotion classes for middle -aged adults that will address a variety of topics. Wabihrbi.cchoml/otecsat tion would best meet the learning needs of this population? A) A well-respected physician's office B) A large, local workplace C) The local hospital D) An ambulatory clinic