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Med-Surg terminology

The Medical-Surgical Nurse

QuestionAnswer
Caregiver Anyone who provides emotional or physical assistance
Collaborate To work jointly with others
Caring The act of being concerned about something
Advocate One who represents and speaks for another
NANDA Develops nursing diagnoses
Taxonomy Classification system
Prioritization Listing items or actions in order of importance
Documentation The act of writing facts
Critical thinking Using careful judgement in decision making
Ethics Dealing with good and evil, moral principles
You overhear several students talking about a patient in the cafeteria. Knowing that this is a breach of confidentiality, the most appropriate actions is to tactfully remind the students tht they are breaking confidentiality rights.
A nurse has been assigned to care for an alert and oriented HIV client. The nurse states that she is afraid of contracting the virus. The charge nurse should remind her that nurses have a moral obligation to care for all persons.
A client states that the pain medication is not working. After unsuccessfully attempting other alternative comfort measures, you notify the doctor. This is an example of a client advocate.
You are asked to review a client's chart to determine if an appropriate pain management regime was followed after a sufgical procedure. This type of audit is known as quality assurance.
The charge nurse has asked you to gather data from the chart to assist in the development of a care plan. This phase of the nursing process is called. assessment
a client who was admitted for a broken femur has now developed fever and chills. The nurse makes an assessment of the client's present condition. This type of data collections is called focused
A client is experiencing shortness of breath, increased respirations, and profuse sweating. Which of these nursing diagnoses best defines the client's health problem? Ineffective Breathing Pattern
Your client has a temperature of 102 degrees and chils. Which response should the nursing diagnosis identify? actual problem
A 24-year old male received severe neck injuries from a car wreck. He is on Demerol for pain. The nurse is developing a care plan based on the diagnosis of acute pain. Which of the following would be considered the etiology of this diagnosis? severe neck injuries
Mr Johnson tells the nurse that he is nauseated and has vomited twice since breakfast. His vital signs are T-99, P-100, R-22, BP-142/74. These signs and symptoms are indicated by the phrase: as manifested by
Your client is recovering from hip surgery. You have decided that the best diagnosis for this client is Impaired Comfort. Which of the following have the responsibility to decide on a goal for this client? nurse and client
A client has the following goal: Client will walk down the hall by discharge. What part of the goal is missing? measurement
The nurse identifies that a client is at risk for constipation. Which of the following would not be considered appropriate interventions? decrease water intake to four glasses per day
You are evaluating the following goal: Nursing assistant will demonstrate proper hand washing by the end of this lab session. Which of the following actions indicate that the goal has been met? assistant removes rings prior to washing his hands.
Which of the following is not a component of critical thinking? making emergency decisions
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