Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing Questions and Answers 2023

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A nurse has recently been assigned to a medical-surgical clinical rotation. According to the scope of medical-surgical nursing, what type of client assignments does the nurse expect to see? A. Hospit... alized children with acute and chronic illnesses B. Hospitalized adults with acute and chronic illnesses C. Older adults in a nursing home D. Working adults in a corporate setting - -B. Hospitalized adults with acute and chronic illnesses Rationale The scope of medical-surgical nursing, sometimes called adult health nursing, is to promote health and prevent illness or injury in clients from 18 to 100 years of age or older. The most common practice setting is the acute care hospital. -A nursing student has been assigned to the hospital's Rapid Response Team (RRT). Which statement by the student indicates a correct understanding of the RRT member's purpose? A. "I will be caring for clients in the hospital." B. "I will be riding along in the hospital's ambulance." C. "I will be admitting clients to the hospital." D. "I will be observing code 'blue' resuscitations." - -A. "I will be caring for clients in the hospital." Rationale [Show More]

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