Chapter 14 Kozier And Erbs Fundamentals of Nursing 10th Edition by Berman Snyder

Chapter 14 Kozier And Erbs Fundamentals of Nursing 10th Edition by Berman Snyder

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Question 1

Type: MCSA

The home health nurse uses creativity and critical thinking to devise a way for a client to receive intravenous medication while sitting outside on the porch. Which skill did the nurse use for this situation?

1. Technical
2. Interpersonal
3. Creativity
4. Cognitive

Correct Answer: 4

Rationale 1: Technical skills are “hands-on” skills such as manipulating equipment, giving injections, bandaging, and moving, lifting, and repositioning clients.

Rationale 2: Interpersonal skills are all of the activities, verbal and nonverbal, people use when interacting directly with one another.

Rationale 3: Creativity is part of cognitive skill.

Rationale 4: Cognitive skills include problem solving, decision making, critical thinking, and creativity. Finding a unique way to provide the treatment while keeping the client’s wishes in mind is an example of the nurse using cognitive abilities.

Global Rationale:

 

Cognitive Level: Analyzing

Client Need: Physiological Integrity

Client Need Sub: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies

QSEN Competencies: I. B. 3. Provide patient-centered care with sensitivity and respect for the diversity of human experience

AACN Essentials Competencies: IX. 3. Implement holistic, patient-centered care that reflects an understanding of human growth and development, pathophysiology, pharmacology, medical management and nursing management across the health-illness continuum, across lifespan, and in all healthcare settings

NLN Competencies: Context and Environment; Practice; conduct population-based transcultural health assessments and interventions

Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Implementation

Learning Outcome: 2. Describe three categories of skills used to implement nursing interventions.

MNL Learning Outcome: 1.4.3. Distinguish the nurse’s role in the implementation phase of the nursing process.

Page Number: 208

 

Question 2

Type: MCSA

A home care client must correctly self-administer insulin injections before being discharged from the agency. On what skill is this client being evaluated?

1. Technical
2. Cognitive
3. Interpersonal
4. Academic

Correct Answer: 1

Rationale 1: Technical skills are “hands-on” skills such as manipulating equipment, giving injections, bandaging, and moving, lifting, and repositioning clients. These skills can also be called tasks, procedures, or psychomotor skills.

Rationale 2: Cognitive skills are intellectual skills that involve problem solving, decision making, critical thinking, and creativity.

Rationale 3: Interpersonal skills are necessary for nursing activities: caring, comforting, advocating, referring, counseling, and supporting, to name a few.

Rationale 4: Academic skills would fall under the category of cognitive skills.

Global Rationale:

 

Cognitive Level: Analyzing

Client Need: Physiological Integrity

Client Need Sub: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies

QSEN Competencies: I. B. 3. Provide patient-centered care with sensitivity and respect for the diversity of human experience

AACN Essentials Competencies: IX. 3. Implement holistic, patient-centered care that reflects an understanding of human growth and development, pathophysiology, pharmacology, medical management and nursing management across the health-illness continuum, across lifespan, and in all healthcare settings

NLN Competencies: Context and Environment; Practice; conduct population-based transcultural health assessments and interventions

Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Implementation

Learning Outcome: 2. Describe three categories of skills used to implement nursing interventions.

MNL Learning Outcome: 1.4.4. Integrate the evaluation phase of the nursing process in the care of the client.

Page Number: 209

 

Question 3

Type: MCSA

The nurse provides care to clients admitted to a mental health facility who exhibit paranoid behavior. Which skill should the nurse use when caring for these clients?

1. Cognitive
2. Interpersonal
3. Technical
4. Therapeutic

Correct Answer: 2

Rationale 1: Cognitive skills are intellectual skills and include problem solving, decision making, critical thinking, and creativity.

Rationale 2: Interpersonal skills are all of the activities, verbal and nonverbal, people use when interacting directly with one another. The effectiveness of a nursing action often depends largely on the nurse’s ability to communicate with others. Interpersonal skills are necessary for all nursing activities, including comforting, counseling, and supporting—all of which are extremely important in the acute psychiatric setting.

Rationale 3: Technical skills are “hands-on” skills such as manipulating equipment, giving injections, bandaging, and repositioning clients.

Rationale 4: All nursing skills should be therapeutic.

Global Rationale:

 

Cognitive Level: Applying

Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity

Client Need Sub:

QSEN Competencies: I. B. 3. Provide patient-centered care with sensitivity and respect for the diversity of human experience

AACN Essentials Competencies: IX. 3. Implement holistic, patient-centered care that reflects an understanding of human growth and development, pathophysiology, pharmacology, medical management and nursing management across the health-illness continuum, across lifespan, and in all healthcare settings

NLN Competencies: Context and Environment; Practice; conduct population-based transcultural health assessments and interventions

Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Implementation

Learning Outcome: 2. Describe three categories of skills used to implement nursing interventions.

MNL Learning Outcome: 1.4.3. Distinguish the nurse’s role in the implementation phase of the nursing process.

Page Number: 209