Linda S. Hopper - Study Guide for Understanding Medical Surgical Nursing

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The Study Guide for Understanding Medical-Surgical Nursing has been written and edited exclusively by us, the authors and associate editors, to accompany the seventh edition of Understanding Medical-Surgical Nursing. We have included exercises that not only help you review content, but will also help you develop your critical thinking and clinical judgment abilities. It is essential for you to be able to think critically about the content as you prepare for the NCLEX-PN. We hope you will use this resource as well as Davis Advantage.

Each chapter includes:

Case study questions that accompany an audio case study found on Davis Advantage. Listen to the audio scenario and the information noted by both the nurse and the patient to answer the questions.

An exercise to help you practice chapter vocabulary items. It is important to understand the underlying vocabulary before attempting to apply the terms to understand the remainder of the information in each chapter.

Basic matching, true/false, word scramble, prioritization, and other exercises to accommodate various learning styles. These exercises will allow you to practice and understand medical-surgical nursing information.

Critical thinking and clinical judgment exercises to help you practice your new knowledge in patient situations and to provide practice in making good clinical judgments. We feel strongly that you must learn to think critically and make good judgments, rather than just memorize facts. The answers we provide to your instructors for these exercises are just some of the possibilities. You will come up with additional answers of your own as your knowledge base expands.

SBAR, ISBARR, or CUS communication exercises. These exercises will help you practice important communication skills with the health-care team.

NCLEX-PNstyle questions to provide practice in applying your new knowledge. Rationale for why an answer is correct or incorrect has been included to strengthen your critical thinking and test-taking abilities.

Function and Data Collection chapters also include a labeling exercise to help you review basic anatomy.

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We hope you find this study guide useful. Happy studying and learning to provide safe patient-centered nursing care!

PAULA D. HOPPER,
LINDA S. WILLIAMS,
JENNIFER A. OTMANOWSKI,
AND LAZETTE V. NOWICKI

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Date: __________________________________

Course: __________________________________

Instructor: __________________________________

Listen to the audio case study available on Davis Advantage and then answer the following questions.

1. What are the steps involved in clinical judgment?
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2. What cues did Jane collect about her situation? What data could you collect about your situation as a nursing student trying to balance multiple roles?
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3. What resources did Jane have to draw on to help her manage the multiple demands on her time? What resources do you have?
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4. What examples do you see in this case study of critical thinking? Of clinical judgment?

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Define the following terms and use them in sentences.

Nursing process

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Critical thinking

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Clinical judgment

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