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, Chapter 01: Professional Nursing
Harding: Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 12th Edition
MULTIPLEbCHOICE
1. Thebnursebcompletesbanbadmissionbdatabasebandbexplainsbthatbthebplanbofbcarebandbdischargebg
oalsbwillbbebdevelopedbwithbthebpatient‘sbinput.bThebpatientbasks,b“Howbisbthisbdifferentbfrombw
hatbthebphysicianbdoes?”bWhichbresponsebwouldbthebnursebprovide?
a. “Thebrolebofbthebnursebisbtobadministerbmedicationsbandbotherbtreatmentsbprescribedb
bybyourbphysician.”
b. “Inbadditionbtobcaringbforbyoubwhilebyoubarebsick,bthebnursesbwillbhelpbyoubplanbtob
maintainbyourbhealth.”
c. “Thebnurse‘sbjobbisbtobcollectbinformationbandbcommunicatebanybproblemsbthatb
occurbtobthebphysician.”
d. “Nursesbperformbmanybofbthebsamebproceduresbasbthebphysician,bbutbnursesbareb
withbthebpatientsbforbablongerbtimebthanbthebphysician.”
ANSWER:b B
ThebAmericanbNursesbAssociationb(ANA)bdefinitionbofbnursingbdescribesbthebrolebofbnursesbinbpro
motingbhealth.bThebotherbresponsesbdescribebdependentbandbcollaborativebfunctionsbofbthebnursingb
rolebbutbdobnotbaccuratelybdescribebthebnurse‘sbuniquebrolebinbthebhealthbcarebsystem.
DIF: CognitivebLevel:bAnalyzeb(Analysis)
TOP:b NursingbProcess:bImplementation MSC:b NCLEX:bSafebandbEffectivebCarebEnvironment
2. Whichbstatementbbybthebnursebaccuratelybdescribesbthebusebofbevidence-basedbpracticeb(EBP)?
a. “Patientbcarebisbbasedbonbclinicalbjudgment,bexperience,bandbtraditions.”
b. “Databarebanalyzedblaterbtobshowbthatbthebpatientboutcomesbarebconsistentlybmet.”
c. “Researchbfromballbpublishedbarticlesbarebusedbasbabguidebforbplanningbpatientbcare.”
d. “Recommendationsbarebbasedbonbresearch,bclinicalbexpertise,bandbpatientb
preferences.”
ANSWER:b D
Evidence-basedbpracticeb(EBP)bisbthebusebofbthebbestbresearch-
basedbevidencebcombinedbwithbclinicianbexpertisebandbconsiderationbofbpatientbpreferences.bCli
nicalbjudgmentbbasedbonbthebnurse‘sbclinicalbexperiencebisbpartbofbEBP,bbutbclinicalbdecisionbma
kingbshouldbalsobincorporatebcurrentbresearchbandbresearch-