Test Bank for "Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing" 12th Edition by Harding, Kwong, Hagle, and Reinisch

TEST BANK - Lewis Medical Surgical Nursing, 12th
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Edition (Harding),
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Chapters 1 - 69 | All Chapters Verified
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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, Chapter 01: Professional Nursing
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Harding: Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 12th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE k




1. The nurse completes an admission database and explains that the plan of care and discharge
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k goals will be developed with the patient‗s input. The patient asks, ―How is this different from
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what the physician does?‖ Which response would the nurse provide?
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a. ―The role of the nurse is to administer medications and other treatments prescribed by
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b. ―In addition to caring for you while you are sick, the nurses will help you plan to
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maintain your health.‖
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c. ―The nurse‗s job is to collect information and communicate any problems that
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occur to the physician.‖
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d. ―Nurses perform many of the same procedures as the physician, but nurses are
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with the patients for a longer time than the physician.‖
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ANSWER: B k




The American Nurses Association (ANA) definition of nursing describes the role of nurses in
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promoting health. The other responses describe dependent and collaborative functions of the
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nursing role but do not accurately describe the nurse‗s unique role in the health care system.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze (Analysis) k k k




TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
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2. Which statement by the nurse accurately describes the use of evidence-based practice (EBP)?
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a. ―Patient care is based on clinical judgment, experience, and traditions.‖
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b. ―Data are analyzed later to show that the patient outcomes are consistently met.‖
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c. ―Research from all published articles are used as a guide for planning patient care.‖
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d. ―Recommendations are based on research, clinical expertise, and patient k k k k k k k k




preferences.‖
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Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the use of the best research-based evidence combined with k k k k k k k k k k k k




clinician expertise and consideration of patient preferences. Clinical judgment based on the
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nurse‗s clinical experience is part of EBP, but clinical decision making should also incorporate
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current research and research-based guidelines. Evaluation of patient outcomes is important, but
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data analysis is not required to use EBP. All published articles do not provide research
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