TEST ssBANK ss- ssLewis ssMedical ssSurgical
ssNursing, ss12th ssEdition ss(Harding), ss
Chapters ss1 ss- ss69 ss| ssAll ssChapters
ssVeri
fied ss
,TABLE ssOF ssCONTENTS
,
, Chapter ss01: ssProfessional ssNursing
Harding: ssLewis’s ssMedical-Surgical ssNursing, ss12th
ssEdition
MULTIPLE ssCHOICE
1. The ssnurse sscompletes ssan ssadmission ssdatabase ssand ssexplains ssthat ssthe ssplan
ssof sscare ssand ssdischarge ssgoals sswill ssbe ssdeveloped sswith ssthe sspatient‗s ssinput.
ssThe sspatient ssasks, ss―How ssis ssthis ssdifferent ssfrom sswhat ssthe ssphysician ssdoes?‖
ssWhich ssresponse sswould ssthe ssnurse ssprovide?
a. ―The ssrole ssof ssthe ssnurse ssis ssto ssadminister ssmedications ssand ssother
sstreatments ssprescribed ssby ssyour ssphysician.‖
b. ―In ssaddition ssto sscaring ssfor ssyou sswhile ssyou ssare sssick, ssthe ssnurses
sswill sshelp ssyou ssplan ssto ssmaintain ssyour sshealth.‖
c. ―The ssnurse‗s ssjob ssis ssto sscollect ssinformation ssand sscommunicate
ssany ssproblems ssthat ssoccur ssto ssthe ssphysician.‖
d. ―Nurses ssperform ssmany ssof ssthe sssame ssprocedures ssas ssthe
ssphysician, ssbut ssnurses ssare sswith ssthe sspatients ssfor ssa sslonger
sstime ssthan ssthe ssphysician.‖
ANSWER: s s B
The ssAmerican ssNurses ssAssociation ss(ANA) ssdefinition ssof ssnursing ssdescribes ssthe
ssrole ssof ssnurses ssin sspromoting sshealth. ssThe ssother ssresponses ssdescribe ssdependent
ssand sscollaborative ssfunctions ssof ssthe ssnursing ssrole ssbut ssdo ssnot ssaccurately
ssdescribe ssthe ssnurse‗s ssunique ssrole ssin ssthe sshealth sscare sssystem.
DIF: Cognitive ssLevel: ssAnalyze ss(Analysis)
TOP: s s Nursing ssProcess: ssImplementation MSC: s s NCLEX: ssSafe ssand ssEffective ssCare
ssEnvironment
2. Which ssstatement ssby ssthe ssnurse ssaccurately ssdescribes ssthe ssuse ssof ssevidence-based
sspractice ss(EBP)?
a. ―Patient sscare ssis ssbased sson ssclinical ssjudgment, ssexperience, ssand sstraditions.‖
b. ―Data ssare ssanalyzed sslater ssto ssshow ssthat ssthe sspatient ssoutcomes ssare ssconsistently
ssmet.‖
c. ―Research ssfrom ssall sspublished ssarticles ssare ssused ssas ssa ssguide ssfor ssplanning
sspatient sscare.‖
d. ―Recommendations ssare ssbased sson ssresearch, ssclinical ssexpertise,
ssNursing, ss12th ssEdition ss(Harding), ss
Chapters ss1 ss- ss69 ss| ssAll ssChapters
ssVeri
fied ss
,TABLE ssOF ssCONTENTS
,
, Chapter ss01: ssProfessional ssNursing
Harding: ssLewis’s ssMedical-Surgical ssNursing, ss12th
ssEdition
MULTIPLE ssCHOICE
1. The ssnurse sscompletes ssan ssadmission ssdatabase ssand ssexplains ssthat ssthe ssplan
ssof sscare ssand ssdischarge ssgoals sswill ssbe ssdeveloped sswith ssthe sspatient‗s ssinput.
ssThe sspatient ssasks, ss―How ssis ssthis ssdifferent ssfrom sswhat ssthe ssphysician ssdoes?‖
ssWhich ssresponse sswould ssthe ssnurse ssprovide?
a. ―The ssrole ssof ssthe ssnurse ssis ssto ssadminister ssmedications ssand ssother
sstreatments ssprescribed ssby ssyour ssphysician.‖
b. ―In ssaddition ssto sscaring ssfor ssyou sswhile ssyou ssare sssick, ssthe ssnurses
sswill sshelp ssyou ssplan ssto ssmaintain ssyour sshealth.‖
c. ―The ssnurse‗s ssjob ssis ssto sscollect ssinformation ssand sscommunicate
ssany ssproblems ssthat ssoccur ssto ssthe ssphysician.‖
d. ―Nurses ssperform ssmany ssof ssthe sssame ssprocedures ssas ssthe
ssphysician, ssbut ssnurses ssare sswith ssthe sspatients ssfor ssa sslonger
sstime ssthan ssthe ssphysician.‖
ANSWER: s s B
The ssAmerican ssNurses ssAssociation ss(ANA) ssdefinition ssof ssnursing ssdescribes ssthe
ssrole ssof ssnurses ssin sspromoting sshealth. ssThe ssother ssresponses ssdescribe ssdependent
ssand sscollaborative ssfunctions ssof ssthe ssnursing ssrole ssbut ssdo ssnot ssaccurately
ssdescribe ssthe ssnurse‗s ssunique ssrole ssin ssthe sshealth sscare sssystem.
DIF: Cognitive ssLevel: ssAnalyze ss(Analysis)
TOP: s s Nursing ssProcess: ssImplementation MSC: s s NCLEX: ssSafe ssand ssEffective ssCare
ssEnvironment
2. Which ssstatement ssby ssthe ssnurse ssaccurately ssdescribes ssthe ssuse ssof ssevidence-based
sspractice ss(EBP)?
a. ―Patient sscare ssis ssbased sson ssclinical ssjudgment, ssexperience, ssand sstraditions.‖
b. ―Data ssare ssanalyzed sslater ssto ssshow ssthat ssthe sspatient ssoutcomes ssare ssconsistently
ssmet.‖
c. ―Research ssfrom ssall sspublished ssarticles ssare ssused ssas ssa ssguide ssfor ssplanning
sspatient sscare.‖
d. ―Recommendations ssare ssbased sson ssresearch, ssclinical ssexpertise,
