Test Bank For Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems, Single Volume 12th Edition by Mariann M. Harding, Jeffrey Kwong, Debra Hagler Chapter 1-69

TEST BANK - Lewis Medical Surgical Nursing,
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, Chapter 01: Professional Nursing
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Harding: Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 12th Edition
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1. The nurse completes an admission database and explains that the plan of care and disch a
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rge goals will be developed with the patient‗s input. The patient asks, ―How is this di
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ffe rent from 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 pre
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scri bed by your physician.‖
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b. ―In addition to caring for you while you are sick, the nurses will help you
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S! pla n to maintain your health.‖
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c. ―The nurse‗s job is to collect information and communicate any problem
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s t hat occur to the physician.‖
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d. ―Nurses perform many of the same procedures as the physician, but nur
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ses are with the patients for a longer time than the physician.‖
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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 s
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ystem
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze (Analysis) S! S! S!



TOP: S!S!S ! Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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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 p S! S! S! S! S! S! S! S!




ati ent preferences.‖
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Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the use of the best research- S! S! S! S! S! S! S! S! S!




based evidence combined with clinician expertise and consideration of patient preferences
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. Clinical judgment based on the nurse‗s clinical experience is part of EBP, but clinic
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al decision making should also incorporate current research and research-
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