Testbank For Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 12th Edition (Harding) – Test Bank Chapters 1–69 ISBN- 9780323792394| NCLEX-Style Practice Questions with Answers

TEST BANK

,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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1. The nurse completes an admission database and explains that the plan of care and
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discharge goals will be developed with the patient‘s input. The patient asks, “How is t
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his different from what the physician does?” Which response would the nurse provi
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a. “The role of the nurse is to administer medications and other treatments pre
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scribed by your physician.” cp cp cp




b. “In addition to caring for you while you are sick, the nurses will help you p
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lan 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 that 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 nurse
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s in promoting health. The other responses describe dependent and collaborative functi
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ons of the nursing role but do not accurately describe the nurse‘s unique role in the hea
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lth care system.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze (Analysis) cp cp cp




TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2. Which statement by the nurse accurately describes the use of evidence-
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based practice (EBP)? cp cp




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 cp cp cp cp cp cp cp cp




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