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Harding: Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 13th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE C/




1. The nurse completes an admission database and explains that the plan of care and dischar
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ge goals will be developed with the patient‘s input. The patient asks, “How is this different f
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rom 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 prescribe
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d by your physician.” C/ C/ C/


b. “In addition to caring for you while you are sick, the nurses will help you plan t
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o maintain your health.”
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c. “The nurse‘s job is to collect information and communicate any problems tha
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t occur to the physician.”
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d. “Nurses perform many of the same procedures as the physician, but nurses ar
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e with the patients for a longer time than the physician.”
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ANS: B C/


The American Nurses Association (ANA) definition of nursing describes the role of nurses i
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n promoting health. The other responses describe dependent and collaborative functions of
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the nursing role but do not accurately describe the nurse‘s unique role in the health care s
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ystem.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze (Analysis)
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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 C/ C/ C/ C/ C/ C/ C/ C/


preferences.”
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ANS: D C/


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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 clinical de
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cision making should also incorporate current research and research-
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based guidelines. Evaluation of patient outcomes is important, but data analysis is not requi
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red to use EBP. All published articles do not provide research evidence; interventions shoul
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d be based on credible research, preferably randomized controlled studies with a large numb
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er of subjects.
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TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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3. Which statement by the nurse provides a clear explanation of the nursing process?
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a. “The nursing process is a research method of diagnosing the patient‘s health car
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e problems.” C/


b. “The nursing process is used primarily to explain nursing interventions to othe
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r health care professionals.”
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c. “The nursing process is a problem-solving tool used to identify and manage the
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