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, Chaptere01:eProfessionaleNursing
Harding:eLewis’seMedical-SurgicaleNursing,e12theEdition
MULTIPLEeCHOICE
1. Theenurseecompleteseaneadmissionedatabaseeandeexplainsethatetheeplaneofecareeandedischargee
goalsewillebeedevelopedewithetheepatient‘seinput.eTheepatienteasks,e“Howeisethisedifferentefrome
whatetheephysicianedoes?”eWhicheresponseewouldetheenurseeprovide?
a. “Theeroleeofetheenurseeisetoeadministeremedicationseandeotheretreatmentseprescribede
byeyourephysician.”
b. “Ineadditionetoecaringeforeyouewhileeyoueareesick,etheenursesewillehelpeyoueplanetoe
maintaineyourehealth.”
c. “Theenurse‘sejobeisetoecollecteinformationeandecommunicateeanyeproblemsethate
occuretoetheephysician.”
d. “Nurseseperformemanyeofetheesameeprocedureseasetheephysician,ebutenursesearee
withetheepatientseforeaelongeretimeethanetheephysician.”
ANSWER:e B
TheeAmericaneNurseseAssociatione(ANA)edefinitioneofenursingedescribesetheeroleeofenurseseinepro
motingehealth.eTheeothereresponsesedescribeedependenteandecollaborativeefunctionseofetheenursing
eroleebutedoenoteaccuratelyedescribeetheenurse‘seuniqueeroleeinetheehealthecareesystem.
DIF: CognitiveeLevel:eAnalyzee(Analysis)
TOP:e NursingeProcess:eImplementation MSC:e NCLEX:eSafeeandeEffectiveeCareeEnvironment
2. Whichestatementebyetheenurseeaccuratelyedescribesetheeuseeofeevidence-basedepracticee(EBP)?
a. “Patientecareeisebasedeoneclinicalejudgment,eexperience,eandetraditions.”
b. “Dataeareeanalyzedelateretoeshowethatetheepatienteoutcomeseareeconsistentlyemet.”
c. “Researchefromeallepublishedearticleseareeusedeaseaeguideeforeplanningepatientecare.”
d. “Recommendationseareebasedeoneresearch,eclinicaleexpertise,eandepatiente
preferences.”
ANSWER:e D
Evidence-basedepracticee(EBP)eisetheeuseeofetheebesteresearch-
basedeevidenceecombinedewitheclinicianeexpertiseeandeconsiderationeofepatientepreferences.eCl
inicalejudgmentebasedeonetheenurse‘seclinicaleexperienceeiseparteofeEBP,ebuteclinicaledecisione
makingeshouldealsoeincorporateecurrenteresearcheanderesearch-
basedeguidelines.eEvaluationeofepatienteoutcomeseiseimportant,ebutedataeanalysiseisenoterequired