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, Chapter 01: Professional Nursing
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Harding: Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 12th Edition
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MULTIPLEf CHOICE
1. Thefnursefcompletesfanfadmissionfdatabasefandfexplainsfthatfthefplanfoffcarefandfdischfargef go
alsf willf bef developedf withf thef patient‗sf input.f Thef patientf asks,f ―Howf isf thisf diffefrentf fromf
whatf thef physicianf does?‖f Whichf responsef wouldf thef nursef provide?
a. ―Thef rolef off thef nursef isf tof administerf medicationsf andf otherf treatmentsf prescrifbe
df byf yourf physician.‖
b. ―Inf additionf tof caringf forf youf whilef youf aref sick,f thef nursesf willf helpf youf plafnf to
f maintainf yourf health.‖
c. ―Thef nurse‗sf jobf isf tof collectf informationf andf communicatef anyfproblemsf tfha
tf occurf tof thef physician.‖
d. ―Nursesf performf manyfoff thef samef proceduresf asf thef physician,f butf nursesfare
f withf thef patientsf forf af longerf timef thanf thef physician.‖
ANSWER:f B
ThefAmericanfNursesfAssociationf(ANA)fdefinitionfoffnursingfdescribesfthefrolefoffnursesfinfprom
otingfhealth.fThefotherfresponsesfdescribefdependentfandfcollaborativeffunctionsfoffthefnursingf rol
ef butf dof notf accuratelyf describef thef nurse‗sf uniquef rolef inf thef healthf caref system
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DIF: Cognitivef Level:f Analyzef (Analysis)
TOP:fff Nursingf Process:f Implementation MSC:f NCLEX:f Safef andf Effectivef Caref Environment
2. Whichf statementf byf thef nursef accuratelyf describesf thef usef off evidence-basedf practicef (EBP)?
a. ―Patientf caref isf basedf onf clinicalf judgment,f experience,f andf traditions.‖
b. ―Dataf aref analyzedf laterf tof showf thatf thef patientf outcomesf aref consistentlyf met.‖
c. ―Researchf fromf allf publishedf articlesf aref usedf asf af guidef forf planningf patientf care.‖
d. ―Recommendationsf aref basedf onf research,f clinicalf expertise,f andf patife
ntf preferences.‖
ANSWER:f D
Evidence-basedf practicef (EBP)f isf thef usef off thef bestf research-
basedf evidencef combinedf withf clinicianf expertisef andf considerationf off patientf preferences
.f Clinicalf judgmentf basedf onf thef nurse‗sf clinicalf experiencef isf partf off EBP,f butf clinicalf dfecisi
onf makingf shouldf alsof incorporatef currentf researchf andf research-