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Chapters 1 - 69 | All Chapters Verified
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, Chapter01:ProfessionalNursing
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Harding: Lewis’sMedical-Surgical Nursing,12th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE cx
1. The nurse completes an admission database and explains that the plan of care and discharge goals
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will be developed with the patient‘s input. The patient asks, “How is this different from what the
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cx physician does?” Which response would the nurse provide? cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
a. “Theroleofthenurseistoadministermedicationsandothertreatmentsprescribed by
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cx your physician.” cx
b. “Inadditiontocaringforyouwhile youaresick,thenurseswillhelp youplanto
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cx maintain your health.” cx cx
c. “Thenurse‘sjobistocollectinformationandcommunicateanyproblemsthat
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cx occur to the physician.” cx cx cx
d. “Nursesperformmanyofthesameproceduresasthephysician,butnursesare with cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
cx the patients for a longer time than the physician.”
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ANSWER: c x B
TheAmerican Nurses Association (ANA)definition ofnursingdescribes theroleofnursesin
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cx promoting health. The other responses describe dependent and collaborative functions of the nursing
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cx role but do not accurately describe the nurse‘s unique role in the health care system.
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DIF: CognitiveLevel:Analyze(Analysis) cx cx cx
TOP: c x NursingProcess: Implementation cx cx MSC: NCLEX: Safeand Effective Care Environment c x cx cx cx cx cx
2. Whichstatement bythe nurse accuratelydescribes the useof evidence-based practice (EBP)?
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a. “Patientcareisbasedonclinicaljudgment,experience,andtraditions.” cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
b. “Dataareanalyzedlatertoshowthatthepatientoutcomesareconsistentlymet.” cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
c. “Researchfromallpublishedarticlesareusedas aguideforplanningpatientcare.” cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
d. “Recommendationsarebasedonresearch,clinicalexpertise,andpatient cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
cx preferences.”
ANSWER: c x D
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the use of the best research-based evidence combined with cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx cx
cx clinician expertise and consideration of patient preferences. Clinical judgment based on the
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cx nurse‘s clinical experience is part of EBP, but clinical decision making should also incorporate
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cx current researchandresearch-based guidelines.Evaluationofpatientoutcomesis important, but
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