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Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing 12th Edition by Mariann M. Harding, Jeffrey Kwong, Dotti

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Complete Test Bank for Lewis’s Medical‑Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems, 12th Edition (ISBN‑13: 9780323789615) — a comprehensive question bank with verified multiple‑choice, NCLEX‑style, alternate‑format, and case‑based questions plus detailed answers and rationales, covering ALL Chapters 1–69. This essential resource supports nursing students in mastering critical concepts across the medical‑surgical curriculum, including professional nursing practice, health assessment, pathophysiology, patient care, crisis management, system‑specific problems (cardiac, respiratory, renal, endocrine, neurologic, musculoskeletal), perioperative care, oncology, fluid/electrolyte and acid‑base imbalances, and complex clinical decision‑making. Perfect for coursework exams, HESI/ATI review, and NCLEX® preparation — updated for 2025–2026 academic use with high‑yield items aligned to clinical reasoning and prioritization.

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TEST BANK - Lewis Medical Surgical Nursing, 12th
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Chapters 1 - 69 | All Chapters Verified
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Harding: Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 12th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE f2




1. The nurse completes an admission database and explains that the plan of care and discharge
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f2 goals will be developed with the patient‘s input. The patient asks, “How is this different from what
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f2 the physician does?” Which response would the nurse provide?
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a. “Theroleof thenurseis to administermedications and othertreatments prescribed by
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b. “In additionto caringfor you while you aresick, the nurses will help you plan to
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f2 maintain your health.” f2 f2




c. “Thenurse‘sjobis to collectinformationand communicateanyproblems that
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d. “Nursesperform manyof thesameprocedures as the physician, but nurses are with f2 f2 f2 f2 f2 f2 f2 f2 f2 f2 f2 f2 f2




f2 the patients for a longer time than the physician.”
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ANSWER: f 2 B
The American Nurses Association (ANA) definition of nursing describes the role of nurses in
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f2 promoting health. The other responses describe dependent and collaborative functions of the
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f2 nursing role but do not accurately describe the nurse‘s unique role in the health care system.
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2. Which statement bythe nurse accurately describes the use of evidence-based practice (EBP)?
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a. “Patient careis based on clinical judgment, experience, andtraditions.” f2 f2 f2 f2 f2 f2 f2 f2 f2




b. “Data are analyzed later toshow that the patient outcomes areconsistently met.”
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c. “Researchfrom all published articles are used as a guide for planningpatient care.” f2 f2 f2 f2 f2 f2 f2 f2 f2 f2 f2 f2 f2




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f2 preferences.”

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f2 clinician expertise and consideration of patient preferences. Clinical judgment based on the
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f2 nurse‘s clinical experience is part of EBP, but clinical decision making should also incorporate
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current research and research-based guidelines. Evaluation of patient outcomes is important, but
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