TEST BANK - Lewis Medical Surgical Nursing,
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Chapters 1 - 69 | All Chapters Verified
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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, Chapter 01: Professional Nursing
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Harding: Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 12th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE b6
1. The nurse completes an admission database and explains that the plan of care and
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b6 discharge goals will be developed with the patient‗s input. The patient asks, ―How is this
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different from 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
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b. ―In addition to caring for you while you are sick, the nurses will help you
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b6 plan to maintain your health.‖
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c. ―The nurse‗s job is to collect information and communicate any problems
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b6 that occur to the physician.‖
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d. ―Nurses perform many of the same procedures as the physician, but nurses
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ANSWER: b 6 B
The American Nurses Association (ANA) definition of nursing describes the role of nurses in
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b6 the nursing role but do not accurately describe the nurse‗s unique role in the health care
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b6 system.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze (Analysis) b6 b6 b6
TOP: b 6 Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2. Which statement by the nurse accurately describes the use of evidence-based practice
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b6 (EBP)?
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 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
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ANSWER: b 6 D
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the use of the best research-based evidence combined
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b6 with clinician expertise and consideration of patient preferences. Clinical judgment
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b6 based on the nurse‗s clinical experience is part of EBP, but clinical decision making
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b6 12th Edition (Harding),
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Chapters 1 - 69 | All Chapters Verified
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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,
, Chapter 01: Professional Nursing
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Harding: Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 12th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE b6
1. The nurse completes an admission database and explains that the plan of care and
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b6 discharge goals will be developed with the patient‗s input. The patient asks, ―How is this
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different from 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
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b. ―In addition to caring for you while you are sick, the nurses will help you
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b6 plan to maintain your health.‖
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c. ―The nurse‗s job is to collect information and communicate any problems
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b6 that occur to the physician.‖
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d. ―Nurses perform many of the same procedures as the physician, but nurses
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b6 are with the patients for a longer time than the physician.‖
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ANSWER: b 6 B
The American Nurses Association (ANA) definition of nursing describes the role of nurses in
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b6 promoting health. The other responses describe dependent and collaborative functions of
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b6 the nursing role but do not accurately describe the nurse‗s unique role in the health care
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b6 system.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze (Analysis) b6 b6 b6
TOP: b 6 Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2. Which statement by the nurse accurately describes the use of evidence-based practice
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b6 (EBP)?
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 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
b6 patient preferences.‖ b6
ANSWER: b 6 D
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the use of the best research-based evidence combined
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b6 with clinician expertise and consideration of patient preferences. Clinical judgment
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b6 based on the nurse‗s clinical experience is part of EBP, but clinical decision making
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