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, Chapter 01: Professional Nursing
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Harding: Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 13th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE $!
1. The nurse completes an admission database and explains that the plan of care and discharg
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e goals will be developed with the patient‘s input. The patient asks, “How is this different fro
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m 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 prescribed
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by your physician.”
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b. “In addition to caring for you while you are sick, the nurses will help you plan to
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maintain your health.” $! $!
c. “The nurse‘s job is to collect information and communicate any problems that
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occur to the physician.” $! $! $!
d. “Nurses perform many of the same procedures as the physician, but nurses are
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with the patients for a longer time than the physician.”
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ANS: B $!
The American Nurses Association (ANA) definition of nursing describes the role of nurses in
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promoting health. The other responses describe dependent and collaborative functions of th
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e nursing role but do not accurately describe the nurse‘s unique role in the health care syste
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m.
DIF: $ ! $ ! Cognitive Level: Analyze (Analysis) $! $! $!
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
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2. Which statement by the nurse accurately describes the use of evidence-based practice (EBP)?
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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 patient $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $!
preferences.”
,
, Chapter 01: Professional Nursing
$! $! $!
Harding: Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 13th Edition
$! $! $! $! $!
MULTIPLE CHOICE $!
1. The nurse completes an admission database and explains that the plan of care and discharg
$! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $!
e goals will be developed with the patient‘s input. The patient asks, “How is this different fro
$! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $!
m 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 prescribed
$! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $!
by your physician.”
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b. “In addition to caring for you while you are sick, the nurses will help you plan to
$! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $!
maintain your health.” $! $!
c. “The nurse‘s job is to collect information and communicate any problems that
$! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $!
occur to the physician.” $! $! $!
d. “Nurses perform many of the same procedures as the physician, but nurses are
$! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $!
with the patients for a longer time than the physician.”
$! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $!
ANS: B $!
The American Nurses Association (ANA) definition of nursing describes the role of nurses in
$! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $!
promoting health. The other responses describe dependent and collaborative functions of th
$! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $!
e nursing role but do not accurately describe the nurse‘s unique role in the health care syste
$! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $!
m.
DIF: $ ! $ ! Cognitive Level: Analyze (Analysis) $! $! $!
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
$ ! $! $! $ ! $ ! $ ! MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
$ ! $! $! $! $! $!
2. Which statement by the nurse accurately describes the use of evidence-based practice (EBP)?
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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.”
$! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $!
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 patient $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $! $!
preferences.”
