TEST BANK FOR LEWIS\'S MEDICAL- SURGICAL
NURSING, 12THEDITION BY MARIANN M.
HARDING, JEFFREY KWONG, DEBRAHAGLER
CHAPTER 1-69 QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS A+
Chapter ai01: aiProfessional
aiNursingaiHarding: aiLewis‟s aiMedical-Surgical aiNursing, ai12th
aiEdition
MULTIPLE aiCHOICE
1. The ainurse aicompletes aian aiadmission aidatabase aiand aiexplains aithat aithe aiplan
aiof aicare aiand aidischarge aigoals aiwill aibe aideveloped aiwith aithe aipatient„s aiinput. aiThe
aipatient aiasks, ai“How aiis aithis aidifferent aifrom aiwhat aithe aiphysician aidoes?” aiWhich
airesponse aiwould aithe ainurse aiprovide?
a. “The airole aiof aithe ainurse aiis aito aiadminister aimedications aiand aiother aitreatments
aiprescribed aibyaiyour aiphysician.”
b. “In aiaddition aito aicaring aifor aiyou aiwhile aiyou aiare aisick, aithe ainurses aiwill
aihelp ai you aiplan aitoaimaintain aiyour aihealth.”
c. “The ainurse„s aijob aiis aito aicollect aiinformation aiand aicommunicate aiany aiproblems
aithat aioccur aitoaithe aiphysician.”
d. “Nurses aiperform aimany aiof aithe aisame aiprocedures aias aithe aiphysician, aibut ainurses
aiare aiwith aitheaipatients aifor aia ailonger aitime aithan aithe aiphysician.”
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The aiAmerican aiNurses aiAssociation ai(ANA) aidefinition aiof ainursing aidescribes aithe airole
aiof ainurses aiinaipromoting aihealth. aiThe aiother airesponses aidescribe aidependent aiand
aicollaborative aifunctions aiof aithe ainursing airole aibut aido ainot aiaccurately aidescribe aithe
ainurse„s aiunique airole aiin aithe aihealth aicare aisystem.
DIF: Cognitive aiLevel: aiAnalyze ai(Analysis)
TOP: aiNursing aiProcess: aiImplementation MSC: aiNCLEX: aiSafe aiand aiEffective
aiCareaE
i nvironment
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,2. Which aistatement aiby aithe ainurse aiaccurately aidescribes aithe aiuse aiof aievidence-
based aipracticeai(EBP)?
a. “Patient aicare aiis aibased aion aiclinical aijudgment, aiexperience, aiand aitraditions.”
b. “Data aiare aianalyzed ailater aito aishow aithat aithe aipatient aioutcomes aiare aiconsistently
aimet.”
c. “Research aifrom aiall aipublished aiarticles aiare aiused aias aia aiguide aifor aiplanning aipatient
aicare.”
d. “Recommendations aiare aibased aion airesearch, aiclinical aiexpertise, aiand aipatient
aipreferences.”aiANS: aiD
Evidence-based aipractice ai(EBP) aiis aithe aiuse aiof aithe aibest airesearch-based aievidence
aicombined aiwith aiclinician aiexpertise aiand aiconsideration aiof aipatient aipreferences. aiClinical
aijudgment aibased aion aithe ainurse„s aiclinical aiexperience aiis aipart aiof aiEBP, aibut aiclinical
aidecision aimaking aishould aialso aiincorporate aicurrent airesearch aiand airesearch-based
aiguidelines. aiEvaluation aiof aipatient aioutcomes aiis aiimportant, aibutaidata aianalysis aiis ainot
airequired aito aiuse aiEBP. aiAll aipublished aiarticles aido ainot aiprovide airesearch aievidence;
aiinterventions aishould aibe aibased aion aicredible airesearch, aipreferably airandomized aicontrolled
aistudies aiwith aia ailarge ainumber aiof aisubjects.
DIF: Cognitive aiLevel: aiUnderstand ai(Comprehension) TOP: aiNursing aiProcess:
aiPlanningaiMSC: aiNCLEX: aiSafe aiand aiEffective aiCare aiEnvironment
3. Which aistatement aiby aithe ainurse aiprovides aia aiclear aiexplanation aiof aithe ainursing
aiprocess?
a. “The ainursing aiprocess aiis aia airesearch aimethod aiof aidiagnosing aithe aipatient„s
aihealth aicareaiproblems.”
b. “The ainursing aiprocess aiis aiused aiprimarily aito aiexplain ainursing aiinterventions aito
aiother aihealthaicare aiprofessionals.”
c. “The ainursing aiprocess aiis aia aiproblem-solving aitool aiused aito aiidentify aiand aimanage aithe
patients„ aihealth aicare aineeds.”
d. “The ainursing aiprocess aiis aibased aion ainursing aitheory aithat aiincorporates aithe
aibiopsychosocialainature aiof aihumans.”
ANS: aiC
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, The ainursing aiprocess aiis aia aiproblem-solving aiapproach aito aithe aiidentification aiand
aitreatment aiof aipatients„ aiproblems. aiNursing aiprocess aidoes ainot airequire airesearch
aimethods aifor aidiagnosis. aiThe
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NURSING, 12THEDITION BY MARIANN M.
HARDING, JEFFREY KWONG, DEBRAHAGLER
CHAPTER 1-69 QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS A+
Chapter ai01: aiProfessional
aiNursingaiHarding: aiLewis‟s aiMedical-Surgical aiNursing, ai12th
aiEdition
MULTIPLE aiCHOICE
1. The ainurse aicompletes aian aiadmission aidatabase aiand aiexplains aithat aithe aiplan
aiof aicare aiand aidischarge aigoals aiwill aibe aideveloped aiwith aithe aipatient„s aiinput. aiThe
aipatient aiasks, ai“How aiis aithis aidifferent aifrom aiwhat aithe aiphysician aidoes?” aiWhich
airesponse aiwould aithe ainurse aiprovide?
a. “The airole aiof aithe ainurse aiis aito aiadminister aimedications aiand aiother aitreatments
aiprescribed aibyaiyour aiphysician.”
b. “In aiaddition aito aicaring aifor aiyou aiwhile aiyou aiare aisick, aithe ainurses aiwill
aihelp ai you aiplan aitoaimaintain aiyour aihealth.”
c. “The ainurse„s aijob aiis aito aicollect aiinformation aiand aicommunicate aiany aiproblems
aithat aioccur aitoaithe aiphysician.”
d. “Nurses aiperform aimany aiof aithe aisame aiprocedures aias aithe aiphysician, aibut ainurses
aiare aiwith aitheaipatients aifor aia ailonger aitime aithan aithe aiphysician.”
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,ANS: aiB
The aiAmerican aiNurses aiAssociation ai(ANA) aidefinition aiof ainursing aidescribes aithe airole
aiof ainurses aiinaipromoting aihealth. aiThe aiother airesponses aidescribe aidependent aiand
aicollaborative aifunctions aiof aithe ainursing airole aibut aido ainot aiaccurately aidescribe aithe
ainurse„s aiunique airole aiin aithe aihealth aicare aisystem.
DIF: Cognitive aiLevel: aiAnalyze ai(Analysis)
TOP: aiNursing aiProcess: aiImplementation MSC: aiNCLEX: aiSafe aiand aiEffective
aiCareaE
i nvironment
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,2. Which aistatement aiby aithe ainurse aiaccurately aidescribes aithe aiuse aiof aievidence-
based aipracticeai(EBP)?
a. “Patient aicare aiis aibased aion aiclinical aijudgment, aiexperience, aiand aitraditions.”
b. “Data aiare aianalyzed ailater aito aishow aithat aithe aipatient aioutcomes aiare aiconsistently
aimet.”
c. “Research aifrom aiall aipublished aiarticles aiare aiused aias aia aiguide aifor aiplanning aipatient
aicare.”
d. “Recommendations aiare aibased aion airesearch, aiclinical aiexpertise, aiand aipatient
aipreferences.”aiANS: aiD
Evidence-based aipractice ai(EBP) aiis aithe aiuse aiof aithe aibest airesearch-based aievidence
aicombined aiwith aiclinician aiexpertise aiand aiconsideration aiof aipatient aipreferences. aiClinical
aijudgment aibased aion aithe ainurse„s aiclinical aiexperience aiis aipart aiof aiEBP, aibut aiclinical
aidecision aimaking aishould aialso aiincorporate aicurrent airesearch aiand airesearch-based
aiguidelines. aiEvaluation aiof aipatient aioutcomes aiis aiimportant, aibutaidata aianalysis aiis ainot
airequired aito aiuse aiEBP. aiAll aipublished aiarticles aido ainot aiprovide airesearch aievidence;
aiinterventions aishould aibe aibased aion aicredible airesearch, aipreferably airandomized aicontrolled
aistudies aiwith aia ailarge ainumber aiof aisubjects.
DIF: Cognitive aiLevel: aiUnderstand ai(Comprehension) TOP: aiNursing aiProcess:
aiPlanningaiMSC: aiNCLEX: aiSafe aiand aiEffective aiCare aiEnvironment
3. Which aistatement aiby aithe ainurse aiprovides aia aiclear aiexplanation aiof aithe ainursing
aiprocess?
a. “The ainursing aiprocess aiis aia airesearch aimethod aiof aidiagnosing aithe aipatient„s
aihealth aicareaiproblems.”
b. “The ainursing aiprocess aiis aiused aiprimarily aito aiexplain ainursing aiinterventions aito
aiother aihealthaicare aiprofessionals.”
c. “The ainursing aiprocess aiis aia aiproblem-solving aitool aiused aito aiidentify aiand aimanage aithe
patients„ aihealth aicare aineeds.”
d. “The ainursing aiprocess aiis aibased aion ainursing aitheory aithat aiincorporates aithe
aibiopsychosocialainature aiof aihumans.”
ANS: aiC
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, The ainursing aiprocess aiis aia aiproblem-solving aiapproach aito aithe aiidentification aiand
aitreatment aiof aipatients„ aiproblems. aiNursing aiprocess aidoes ainot airequire airesearch
aimethods aifor aidiagnosis. aiThe
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