TEST BANK - Lewis Medical Surgical Nursing, 12th Edition (Harding), Chapters 1 - 69 | All Chapters Verified  

TEST BANK - Lewis Medical Surgical Nursing,
12th Edition (Harding),
Chapters 1 - 69 | All Chapters Verified

,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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1. The nurse completes an admission database and explains that the plan of care and dischar
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ge goals will be developed with the patient‘s input. The patient asks, “How is this different
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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 prescribe
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d by your physician.”
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b. “In addition to caring for you while you are sick, the nurses will help you plan t
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o maintain your health.”
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c. “The nurse‘s job is to collect information and communicate any problems tha
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t occur to the physician.”
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d. “Nurses perform many of the same procedures as the physician, but nurses ar
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e with the patients for a longer time than the physician.”
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ANSWER: B w l




The American Nurses Association (ANA) definition of nursing describes the role of nurses in p
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romoting health. The other responses describe dependent and collaborative functions of the nu
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rsing role but do not accurately describe the nurse‘s unique role in the health care system.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze (Analysis) wl wl wl



TOP: w l Nursing Process: Implementation wl wl 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 (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 patien wl wl wl wl wl wl wl wl




t preferences.”
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based evidence combined with clinician expertise and consideration of patient preferences.
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Clinical judgment based on the nurse‘s clinical experience is part of EBP, but clinical deci
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sion making should also incorporate current research and research-
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