TEST BANK - Lewis Medical Surgical Nursing,
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p12th Edition (Harding),
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Chapters 1 - 69 | All Chapters Verified
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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, Chapter p01: pProfessional pNursing
Harding: pLewis’s pMedical-Surgical pNursing, p12th pEdition
MULTIPLE pCHOICE
1. The pnurse pcompletes pan padmission pdatabase pand pexplains pthat pthe pplan pof pcare pand
pdischarge pgoals pwill pbe pdeveloped pwith pthe ppatient‘s pinput. pThe ppatient pasks, p“How pis pthis
pdifferent pfrom pwhat pthe pphysician pdoes?” pWhich presponse pwould pthe pnurse pprovide?
a. “The prole pof pthe pnurse pis pto padminister pmedications pand pother ptreatments
p prescribed pby pyour pphysician.”
b. “In paddition pto pcaring pfor pyou pwhile pyou pare psick, pthe pnurses pwill phelp pyou
p plan pto pmaintain pyour phealth.”
c. “The pnurse‘s pjob pis pto pcollect pinformation pand pcommunicate panypproblems
p that poccur pto pthe pphysician.”
d. “Nurses pperform pmany pof pthe psame pprocedures pas pthe pphysician, pbut pnurses
p are pwith pthe ppatients pfor pa plonger ptime pthan pthe pphysician.”
ANSWER: p B
The pAmerican pNurses pAssociation p(ANA) pdefinition pof pnursing pdescribes pthe prole pof pnurses pin
ppromoting phealth. pThe pother presponses pdescribe pdependent pand pcollaborative pfunctions pof pthe
pnursing prole pbut pdo pnot paccurately pdescribe pthe pnurse‘s punique prole pin pthe phealth pcare
psystem.
DIF: Cognitive pLevel: pAnalyze p(Analysis)
TOP: p Nursing pProcess: pImplementation MSC: p NCLEX: pSafe pand pEffective pCare pEnvironment
2. Which pstatement pby pthe pnurse paccurately pdescribes pthe puse pof pevidence-based ppractice p(EBP)?
a. “Patient pcare pis pbased pon pclinical pjudgment, pexperience, pand ptraditions.”
b. “Data pare panalyzed plater pto pshow pthat pthe ppatient poutcomes pare pconsistently pmet.”
c. “Research pfrom pall ppublished particles pare pused pas pa pguide pfor pplanning ppatient pcare.”
d. “Recommendations pare pbased pon presearch, pclinical pexpertise, pand
p patient ppreferences.”
ANSWER: p D
Evidence-based ppractice p(EBP) pis pthe puse pof pthe pbest presearch-based pevidence pcombined
pwith pclinician pexpertise pand pconsideration pof ppatient ppreferences. pClinical pjudgment pbased
pon pthe pnurse‘s pclinical pexperience pis ppart pof pEBP, pbut pclinical pdecision pmaking pshould
p p p p p p
p12th Edition (Harding),
p p p
Chapters 1 - 69 | All Chapters Verified
p p p p p p p p
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
p p
,
, Chapter p01: pProfessional pNursing
Harding: pLewis’s pMedical-Surgical pNursing, p12th pEdition
MULTIPLE pCHOICE
1. The pnurse pcompletes pan padmission pdatabase pand pexplains pthat pthe pplan pof pcare pand
pdischarge pgoals pwill pbe pdeveloped pwith pthe ppatient‘s pinput. pThe ppatient pasks, p“How pis pthis
pdifferent pfrom pwhat pthe pphysician pdoes?” pWhich presponse pwould pthe pnurse pprovide?
a. “The prole pof pthe pnurse pis pto padminister pmedications pand pother ptreatments
p prescribed pby pyour pphysician.”
b. “In paddition pto pcaring pfor pyou pwhile pyou pare psick, pthe pnurses pwill phelp pyou
p plan pto pmaintain pyour phealth.”
c. “The pnurse‘s pjob pis pto pcollect pinformation pand pcommunicate panypproblems
p that poccur pto pthe pphysician.”
d. “Nurses pperform pmany pof pthe psame pprocedures pas pthe pphysician, pbut pnurses
p are pwith pthe ppatients pfor pa plonger ptime pthan pthe pphysician.”
ANSWER: p B
The pAmerican pNurses pAssociation p(ANA) pdefinition pof pnursing pdescribes pthe prole pof pnurses pin
ppromoting phealth. pThe pother presponses pdescribe pdependent pand pcollaborative pfunctions pof pthe
pnursing prole pbut pdo pnot paccurately pdescribe pthe pnurse‘s punique prole pin pthe phealth pcare
psystem.
DIF: Cognitive pLevel: pAnalyze p(Analysis)
TOP: p Nursing pProcess: pImplementation MSC: p NCLEX: pSafe pand pEffective pCare pEnvironment
2. Which pstatement pby pthe pnurse paccurately pdescribes pthe puse pof pevidence-based ppractice p(EBP)?
a. “Patient pcare pis pbased pon pclinical pjudgment, pexperience, pand ptraditions.”
b. “Data pare panalyzed plater pto pshow pthat pthe ppatient poutcomes pare pconsistently pmet.”
c. “Research pfrom pall ppublished particles pare pused pas pa pguide pfor pplanning ppatient pcare.”
d. “Recommendations pare pbased pon presearch, pclinical pexpertise, pand
p patient ppreferences.”
ANSWER: p D
Evidence-based ppractice p(EBP) pis pthe puse pof pthe pbest presearch-based pevidence pcombined
pwith pclinician pexpertise pand pconsideration pof ppatient ppreferences. pClinical pjudgment pbased
pon pthe pnurse‘s pclinical pexperience pis ppart pof pEBP, pbut pclinical pdecision pmaking pshould
