Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing – 12th Edition by Harding | Test Bank Chapters 1–69 | Updated 2025 NCLEX-Style Questions with Answers

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

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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 discharge goals
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willbedeveloped withthepatient‘sinput.Thepatientasks,“Howisthisdifferentfrom what the phys
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ician does?” Which response would the nurse provide?
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a. “Theroleofthenurseistoadministermedicationsandothertreatmentsprescribed by yo
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b. “Inadditiontocaringforyouwhile youaresick,thenurseswillhelp youplanto maintai
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n your health.”
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c. “Thenurse‘sjobistocollectinformationandcommunicateanyproblemsthat occur
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d. “Nursesperformmanyofthesameproceduresasthephysician,butnursesare with t nq nq nq nq nq q
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he patients for a longer time than the physician.”
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ANSWER: B n q




TheAmerican Nurses Association (ANA)definition ofnursingdescribes theroleofnurses in promotin
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g health. The other responses describe dependent and collaborative functions of the nursing role but do
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not accurately describe the nurse‘s unique role in the health care system.
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DIF: CognitiveLevel:Analyze(Analysis) nq nq nq




TOP: NursingProcess: Implementation
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2. Which statement bythe nurse accuratelydescribes the useof evidence-based practice (EBP)?
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a. “Patientcareisbasedonclinicaljudgment,experience,andtraditions.” nq nq nq nq nq q
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b. “Dataareanalyzed latertoshowthatthepatientoutcomesareconsistentlymet.” nq nq nq nq nq q
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c. “Researchfrom allpublishedarticles areused as aguideforplanningpatientcare.” nq nq nq nq nq q
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d. “Recommendationsarebasedonresearch,clinicalexpertise,andpatient pre nq nq q
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ferences.”

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based evidence combined with clinician expertise and consideration of patient preferences. Clinic
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al judgment based on the nurse‘s clinical experience is part of EBP, but clinical decision making sh
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ould also incorporate current research and research-
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