Test Bank for Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems, 11th Edition | Mariann M. Harding | ISBN-13: 978-0323551496 | Latest Update 2025/2026 Exam Prep Questions and Answers

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents 1
Chapter 01: Professional Nursing 3
Chapter 02: Health Equity and Culturally Competent Care 13
Chapter 03: Health History and Physical Examination 21
Chapter 04: Patient and Caregiver Teaching 28
Chapter 05: Chronic Illness and Older Adults 38
Chapter 06: Stress Management 48
Chapter 07: Sleep and Sleep Disorders 54
Chapter 08: Pain 59
Chapter 09: Palliative and End of Life Care 71
Chapter 10: Substance Use Disorders 79
Chapter 11: Inflammation and Healing 91
Chapter 12: Genetics 101
Chapter 13: Immune Responses and Transplantation 105
Chapter 14: Infection 117
Chapter 15: Cancer 129
Chapter 16: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances 148
Chapter 17: Preoperative Care 165
Chapter 18: Intraoperative Care 175
Chapter 19: Postoperative Care 184
Chapter 20: Assessment and Management: Visual Problems 196
Chapter 21: Assessment and Management: Auditory Problems 216
Chapter 22: Assessment: Integumentary System 227
Chapter 23: Integumentary Problems 233
Chapter 24: Burns 245
Chapter 25: Assessment: Respiratory System 259
Chapter 26: Upper Respiratory Problems 270
Chapter 27: Lower Respiratory Problems 282
Chapter 28: Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases 305
Chapter 29: Assessment: Hematologic System 325
Chapter 30: Hematologic Problems 332
Chapter 31: Assessment: Cardiovascular System 353
Chapter 32: Hypertension 364
Chapter 33: Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary Syndrome 375
Chapter 34: Heart Failure 394
Chapter 35: Dysrhythmias 406
Chapter 36: Inflammatory and Structural Heart Disorders 420
Chapter 37: Vascular Disorders 435
Chapter 38: Assessment: Gastrointestinal System 450
Chapter 39: Nutritional Problems 458
Chapter 40: Obesity 469
Chapter 41: Upper Gastrointestinal Problems 478
Chapter 42: Lower Gastrointestinal Problems 499
Chapter 43: Liver, Biliary Tract, and Pancreas Problems 523
Chapter 44: Assessment: Urinary System 543
Chapter 45: Renal and Urologic Problems 553
Chapter 46: Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease 573
Chapter 47: Assessment: Endocrine System 590
Chapter 48: Diabetes Mellitus 600
Chapter 49: Endocrine Problems 622
Chapter 50: Assessment: Reproductive System 642

,Chapter 51: Breast Disorders 650
Chapter 52: Sexually Transmitted Infections 662
Chapter 53: Female Reproductive Problems 671
Chapter 54: Male Reproductive Problems 693
Chapter 55: Assessment: Nervous System 708
Chapter 56: Acute Intracranial Problems 717
Chapter 57: Stroke 734
Chapter 58: Chronic Neurologic Problems 747
Chapter 59: Dementia and Delirium 763
Chapter 60: Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve Problems 772
Chapter 61: Assessment: Musculoskeletal System 787
Chapter 62: Musculoskeletal Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery 794
Chapter 63: Musculoskeletal Problems 814
Chapter 64: Arthritis and Connective Tissue Diseases 825
Chapter 65: Critical Care 845
Chapter 66: Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome 864
Chapter 67: Acute Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome 877
Chapter 68: Emergency and Disaster Nursing 889

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b. The nursing process is a problem-solving tool used to identify and treat patients health care
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The nursing process is a problem-solving approach to the identification and treatment of patients
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problems. Diagnosis is only one phase of the nursing process. The primary use of the nursing process is
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in patient care, not to establish nursing theory or explain nursing interventions to other health care
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2. The nurse describes to a student nurse how to use evidence-based practice guidelines when caring
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a. Inferences from clinical research studies are used as a guide.
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b. Patient care is based on clinical judgment, experience, and traditions.
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c. Data are evaluated to show that the patient outcomes are consistently met.
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d. Recommendations are based on research, clinical expertise, and patient preferences.
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