Test Bank Lewis Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems 12th Edition By Harding & Kwong

TEST BANK - Lewis Medical Surgical Nursing,
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Chapters 1 - 69 | All Chapters Verified
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,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
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nm discharge goals will be developed with the patient‘s input. The patient asks, “How is
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this different from what the physician does?” Which response would the nurse
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a. “The role of the nurse is to administer medications and other treatments
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b. “In addition to caring for you while you are sick, the nurses will help you
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nm plan to maintain your health.”
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c. “The nurse‘s job is to collect information and communicate any problems
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nm that occur to the physician.”
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d. “Nurses perform many of the same procedures as the physician, but
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nm nurses are with the patients for a longer time than the physician.”
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ANSWER: n m B
The American Nurses Association (ANA) definition of nursing describes the role of nurses
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nm in promoting health. The other responses describe dependent and collaborative functions
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nm of the nursing role but do not accurately describe the nurse‘s unique role in the health
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze (Analysis)
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TOP: n m Nursing Process: Implementation MSC:
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2. Which statement by the nurse accurately describes the use of evidence-based practice
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nm (EBP)?
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 nm nm nm nm nm nm nm




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ANSWER: n m D
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the use of the best research-based evidence
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