Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition by Lewis (2017) – Full
Test Bank (Chapters 1–68) with Answers and Rationales
,
,Chapter 01: Professional Nursing
Test Bank
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. The nurse teaches a student nurse about how to apply the nursing process
when providing patient care. Which statement, if made by the student nurse,
indicates that teaching was successful?
a. The nursing process is a scientific-based method of diagnosing the patients
health care problems.
b. The nursing process is a problem-solving tool used to identify and treat
patients health care needs.
c. The nursing process is based on nursing theory that incorporates the
biopsychosocial nature of humans.
d. The nursing process is used primarily to explain nursing
interventions to other health care professionals.
ANS: B
The nursing process is a problem-solving approach to the identification and
treatment of patients problems. Diagnosis is only one phase of the nursing
process. The primary use of the nursing process is in patient care, not to establish
nursing theory or explain nursing interventions to other health care professionals.
, DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (comprehension)
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care
Environment
2. The nurse describes to a student nurse how to use evidence-based practice
guidelines when caring for patients. Which statement, if made by the nurse,
would be the most accurate?
a. Inferences from clinical research studies are used as a guide.
b. Patient care is based on clinical judgment, experience, and traditions.
c. Data are evaluated to show that the patient outcomes are consistently met.
d. Recommendations are based on research, clinical expertise, and patient
preferences.
ANS: D
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the use of the best research-based evidence
combined with clinician expertise. Clinical judgment based on the nurses clinical
experience is part of EBP, but clinical decision making should also incorporate
current research and research-based guidelines. Evaluation of patient outcomes is
important, but interventions should be based on research from randomized
control studies with a large number of subjects.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (knowledge)
TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care
Test Bank (Chapters 1–68) with Answers and Rationales
,
,Chapter 01: Professional Nursing
Test Bank
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. The nurse teaches a student nurse about how to apply the nursing process
when providing patient care. Which statement, if made by the student nurse,
indicates that teaching was successful?
a. The nursing process is a scientific-based method of diagnosing the patients
health care problems.
b. The nursing process is a problem-solving tool used to identify and treat
patients health care needs.
c. The nursing process is based on nursing theory that incorporates the
biopsychosocial nature of humans.
d. The nursing process is used primarily to explain nursing
interventions to other health care professionals.
ANS: B
The nursing process is a problem-solving approach to the identification and
treatment of patients problems. Diagnosis is only one phase of the nursing
process. The primary use of the nursing process is in patient care, not to establish
nursing theory or explain nursing interventions to other health care professionals.
, DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (comprehension)
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care
Environment
2. The nurse describes to a student nurse how to use evidence-based practice
guidelines when caring for patients. Which statement, if made by the nurse,
would be the most accurate?
a. Inferences from clinical research studies are used as a guide.
b. Patient care is based on clinical judgment, experience, and traditions.
c. Data are evaluated to show that the patient outcomes are consistently met.
d. Recommendations are based on research, clinical expertise, and patient
preferences.
ANS: D
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the use of the best research-based evidence
combined with clinician expertise. Clinical judgment based on the nurses clinical
experience is part of EBP, but clinical decision making should also incorporate
current research and research-based guidelines. Evaluation of patient outcomes is
important, but interventions should be based on research from randomized
control studies with a large number of subjects.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (knowledge)
TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care
