TEST BANK FOR MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING 2ND EDITION BY HOFFMAN.

TEST BANK FOR MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING 2ND EDITION BY HOFFMAN. 1. The medical-surgical nurse identifies a clinical practice issue and wants to determine if there is sufficient evidence to support a change in practice. Which type of study provides the strongest evidence to support a practice change? 1) Randomized control study 2) Quasi-experimental study 3) Case-control study 4) Cohort study. 2. The medical-surgical unit recently implemented a patient-centered care model. Which action implemented by the nurse supports this model? 1) Evaluating care 2) Assessing needs 3) Diagnosing problems 4) Providing compassion. 1. ANS: 1 Chapter number and title: 1, Foundations for Medical Surgical Practice Chapter learning objective: Discussing the incorporation of evidence-based practices into medical-surgical nursing Chapter page reference: 003-004 Heading: Evidence-Based Nursing Care Integrated Processes: Nursing Process: Planning Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment/Management of Care Cognitive level: Comprehension [Understanding] Concept: Evidence-Based Practice Difficulty: Easy Feedback 1 Systematic reviews of randomized control studies (Level I) are the highest level of evidence because they include data from selected studies that randomly assigned participants to control and experimental groups. The lower the numerical rating of the level of evidence indicates the highest level of evidence; therefore, this type of study provides the strongest evidence to support a practice change. 2 Quasi-experimental studies are considered Level III; therefore, this study does not provide the strongest evidenceNtUo RsuSppIoNrtGaTprBCceOcMhange. 3 Case-control studies are considered Level IV; therefore, this study does not provide the strongest evidence to support a practice change. 4 Cohort studies are considered Level IV; therefore, this study does not provide the strongest evidence to support a practice change. PTS: 1 CON: Evidence-Based Practice. 2. ANS: 4 Chapter number and title: 1, Foundations of Medical-Surgical Practice Chapter learning objective: Explaining the importance of patient-centered care in the management of medicalsurgical patients Chapter page reference: 004-005 Heading: Patient-Centered Care in the Medical-Surgical Setting Integrated Processes: Caring Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity Cognitive level: Application [Applying] Concept: Nursing Roles Difficulty: Moderate Feedback 1 Evaluation is a step in the nursing process; however, this is not an action that supports the patient-centered care model. 2 Assessment is a step in the nursing process; however, this is not an action that supports the patient-centered care model. TEST BANK FOR MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING 2ND EDITION BY HOFFMAN NURSINGTB.COM 3 Diagnosis is a step in the nursing process; however, this is not an action that supports the patient-centered care model. 4 Compassion is a competency closely associated with patient-centered care; therefore, this action supports the patient-centered model of care.