TEST BANK For Lewis's Medical Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition by Mariann M. Harding , Verified Chapt
Table of Contents
Chapter 01: Professional Nursing
1
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
717
Chapter 56: Acute Intracranial Problems
734
Chapter 57: Stroke
747
Chapter 58: Chronic Neurologic Problems
763
Chapter 59: Dementia and Delirium
772
Chapter 60: Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve Problems
787
Chapter 61: Assessment: Musculoskeletal System
794
Chapter 62: Musculoskeletal Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery
814
Chapter 63: Musculoskeletal Problems
825
Chapter 64: Arthritis and Connective Tissue Diseases
845
Chapter 65: Critical Care
864
Chapter 66: Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
877
Chapter 67: Acute Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
889
Chapter 68: Emergency and Disaster Nursing
,Chapter 01: Professional Nursing
Test Bank: Lewis’s Medical Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition by Harding
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 patient’s health
care needs.
c. The nursing process is based on nursing theory that incorporates the
biopsychosocial nature ofhumans.
d. The nursing process is used primarily to explain nursing interventions to
other health careprofessionals.
ANS: B
The nursing process is a problem-solving approach to the identification and treatment of
patient’s 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 forpatients. 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 outcomesis 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 Environment
3. The nurse completes an admission database and explains that the plan of care and
discharge goals will be developed with the patients input. The patient states, How is this
different from what the doctor does? Whichresponse would be most appropriate for the
nurse to make?
a. The role of the nurse is to administer medications and other treatments prescribed by
your doctor.
b. The nurses job is to help the doctor by collecting information and communicating
any problemsthat occur.
c. Nurses perform many of the same procedures as the doctor, but nurses are with
the patients for alonger time than the doctor.
d. In addition to caring for you while you are sick, the nurses will assist you
to develop anindividualized plan to maintain your health.
ANS: D
This response is consistent with the American Nurses Association (ANA) definition of
nursing, which describes the role of nurses in promoting health. The other responses describe
some of the dependent and collaborative functions of the nursing role but do not accurately
describe the nurses role in the health caresystem.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (comprehension)
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
4. A patient who is paralyzed on the left side of the body after a stroke develops a pressure
ulcer on the left hipWhich nursing diagnosis is most appropriate?
a. Impaired physical mobility related to left-sided paralysis
b. Risk for impaired tissue integrity related to left-sided weakness
c. Impaired skin integrity related to altered circulation and pressure
d. Ineffective tissue perfusion related to inability to move
independentlyANS: C
Table of Contents
Chapter 01: Professional Nursing
1
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
717
Chapter 56: Acute Intracranial Problems
734
Chapter 57: Stroke
747
Chapter 58: Chronic Neurologic Problems
763
Chapter 59: Dementia and Delirium
772
Chapter 60: Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve Problems
787
Chapter 61: Assessment: Musculoskeletal System
794
Chapter 62: Musculoskeletal Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery
814
Chapter 63: Musculoskeletal Problems
825
Chapter 64: Arthritis and Connective Tissue Diseases
845
Chapter 65: Critical Care
864
Chapter 66: Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
877
Chapter 67: Acute Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
889
Chapter 68: Emergency and Disaster Nursing
,Chapter 01: Professional Nursing
Test Bank: Lewis’s Medical Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition by Harding
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 patient’s health
care needs.
c. The nursing process is based on nursing theory that incorporates the
biopsychosocial nature ofhumans.
d. The nursing process is used primarily to explain nursing interventions to
other health careprofessionals.
ANS: B
The nursing process is a problem-solving approach to the identification and treatment of
patient’s 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 forpatients. 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 outcomesis 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 Environment
3. The nurse completes an admission database and explains that the plan of care and
discharge goals will be developed with the patients input. The patient states, How is this
different from what the doctor does? Whichresponse would be most appropriate for the
nurse to make?
a. The role of the nurse is to administer medications and other treatments prescribed by
your doctor.
b. The nurses job is to help the doctor by collecting information and communicating
any problemsthat occur.
c. Nurses perform many of the same procedures as the doctor, but nurses are with
the patients for alonger time than the doctor.
d. In addition to caring for you while you are sick, the nurses will assist you
to develop anindividualized plan to maintain your health.
ANS: D
This response is consistent with the American Nurses Association (ANA) definition of
nursing, which describes the role of nurses in promoting health. The other responses describe
some of the dependent and collaborative functions of the nursing role but do not accurately
describe the nurses role in the health caresystem.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (comprehension)
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
4. A patient who is paralyzed on the left side of the body after a stroke develops a pressure
ulcer on the left hipWhich nursing diagnosis is most appropriate?
a. Impaired physical mobility related to left-sided paralysis
b. Risk for impaired tissue integrity related to left-sided weakness
c. Impaired skin integrity related to altered circulation and pressure
d. Ineffective tissue perfusion related to inability to move
independentlyANS: C
