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, Chapter 01: Professional Nursing
r r r
Test Bank
r MULTIPLE
r CHOICE
1. The rnurse rteaches ra rstudent rnurse rabout rhow rto rapply rthe rnursing rprocess rwhen rproviding rpatient
rcare.rWhich rstatement, rif rmade rby rthe rstudent rnurse, rindicates rthat rteaching rwas rsuccessful?
a. The rnursing rprocess ris ra rscientific-based rmethod rof rdiagnosing rthe rpatients rhealth rcare rproblems.
b. The rnursing rprocess ris ra rproblem-solving rtool rused rto ridentify rand rtreat rpatients rhealth rcare rneeds.
c. The rnursing rprocess ris rbased ron rnursing rtheory rthat rincorporates rthe rbiopsychosocial rnature
rofrhumans.
d. The rnursing rprocess ris rused rprimarily rto rexplain rnursing rinterventions rto rother rhealth
rcarerprofessionals.
ANS: rB
The rnursing rprocess ris ra rproblem-solving rapproach rto rthe ridentification rand rtreatment rof rpatients rproblems.
rDiagnosis ris ronly rone rphase rof rthe rnursing rprocess. rThe rprimary ruse rof rthe rnursing rprocess ris rin rpatient
rcare,rnot rto restablish rnursing rtheory ror rexplain rnursing rinterventions rto rother rhealth rcare rprofessionals.
DIF: r Cognitive r Level: r Understand r (comprehension)
TOP: rNursing rProcess: rImplementation rMSC: rNCLEX: rSafe rand rEffective rCare rEnvironment
2. The rnurse rdescribes rto ra rstudent rnurse rhow rto ruse revidence-based rpractice rguidelines rwhen rcaring
rforrpatients. rWhich rstatement, rif rmade rby rthe rnurse, rwould rbe rthe rmost raccurate?
a. Inferences rfrom rclinical rresearch rstudies rare rused ras ra rguide.
b. Patient rcare ris rbased ron rclinical rjudgment, rexperience, rand rtraditions.
c. Data rare revaluated rto rshow rthat rthe rpatient routcomes rare rconsistently rmet.
d. Recommendations rare rbased ron rresearch, rclinical rexpertise, rand rpatient rpreferences.
ANS: rD
Evidence-based rpractice r(EBP) ris rthe ruse rof rthe rbest rresearch-based revidence rcombined rwith rclinician
rexpertise. r Clinical rjudgment r based ron rthe rnurses rclinical r experience ris r part rof rEBP, rbut rclinical
rdecision r making rshould ralso rincorporate rcurrent rresearch rand rresearch-based rguidelines. rEvaluation rof
rpatient routcomesris rimportant, r but rinterventions r should rbe rbased ron rresearch rfrom rrandomized r control
rstudies r with ra rlarge r number rof rsubjects.
DIF: r Cognitive r Level: r Remember r (knowledge)
TOP: rNursing rProcess: rPlanning rMSC: rNCLEX: rSafe rand rEffective rCare rEnvironment
,
, Chapter 01: Professional Nursing
r r r
Test Bank
r MULTIPLE
r CHOICE
1. The rnurse rteaches ra rstudent rnurse rabout rhow rto rapply rthe rnursing rprocess rwhen rproviding rpatient
rcare.rWhich rstatement, rif rmade rby rthe rstudent rnurse, rindicates rthat rteaching rwas rsuccessful?
a. The rnursing rprocess ris ra rscientific-based rmethod rof rdiagnosing rthe rpatients rhealth rcare rproblems.
b. The rnursing rprocess ris ra rproblem-solving rtool rused rto ridentify rand rtreat rpatients rhealth rcare rneeds.
c. The rnursing rprocess ris rbased ron rnursing rtheory rthat rincorporates rthe rbiopsychosocial rnature
rofrhumans.
d. The rnursing rprocess ris rused rprimarily rto rexplain rnursing rinterventions rto rother rhealth
rcarerprofessionals.
ANS: rB
The rnursing rprocess ris ra rproblem-solving rapproach rto rthe ridentification rand rtreatment rof rpatients rproblems.
rDiagnosis ris ronly rone rphase rof rthe rnursing rprocess. rThe rprimary ruse rof rthe rnursing rprocess ris rin rpatient
rcare,rnot rto restablish rnursing rtheory ror rexplain rnursing rinterventions rto rother rhealth rcare rprofessionals.
DIF: r Cognitive r Level: r Understand r (comprehension)
TOP: rNursing rProcess: rImplementation rMSC: rNCLEX: rSafe rand rEffective rCare rEnvironment
2. The rnurse rdescribes rto ra rstudent rnurse rhow rto ruse revidence-based rpractice rguidelines rwhen rcaring
rforrpatients. rWhich rstatement, rif rmade rby rthe rnurse, rwould rbe rthe rmost raccurate?
a. Inferences rfrom rclinical rresearch rstudies rare rused ras ra rguide.
b. Patient rcare ris rbased ron rclinical rjudgment, rexperience, rand rtraditions.
c. Data rare revaluated rto rshow rthat rthe rpatient routcomes rare rconsistently rmet.
d. Recommendations rare rbased ron rresearch, rclinical rexpertise, rand rpatient rpreferences.
ANS: rD
Evidence-based rpractice r(EBP) ris rthe ruse rof rthe rbest rresearch-based revidence rcombined rwith rclinician
rexpertise. r Clinical rjudgment r based ron rthe rnurses rclinical r experience ris r part rof rEBP, rbut rclinical
rdecision r making rshould ralso rincorporate rcurrent rresearch rand rresearch-based rguidelines. rEvaluation rof
rpatient routcomesris rimportant, r but rinterventions r should rbe rbased ron rresearch rfrom rrandomized r control
rstudies r with ra rlarge r number rof rsubjects.
DIF: r Cognitive r Level: r Remember r (knowledge)
TOP: rNursing rProcess: rPlanning rMSC: rNCLEX: rSafe rand rEffective rCare rEnvironment
