Lewis’s MedicaL surgicaL
Nursing 12th Edition Harding
Test Bank exam with questions
and answers
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - ANSWERS>>>>>Can
perform specific tasks like glucose measurement.
Case Manager Role - ANSWERS>>>>>Coordinates
patient care across multiple settings.
Transitional Care Facility - ANSWERS>>>>>For
patients needing rehabilitation before home
discharge.
Home Health Aide - ANSWERS>>>>>Assists with
personal hygiene and daily living activities.
Quality Care Initiatives - ANSWERS>>>>>Focus on
improving patient outcomes and satisfaction.
Delegation - ANSWERS>>>>>Assigning tasks to
appropriate healthcare team members.
Patient Goals - ANSWERS>>>>>Expected outcomes
set to guide nursing interventions.
Assessment - ANSWERS>>>>>Initial evaluation of
patient's health status.
,Interventions - ANSWERS>>>>>Planned actions to
achieve patient care goals.
Health Care Financing - ANSWERS>>>>>Influences
quality care based on outcomes and satisfaction.
Reimbursement Policies - ANSWERS>>>>>Determine
hospital payments based on care quality.
Patient Monitoring - ANSWERS>>>>>Ongoing
assessment of patient's health status.
Vital Signs - ANSWERS>>>>>Key indicators of
patient health, like pulse and BP.
Nursing Responsibilities - ANSWERS>>>>>Include
assessment, planning, implementation, and
evaluation.
Complex Skills - ANSWERS>>>>>Require registered
nurse education for execution.
Direct Patient Care - ANSWERS>>>>>Hands-on care
provided by nursing staff.
Patient Advocacy - ANSWERS>>>>>Nurses support
and promote patient rights and needs.
Clinical Outcomes - ANSWERS>>>>>Results of
healthcare interventions on patient health.
,Preventable Conditions - ANSWERS>>>>>Health
issues that can be avoided with proper care.
Patient Satisfaction - ANSWERS>>>>>Measures how
well patient needs are met.
Rehabilitation Needs - ANSWERS>>>>>Support for
recovery after medical procedures.
Informatics and technology - ANSWERS>>>>>The
nurse is displaying competency in informatics
and technology. Using a computerized information
system to document patient needs and progress
and communicate vital information about the
patient with the interprofessional care team
members provides evidence that nursing practice
standards related to the nursing process have
been maintained during the care of the patient.
Delegation considerations for LPN/VN -
ANSWERS>>>>>The nurse should assess the
experience of LPN/VNs when delegating. In
addition, state nurse practice acts and agency
policies must be considered. In general, while
the LPN/VN scope of practice includes caring for
patients who are stable, registered nurses
should provide most of the care for unstable
patients.
Safe delivery of patient care actions -
ANSWERS>>>>>National Patient Safety Goals have
been established to promote safe delivery of
care. The nurse should use at least 2 reliable
ways to identify the patient such as asking the
, patient‗s full name and date of birth before
medication administration.
Clinical judgment - ANSWERS>>>>>Clinical
judgment is evident when the nurse assesses data
or situations, notices a change in a patient‗s
status, identifies priority problems, generates
the best possible solutions, and makes decisions
about patient care based on analysis of the
situation.
Focus for patient teaching - ANSWERS>>>>>The
patient‗s fat intake is a behavior that the
patient can change. The other information will
be useful as the nurse develops an
individualized plan for improving the patient‗s
health but will not be the focus of patient
teaching for behavior change.
Health equity strategy - ANSWERS>>>>>Health care
disparities are caused by stereotyping, biases,
and prejudice of health care providers. The
nurse can decrease these through staff
education.
Measure of community health - ANSWERS>>>>>Health
status measures of a community include birth and
death rates, life expectancy, access to care,
and morbidity and mortality rates related to
disease and injury.
Cultural competence in nursing -
ANSWERS>>>>>Because the patient has traditional
health care beliefs, it is appropriate for the
nurse to ask whether the patient would like a
visit by cultural healer.
Nursing 12th Edition Harding
Test Bank exam with questions
and answers
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - ANSWERS>>>>>Can
perform specific tasks like glucose measurement.
Case Manager Role - ANSWERS>>>>>Coordinates
patient care across multiple settings.
Transitional Care Facility - ANSWERS>>>>>For
patients needing rehabilitation before home
discharge.
Home Health Aide - ANSWERS>>>>>Assists with
personal hygiene and daily living activities.
Quality Care Initiatives - ANSWERS>>>>>Focus on
improving patient outcomes and satisfaction.
Delegation - ANSWERS>>>>>Assigning tasks to
appropriate healthcare team members.
Patient Goals - ANSWERS>>>>>Expected outcomes
set to guide nursing interventions.
Assessment - ANSWERS>>>>>Initial evaluation of
patient's health status.
,Interventions - ANSWERS>>>>>Planned actions to
achieve patient care goals.
Health Care Financing - ANSWERS>>>>>Influences
quality care based on outcomes and satisfaction.
Reimbursement Policies - ANSWERS>>>>>Determine
hospital payments based on care quality.
Patient Monitoring - ANSWERS>>>>>Ongoing
assessment of patient's health status.
Vital Signs - ANSWERS>>>>>Key indicators of
patient health, like pulse and BP.
Nursing Responsibilities - ANSWERS>>>>>Include
assessment, planning, implementation, and
evaluation.
Complex Skills - ANSWERS>>>>>Require registered
nurse education for execution.
Direct Patient Care - ANSWERS>>>>>Hands-on care
provided by nursing staff.
Patient Advocacy - ANSWERS>>>>>Nurses support
and promote patient rights and needs.
Clinical Outcomes - ANSWERS>>>>>Results of
healthcare interventions on patient health.
,Preventable Conditions - ANSWERS>>>>>Health
issues that can be avoided with proper care.
Patient Satisfaction - ANSWERS>>>>>Measures how
well patient needs are met.
Rehabilitation Needs - ANSWERS>>>>>Support for
recovery after medical procedures.
Informatics and technology - ANSWERS>>>>>The
nurse is displaying competency in informatics
and technology. Using a computerized information
system to document patient needs and progress
and communicate vital information about the
patient with the interprofessional care team
members provides evidence that nursing practice
standards related to the nursing process have
been maintained during the care of the patient.
Delegation considerations for LPN/VN -
ANSWERS>>>>>The nurse should assess the
experience of LPN/VNs when delegating. In
addition, state nurse practice acts and agency
policies must be considered. In general, while
the LPN/VN scope of practice includes caring for
patients who are stable, registered nurses
should provide most of the care for unstable
patients.
Safe delivery of patient care actions -
ANSWERS>>>>>National Patient Safety Goals have
been established to promote safe delivery of
care. The nurse should use at least 2 reliable
ways to identify the patient such as asking the
, patient‗s full name and date of birth before
medication administration.
Clinical judgment - ANSWERS>>>>>Clinical
judgment is evident when the nurse assesses data
or situations, notices a change in a patient‗s
status, identifies priority problems, generates
the best possible solutions, and makes decisions
about patient care based on analysis of the
situation.
Focus for patient teaching - ANSWERS>>>>>The
patient‗s fat intake is a behavior that the
patient can change. The other information will
be useful as the nurse develops an
individualized plan for improving the patient‗s
health but will not be the focus of patient
teaching for behavior change.
Health equity strategy - ANSWERS>>>>>Health care
disparities are caused by stereotyping, biases,
and prejudice of health care providers. The
nurse can decrease these through staff
education.
Measure of community health - ANSWERS>>>>>Health
status measures of a community include birth and
death rates, life expectancy, access to care,
and morbidity and mortality rates related to
disease and injury.
Cultural competence in nursing -
ANSWERS>>>>>Because the patient has traditional
health care beliefs, it is appropriate for the
nurse to ask whether the patient would like a
visit by cultural healer.
