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, Chapteri01:iProfessionaliNursing
Harding:iLewis’siMedical-SurgicaliNursing,i12thiEdition
MULTIPLEiCHOICE
1. Theinurseicompletesianiadmissionidatabaseiandiexplainsithatitheiplanioficareiandidischargeigo
alsiwillibeidevelopediwithitheipatient‘siinput.iTheipatientiasks,i“Howiisithisidifferentifromiwhati
theiphysicianidoes?”iWhichiresponseiwoulditheinurseiprovide?
a. “Theiroleiofitheinurseiisitoiadministerimedicationsiandiotheritreatmentsiprescribediby
youriphysician.”
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b. “Iniadditionitoicaringiforiyouiwhileiyouiareisick,itheinursesiwillihelpiyouiplanitoima
intainiyourihealth.”
c. “Theinurse‘sijobiisitoicollectiinformationiandicommunicateianyiproblemsithatioc
curitoitheiphysician.”
d. “Nursesiperformimanyiofitheisameiproceduresiasitheiphysician,ibutinursesiareiwi
thitheipatientsiforiailongeritimeithanitheiphysician.”
ANSWER:i B
TheiAmericaniNursesiAssociationi(ANA)idefinitioniofinursingidescribesitheiroleiofinursesiinipromo
tingihealth.iTheiotheriresponsesidescribeidependentiandicollaborativeifunctionsiofitheinursingirolei
butidoinotiaccuratelyidescribeitheinurse‘siuniqueiroleiinitheihealthicareisystem.
DIF: CognitiveiLevel:iAnalyzei(Analysis)
TOP:i NursingiProcess:iImplementation MSC:i NCLEX:iSafeiandiEffectiveiCareiEnvironment
2. Whichistatementibyitheinurseiaccuratelyidescribesitheiuseiofievidence-basedipracticei(EBP)?
a. “Patienticareiisibasedioniclinicalijudgment,iexperience,ianditraditions.”
b. “Dataiareianalyzedilateritoishowithatitheipatientioutcomesiareiconsistentlyimet.”
c. “Researchifromiallipublishediarticlesiareiusediasiaiguideiforiplanningipatienticare.”
d. “Recommendationsiareibasedioniresearch,iclinicaliexpertise,iandipatientip
references.”
ANSWER:i D
Evidence-basedipracticei(EBP)iisitheiuseiofitheibestiresearch-
basedievidenceicombinediwithiclinicianiexpertiseiandiconsiderationiofipatientipreferences.iClin
icalijudgmentibasedionitheinurse‘siclinicaliexperienceiisipartiofiEBP,ibuticlinicalidecisionimaki
ngishouldialsoiincorporateicurrentiresearchiandiresearch-