TESTBANK FOR LEWIS MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING 12TH EDITION BY HARDING ( ALL CHAPTERS 1-68) Latest Updated Examination Study Guide 2024

TEST BANK - Lewis Medical Surgical Nursing,
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12th Edition (Harding),
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Chapters 1 - 69 | All Chapters Verified
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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, Chapter 01: Professional Nursing
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Harding: Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 12th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE b




1. The nurse completes an admission database and explains that the plan of care and discharge
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b goals will be developed with the patient‗s input. The patient asks, ―How is this different from
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what the physician does?‖ Which response would the nurse provide?
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a. ―The role of the nurse is to administer medications and other treatments prescribed
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by your physician.‖
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b. ―In addition to caring for you while you are sick, the nurses will help you plan to
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maintain your health.‖
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c. ―The nurse‗s job is to collect information and communicate any problems that
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occur to the physician.‖
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d. ―Nurses perform many of the same procedures as the physician, but nurses are
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with the patients for a longer time than the physician.‖
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ANSWER: B b




The American Nurses Association (ANA) definition of nursing describes the role of nurses in
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promoting health. The other responses describe dependent and collaborative functions of the
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nursing role but do not accurately describe the nurse‗s unique role in the health care system.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze (Analysis) b b b



TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
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2. Which statement by the nurse accurately describes the use of evidence-based practice (EBP)?
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a. ―Patient care is based on clinical judgment, experience, and traditions.‖
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b. ―Data are analyzed later to show that the patient outcomes are consistently met.‖
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c. ―Research from all published articles are used as a guide for planning patient care.‖
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preferences.‖
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ANSWER: D b




Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the use of the best research-based evidence combined with
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clinician expertise and consideration of patient preferences. Clinical judgment based on the
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nurse‗s clinical experience is part of EBP, but clinical decision making should also
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incorporate current research and research-based guidelines. Evaluation of patient outcomes is
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important, but data analysis is not required to use EBP. All published articles do not provide
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