NURSING 12TH EDITION
,Chapter 01: Professional Nursing
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Harding: Lewis’sMedical-Surgical Nursing, 12th Edition
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1. The nurse completes an admission database and explains that the plan of care and discharge goals
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willbedeveloped withthepatient‘sinput.Thepatientasks, “Howisthisdifferent from what the phy
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sician does?” Which response would the nurse provide?
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a. “Theroleofthenurseistoadministermedicationsandothertreatmentsprescribed by yo
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ur physician.” tr
b. “Inaddition tocaringfor youwhile youaresick,thenurseswill help youplanto maintai
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n your health.” tr tr
c. “Thenurse‘sjobistocollectinformationandcommunicateanyproblemsthat occu
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r to the physician.” tr tr tr
d. “Nursesperformmanyofthesameproceduresasthephysician,butnurses are with t tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr
he patients for a longer time than the physician.”
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ANS: B tr
TheAmerican Nurses Association (ANA) definition ofnursing describes therole of nurses in prom
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oting health. The other responses describe dependent and collaborative functions of the nursing ro
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le but do not accurately describe the nurse‘s unique role in the health care system.
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DIF: CognitiveLevel:Analyze(Analysis)
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2. Whichstatement bythe nurse accuratelydescribes the use of evidence-based practice (EBP)?
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a. “Patientcareisbasedonclinicaljudgment,experience,andtraditions.” tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr
b. “Dataareanalyzed latertoshowthat thepatientoutcomes areconsistentlymet.” tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr
c. “Researchfrom allpublishedarticles areused as aguideforplanningpatientcare.” tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr
d. “Recommendations arebased on research, clinical expertise, and patient pre tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr
ferences.”
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Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the use of the best research- tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr
based evidence combined with clinician expertise and consideration of patient preferences. Clinic
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al judgment based on the nurse‘s clinical experience is part of EBP, but clinical decision making sh
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ould also incorporate current researchand research-
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based guidelines. Evaluation ofpatient outcomes is important, but data analysis is not required to us
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e EBP. All published articles do not provide research evidence; interventions should bebased on cre
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dible research, preferablyrandomized controlled studies with a large number of subjects.
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3. Which statement bythe nurse provides a clear explanation of the nursing process?
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a. “Thenursingprocessisaresearchmethodofdiagnosingthepatient‘shealthcare probl
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ems.”
b. “Thenursingprocessisusedprimarilytoexplainnursinginterventionstoother healt
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h care professionals.” tr tr
c. “Thenursingprocessisa problem-solvingtool usedtoidentifyandmanage the
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, patients‘ health careneeds.” tr tr tr
d. “Thenursingprocessisbasedonnursingtheorythatincorporatesthe biop tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr
sychosocial nature of humans.” tr tr tr
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The nursing process is a problem-
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solving approach to the identification and treatment of patients‘ problems. Nursing process does n
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ot require research methods for diagnosis. The primaryuse of thenursing process is in patient care, n
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ot to establish nursing theoryor explain nursing interventions to other health care professionals.
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4. Apatientadmittedtothehospitalforsurgerytellsthenurse,“Idonotfeel comfortable leavin
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g my children with my parents.” Which action would the nurse take next?
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a. Reassurethe patient that thesefeelings are common forparents. tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr
b. Have the patient call the children to ensure that theyare doing well. tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr
c. Gatherinformation on the patient‘s concerns about thechild care arrangements. tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr
d. Call thepatient‘s parents to determine whether adequate child careis being prov
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ided.
ANS: C tr
Because a complete assessment is necessary in order to identify a problem and choose an appropri
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ate intervention, the nurse‘s first action should be to obtain more information. The otheractions ma
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ybe appropriate, but more assessment isneeded before the best intervention can be chosen.
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5. A patient with a bacterial infection is hypovolemic dueto a fever and excessivediaphoresis. Whic
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h expected outcome would the nurse select for this patient?
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a. Patienthas abalanced intakeand output. tr tr tr tr tr tr
b. Patient‘s bedding is kept clean and free of moisture. tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr
c. Patient understands theneed forincreased fluid intake. tr tr tr tr tr tr tr
d. Patient‘sskin remains cool and drythroughout hospitalization. tr tr tr tr tr tr tr
ANS: A tr
Balanced intake and output givesmeasurabledata showingresolution ofthe problem of deficient flu
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id volume. The other statements would not indicate that the problem of hypovolemia was resolved
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.
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TOP: NursingProcess:Planning MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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6. Whichstatement describes the purpose of the evaluation phase of the nursing process?
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a. To document the nursing care plan in the progress notes of the health record
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b. Todetermine if interventions havebeen effective in meetingpatient outcomes
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c. To decide whether the patient‘s health problems have been completely resolved
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d. Toestablish if the patient agrees that the nursing care provided was satisfactory
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ANS: B tr
, Evaluation consists of determining whether the desired patient outcomes have been met and whettr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr
her the nursing interventions were appropriate. The other responses do not describe the evaluatio
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n phase.
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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7. Whichstatement describes the purpose of the assessment phase of the nursing process?
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a. Toteach interventions that relieve health problems
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b. To use patient data to evaluate patient care outcomes
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c. Toobtain data to diagnose patient strengths and problems
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d. To help the patient identifyrealistic outcomes for health problems
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ANS: C tr
During the assessment phase, the nurse gathers information about the patient to diagnose patient str
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engths and problems. The other responses are examples of the planning, intervention, and evaluati
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on phases of the nursing process.
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8. When developingthe plan of care, which components would the nurseincludein theclinical proble
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m statement?
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a. Theproblem and the suggested patient goals or outcomes tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr
b. Theproblem, its causes, and the signs and symptoms of the problem
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c. Theproblem with the possible etiologyand the planned interventions
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d. Theproblem, its pathophysiology, and the expected outcome
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ANS: B tr
When writing clinical problems or nursing diagnoses, the subjective as well as objective data to su
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pport the problem‘s existenceshould beincluded. Goals, outcomes, and interventions are not includ
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ed in the problem statement.
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9. Whichpatient caretask would the nursedelegate to experienced assistive personnel (AP)?
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a. Instruct the patient about the need to alternate activityand rest. tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr
b. Monitor level of shortness of breath or fatigue after ambulation. tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr
c. Obtainthe patient‘s blood pressure and pulse rate after ambulation. tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr
d. Determine whether the patient is readyto increase the activitylevel. tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr
ANS: C tr
APeducationincludes accurate vital sign measurement.Assessment and patient teaching require re
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gistered nurse education and scope of practice and cannot be delegated.
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