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Lewis Test-Bank.
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,Chapter 01: Professional Nursing Practice
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Lewis:Medical-SurgicalNursing,10thEdition
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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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will be developed with the patient‘s input. The patient states, ―How is this different from what the
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doctor does?‖ Which response would be most appropriate for the nurse to make?
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a. ―The role of the nurse is to administer medications and other treatments prescribed by
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your doctor.‖
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b. ―The nurse‘s job is to help the doctor bycollecting information and
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communicating any problems that occur.‖
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c. ―Nurses perform many of the same procedures as the doctor, but nurses are with the mn mn mn mn mn mn mn mn mn mn mn mn mn mn
patients for a longer time than the doctor.‖
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d. ―In addition to caring for you while you aresick, the nurses will assist you to
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develop an individualized plan to maintain your health.‖
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ANS: D m n
This response is consistent with the American Nurses Association (ANA) definition of nursing,
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which describes the role of nurses in promoting health. The other responses describe some of the
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dependent and collaborative functions of the nursing role but do not accurately describe the
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nurse‘s role in the health care system.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (comprehension) REF: 3 mn mn mn m n
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2. The nurse describes to a student nurse how to use evidence-based practice guidelines when
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a. ―Inferences from clinical research studies are used as a guide.‖ mn mn mn mn mn mn mn mn mn
b. ―Patient care is based on clinical judgment, experience, and traditions.‖ mn mn mn mn mn mn mn mn mn
c. ―Data are evaluated to show that the patient outcomes are consistently met.‖
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d. ―Recommendations arebased on research, clinical expertise, and patient mn mn mn mn mn mn mn mn
preferences.‖
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Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the use of the best research-based evidence combined with mn mn mn mn mn mn mn mn mn mn mn mn
clinician expertise. Clinical judgment based on the nurse‘s clinical experience is part of EBP, but
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clinical decision making should also incorporate current research and research-based guidelines.
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Evaluation of patient outcomes is important, but interventions should be based on research from
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randomized control studies with a large number of subjects.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (knowledge) REF: 15 mn mn mn m n
TOP: Nursing Process: Planningm MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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3. The nurse teaches a student nurse about how to applythe nursing process when providing
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patient care. Which statement, if made by the student nurse, indicates that teaching was
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successful?
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a. ―The nursing process is a scientific-based method of diagnosing the patient‘s
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health care problems.‖
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b. ―The nursing process is a problem-solving tool used to identify and treat patients‘
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, health care needs.‖ mn mn
c. ―The nursing process is used primarily to explain nursing interventions to other
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health care professionals.‖
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d. ―The nursing process is based on nursing theorythat incorporates the
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biopsychosocial nature of humans.‖
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ANS: B m n
The nursing process is a problem-solving approach to the identification and treatment of patients‘
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problems. Diagnosis is onlyone phase of the nursing process. The primary use of the nursing
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process is in patient care, not to establish nursing theory or explain nursing interventions to other
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health care professionals.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (comprehension) REF: 5 mn mn mn m n
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
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4. A patient has been admitted to the hospital for surgery and tells the nurse, ―I do not feel
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comfortable leaving my children with myparents.‖ Which action should the nurse take next?
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a. Reassurethe patient that these feelings are common for parents. mn mn mn mn mn mn mn mn mn
b. Have the patient call the children to ensure that they are doing well.
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c. Gather more data about the patient‘s feelings about the child-care arrangements.
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d. Call the patient‘s parents to determine whether adequate child care is being
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provided.
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Because a complete assessment is necessary in order to identify a problem and choose an
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appropriate intervention, the nurse‘s first action should be to obtain more information. The other
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actions maybe appropriate, but more assessment is needed before the best intervention can be
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chosen.
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5. A patient who is paralyzed on the left side of the body after a stroke develops a pressure ulcer on the
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left hip. Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate?
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a. Impaired physical mobility related to left-sided paralysis mn mn mn mn mn mn
b. Risk for impaired tissue integrity related to left-sided weakness
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d. Ineffective tissue perfusion related to inability to move independently mn mn mn mn mn mn mn mn
ANS: C m n
The patient‘s major problem is the impaired skin integrity as demonstrated by the presence of a
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pressure ulcer. The nurse is able to treat the cause of altered circulation and pressure by frequently
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repositioning the patient. Although left-sided weakness is a problem for the patient, the nurse
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cannot treat the weakness. The ―risk for‖ diagnosis is not appropriate for this patient, who already
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has impaired tissue integrity. The patient does have ineffective tissue perfusion, but the impaired
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skin integrity diagnosis indicates more clearly what the health problem is.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply(application) REF: 7 mn mn m
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, 6. A patient with a bacterial infection has a nursing diagnosis of deficient fluid volume related to
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a. Patient has a balanced intake and output. mn mn mn mn mn mn
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ANS: A m n
This statement gives measurable data showing resolution of the problem of deficient fluid volume
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that was identified in the nursing diagnosis statement. The other statements would not indicate that
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the problem of deficient fluid volume was resolved.
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7. A nurse asks the patient if pain was relieved after receiving medication. What is the purpose of the
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evaluation phase of the nursing process?
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a. To determine if interventions have been effective in meeting patient outcomes
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b. To document the nursing care plan in the progress notes of the medical record
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c. To decide whether the patient‘s health problems have been completely resolved
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d. To establish if the patient agrees that the nursing care provided was satisfactory
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ANS: A m n
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whether the nursing interventions were appropriate. The other responses do not describe the
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evaluation phase.
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8. The nurse interviews a patient while completing the health historyand physical examination.
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What is the purpose of the assessment phase of the nursing process?
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a. To teach interventions that relieve health problems
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b. To use patient data to evaluate patient care outcomes
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c. To obtain data with which to diagnose patient problems
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d. To help the patient identify realistic outcomes for health problems
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ANS: C m n
During the assessment phase, the nurse gathers information about the patient to diagnose patient
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problems. The other responses are examples of the planning, intervention, and evaluation phases
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of the nursing process.
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DIF: m n m n Cognitive Level: Understand (comprehension) REF: 5 mn mn mn m n
TOP: m n Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment mn mn m n mn mn mn mn mn
9. Which nursing diagnosis statement is written correctly?
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a. Altered tissue perfusion related to heart failure mn mn mn mn mn mn
b. Risk for impaired tissue integrity related to sacral redness mn mn mn mn mn mn mn mn
c. Ineffective coping related to response to biopsytest results mn mn mn mn mn mn mn mn
d. Altered urinary elimination related to urinary tract infection mn mn mn mn mn mn mn