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Test Bank Forf f




Lewis\'s Medical-
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Surgical Nursing,
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12th Edition by
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Mariann M.
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Harding, Jeffrey
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Kwong, Debra
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Hagler
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Chapter 1-69 f

,Chapter f01: fProfessional fNursing
Harding: fLewis’s fMedical-Surgical fNursing, f12th fEdition


MULTIPLE fCHOICE

1. The fnurse fcompletes fan fadmission fdatabase fand fexplains fthat fthe fplan fof fcare fand
fdischarge fgoals fwill fbe fdeveloped fwith fthe fpatient‘s finput. fThe fpatient fasks, f“How fis fthis
fdifferent ffromfwhat fthe fphysician fdoes?” fWhich fresponse fwould f the fnurse fprovide?
a. “The frole fof fthe fnurse fis fto fadminister fmedications fand fother ftreatments
fprescribedfby fyour fphysician.”
b. “In faddition fto fcaring ffor fyou fwhile fyou fare fsick, fthe fnurses fwill fhelp fyou
fplan ftofmaintain fyour fhealth.”
c. “The fnurse‘s fjob fis fto fcollect finformation fand fcommunicate fany fproblems
fthatfoccur fto fthe fphysician.”
d. “Nurses fperform fmany fof fthe fsame fprocedures fas fthe fphysician, fbut fnurses
fare fwith fthe fpatients ffor fa flonger ftime fthan fthe fphysician.”

ANS: f B
The fAmerican fNurses fAssociation f(ANA) fdefinition fof fnursing fdescribes fthe frole fof
fnurses finfpromoting fhealth. fThe fother fresponses fdescribe fdependent fand fcollaborative
ffunctions fof fthe fnursing frole fbut fdo fnot faccurately fdescribe fthe fnurse‘s funique frole fin
fthe fhealth fcare fsystem.


DIF: Cognitive fLevel: fAnalyze f(Analysis)
TOP: f Nursing fProcess: fImplementation MSC: f NCLEX: fSafe fand fEffective fCare fEnvironment

2. Which fstatement fby fthe fnurse faccurately fdescribes fthe fuse fof fevidence-based fpractice f(EBP)?
a. “Patient fcare fis fbased fon fclinical fjudgment, fexperience, fand ftraditions.”
b. “Data fare fanalyzed flater fto fshow fthat fthe fpatient foutcomes fare fconsistently fmet.”
c. “Research ffrom fall fpublished farticles fare fused fas fa fguide ffor fplanning fpatient fcare.”
d. “Recommendations fare fbased fon fresearch, fclinical fexpertise, fand
fpatient fpreferences.”

ANS: f D
Evidence-based fpractice f(EBP) fis fthe fuse fof fthe fbest fresearch-based fevidence fcombined
fwithfclinician fexpertise fand fconsideration fof fpatient fpreferences. fClinical fjudgment fbased
fon fthe fnurse‘s fclinical fexperience fis fpart fof fEBP, fbut fclinical fdecision fmaking fshould
falso fincorporate fcurrent fresearch fand fresearch-based fguidelines. fEvaluation fof fpatient
foutcomes fisfimportant, fbut fdata fanalysis fis fnot frequired fto fuse fEBP. fAll fpublished
farticles fdo fnot fprovide fresearch fevidence; finterventions fshould fbe fbased fon fcredible
fresearch, fpreferably frandomizedfcontrolled fstudies fwith fa flarge fnumber fof fsubjects.


DIF: Cognitive fLevel: fUnderstand f(Comprehension) TOP: f Nursing fProcess:
fPlanningfMSC: f NCLEX: fSafe fand fEffective fCare fEnvironment


3. Which fstatement fby fthe fnurse fprovides fa fclear fexplanation fof fthe fnursing fprocess?
a. “The fnursing fprocess fis fa fresearch fmethod fof fdiagnosing fthe fpatient‘s fhealth
fcarefproblems.”
b. “The fnursing fprocess fis fused fprimarily fto fexplain fnursing finterventions fto
fotherfhealth fcare fprofessionals.”
c. “The fnursing fprocess fis fa fproblem-solving ftool fused fto fidentify fand fmanage fthe

, patients‘ fhealth fcare fneeds.”
d. “The fnursing fprocess fis fbased fon fnursing ftheory fthat fincorporates
fthefbiopsychosocial fnature fof fhumans.”

ANS: f C
The fnursing fprocess fis fa fproblem-solving fapproach fto fthe fidentification fand ftreatment fof
fpatients‘ fproblems. fNursing fprocess fdoes fnot frequire fresearch fmethods ffor fdiagnosis.
fThe fprimary fuse fof fthe fnursing fprocess fis fin fpatient fcare, fnot fto festablish fnursing ftheory
for fexplainfnursing finterventions fto fother fhealth fcare fprofessionals.


DIF: Cognitive fLevel: fUnderstand f(Comprehension) TOP: f Nursing fProcess:
fEvaluationfMSC: f NCLEX: fSafe fand fEffective fCare fEnvironment


4. A fpatient fadmitted fto fthe fhospital ffor fsurgery ftells fthe fnurse, f“I fdo fnot ffeel
fcomfortablefleaving fmy fchildren fwith fmy fparents.” fWhich faction fwould fthe fnurse
ftake fnext?
a. Reassure fthe fpatient fthat fthese ffeelings fare fcommon ffor fparents.
b. Have fthe fpatient fcall fthe fchildren fto fensure fthat fthey fare fdoing fwell.
c. Gather finformation fon fthe fpatient‘s fconcerns fabout fthe fchild fcare farrangements.
d. Call fthe fpatient‘s fparents fto fdetermine fwhether fadequate fchild fcare fis
fbeingfprovided.

ANS: f C
Because fa fcomplete fassessment fis fnecessary fin forder fto fidentify fa fproblem fand fchoose
fan fappropriate fintervention, fthe fnurse‘s ffirst faction fshould fbe fto fobtain fmore
finformation. fThe fother factions fmay fbe fappropriate, fbut fmore fassessment fis fneeded fbefore
fthe fbest finterventionfcan fbe fchosen.


DIF: Cognitive fLevel: fAnalyze f(Analysis)
TOP: f Nursing fProcess: fAssessment MSC: f NCLEX: fPsychosocial fIntegrity

5. A fpatient fwith fa fbacterial finfection fis fhypovolemic fdue fto fa ffever fand fexcessive
fdiaphoresis.fWhich fexpected foutcome fwould fthe fnurse fselect ffor fthis fpatient?
a. Patient fhas fa fbalanced fintake fand foutput.
b. Patient‘s fbedding fis fkept fclean fand ffree fof fmoisture.
c. Patient funderstands fthe fneed ffor fincreased ffluid fintake.
d. Patient‘s fskin fremains fcool fand fdry fthroughout fhospitalization.
ANS: f A
Balanced fintake fand foutput fgives fmeasurable fdata fshowing fresolution fof fthe fproblem fof
fdeficient ffluid fvolume. fThe fother fstatements fwould fnot findicate fthat fthe fproblem fof
fhypovolemia fwas fresolved.


DIF: Cognitive fLevel: fApply f(Application) TOP: f Nursing fProcess:
fPlanningfMSC: f NCLEX: fPhysiological fIntegrity


6. Which fstatement fdescribes fthe fpurpose fof fthe fevaluation fphase fof fthe fnursing fprocess?
a. To fdocument fthe fnursing fcare fplan fin fthe fprogress fnotes fof fthe fhealth frecord
b. To fdetermine fif finterventions fhave fbeen feffective fin fmeeting fpatient foutcomes
c. To fdecide fwhether fthe fpatient‘s fhealth fproblems fhave fbeen fcompletely fresolved
d. To festablish fif fthe fpatient fagrees fthat fthe fnursing fcare fprovided fwas fsatisfactory

ANS: f B

, Evaluation fconsists fof fdetermining fwhether fthe fdesired fpatient foutcomes fhave fbeen fmet
fand fwhether fthe fnursing finterventions fwere fappropriate. fThe fother fresponses fdo fnot
fdescribe fthefevaluation fphase.


DIF: Cognitive fLevel: fUnderstand f(Comprehension) TOP: f Nursing fProcess:
fEvaluationfMSC: f NCLEX: fSafe fand fEffective fCare fEnvironment


7. Which fstatement fdescribes fthe fpurpose fof fthe fassessment fphase fof fthe fnursing fprocess?
a. To fteach finterventions fthat frelieve fhealth fproblems
b. To fuse fpatient fdata fto fevaluate fpatient fcare foutcomes
c. To fobtain fdata fto fdiagnose fpatient fstrengths fand fproblems
d. To fhelp fthe fpatient fidentify frealistic foutcomes ffor fhealth fproblems
ANS: f C
During fthe fassessment fphase, fthe fnurse fgathers finformation fabout fthe fpatient fto fdiagnose
fpatient fstrengths fand fproblems. fThe fother fresponses fare fexamples fof fthe fplanning,
fintervention, fand fevaluation fphases fof fthe fnursing fprocess.


DIF: Cognitive fLevel: fUnderstand f(Comprehension)
TOP: f Nursing fProcess: fAssessment MSC: f NCLEX: fSafe fand fEffective fCare fEnvironment

8. When fdeveloping fthe fplan fof fcare, fwhich fcomponents fwould fthe fnurse finclude fin fthe
fclinicalfproblem fstatement?
a. The fproblem fand fthe fsuggested fpatient fgoals for foutcomes
b. The fproblem, fits fcauses, fand fthe fsigns fand fsymptoms fof fthe fproblem
c. The fproblem fwith fthe fpossible fetiology fand fthe fplanned finterventions
d. The fproblem, fits fpathophysiology, fand fthe fexpected foutcome
ANS: f B
When fwriting fclinical fproblems for fnursing fdiagnoses, fthe fsubjective fas fwell fas fobjective
fdata fto fsupport fthe fproblem‘s fexistence fshould fbe fincluded. fGoals, foutcomes, fand
finterventions farefnot fincluded fin fthe fproblem fstatement.


DIF: Cognitive fLevel: fUnderstand f(Comprehension) TOP: f Nursing fProcess:
fDiagnosisfMSC: f NCLEX: fSafe fand fEffective fCare fEnvironment


9. Which fpatient fcare ftask fwould fthe fnurse fdelegate fto fexperienced fassistive fpersonnel f(AP)?
a. Instruct fthe fpatient fabout fthe fneed fto falternate factivity fand frest.
b. Monitor flevel fof fshortness fof fbreath for ffatigue fafter fambulation.
c. Obtain fthe fpatient‘s fblood fpressure fand fpulse frate fafter fambulation.
d. Determine fwhether fthe fpatient fis fready fto fincrease fthe factivity flevel.
ANS: f C
AP feducation fincludes faccurate fvital fsign fmeasurement. fAssessment fand fpatient fteaching
frequire fregistered fnurse feducation fand fscope fof fpractice fand fcannot fbe fdelegated.


DIF: Cognitive fLevel: fApply f(Application) TOP: f Nursing fProcess:
fPlanningfMSC: f NCLEX: fSafe fand fEffective fCare fEnvironment

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