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1. The2nurse2completes2an2admission2database2and2explains2that2the2plan2of2care2and2discharge
2goals2will2be2developed2with2the2patient‘s2input.2The2patient2asks,2“How2is2this2different2fro
m2what2the2physician2does?”2Which2response2would2the2nurse2provide?
a. “The2role2of2the2nurse2is2to2administer2medications2and2other2treatments2prescribed
2 by2your2physician.”
b. “In2addition2to2caring2for2you2while2you2are2sick,2the2nurses2will2help2you2plan2to
2 maintain2your2health.”
c. “The2nurse‘s2job2is2to2collect2information2and2communicate2any2problems2that
2 occur2to2the2physician.”
d. “Nurses2perform2many2of2the2same2procedures2as2the2physician,2but2nurses2are
2 with2the2patients2for2a2longer2time2than2the2physician.”
ANSWER:2 B
The2American2Nurses2Association2(ANA)2definition2of2nursing2describes2the2role2of2nurses2in2pro
moting2health.2The2other2responses2describe2dependent2and2collaborative2functions2of2the2nursin
g2role2but2do2not2accurately2describe2the2nurse‘s2unique2role2in2the2health2care2system.
2. Which2statement2by2the2nurse2accurately2describes2the2use2of2evidence-based2practice2(EBP)?
a. “Patient2care2is2based2on2clinical2judgment,2experience,2and2traditions.”
b. “Data2are2analyzed2later2to2show2that2the2patient2outcomes2are2consistently2met.”
c. “Research2from2all2published2articles2are2used2as2a2guide2for2planning2patient2care.”
d. “Recommendations2are2based2on2research,2clinical2expertise,2and2patient
2 preferences.”
ANSWER:2 D
Evidence-based2practice2(EBP)2is2the2use2of2the2best2research-
based2evidence2combined2with2clinician2expertise2and2consideration2of2patient2preferences.2C
linical2judgment2based2on2the2nurse‘s2clinical2experience2is2part2of2EBP,2but2clinical2decision2
making2should2also2incorporate2current2research2and2research-
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