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,Chapter601:,Professional,Nursing
Harding:,Lewis’s,Medical-Surgical,Nursing,, 12th,Edition
MULTIPLE,CHOICE
1. The,nurse,completes,an,admission,database,and,explains,that,the,plan,of,care,and,discharge,goal
s,will,be,developed,with,the,patient‗s,input.,The,patient,asks,,―How,is,this,different,from,what,the6
physician,does?‖,Which,response,would,the,nurse,provide?
a. ―The,role,of,the,nurse,is,to,administer,medications,and,other,treatments,prescribed,by,
your6physician.‖
b. ―In,addition,to,caring,for6you,while, you,are,sick,,the,nurses,will,help, you,plan,to,main
tain, your,health.‖
c. ―The,nurse‗s,job,is,to,collect,information,and,communicate,anyproblems,that,oc
cur,to,the,physician.‖
d. ―Nurses,perform,manyof,the,same,procedures,as,the,physician,,but,nurses,are,wit
h,the,patients,for,a,longer,time,than6the,physician.‖
ANS:, B
The,American,Nurses,Association,(ANA),definition,of,nursing,describes,the,role,of,nurses,in,pro
moting,health.,The,other,responses,describe,dependent,and,collaborative,functions,of,the,nursin
g,role,but,do,not,accurately,describe,the,nurse‗s,unique,role,in,the,health,care,system.
DIF:, Cognitive,Level:,Analyze,(Analysis)
TOP:, Nursing,Process:,Implementation,,, MSC:, NCLEX:,Safe,and,Effective,Care,Environment
2. Which,statement,bythe,nurse,accurately,describes, the,use,of,evidence-based,practice,(EBP)?
a. ―Patient,care,is,based,on,clinical,judgment,,experience,,and6traditions.‖
b. ―Data,are,analyzed,later,to,show,that,the,patient,outcomes,are,consistently,m et.‖
c. ―Research,from,all,published,articles,are,used,as,a,guide,for,planning,patient,care.‖
d. ―Recommendations,are,based,on,research,,clinical,expertise,,and,patient,pr
eferences.‖
ANS:, D
Evidence-based,practice,(EBP),is,the,use,of,the,best,research-
based,evidence,combined,withclinician,expertise,and,consideration,of,patient,preferences.,C,lin
ical,judgment,based,on,the,nurse‗s,clinical,experience,is,part,of,EBP,,but,clinical,decisio,n,maki
ng,should,also,incorporate,current,research,and,research-
based,guidelines.,Evaluation,of,patient,outcomes,isimportant,,but,data,analysis,is,not,require,d,to,
use,EBP.,All,published,articles,do,not,provideresearch,evidence;,interventions,should,be,based,o
n,credible,research,,preferably,randomizedcontrolled,studies,with,a,large,number6of,s,ubjects.
DIF:, Cognitive,Level:,Understand,(Comprehension)
TOP:, Nursing,Process:,PlanningMSC:,NCLEX:, Safe,and, Effective, Care, Environment
, 3. Which,statement,bythe,nurse,provides,a,clear,explanation,of,the,nursing,process?
a. ―The,nursing,process,is,a,research,method,of,diagnosing6the,patient‗s,health,care,pro
blems.‖
b. ―The,nursing,process,is,used,primarily,to,explain,nursing,interventions,to,other,he
alth,care,professionals.‖
c. ―The,nursing,process,is,a,problem-solving,tool,used,to,identify,and,manage,the