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Chapter 01: 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 goals will be developed with the patient‘s input.
The patient asks, “How is this different fromwhat the physician does?” Which response would the nurse provide?
a. “The role of the nurse is to administer medications and other treatments prescribedby your physician.”
b. “In addition to caring for you while you are sick, the nurses will help you plan tomaintain your health.”
c. “The nurse‘s job is to collect information and communicate any problems thatoccur to the physician.”
d. “Nurses perform many of the same procedures as the physician, but nurses are with the patients for a longer time than the
physician.”
ANS: B
The American Nurses Association (ANA) definition of nursing describes the role of nurses in promoting health. The other responses describe
dependent and collaborative functions of the nursing 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 by the nurse accurately describes the use of evidence-based practice (EBP)?
a. “Patient care is based on clinical judgment, experience, and traditions.”
b. “Data are analyzed later to show that the patient outcomes are consistently met.”
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 preferences.”
ANS: D
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the use of the best research-based evidence combined withclinician expertise and consideration of patient
preferences. Clinical judgment based on the nurse‘s clinical experience is part of EBP, but clinical decision making should also incorporate
current research and research-based guidelines. Evaluation of patient outcomes isimportant, but data analysis is not required to use EBP. All
published articles do not provide research evidence; interventions should be based on credible research, preferably randomizedcontrolled studies
with a large number of subjects.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) TOP: Nursing Process: PlanningMSC:
NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
3. Which statement by the nurse provides a clear explanation of the nursing process?
a. “The nursing process is a research method of diagnosing the patient‘s health careproblems.”
b. “The nursing process is used primarily to explain nursing interventions to otherhealth care professionals.”
c. “The nursing process is a problem-solving tool used to identify and manage the
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