Test bank for Lewis-s medical surgical nursing 12th edition lby Mariann M. Harding Jeff

TEST BANK
Lewis Medical Surgical Nursing, 12th Edition
(Harding), Chapters 1 - 69 | All Chapters

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, Chapter1301:13Professional13Nursing
Harding:13Lewis’s13Medical-Surgical13Nursing,1312th13Edition




MULTIPLE13CHOICE

1. The13nurse13completes13an13admission13database13and13explains13that13the13plan13of13care13and13
discharge13goal13s13will13be13developed13with13the13patient‗s13input.13The13patient13asks,13―How13is
13this13different13from13what13the13physician13does?‖13Which13response13would13the13nurse13pr

ovide?
a. ―The13role13of13the13nurse13is13to13administer13medications13and13other13treatments13pre
scribed13by13your13physician.‖
b. ―In13addition13to13caring13for13you13while13you13are13sick,13the13nurses13will13help13y
ou13plan13to13mai13ntain13your13health.‖
c. ―Thenurse‗sjob13is13to13collect13information13and13communicate13anyproblemst
hat13oc13cur13to13the13physician.‖
d. ―Nurses13perform13many13of13the13same13procedures13as13the13physician,13but13nurs
es13are13wit13h13the13patients13for13a13longer13time13than13the13physician.‖

ANS:1 3 B
The13American13Nurses13Association13(ANA)13definition13of13nursing13describes13the13role13of13nurse
s13in13promot13ing13health.13The13other13responses13describe13dependent13and13collaborative13functio
ns13of13the13nursing13role13b13ut13do13not13accurately13describe13the13nurse‗s13unique13role13in13the13
health13care13system.

DIF:1 3 Cognitive13Level:13Analyze13(Analysis)
TOP:13Nursing13Process:13Implementation1 3 1 3 MSC:13 NCLEX:13Safe13and13Effective13Care13Environment

2. Which13 statement1 3 byjkthe1 3 nurse1 3 accurately13 describes1 3 the1 3 use13 of1 3 evidence-
based1 3 practice1 3 (EBP)?
a. ―Patient1 3 care13 is13 based13 on13 clinical13 judgment,1 3 experience,1 3 and13 traditions.‖
b. ―Data1 3 are1 3 analyzed1 3 later1 3 to1 3 show1 3 that1 3 the1 3 patient1 3 outcomes1 3 are1 3 consistently1 3 met
.‖
c. ―Research1 3 from1 3 all1 3 published1 3 articles1 3 are1 3 used1 3 as1 3 a1 3 guide1 3 for1 3 planning1 3 patient1 3 c
are.‖
d. ―Recommendations13 are13 based13 on13 research,13 clinical13 expertise,13 an
d13 patient13pre1 3 ferences.‖

ANS:1 3 1 3 D
Evidence-based13practice13 (EBP)13 is1 3 thebuse13 of1 3 the13 best13research-
based13evidence13combined13with13clinician13expertise13and13consideration13of13patient13pr