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Test Bank for Lewis Medical Surgical Nursing 12th Edition by Mariann M. Harding, Jeffrey Kwong, Debra Hagler All Chapters Covered (Chapters 1 to 69) Correct Answers
Test Bank for Lewis Medical Surgical Nursing 12th Edition by Mariann M. Harding, Jeffrey Kwong, Debra Hagler All Chapters Covered (Chapters 1 to 69) Correct Answers
1. Theinurseicompletesianiadmissionidatabaseiandiexplainsithatitheiplanioficareiandidischargeigo
alsiwillibeidevelopediwithitheipatient‘siinput.iTheipatientiasks,i“Howiisithisidifferentifromiwhat
itheiphysicianidoes?”iWhichiresponseiwoulditheinurseiprovide?
a. “Theiroleiofitheinurseiisitoiadministerimedicationsiandiotheritreatmentsiprescribedib
yiyouriphysician.”
b. “Iniadditionitoicaringiforiyouiwhileiyouiareisick,itheinursesiwillihelpiyouiplanitoim
aintainiyourihealth.”
c. “Theinurse‘sijobiisitoicollectiinformationiandicommunicateianyiproblemsithatio
ccuritoitheiphysician.”
d. “Nursesiperformimanyiofitheisameiproceduresiasitheiphysician,ibutinursesiareiw
ithitheipatientsiforiailongeritimeithanitheiphysician.”
ANS:i B
TheiAmericaniNursesiAssociationi(ANA)idefinitioniofinursingidescribesitheiroleiofinursesiiniprom
otingihealth.iTheiotheriresponsesidescribeidependentiandicollaborativeifunctionsiofitheinursingirol
eibutidoinotiaccuratelyidescribeitheinurse‘siuniqueiroleiinitheihealthicareisystem.
2. Whichistatementibyitheinurseiaccuratelyidescribesitheiuseiofievidence-basedipracticei(EBP)?
a. “Patienticareiisibasedioniclinicalijudgment,iexperience,ianditraditions.”
b. “Dataiareianalyzedilateritoishowithatitheipatientioutcomesiareiconsistentlyimet.”
c. “Researchifromiallipublishediarticlesiareiusediasiaiguideiforiplanningipatienticare.”
d. “Recommendationsiareibasedioniresearch,iclinicaliexpertise,iandipatienti
preferences.”
ANS:i D
Evidence-basedipracticei(EBP)iisitheiuseiofitheibestiresearch-
basedievidenceicombinediwithiclinicianiexpertiseiandiconsiderationiofipatientipreferences.iCli
nicalijudgmentibasedionitheinurse‘siclinicaliexperienceiisipartiofiEBP,ibuticlinicalidecisionima
kingishouldialsoiincorporateicurrentiresearchiandiresearch-
basediguidelines.iEvaluationiofipatientioutcomesiisiimportant,ibutidataianalysisiisinotirequiredit
oiuseiEBP.iAllipublishediarticlesidoinotiprovideiresearchievidence;iinterventionsishouldibeibas
edionicredibleiresearch,ipreferablyirandomizedicontrolledistudiesiwithiailargeinumberiofisubjec
ts.
3. Whichistatementibyitheinurseiprovidesiaicleariexplanationiofitheinursingiprocess?
a. “Theinursingiprocessiisiairesearchimethodiofidiagnosingitheipatient‘sihealthicareipr
oblems.”
b. “Theinursingiprocessiisiusediprimarilyitoiexplaininursingiinterventionsitoiotherih
ealthicareiprofessionals.”
c. “Theinursingiprocessiisiaiproblem-solvingitooliuseditoiidentifyiandimanageithe
, patients‘ihealthicareineeds.”
d. “Theinursingiprocessiisibasedioninursingitheoryithatiincorporatesitheib
iopsychosocialinatureiofihumans.”
ANS:i C
Theinursingiprocessiisiaiproblem-
solvingiapproachitoitheiidentificationianditreatmentiofipatients‘iproblems.iNursingiprocessidoe
sinotirequireiresearchimethodsiforidiagnosis.iTheiprimaryiuseiofitheinursingiprocessiisiinipatien
ticare,inotitoiestablishinursingitheoryioriexplaininursingiinterventionsitoiotherihealthicareiprofes
sionals.
4. Aipatientiadmitteditoitheihospitaliforisurgeryitellsitheinurse,i“Iidoinotifeelicomfortableile
avingimyichildreniwithimyiparents.”iWhichiactioniwoulditheinurseitakeinext?
a. Reassureitheipatientithatitheseifeelingsiareicommoniforiparents.
b. Haveitheipatienticallitheichildrenitoiensureithatitheyiareidoingiwell.
c. Gatheriinformationionitheipatient‘siconcernsiaboutitheichildicareiarrangements.
d. Callitheipatient‘siparentsitoidetermineiwhetheriadequateichildicareiisibeingip
rovided.
ANS:i C
Becauseiaicompleteiassessmentiisinecessaryiiniorderitoiidentifyiaiproblemiandichooseianiappro
priateiintervention,itheinurse‘sifirstiactionishouldibeitoiobtainimoreiinformation.iTheiotheriacti
onsimayibeiappropriate,ibutimoreiassessmentiisineededibeforeitheibestiinterventionicanibeichos
en.
5. Aipatientiwithiaibacterialiinfectioniisihypovolemicidueitoiaifeveriandiexcessiveidiaphoresis.iW
hichiexpectedioutcomeiwoulditheinurseiselectiforithisipatient?
a. Patientihasiaibalancediintakeiandioutput.
b. Patient‘sibeddingiisikepticleaniandifreeiofimoisture.
c. Patientiunderstandsitheineediforiincreasedifluidiintake.
d. Patient‘siskiniremainsicooliandidryithroughoutihospitalization.
ANS:i A
Balancediintakeiandioutputigivesimeasurableidataishowingiresolutioniofitheiproblemiofideficie
ntifluidivolume.iTheiotheristatementsiwouldinotiindicateithatitheiproblemiofihypovolemiaiwasi
resolved.
6. Whichistatementidescribesitheipurposeiofitheievaluationiphaseiofitheinursingiprocess?
a. Toidocumentitheinursingicareiplaniinitheiprogressinotesiofitheihealthirecord
b. Toidetermineiifiinterventionsihaveibeenieffectiveiinimeetingipatientioutcomes
c. Toidecideiwhetheritheipatient‘sihealthiproblemsihaveibeenicompletelyiresolved
d. Toiestablishiifitheipatientiagreesithatitheinursingicareiprovidediwasisatisfactory
ANS:i B
7. Whichistatementidescribesitheipurposeiofitheiassessmentiphaseiofitheinursingiprocess?
a. Toiteachiinterventionsithatirelieveihealthiproblems
b. Toiuseipatientidataitoievaluateipatienticareioutcomes
c. Toiobtainidataitoidiagnoseipatientistrengthsiandiproblems
d. Toihelpitheipatientiidentifyirealisticioutcomesiforihealthiproblems
ANS:i C
Duringitheiassessmentiphase,itheinurseigathersiinformationiaboutitheipatientitoidiagnoseip
atientistrengthsiandiproblems.iTheiotheriresponsesiareiexamplesiofitheiplanning,iintervent
ion,iandievaluationiphasesiofitheinursingiprocess.
8. Whenidevelopingitheiplanioficare,iwhichicomponentsiwoulditheinurseiincludeiinitheiclinicalipr
oblemistatement?
a. Theiproblemianditheisuggestedipatientigoalsiorioutcomes
b. Theiproblem,iitsicauses,ianditheisignsiandisymptomsiofitheiproblem
c. Theiproblemiwithitheipossibleietiologyianditheiplannediinterventions
d. Theiproblem,iitsipathophysiology,ianditheiexpectedioutcome
ANS:i B
Wheniwritingiclinicaliproblemsiorinursingidiagnoses,itheisubjectiveiasiwelliasiobjectiveidataitoi
supportitheiproblem‘siexistenceishouldibeiincluded.iGoals,ioutcomes,iandiinterventionsiareinotii
ncludediinitheiproblemistatement.
9. Whichipatienticareitaskiwoulditheinurseidelegateitoiexperiencediassistiveipersonneli(AP)?
a. Instructitheipatientiaboutitheineeditoialternateiactivityiandirest.
b. Monitorileveliofishortnessiofibreathiorifatigueiafteriambulation.
c. Obtainitheipatient‘sibloodipressureiandipulseirateiafteriambulation.
d. Determineiwhetheritheipatientiisireadyitoiincreaseitheiactivityilevel.
ANS:i C
APieducationiincludesiaccurateivitalisignimeasurement.iAssessmentiandipatientiteachingirequir
eiregisteredinurseieducationiandiscopeiofipracticeiandicannotibeidelegated.
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