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TEST BANK - Lewis Medical Surgical Nursing, 12th Edition (Harding), Chapters 1 - 69 | All Chapters Verified
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TEST BANK - Lewis Medical Surgical Nursing,12th Edition (Harding),
Chapters 1 - 69 | All Chapters Verified
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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 disch
arge goals will be developed with the patient‗s input. The patient asks, ―How is this diffe
rent from what the physician does?‖ Which response would the nurse provide?
a. ―The role of the nurse is to administer medications and other treatments prescri
bed by your physician.‖
b. ―In addition to caring for you while you are sick, the nurses will help you pla
n to maintain your health.‖
c. ―The nurse‗s job is to collect information and communicate any problems t
hat occur 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.‖
ANSWER: 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
de 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 pati
ent preferences.‖
ANSWER: D
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the use of the best research-
based evidence combined with clinician expertise and consideration of patient preferences
. Clinical judgment based on the nurse‗s clinical experience is part of EBP, but clinical d
ecision making should also incorporate current research and research-
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