TEST BANK :MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING 10TH EDITION LEWIS TEST BANK (LATEST UPDATE 2023)GRADED A+
The nurse completes an admission database and explains
... [Show More] that the plan of care and discharge1.goals will be developed with the patient's input. The patient states,"How is this different fromwhat the doctor does?"Which response would bemostappropriate for the nurse to make?a."The role of the nurse is to administer medications and other treatments prescribedby your doctor."b."The nurse's job is to help the doctor by collecting information andcommunicating any problems that occur."c."Nurses perform many of the same procedures as the doctor, but nurses are withthe patients for a longer time than the doctor."d."In addition to caring for you while you are sick, the nurses will assist you todevelop an individualized plan to maintain your health."ANS: DThis response is consistent with the American Nurses Association (ANA) definition ofnursing, which describes the role of nurses in promoting health. The other responses describesome of the dependent and collaborative functions of the nursing role but do not accuratelydescribe the nurse's role in the health care system.
DIF:Cognitive Level: Understand (comprehension)REF: 3TOP: Nursing Process: ImplementationMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
The nurse describes to a student nurse how to use evidence-based practice guidelines when2.caring for patients. Which statement, if made by the nurse, would be themostaccurate?a."Inferences from clinical research studies are used as a guide."b."Patient care is based on clinical judgment, experience, and traditions."c."Data are evaluated to show that the patient outcomes are consistently met.""Recommendations are based on research, clinical expertise, and patientd.preferences."ANS: DEvidence-based practice (EBP) is the use of the best research-based evidence combined withclinician expertise. Clinical judgment based on the nurse's clinical experience is part of EBP,but clinical decision making should also incorporate current research and research-basedguidelines. Evaluation of patient outcomes is important, but interventions should be based onresearch from randomized control studies with a large number of subjects.
DIF:Cognitive Level: Remember (knowledge)REF: 15TOP: Nursing Process: PlanningMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
The nurse teaches a student nurse about how to apply the nursing process when providing3.patient care. Which statement, if made by the student nurse, indicates that teaching wassuccessful?a."The nursing process is a scientific-based method of diagnosing the patient'shealth care problems."b."The nursing process is a problem-solving tool used to identify and treat patients'
health care needs."c."The nursing process is used primarily to explain nursing interventions to otherhealth care professionals."d."The nursing process is based on nursing theory that incorporates thebiopsychosocial nature of humans."ANS: BThe nursing process is a problem-solving approach to the identification and treatment ofpatients'problems. Diagnosis is only one phase of the nursing process. The primary use of thenursing process is in patient care, not to establish nursing theory or explain nursinginterventions to other health care professionals.DIF:Cognitive Level: Understand (comprehension)REF: 5TOP: Nursing Process: ImplementationMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment [Show Less]