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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 from what the physician does?” Which response would the nurse
provide?
a. “The role of the nurse is to administer medications and other treatments
prescribed by your physician.”
b. “In addition to caring for you while you are sick, the nurses will help you
plan to maintain your health.”
c. “The nurse‘s job is to collect information and communicate any
problems that 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 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.”
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