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a. “Patient care is based on clinical judgment, experience, and traditions.”
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, Chapter 01: Professional Nursing
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Harding: Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 12th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE z
1. The nurse completes an admission database and explains that the plan of care and discharge
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b. “In addition to caring for you while you are sick, the nurses will help you plan to
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d. “Nurses perform many of the same procedures as the physician, but nurses are
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ANSWER: B z
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze (Analysis) z z z
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
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2. Which statement by the nurse accurately describes the use of evidence-based practice (EBP)?
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a. “Patient care is based on clinical judgment, experience, and traditions.”
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b. “Data are analyzed later to show that the patient outcomes are consistently met.”
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z clinician expertise and consideration of patient preferences. Clinical judgment based on the
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