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Chapter j01: jProfessional jNursing
Harding: jLewis’s jMedical-Surgical jNursing, j11th jEdition
MULTIPLE jCHOICE
1. The jnurse jcompletes jan jadmission jdatabase jand jexplains jthat jthe jplan jof jcare jand
jdischarge jgoals jwill jbe jdeveloped jwith jthe jpatient‘s jinput. jThe jpatient jasks, j―How jis jthis
jdifferent jfrom jwhat jthe jdoctor jdoes?‖ jWhich jresponse jwould jbe jmost jappropriate jfor jthe
jnurse jto jmake?
a. ―The jrole jof jthe jnurse jis jto jadminister jmedications jand jother jtreatments
jprescribed jby j your jdoctor.‖
b. ―In jaddition jto jcaring jfor jyou jwhile jyou jare jsick, jthe jnurses jwill jhelp jyou
jplan jto jmaintain jyour jhealth.‖
c. ―The jnurse‘s jjob jis jto jhelp jthe jdoctor jby jcollecting jinformation jand
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communicating jany jproblems jthat joccur.‖
d. ―Nurses jperform jmany jof jthe jsame jprocedures jas jthe jdoctor, jbut jnurses jare
jwith jthe jpatients jfor ja jlonger jtime jthan jthe jdoctor.‖
ANS: j B
The jAmerican jNurses jAssociation j(ANA) jdefinition jof jnursing jdescribes jthe jrole jof jnurses jin
jpromoting jhealth. jThe jother jresponses jdescribe jdependent jand jcollaborative jfunctions jof jthe
jnursing jrole jbut jdo jnot jaccurately jdescribe jthe jnurse‘s junique jrole jin jthe jhealth jcare jsystem.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jAnalyze j(analysis)
TOP: j Nursing jProcess: jImplementation MSC: j NCLEX: jSafe jand jEffective jCare jEnvironment
2. The jnurse jdescribes jto ja js t u d e n t jnurse how to use evidence-based jpractice j(EBP) jwhen
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jcaring jfor jpatients. jWhich jstatement jby jthe jnurse jaccurately jdescribes jthe juse jof jEBP?
a. ―Inferences jfrom jall jpublished jarticles jare jused jas ja jguide.‖
b. ―Patient jcare jis jbased jon jclinical jjudgment, jexperience, jand jtraditions.‖
c. ―Data jare janalyzed jlater jto jshow jthat jthe jpatient joutcomes jare jconsistently jmet.‖
d. ―Recommendations jare jbased jon jresearch, jclinical jexpertise, jand
jpatient jpreferences.‖
ANS: j D
Evidence-based jpractice j(EBP) jis jthe juse jof jthe jbest jresearch-based jevidence jcombined
jwith jclinician jexpertise jand jconsideration jof jpatient jpreferences. jClinical jjudgment jbased
jon jthe jnurse‘s jclinical jexperience jis jpart jof jEBP, jbut jclinical jdecision jmaking jshould jalso
incorporate jcurrent jresearch jand jresearch-based jguidelines. jEvaluation jof jpatient joutcomes jis
jimportant, jbut jdata janalysis jis jnot jrequired jto juse jEBP. jAll jpublished jarticles jdo jnot jprovide
jresearch jevidence; jinterventions jshould jbe jbased jon jcredible jresearch, jpreferably jrandomized
jcontrolled jstudies jwith ja jlarge jnumber jof jsubjects.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jRemember j(knowledge) TOP: j Nursing jProcess:
jPlanning jMSC: j NCLEX: jSafe jand jEffective jCare jEnvironment
3. The jnurse jteaches ja jstudent jnurse jabout jhow jto japply jthe jnursing jprocess jwhen
jproviding jpatient jcare. jWhich jstatement jby jthe jstudent jnurse jindicates jthat jteaching
jwas jsuccessful?
a. ―The jnursing jprocess jis ja jresearch jmethod jof jdiagnosing jthe jpatient‘s jhealth
jcare jproblems.‖
b. ―The jnursing jprocess jis jused jprimarily jto jexplain jnursing jinterventions jto jother
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health jcare jprofessionals.‖
c. ―The jnursing jprocess jis ja jproblem-solving jtool jused jto jidentify jand jtreat jthe
patients‘ jhealth jcare jneeds.‖
d. ―The jnursing jprocess jis jbased jon jnursing jtheory jthat jincorporates
jthe jbiopsychosocial jnature jof jhumans.‖
ANS: j C
The jnursing jprocess jis ja jproblem-solving japproach jto jthe jidentification jand jtreatment jof
patients‘ jproblems. jNursing jprocess jdoes jnot jrequire jresearch jmethods jfor jdiagnosis. jThe
jprimary juse jof jthe jnursing jprocess jis jin jpatient jcare, jnot jto jestablish jnursing jtheory jor
jexplain jnursing jinterventions jto jother jhealth jcare jprofessionals.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jUnderstand j(comprehension) TOP: j Nursing jProcess:
jEvaluation jMSC: j NCLEX: jSafe jand jEffective jCare jEnvironment
4. A jpatient jadmitted jto jthe jhospital jfor jsurgery jtells jthe jnurse, j―I jdo jnot jfeel
jcomfortable jleaving jmy jchildren jwith jmy jparents.‖ jWhich jaction jshould jthe jnurse
jtake jnext?
a. Reassure jthe jpatient jthat jthese jfeelings jare jcommon jfor jparents.
b. Have jthe jpatient jcall jthe jchildren jto jensure jthat jthey jare jdoing jwell.
c. Gather jinformation jon jthe jpatient‘s jconcerns jabout jthe jchild jcare jarrangements.
d. Call jthe jpatient‘s jparents jto jdetermine jwhether jadequate jchild jcare jis jbeing
provided.
ANS: j C
Because ja jcomplete jassessment jis jnecessary jin jorder jto jidentify ja jproblem jand jchoose jan
jappropriate jintervention, jthe jnurse‘s jfirst jaction jshould jbe jto jobtain jmore jinformation.
jThe jother jactions jmay jbe jappropriate, jbut jmore jassessment jis jneeded jbefore jthe jbest
jintervention
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DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jAnalyze j(analysis)
OBJ: j Special jQuestions: jPrioritization TOP: j Nursing jProcess:
jAssessment jMSC: j NCLEX: jPsychosocial jIntegrity
5. A jpatient jwith ja jbacterial jinfection jis jhypovolemic jdue jto ja jfever jand jexcessive
jdiaphoresis. jWhich jexpected joutcome jwould jthe jnurse jrecognize jas jappropriate jfor jthis
jpatient?
a. Patient jhas ja jbalanced jintake jand joutput.
b. Patient‘s jbedding jis jkept jclean jand jfree jof jmoisture.
c. Patient junderstands jthe jneed jfor jincreased jfluid jintake.
d. Patient‘s jskin jremains jcool jand jdry jthroughout jhospitalization.
ANS: j A
Balanced jintake jand joutput jgives jmeasurable jdata jshowing jresolution jof jthe jproblem jof
jdeficient jfluid jvolume. jThe jother jstatements jwould jnot jindicate jthat jthe jproblem jof
jhypovolemia jwas jresolved.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApply j(application) TOP: Nursing jProcess: jPlanning
jMSC: j NCLEX: jPhysiological jIntegrity
6. After jadministering jmedication, jthe jnurse jasks jthe jpatient jif jpain jwas jrelieved. jWhat jis
jthe jpurpose jof jthe jevaluation jphase jof jthe jnursing jprocess?
a. To jdocument jthe jnursing jcare jplan jin jthe jprogress jnotes jof jthe jhealth jrecord
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b. To jdetermine jif jinterventions jhave jbeen jeffective jin jmeeting jpatient joutcomes
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Chapter j01: jProfessional jNursing
Harding: jLewis’s jMedical-Surgical jNursing, j11th jEdition
MULTIPLE jCHOICE
1. The jnurse jcompletes jan jadmission jdatabase jand jexplains jthat jthe jplan jof jcare jand
jdischarge jgoals jwill jbe jdeveloped jwith jthe jpatient‘s jinput. jThe jpatient jasks, j―How jis jthis
jdifferent jfrom jwhat jthe jdoctor jdoes?‖ jWhich jresponse jwould jbe jmost jappropriate jfor jthe
jnurse jto jmake?
a. ―The jrole jof jthe jnurse jis jto jadminister jmedications jand jother jtreatments
jprescribed jby j your jdoctor.‖
b. ―In jaddition jto jcaring jfor jyou jwhile jyou jare jsick, jthe jnurses jwill jhelp jyou
jplan jto jmaintain jyour jhealth.‖
c. ―The jnurse‘s jjob jis jto jhelp jthe jdoctor jby jcollecting jinformation jand
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communicating jany jproblems jthat joccur.‖
d. ―Nurses jperform jmany jof jthe jsame jprocedures jas jthe jdoctor, jbut jnurses jare
jwith jthe jpatients jfor ja jlonger jtime jthan jthe jdoctor.‖
ANS: j B
The jAmerican jNurses jAssociation j(ANA) jdefinition jof jnursing jdescribes jthe jrole jof jnurses jin
jpromoting jhealth. jThe jother jresponses jdescribe jdependent jand jcollaborative jfunctions jof jthe
jnursing jrole jbut jdo jnot jaccurately jdescribe jthe jnurse‘s junique jrole jin jthe jhealth jcare jsystem.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jAnalyze j(analysis)
TOP: j Nursing jProcess: jImplementation MSC: j NCLEX: jSafe jand jEffective jCare jEnvironment
2. The jnurse jdescribes jto ja js t u d e n t jnurse how to use evidence-based jpractice j(EBP) jwhen
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jcaring jfor jpatients. jWhich jstatement jby jthe jnurse jaccurately jdescribes jthe juse jof jEBP?
a. ―Inferences jfrom jall jpublished jarticles jare jused jas ja jguide.‖
b. ―Patient jcare jis jbased jon jclinical jjudgment, jexperience, jand jtraditions.‖
c. ―Data jare janalyzed jlater jto jshow jthat jthe jpatient joutcomes jare jconsistently jmet.‖
d. ―Recommendations jare jbased jon jresearch, jclinical jexpertise, jand
jpatient jpreferences.‖
ANS: j D
Evidence-based jpractice j(EBP) jis jthe juse jof jthe jbest jresearch-based jevidence jcombined
jwith jclinician jexpertise jand jconsideration jof jpatient jpreferences. jClinical jjudgment jbased
jon jthe jnurse‘s jclinical jexperience jis jpart jof jEBP, jbut jclinical jdecision jmaking jshould jalso
incorporate jcurrent jresearch jand jresearch-based jguidelines. jEvaluation jof jpatient joutcomes jis
jimportant, jbut jdata janalysis jis jnot jrequired jto juse jEBP. jAll jpublished jarticles jdo jnot jprovide
jresearch jevidence; jinterventions jshould jbe jbased jon jcredible jresearch, jpreferably jrandomized
jcontrolled jstudies jwith ja jlarge jnumber jof jsubjects.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jRemember j(knowledge) TOP: j Nursing jProcess:
jPlanning jMSC: j NCLEX: jSafe jand jEffective jCare jEnvironment
3. The jnurse jteaches ja jstudent jnurse jabout jhow jto japply jthe jnursing jprocess jwhen
jproviding jpatient jcare. jWhich jstatement jby jthe jstudent jnurse jindicates jthat jteaching
jwas jsuccessful?
a. ―The jnursing jprocess jis ja jresearch jmethod jof jdiagnosing jthe jpatient‘s jhealth
jcare jproblems.‖
b. ―The jnursing jprocess jis jused jprimarily jto jexplain jnursing jinterventions jto jother
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health jcare jprofessionals.‖
c. ―The jnursing jprocess jis ja jproblem-solving jtool jused jto jidentify jand jtreat jthe
patients‘ jhealth jcare jneeds.‖
d. ―The jnursing jprocess jis jbased jon jnursing jtheory jthat jincorporates
jthe jbiopsychosocial jnature jof jhumans.‖
ANS: j C
The jnursing jprocess jis ja jproblem-solving japproach jto jthe jidentification jand jtreatment jof
patients‘ jproblems. jNursing jprocess jdoes jnot jrequire jresearch jmethods jfor jdiagnosis. jThe
jprimary juse jof jthe jnursing jprocess jis jin jpatient jcare, jnot jto jestablish jnursing jtheory jor
jexplain jnursing jinterventions jto jother jhealth jcare jprofessionals.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jUnderstand j(comprehension) TOP: j Nursing jProcess:
jEvaluation jMSC: j NCLEX: jSafe jand jEffective jCare jEnvironment
4. A jpatient jadmitted jto jthe jhospital jfor jsurgery jtells jthe jnurse, j―I jdo jnot jfeel
jcomfortable jleaving jmy jchildren jwith jmy jparents.‖ jWhich jaction jshould jthe jnurse
jtake jnext?
a. Reassure jthe jpatient jthat jthese jfeelings jare jcommon jfor jparents.
b. Have jthe jpatient jcall jthe jchildren jto jensure jthat jthey jare jdoing jwell.
c. Gather jinformation jon jthe jpatient‘s jconcerns jabout jthe jchild jcare jarrangements.
d. Call jthe jpatient‘s jparents jto jdetermine jwhether jadequate jchild jcare jis jbeing
provided.
ANS: j C
Because ja jcomplete jassessment jis jnecessary jin jorder jto jidentify ja jproblem jand jchoose jan
jappropriate jintervention, jthe jnurse‘s jfirst jaction jshould jbe jto jobtain jmore jinformation.
jThe jother jactions jmay jbe jappropriate, jbut jmore jassessment jis jneeded jbefore jthe jbest
jintervention
can jbe jchosen. TESTBANKWORLD.ORG
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jAnalyze j(analysis)
OBJ: j Special jQuestions: jPrioritization TOP: j Nursing jProcess:
jAssessment jMSC: j NCLEX: jPsychosocial jIntegrity
5. A jpatient jwith ja jbacterial jinfection jis jhypovolemic jdue jto ja jfever jand jexcessive
jdiaphoresis. jWhich jexpected joutcome jwould jthe jnurse jrecognize jas jappropriate jfor jthis
jpatient?
a. Patient jhas ja jbalanced jintake jand joutput.
b. Patient‘s jbedding jis jkept jclean jand jfree jof jmoisture.
c. Patient junderstands jthe jneed jfor jincreased jfluid jintake.
d. Patient‘s jskin jremains jcool jand jdry jthroughout jhospitalization.
ANS: j A
Balanced jintake jand joutput jgives jmeasurable jdata jshowing jresolution jof jthe jproblem jof
jdeficient jfluid jvolume. jThe jother jstatements jwould jnot jindicate jthat jthe jproblem jof
jhypovolemia jwas jresolved.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApply j(application) TOP: Nursing jProcess: jPlanning
jMSC: j NCLEX: jPhysiological jIntegrity
6. After jadministering jmedication, jthe jnurse jasks jthe jpatient jif jpain jwas jrelieved. jWhat jis
jthe jpurpose jof jthe jevaluation jphase jof jthe jnursing jprocess?
a. To jdocument jthe jnursing jcare jplan jin jthe jprogress jnotes jof jthe jhealth jrecord
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b. To jdetermine jif jinterventions jhave jbeen jeffective jin jmeeting jpatient joutcomes
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