Stuvia 1269601 testbank for lewis medical surgical
nursing 11th edition by harding all chapters 1 68 1
,Chapter 01: Professional Nursing
Test Bank MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. The nurse teaches a student nurse about how to apply the nursing process
when providing patient care.Which statement, if made by the student nurse,
indicates that teaching was successful?
a. The nursing process is a scientific-based method of diagnosing the patients
health 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 based on nursing theory that incorporates the
biopsychosocial nature ofhumans.
d. The nursing process is used primarily to explain nursing
interventions to other health careprofessionals.
ANS: B
,The nursing process is a problem-solving approach to the identification and
, treatment of patients problems. Diagnosis is only one phase of the nursing process.
The primary use of the nursing process is in patient care,not to establish nursing theory
or explain nursing interventions to other health care professionals.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (comprehension)
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
2. The nurse describes to a student nurse how to use evidence-based practice
guidelines when caring forpatients. Which statement, if made by the nurse,
would be the most accurate?
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.
d. Recommendations are based on research, clinical expertise, and patient
preferences.
nursing 11th edition by harding all chapters 1 68 1
,Chapter 01: Professional Nursing
Test Bank MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. The nurse teaches a student nurse about how to apply the nursing process
when providing patient care.Which statement, if made by the student nurse,
indicates that teaching was successful?
a. The nursing process is a scientific-based method of diagnosing the patients
health 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 based on nursing theory that incorporates the
biopsychosocial nature ofhumans.
d. The nursing process is used primarily to explain nursing
interventions to other health careprofessionals.
ANS: B
,The nursing process is a problem-solving approach to the identification and
, treatment of patients problems. Diagnosis is only one phase of the nursing process.
The primary use of the nursing process is in patient care,not to establish nursing theory
or explain nursing interventions to other health care professionals.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (comprehension)
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
2. The nurse describes to a student nurse how to use evidence-based practice
guidelines when caring forpatients. Which statement, if made by the nurse,
would be the most accurate?
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.
d. Recommendations are based on research, clinical expertise, and patient
preferences.
