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Medical-Surgical-Nursing-7th-Edition/ COMPLETE SOLUTION RATED A

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Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 7th Edition Test Bank Chapter 1: Nursing Practice Today MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. When the nurse explains to the patient that together they will plan the patient’... s care and set goals to achieve by discharge, the patient says, “How is that different from what the doctor does?” Which response by the nurse is most appropriate? 2. When providing patient care using evidence-based practice, the nurse uses 3. The nurse uses the nursing process in the care of patients primarily 4. An elderly, emaciated patient is admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). The nurse plans an every-2-hours turning schedule to prevent skin breakdown. In this case, the nursing action is considered to be 5. A patient who has been admitted to the hospital for gallbladder surgery tells the nurse on admission, “I do not feel right about leaving my children with my neighbor.” During assessment of the patient, an appropriate nursing action by the nurse is to 6. A patient with a stroke is paralyzed on the left side of the body and is not responsive enough to turn or move independently in bed. A pressure ulcer has developed on the patient’s left hip. The best nursing diagnosis for this patient is 7. A patient with an infection has a nursing diagnosis of fluid volume deficit related to excessive diaphoresis. An appropriate patient outcome identified by the nurse is that the 8. A patient has a nursing diagnosis of activity intolerance related to prolonged bed rest as manifested by the patient’s report of weakness and fatigue. An appropriate NOC outcome and NIC intervention for this nursing diagnosis would be 9. The nurse reads on the care plan that a patient is at risk for developing an infection. The nurse recognizes that this patient problem 10. A nursing activity that is carried out during the evaluation phase of the nursing process is 11. During the assessment phase of the nursing process, the nurse 12. An example of a correctly written nursing diagnosis statement is 13. The nurse writes a complete nursing diagnosis statement by including 14. Which of these tasks is appropriate for the registered nurse to delegate to a licensed practical nurse? [Show More]

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