Unit 1 Nursing Fundamentals

During a wellness fair, a participant asks why the term "patient" is used. Which response should the nurse make?

"It means that an individual is seeking assistance because of an illness."

The nurse is asked to explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative research. Which response should the nurse make?

"Quantitative research uses precise measurement to collect data and analyze it statistically."

The nurse is asked to explain the difference between reliability and validity. Which response should the nurse make?

"Reliability refers to the consistency of measures while validity refers to the accuracy of measures."

The nurse conducts a literature search on dialysis. On which section of the articles should the nurse focus to determine relevance for the health problem?

Abstract

The nurse is participating in a research study. Which situation should the nurse identify that violates the research ethic of doing no harm?

Administering a less effective pain medication to a patient in severe pain when a stronger pain medication is available.

The nurse is discussing the accomplishments of Mildred Montag. Which nursing degree program should the nurse explain Mildred Montag promoted?

Associate's

Which role should the nurse assume when ensuring that the patient is properly fitted for a wheelchair?

Caregiver

Which term should the nurse identify that describes the way the ANA helps nurses through economic and general welfare programs?

Collective bargaining

The nurse is participating in the design of a research study. For which research role should the nurse locate relevant literature and critique research reports?

Consumer

The nurse is conducting a qualitative study. Which procedure should the nurse use that searches for themes and patterns?

Content analysis

A patient asks for help coping with and developing interpersonal relationships. Which role should the nurse use to assist this patient?

Counselor

A patient asks what school a graduate nurse attended. Which should the nurse explain is the focus of current nursing curricula?

Critical thinking

The nurse is participating in a qualitative research study. Which information should be collected if the study focuses on ethnography?

Cultural patterns of thoughts and behaviors

To which leader should the nurse attribute the first nurse-recruiting practices?

Dorthea Dix

The nurse needs to gather data on nursing education practices. Which electronic database should the nurse consult?

ERIC

The nurse schedules time to use the ERIC database. Which type of material should the nurse expect to access?

Educational

A patient asks for assistance to restore health after an acute illness. Which activity should the nurse perform to help the patient achieve this goal?

Encourage to participate in rehabilitation as prescribed.

The nurse is reviewing the metaparadigm for nursing. Which concept should the nurse identify that addresses a patient's external surroundings?

Environment

A qualitative research study is being conducted that focuses on cultural patterns of thoughts and behaviors. Which term should the nurse use to describe the research method?

Ethnography

The nurse is writing a literature review. Which information should the nurse include in the conclusion?

Gaps in the literature

Which societal perception of nurses should be attributed to Florence Nightingale?

Guardian angel

The administrator of a local nursing program asks for suggestions to address the nursing shortage. Which recommendation should the nurse make?

Implement an accelerated degree program

The nurse learns that enrollment in Medicare is expected to increase in the coming years. In which way should the nurse expect this increase to impact nursing?

Increase the need for nurses

The nurse uses the PICO format to state the problem of a research study. Which information should the nurse place within the "C?"

Interventions being compared

The nurse is assigned to be a research consumer. Which task should the nurse expect to complete?

Locate and critique relevant literature.

The nurse is searching for a position as a practical nurse. In which setting should the nurse expect to be employed?

Long-term care facility

The nurse is discussing discrimination in nursing. Which historical male figure should the nurse indicate experienced gender discrimination by schools of nursing?

Luther Christman

In which way should the nurse uphold the code of ethics when providing patient care?

Maintain patient confidentiality

The nurse is a member of a hospital's research team. In which way should the nurse view this role as important to the hospital?

Maintains magnet recognition status

The nurse is calculating the average value for a variable. Which term should the nurse use to describe this value?

Measures of central tendency

The nurse is attending a program about the nursing shortage. Which government program should the nurse expect to intensify the need for nurses due to increased enrollment?

Medicare

The nurse graduated from a hospital's nursing diploma program. Which should the nurse understand was the historical goal of a diploma program?

Meet the service needs of the hospital

The nurse is applying for a nursing license under mutual recognition. Which benefit should the nurse expect to receive from this form of license?

Multistate licensure under one state

The nurse is applying for licensure in two states. Which regulatory model should the nurse explore?

Mutual recognition

The nurse researcher is designing a qualitative study. Which perspective should be used to describe that reality is constructed by personal experience?

Naturalism

An adolescent patient delivers a newborn. For which potential issue should the nurse plan care for the baby?

Nutritional problems

The nurse researcher who is employed at a hospital wants to conduct a research study. Which action should the nurse take first

Obtain approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB).

The nurse attends a continuing education program about evidence-based practice. Which factor should the nurse identify that is incorporated into evidence-based practice?

Patient values

The nurse provides the details of a research study to a patient who has agreed to participate. For which reason should the nurse explain the privacy measures that will occur during the study?

Prevent patient embarrassment

The nurse cares for a patient who is participating in a research study. For which reason should the nurse inform the patient that vital signs are being evaluated as part of the study?

Provide full disclosure

The nurse is asked to explain the universal values on which healthcare is based. Which project should the nurse describe that improves safety in healthcare and nursing?

QSEN

The nurse is a member of an organization's research committee. Which methodology should be used to understand the impact of prostate cancer treatment on coping?

Qualitative

The nurse participates on the hospital research committee. Which type of study should be used to address the relationship between engaging in meditation and the incidence of pain?

Quantitative

The nurse is reviewing a research study. Which action should the nurse take to ensure that a critique is effective?

Read the study several times.

For which practice should the nurse explain Dorthea Dix is best known?

Recruiting nurses during the Civil War

Which role should the nurse identify that Nightingale's efforts demonstrated?

Researcher

The nurse prepares to critique a research article. Which step should the nurse take first?

Scan the article from start to finish.

The family of a patient receiving hospice is informed that the patient will receive extra care if agreeing to participate in a research study. For which violation of ethics in research should the nurse be counseled?

Self-determination

The nurse with four years of experience uses a holistic approach when discussing a patient's long-term healthcare needs. At which level of Benner's proficiency should the nurse be placed?

Stage IV

The nurse is caring for a patient. Which action should the nurse take that demonstrates the role of a counselor?

Suggest ways to improve interpersonal relationships.

The nurse researcher is preparing a research study. In which way should the nurse refer to the sample population?

Target

The nurse is asked about historic events in nursing. Which event should the nurse explain occurred first in history?

The Knights of Saint Lazarus dedicate themselves to the care of people with leprosy.

The nurse discusses the increased popularity of pop-up clinics. Which patient population should the nurse understand benefits most from these clinics?

Uninsured

The nurse is collecting data for a research study. Which action should the nurse take to ensure the patient's confidentiality?

Use a pseudonym.

The nurse enlisted to serve during a war immediately upon graduation from nursing school. In which war should the nurse indicate participation?

Vietnam War

A quantitative research study is being designed about the relationship between meditation and wellness. Which should be the research question for this study?

What is the relationship between engaging in meditation and the incidence of pain?