PrepU chp. 2
A nurse who works in a pediatric practice assesses the developmental level of children of various ages to determine their psychosocial development. These assessments are based on the work of:
Erikson
A nurse is completing a family assessment during a routine home health visit. The parents have a child with special needs, along with six other children, and the older siblings help out with the younger. Which theory would best help the nurse understand this family's functioning?
General Systems Theory
A nurse is reviewing nursing theory for usefulness in a home healthcare setting. Which is the appropriate application of Dorothea Orem's Self-Care Model in a home healthcare setting?
Match the client's self-care needs with appropriate supportive interventions.
A nurse is planning to conduct a nursing research study and is seeking federal funding. Which institution would be most helpful for the nurse to contact regarding acquiring funding?
National Institute of Nursing Research
a nurse researcher is collecting nominal date. What type of research method is that?
Quantitative
The second step in implementation of evidence-based practice includes systematic review. To complete a systematic review of the literature, what must the nurse do?
Summarize findings from multiple studies that are related to a particular nursing practice.
Which criterion is not used for critically evaluating websites when doing a literature review?
accessibility
A nurse is preparing to conduct a research study and uses the PICO format to develop the foreground question which is: "In adults, does reducing salt intake, compared to no change in salt intake, lower blood pressure?" The nurse identifies the "P" as:
adults
A nursing theorist examines a hospital environment by studying each ward and how it works individually, and then relates this information to the hospital as a whole working entity. This is an example of the use of which theory?
general systems theory
one of the primary reasons for conducting nursing research is to
generate knowledge to guide practice
Which skill is foundational for a nurse's participation in the evidence-based practice process? -critically analyze research articles and the findings or -read and understand a research article
read and understand a research article
A nurse is planning to participate in a research project and is looking for information about what is already known about the topic. The nurse is involved in which step of the research process?
scientific literature review
A nurse is reading a journal article about evidence-based practice. The nurse understands that this practice is an outcome of which type of research?
translational
Evidence-based care emphasizes decision making based on the best available evidence and:
use of outcome studies to guide decisions.
When a researcher begins to form plans for a research project, the researcher must decide on the method for conducting the research. The nurse researcher that plans to emphasize collection of narrative data and the analyses would select which of the following methods of research?
qualitative research
A group of nurses is planning to investigate the effectiveness of turning immobilized stroke clients more frequently in order to prevent skin breakdown. The team has begun by formulating a PICO question. Which element will the "O" in the team's PICO question refer to?
Preventing skin breakdown
When looking at a model for evidence-based practice, what is the final step of the process?
evaluating practice change
Which activity best helps the nurse apply theory to practice?
evidence-based research
A nurse observes that the past five clients referred from a community clinic have been treated for drug and/or alcohol overdose. Based on this information, the nurse assumes that the clinic specializes in the treatment of substance use. This is an example of what type of reasoning?
inductive reasoning
what is traditional knowledge
knowledge passed down from generation to generation
When the nurse researcher informs the participant that the participant's identity will not be linked with the information that is collected, the researcher is ensuring the participant's:
confidentiality
Knowledge gained from someone with a great deal of perceived experience is which type of knowledge?
authoritative knowledge
what theory describes, explains, predicts and controls outcomes in nursing practice?
nursing theory
What is the best explanation for the way evidence-based practice (EBP) has changed the way nursing care is delivered?
Nursing care now uses EBP as a means of ensuring quality care.
Nurses in an ICU noticed that their clients required fewer interventions for pain when the ICU was quiet. They then asked a researcher to design a study about the effects of noise on the pain levels of hospitalized clients. How does this demonstrate the ultimate goal of expanding the nursing body of knowledge?
Nursing research helps improve ways to promote and maintain health.
A nurse is writing an article for a nursing journal describing a study of the emergency protocols in a hospital emergency department. Which statements accurately describe elements of this process? Select all that apply. The results are often presented in words, charts, tables, or graphs. The method section provides details of how the study was conducted. The introduction reviews the literature and states the purpose of the article. The discussion provides details about the subjects, design, and data collection.
The introduction reviews the literature and states the purpose of the article. The method section provides details of how the study was conducted. The results are often presented in words, charts, tables, or graphs.
A nurse wants to implement Sister Callista Roy's Adaptation Theory in the acute care setting. Which nursing action demonstrates proper use and implementation of this theory?
assessing for factors interfering with healing
A nurse develops the following foreground question using the PICO format in preparation for a research study: "In overweight clients, how do chromium supplements compared to no supplements help with weight loss?" Which part of the question reflects the intervention?
chromium supplements
A nurse is reading a research article from a nursing journal. The nurse is aware that the opening paragraph summarizing the article and the research findings is a good place to start. What part of the article is the nurse reading?
conclusions
A nurse researcher develops a foreground question in preparation for conducting a research study. The question is: "In clients with intravenous catheters, how does replacing administration sets every 72 hours (h) compared with other frequent intervals (24h, 48h, or 96h) decrease infection rates?" Applying the PICO framework, which part of the statement reflects the "O"?
decrease infection rates
what nursing activity forms the bridge between theory and practice
evidence-based research
Which statement best explains the importance of theoretic frameworks?
theoretic frameworks advance nursing knowledge and practice
