Nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice questions
A student nurse interacting with patients on a cardiac unit recognizes the four concepts in nursing theory that determine nursing practice. Of these four, which is most important? A. person B. environment C. health D. nursing
A
Which nursing actions reflect the use of philosophy as a knowledge base when delivering evidence-based care to patients? Select all that apply A. a nurse interviews and examines a new patient diagnosed with prehypertension to formulate a care plan B. a nurse draws from personal experiences of being a patient to establish a therapeutic relationship with a patient C. a nurse searches the internet to find the latest treatment for type 2 diabetes D. a nurse uses spiritual training to draw strength when counseling a patient who is in hospice for an inoperable brain tumor E. a nurse follows the protocol for assessing postoperative patients in the ICU F. a nursing student studies anatomy and physiology of the body systems to understand the disease states of assigned patients
B,D
When conducting quantitative research, the researcher collects information to support a hypothesis. This information would be identified as: A. the subject B. variables C. data D. the instrument
C
Which method of qualitative research was developed by the discipline of anthropology? A. historical B. ethnography C. grounded theory D. phenomenology
B
A charge nurse meets with staff to outline a plan to provide transcultural nursing care for patients in their health care facility. Which theorist promoted this type of caring as the central theme of nursing care, knowledge, and practice? A. Madeline Leininger B. Jean Watson C. Dorothy E. Johnson D. Betty Newman
A
A nurse manager schedules a clinic for the staff to address common nursing interventions used in the facility and to explore how they can be performed more efficiently and effectively. What is the term for this type of theory affecting change in clinical nursing practice? A. prescriptive theory B. descriptive theory C. developmental theory D. general systems theory
A
A nurse is using general systems theory to describe the role of nursing to provide health promotion and patient teaching. Which statements reflect key points of this theory? Select all that apply A. a system is a set of individual elements that rarely interact with each other B. the whole system is always greater than its parts C. boundaries separate systems from each other and their environments D. a change in one subsystem will not affect other subsystems E. to survive, open systems maintain balance through feedback F. a closed system allows input from and to the environment
B,C,E
Which type of quantitative research is often conducted to examine the effects of nursing interventions on patient outcomes? A. descriptive research B. correlational research C. quasi-experimental research D. experimental research
C
A nurse is formulating a clinical question in PICO format. What does the letter P represent? A. comparison to another similar treatment B. clearly defined, focused literature review C. specific identification of the desired outcome D. explicit descriptions of the population of interest
D
When you ask an experienced nurse why it is necessary to change the patient's bed every day, the nurse says, "I guess we have just always done it that way." This answer is an example of what type of knowledge? A. instinctive knowledge B. scientific knowledge C. authoritative knowledge D. traditional knowledge
D