"Completion of an EBP mentorship program by nurses is
associated with changes in nursing practice" is an example of
which type of hypothesis?
a. Complex
b. Nondirectional
c. Statistical
d. Directional Correct Answer b. Nondirectional
"Patients who are actively engaged in development of their
treatment plans will be more likely to adhere to prescribed
treatments." In the preceding hypothesis, what is the dependent
variable?
a. Development of treatment plans
b. Patient adherence to prescribed treatments
c. Patient engagement in treatment plan development
d. Effectiveness of prescribed treatments Correct Answer b.
Patient adherence to prescribed treatments
A baccalaureate-prepared nurse participates in in-service
training at her facility and enrolls in a master's in nursing
program. What do these behaviors demonstrate?
a. Structured learning
b. Informal lifelong learning
c. Formal lifelong learning
d. Awareness of self Correct Answer c. Formal lifelong
learning
,A baccalaureate-prepared nurse seeks current practice
information from journals as well as through networking at
professional meetings. What do these behaviors demonstrate?
a. Structured learning
b. Informal lifelong learning
c. Formal lifelong learning
d. Awareness of self Correct Answer b. Informal lifelong
learning
A hypothesis states that patient participation in an optional
fitness program will change when the types of incentives offered
for completion of the program change. What type of relationship
is the hypothesis identifying between the variables?
a. Predictive
b. Indirect
c. Causal
d. Associative Correct Answer d. Associative
A new nurse participates in her first performance review with
her supervisor. This review process will likely include getting
feedback from her supervisor and peers, as well as:
a. a schedule for further training
b. a timeline for promotion
c. performance-related goals
d. structured rules for the next review period Correct Answer c.
performance-related goals
A nurse conducting a keyword search of a literature database
enters the search terms "anorexia NOT bulimia." Which results
does the nurse expect to obtain?
, a. Articles that contain the word "anorexia" but not the word
"bulimia"
b. Articles that have the word "anorexia" in the title
c. Articles that discuss the differences between anorexia and
bulimia
d. Articles that mention bulimia but primarily discuss anorexia
Correct Answer a. Articles that contain the word "anorexia" but
not the word "bulimia"
A nurse has agreed to assist in collecting data from clients in a
long-term-care setting. The nurse becomes concerned upon
realizing that many of the clients participating in the study have
documented cognitive impairments. Which ethical responsibility
is being violated?
a. Beneficence
b. Informed consent
c. Voluntary participation
d. Confidentiality Correct Answer b. Informed consent
A nurse is concerned regarding an area of practice that has been
linked to poor client outcomes. Several nurses have expressed
concern regarding the problem. Critically thinking about the
problem would involve which of the following?
a. Reflecting on past knowledge and formulating potential
solutions.
b. Deferring to the hospital staff responsible for the policy and
procedure manual
c. Waiting for the unit continuing-education offering regarding a
change in practices
d. Continuing the status quo Correct Answer a. Reflecting on
past knowledge and formulating potential solutions.
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