ANSWERS AND A CORRECT SOLUTION RATED A+.
Which potential disadvantage of a care delivery model applies to team nursing?
A) Is time consuming
B) Requires a large hiring budget
C) Results in blurred role boundaries
D) Creates conflict between primary and associate nurses - ANSWER C) Results in
blurred role boundaries - One disadvantage of team nursing is that it may result in
blurred role boundaries. Blurred role boundaries may result in confusion and
resentment if roles are not clearly communicated.
Which type of study or trial would most likely result in a change of practice?
A) Quantitative study
B) Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved study
C) Non-experimental study
D) Randomized controlled trials - ANSWER D) Randomized controlled trials - Well-
executed, randomized controlled trials are considered the gold standard in research
and carry much weight in determining a change in practice.
Which characteristic makes a research tool consistently accurate?
A) Quantitative
B) IRB-approved
C) Nonexperimental
D) Randomized controlled
E) Valid
F) Reliable
G) Apposite
H) Measurable - ANSWER D) Randomized controlled
E) Valid
F) Reliable - A reliable instrument yields the same values each time the instrument is
used to measure the same thing. A valid tool measures what it is supposed to be
measuring.
Ethical decision making requires a contextual factor analysis that includes which
factor?
A) Predictable
B) Organizational policies
C) The role of the healthcare worker
D) The educational level of the stakeholders
E) Beliefs and values of the surrounding community being served - ANSWER B)
Organizational policies - Ethical decision making requires a contextual factor
analysis that includes organizational policies, professional codes of ethics, and the
ethical principles at stake in the conflict.
Which factor determines the time spent in each of the six nursing roles in Peplau's
theory?
A) Setting
B) Staffing
C) Economics
D) Experience - ANSWER A) Setting - Completion of Peplau's Theory in Practice
involves six roles by the nurse, and depending on the setting, the nurse will spend
more or less time in each of these roles.
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ANSWERS AND A CORRECT SOLUTION RATED A+.
Which aspect forms the basis of the nursing profession?
A) Setting
B) Staffing
C) Economics
D) Experience
E) Science
F) Research
G) Discipline
H) Credentials
I) Academics - ANSWER E) Science
F) Research
G) Discipline - Science and research form the basis for the discipline and the
profession of nursing, which is also known as a scientific discipline.
Which statement reflects the importance of integrating the code of ethics into nursing
practice?
A) The nurse will better understand universal truths
B) The nurse will be able to sort out personal feelings in practice
C) The code of ethics provides a firm foundation on which to practice
D) The code of ethics will help the nurse better understand their morals - ANSWER
C) The code of ethics provides a firm foundation on which to practice - When acting
according to nursing's code of ethics, a firm foundation is established on which to
practice ethically.
Which term means 'observable occurrences'?
A) Theory
B) Paradigm
C) Framework
D) Phenomena - ANSWER D) Phenomena - Nursing phenomena is defined as
observable occurrences.
Which term means 'freedom from bias'?
A) Partial
B) Prejudice
C) Objective
D) Subjective - ANSWER C) Objective - A limitation of the scientific method is its
claim to objectivity, which is freedom from bias.
Which process would draw conclusions based upon logical inference from given
premises?
A) Inductive reasoning
B) Deductive reasoning
C) Scientific method - ANSWER B) Deductive reasoning - Scientists use deductive
reasoning, a process in which conclusions are drawn by logical inference from given
premises.
Which organization's approval is necessary before any human research may occur?
A) Institutional Review Board
B) National Institute of Health