1. Which of the following skills is foundational for a nursing student's participation in the
evidence-based practice process?
Answer
Read and understand a research article.
2. A nurse is discussing dietary issues with a Latino client in the clinic. The client states, "My
grandmother always told me that I needed to include beans in my diet so that my muscles would
grow." The information that the client is expressing is known as what?
Answer
Traditional knowledge
3. A nurse observes that the past five patients referred from a certain com- munity 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 abuse. This is an example of what type of
reasoning?
Answer
Inductive reasoning
4. A nursing theorist studies health care systems in communities. Which statement accurately
describes a characteristic of these systems?
Answer
Boundaries separate health care systems both from each other and from the environment.
5. Nursing theories are important as they are all directed toward improved client care. Which
ofthe following are goals of nursing theory? (Select all that apply.)
Answer
• Provides knowledge and a rationale for client interventions
• Provides a rationale for appropriate nursing actions in a given situation
• Identifies and defines concepts that are important to nursing
• Increases the nursing body of knowledge
,6. The nursing instructor is reviewing common concepts in nursing theory with the class. There
are four concepts that are related to the practice of nursing. Students identify which of the
following as core concepts for nursing theory. (Select all that apply.)
Answer
• Person (client)
• Environment
• Health
• Nursing
7. A nursing student is describing building nursing theory during a fundamentals nursing class.
The student describes that a theory can be built by looking at an idea as a whole and then
breaking the idea down into smaller, more specific ideas. The nursing instructor knows that the
student is describing which of the following?
Answer
Deductive reasoning
8. A nurse providing care for patients has a personal philosophy that nursing interventions
should be instituted for patients when they demonstrate ineffective adaptive responses. This
nurse's philosophy is based on the theory of
Answer
Sister Callista Roy
9. Who of the following is considered to be the first nursing theorist who conceptualized
nursing in terms of manipulating the environment?
Answer
Florence Nightingale
10. A nurse researcher is examining the cause-and-effect relationship be- tween the
consumption of tap water containing minimal amounts of bleach, and the incidence of cancer in
rats.The research is taking place in a laboratory setting. What type of quantitative research is
being used based upon this description?
Answer
Experimental research
, 11. The researcher must critically appraise evidence following literature re- view. In order to
effectively appraise the information the researcher should ask questions regarding the information
collected. Which questions should the researcher utilize for this evaluation? (Select all that
apply.)
Answer
• "Are the results valid and reliable?"
• 'Will the results of the study improve client care?"
• "What were the results of the study?"
12. The nursing student studying research exhibits an understanding when informing the
instructor that which of the following is the bridge between theory and practice?
Answer
Evidence-based research
13. If a nurse describes a study of people and the nursing profession including studies of
education, policy development, ethics, and nursing history, then what is the nurse defining?
Answer
Nursing research
14. A nurse's personal philosophy is developed by learning through which of the following?
(Select all that apply.)
Answer
• Interpersonal relationships
• Formal and informal education
• Religion and culture
• Environment
15. A nurse manager is using the AACN PEARL tool as a resource in a hospital setting.
Which statements describe examples of the chief focus of this resource? (Select all that apply.)
Answer
• The nurse uses PEARL to plan change initiatives for the unit.
• The nurse uses PEARL to find tools to improve patient outcomes.
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