Exam 1: Evidence-Based Assessment

During a staff meeting,nurses discuss the problems with accessing research studies to incorporate evidence-based clinical decision making into their practice.Which suggestion by the nurse manager would best help these problems?

A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous,is nauseated,and "feels hot." These types of data would be:

The nurse has implemented several planned interventions to address the nursing diagnosis of acute pain.Which would be the next appropriate action?

Which situation is most appropriate during which the nurse performs a focused or problem-centered history?

Which of these would be formulated by a nurse using diagnostic reasoning?

The nurse is performing a physical assessment on a newly admitted patient.An example of objective information obtained during the physical assessment includes the:

The nurse recognizes that the concept of prevention in describing health is essential because:

A newly admitted patient is in acute pain,has not been sleeping well lately,and is having difficulty breathing.How should the nurse prioritize these problems?

What step of the nursing process includes data collection by health history,physical examination,and interview?

When considering priority setting of problems,the nurse keeps in mind that second-level priority problems include which of these aspects?

Which statement best describes a proficient nurse? A proficient nurse is one who:

After completing an initial assessment of a patient,the nurse has charted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute.These types of data would be:

The nurse is reviewing information about evidence-based practice (EBP).Which statement best reflects EBP?

Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act without consciously labeling it.These responses are referred to as:

When listening to a patient's breath sounds,the nurse is unsure of a sound that is heard.The nurse's next action should be to:

A visiting nurse is making an initial home visit for a patient who has many chronic medical problems.Which type of data base is most appropriate to collect in this setting?

When reviewing the concepts of health,the nurse recalls that the components of holistic health include which of these?

Which critical thinking skill helps the nurse see relationships among the data?

A patient is at the clinic to have her blood pressure checked.She has been coming to the clinic weekly since she changed medications 2 months ago.The nurse should: