Exam 4: Evidence-Based Practice and Ethics in Communitypublic Health

In which situations should self-determination be restricted? Select all that apply.

A public health nurse is faced with an ethical dilemma. Which question should the nurse consider first when deciding how to resolve the dilemma?

According to the Institute of Medicine's landmark report, the Future of Nursing, nurses should do what? Select all that apply.

A community health nurse discovers that a bill in the legislature would eliminate a state law that currently funds child health promotion services for low-income children. Which action at the primary level of prevention would be most appropriate?

A nurse is researching a type of research which is housed in the Cochrane Collaboration and summarizes a known problem or situation. Which type of evidence is it classified?

A community health nurse obtains a client's informed consent for care demonstrating the understanding that this is derived from which value?

Multiple reports such as To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System (2000), Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century (2001), and Priority Areas for National Action: Transforming Health Care Quality (2003) have supported evidence-based practice in the past decade. Which statement best summarizes evidence-based nursing practice?

A community health nurse is working with a group of parents concerned with drug use within the school system. The nurse is open to hear their concerns and values their input when working toward the development of meeting the needs of the group. Which fundamental ethical principle is the nurse using to guide decision-making in this situation?

There are basic protections for research participants when a nurse is conducting research. Which statements pertain to protecting patients in research? Select all that apply.

After teaching a class on values, which statement by the class indicates the need for additional teaching?

A community health nurse working with a group of families who come to local community health care center tells them that she is going to be setting up child care so that the families can participate in the various classes being offered by the center. Three months have passed, and the nurse still has not instituted the child care program. The nurse has violated which ethical principle?

After teaching a class on ethical principles, the instructor determines that the class needs additional instruction when they identify which as an ethical principle?

Which action would the community health nurse take first when making an ethical decision?

Application of nursing research results to community health nursing practice is essential. Which step must occur before results can be applied?

A community health nurse is applying the value of equity in decision-making with clients. Which statement best describes this value?

A community health nurse is working with a community group to meet the various needs in the area. Which principle would the nurse apply when working with the community group?

Which statement about cultivating a spirit of inquiry is most accurate?

A group of students are reviewing for an examination on values. Identification of which as an instrumental value indicates the need for continued study?

A nurse is interviewing for a nursing job in a clinic. During the interview, the nurse manager asks the nurse to explain a situation using core nursing values. Which is an example of a nursing value?

Which statement about basic values that guide decision-making in community health nursing is true?