Exam 8: Evidence-Based Practice: Theory Research

After suffering an acute myocardial infarction,a patient attends cardiac rehabilitation.This will help to gradually build his exercise tolerance.According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs,cardiac rehabilitation most directly addresses which need?

The nurse researcher is conducting a study.In preparation for the study,she will be developing a method for participants' identification while securing their privacy and confidentiality.What is the best method the researcher can use for participant identification and securing privacy and confidentiality?

Which commonly accepted practice came out of the Framingham study? Use of:

The nurse and other hospital personnel strive to keep the patient care area clean.This most directly illustrates the ideas of which nursing theorist?

A patient who emigrated from India is admitted to the medical step-down unit with a bowel obstruction.A nasogastric (NG)tube is inserted to decompress her stomach.She asks the nurse whether her daughter can bring in garlic to administer through her NG tube.The nurse tells the patient that she will ask the physician when she makes rounds.This nurse is using the theory developed by which nurse theorist?

In his later work,Maslow identified growth needs that must be met before reaching self-actualization.These needs include:

Which of the following statement(s)best describe(s)nursing research? Select all that apply.

A 56-year-old patient diagnosed with an acute myocardial infarction (heart attack)makes inappropriate sexual comments to the licensed practical nurse (LPN).The LPN is visibly upset.The registered nurse (RN)assigned to the patient informs the patient his behavior is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.Is the RN demonstrating holistic or mechanistic nursing? ____________________

The nurse educator in the local hospital is developing a plan to implement research into nursing care practices.What are some of the barriers she may encounter in this implementation process? Select all that apply.

The unit committee in the intensive care unit is designing a research study to see whether they are meeting the spiritual needs of their patients.The study will involve patient interviews after discharge.After the interview process,the staff will examine patient statements for recurring themes.The unit committee is conducting ____________________ research.

The PICO question reads,"Is TENS effective in the management of chronic low-back pain in adults?" Which part of this question comes from the "I" in PICO?

Which theorist developed the nursing theory known as the Science of Human Caring?

A participant in a research study informs the nurse researcher that he has decided to withdraw from the study citing personal reasons.The most appropriate action by the researcher is to:

The nurse researcher decides to conduct a research study on the association between aging male populations and their development of prostate cancer.She uses a sample size from her community of 50 males aged more than 80 years,a quantitative research design,and finds that many of these participants developed cancer after the age of 80.She reports in her findings: All male patients over the age of 80 years old will most likely develop prostate cancer.Based on the information given above,what is flawed in this research?

The new nursing student is working on a surgical unit and observes some patients developing a low-grade fever of 99°F a few hours after their surgery.The most appropriate action for the student to take to gain some insight into her observation is to:

The nurse enters a patient's room and notes he is nauseous,vomiting,and experiencing abdominal pain,and has no bowel sounds.She concludes that the patient's symptoms may be associated with a paralytic ileus.In arriving at this conclusion,the nurse has used:

A nurse researcher is designing a research project.After identifying and stating the problem,the nurse researcher clarifies the purpose of the study.Which step in the research process should she complete next?

While reading a journal article,the nurse asks herself these questions: "What is this about overall? Is it true in whole or in part? Does it matter to my practice?" What is this nurse doing?

The mother of a child participating in a research study that uses high-dose steroids wishes to withdraw her child from the study.Despite reassurance that adverse reactions to steroids in children are uncommon,the mother still does not change her mind.By withdrawing from the study,the mother is exercising which right? The right

The American Nurses Association (ANA)has set standards for registered nurses in utilizing evidence-based interventions and treatments in practice.According to the ANA,which of the following statement(s)best describes these standards? Select all that apply.The registered nurse: