What is one step a staff nurse can take to advance EBP at the point of care?
a. Establish the culture for EBP in institutional settings.
b. Identify clinical questions related to current nursing practice.
c. Promote consistent practice changes among different shifts.
d. Reward nurses involved in EBP and help those who lack involvement.
b. Identify clinical questions related to current nursing practice.
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Intervention research shifts the focus from causal connection to causal explanation. What does this mean?
a. It allows correlational research determining connection to stand in the place of causal explanation. b. It provides theoretical explanations of why an independent variable produces an effect, rather than merely reporting findings. c. It may use studies that establish causal connection as impetus points, but it proceeds on to descriptive research whenever possible, to explain. d. It utilizes experimental research, whenever possible, to establish cause definitively.
Which of the following is an example of informal socialization into a profession?
a. Nurses discussing a patient care issue in the presence of other nurses b. Taking an extra class for an elective c. Performing your first physical assessment in a client d. Teaching a patient about warfarin (Coumadin)
Which assessment finding in a patient with a fractured femur would lead the nurse to suspect a fat embolism?
A) Dyspnea and tachypnea B) Unrelieved pain in the fractured leg C) Volkmann contracture D) Edema of the affected leg
The prescriber tells a patient with allergies to use oral diphenhydramine (Benadryl) over-the-counter (OTC) to help manage her symptoms. She tells you that she would rather have a prescription for the "real" Benadryl
because she knows it is stronger and will work better than the nonprescription form. What is your best response? a. "If you receive a prescription for this drug your name will be added to a controlled substances list." b. "It is better to use the OTC Benadryl rather than the prescribed form because it has fewer side effects." c. "The OTC form of Benadryl is the same strength as the one that was available by prescription only." d. "You are correct. I will ask the health care provider to write a prescription so that you can get the most effective drug."