In a seminar, Nurse T presents a meta-analysis in support of his position that all citizens over age 50 should be screened for hypertension. Nurse T's presentation uses:
A) The compiled results from several research studies
B) Tables and graphs prepared using PowerPoint
C) A detailed breakdown of costs and projected benefits
D) A comparison of communities that provide such screening
A
Feedback:
Meta-analysis is a process in which published research studies on a specific topic are analyzed and their results compiled. Nurse T may or may not have included the other elements in his presentation.
You might also like to view...
The nurse is caring for a client who underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy several hours ago. The highest priority for the nurse is to:
1. Monitor blood pressure and pulse. 2. Assess the client's acceptance of not being able to have children. 3. Teach the client how to splint her abdomen while taking deep breaths. 4. Verify that the IV pump is working correctly.
When interviewing a 68-year-old male client, the nurse discovers a list of 23 herbal and vitamin supplements that are being consumed by the client each day
Which response by the client indicates the need for further nutritional teaching by the nurse at this visit? 1. "I have been taking all of them for over 20 years now." 2. "My doctor in my old town recommended most of them." 3. "My wife also takes the same things." 4. "I know that I do not eat right all of the time, so they will keep me healthy."
A pediatric nurse who is employed in a busy ambulatory clinic setting is informed by the nurse manager that average nursing time allocated for each child and family is being reduced to 10 minutes to more efficiently manage the clinic
The nursing activities must include a nursing assessment and discussion on anticipatory guidance. Which of these strategies should the nurse utilize in the plan of care delivery? 1. Attempt to complete the assessmentand education in 10 minutes but extend the time whenever the nurse deems necessary. 2. Plan to do the anticipatory guidancefirst since either the nurse practitioner or the physician can perform the assessment of the child. 3. Ask each parent to complain to thenurse manager that there is not adequate time to talk with the nurse at each visit. 4. Focus anticipatory guidancestrategies on topics that the parent or child have expressed as an area of interest.
The nursing supervisor states, ?I really don?t have the time to delegate this assignment to a nurse manager. I can do it faster!? These statements suggest the:
1. Nursing supervisor does not have time to delegate. 2. Nursing supervisor?s job description needs to be redefined. 3. Process of delegation is too time consuming. 4. Staff is ill-prepared to assume additional responsibilities.