A nurse is reading a systematic review when researching the best practices to promote increased safety among toddlers. Which of the following information would the nurse most likely find?
a. Results of randomized controlled trials
b. A description of the methods used to search for evidence
c. Data compiled on a particular question
d. An in-depth review of the literature com-pleted by one person
ANS: B
A systematic review is usually done by more than one person and describes the methods used to search for the evidence. It is a method of identifying, appraising, and synthesizing research evi-dence to evaluate and interpret all available research relevant to a particular research question.
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1. Scale 2. Normativity 3. Generality 4. Decision determination
When the patient asks why systemic glucocorticoids are used as a last choice for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, the nurse's most informative reply would be:
1. "The other drugs are just as effective and work in similar ways." 2. "They are used as a last choice or for short periods because they have many side effects." 3. "Those drugs are given three or four times daily, which is more difficult for pa-tients to remember." 4. "There is a higher incidence of vomiting with prolonged use."
Maintenance of physiologic equilibrium within the body is known as
a. hemostasis. b. homeostasis. c. water balance. d. metabolic regulation.
A nurse is having difficulty administering a bitter drug to a 5-year-old child. The nurse should
A) have the parent gently force the child's mouth open. B) give the drug in a pill form. C) involve the child in a play therapy session, and then tell the child that the medicine is candy. D) offer the child a flavored ice chip or ice pop prior to administering the drug.