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NUR 310 Quiz Questions with AnswersThe preceptor tells a new nurse to dangle the patient's legs on the side of the bed
before attempting to assist the patient to stand. The new nurse asks the preceptor why
the legs need to dangle first, and the preceptor states, "This is how we always get a
patient out of bed." The preceptor's statement is an example of which type of evidence?
a. tradition
b. trial and error
c. intuition
d. personal experience - Answer-a. tradition
Why is trial and error not a preferred approach for delivering nursing care?
a. The American Nurses Association does not consider trial and error a sanctioned
method.
b. Trial and error is not based on systematic scientific approaches.
c. Nursing care should be based on critical thinking, which is not utilized with trial and
error.
d. Time is wasted using trial and error, and it is not cost-effective. - Answer-b. Trial and
error is not based on systematic scientific approaches.
The Willowbrook studies tried to justify the use of human subjects by doing which of the
following?
a. Deliberately infecting children with hepatitis
b. Obtaining oral consent without documenting it and claiming that it was a standard of
care to perform more dangerous procedures without written consent
c. Leading volunteers to believe that the procedures were free special medical care
d. Claiming the facility was overcrowded, giving parents no choice but to give
permission for their child to participate in the study - Answer-d. Claiming the facility was
overcrowded, giving parents no choice but to give permission for their child to
participate in the study
The first regulations to protect human subjects in medical research studies were
proposed in 1973 by which of the following?
a. American Medical Association
b. U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
c. Association of American Universities
d. U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Answer-b. U.S. Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare
The nurse is caring for a patient newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus who has
a prescription for sliding-scale regular insulin. The physician has adjusted the scale
several times based on the patient's blood sugar levels. The physician is demonstrating
the use of which of the following sources of evidence?
a. Trial and error
b. Intuition
, c. Personal experience
d. Authority - Answer-a. Trial and error
The nurse is preparing to discharge a patient who is requesting information about herbal
supplements that will promote sleep. Which of the following actions would be most
appropriate for the nurse take in order to save time and provide evidence-based
practice (EBP) information for the patient?
a. Provide the patient with the addresses of websites that the patient can read at home.
b. Ask another nurse who is more familiar with EBP to educate the patient.
c. Request the charge nurse monitor all assigned patients and then look up relevant
research articles.
d. Utilize bedside technology and provide the patient with EBP information. - Answer-d.
Utilize bedside technology and provide the patient with EBP information.
Which of the following is true regarding replication studies?
a. Subjects must be chosen in the original study and randomly assigned in subsequent
studies in order for the evidence to be reliable.
b. More than one study is necessary for the results to be applied to patient care.
c. Errors can exist in every research study; therefore, the more studies that have been
conducted, the more likely the results can be used with confidence.
d. Results of a study cannot be considered "supportive" unless more than one study has
been conducted. - Answer-c. Errors can exist in every research study; therefore, the
more studies that have been conducted, the more likely the results can be used with
confidence.
A staff nurse taking vital signs routinely every 4 hours on all clinically stable patients is
an example of what type of an accepted source of evidence?
a. Trial and error
b. Evidence
c. Tradition
d. Authority - Answer-c. Tradition
The director of nursing (DON) is planning an education conference for the nursing staff
to help promote a culture for evidence-based practice (EBP) at the organizational level.
Which of the following should the nurse include in the conference?
a. Provide information regarding the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) and
how to request funds to conduct research for EBP.
b. Teach the staff nurses to question current practices more often.
c. Ask for volunteers to join an EBP steering committee.
d. Ask a local librarian from a nursing program to be present. - Answer-c. Ask for
volunteers to join an EBP steering committee.
A nurse is interviewing at a local hospital and asks the manager what interventions the
organization is doing to help promote evidence-based practice (EBP). Which of the
following responses should the manager make?
a. "All of our staff have obligations they must practice by."
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