NURS 2750 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Needs nurses should consider and care about when providing and planning care for their patients.
Autonomy
(A nursing profession responsibility) Ability to make independent decisions (ADPIE) about
patient care without influence or control.
Health
A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity (WHO, 1947); A state of being that people define in relation to their own values,
personality, and lifestyle.
Acute Illness
Short duration (often reversible) and intense.
Chronic Illness
Persists longer than 6 months.
Evidence Based Practice (EBP)
Optimal patient care based on current research.
evidence; patient preferences and values
EBP is a problem-solving approach to clinical practice that integrates the use of best __________
in combination with a clinician’s expertise and __________and________ in making decisions
about patient care.
1. Ask the clinical question.
2. Collect the best evidence.
3. Critique the evidence.
4. Integrate the evidence.
5. Evaluate the practice decision or change.
6. Share the outcomes of EBP changes with others.
List the 6 steps to Evidence Based Practice (EBP) in order:
Quality improvement (QI)
(A reason/need for EBP) Places emphasis on human performance in health care.
Performance improvement (PI)
, (A reason/need for EBP) Formal approach for the analysis of health-care related work processes
at a local level.
clinical judgment
Observed outcome of critical thinking and decision making.
clinical judgment
Good clinical decision making requires the use of _______________ in investigating, analyzing,
and evaluating all aspects of a clinical problem and then applying scientific and nursing
knowledge to choose the best course of action.
critical thinking
The use of _______ skills leads to clinical judgment about a clinical problem.
Discipline, responsibility, perseverance, confidence, thinking independently, fairness,
accountability, risk taking, creativity curiosity, integrity, humility, self-awareness
What will help the nurse apply critical thinking skills when providing care in an acute care
setting? (critical thinking attitudes)
Culture
Learned and shared beliefs, values, norms, and traditions of a particular group, which guide our
thinking, decisions, and actions.
Spirituality
Associated with an awareness of inner self, belief of a higher being, or some connection to a
purpose greater than oneself. (Hope, Faith, and transcendence are components)
Cultural awareness, Cultural skill, Cultural knowledge, Cultural encounter, and Cultural
desire (ASKED)
What are the components of cultural competence?
Cultural awareness
A type of cultural competency that recognizes biases, prejudices, and assumptions about other
people.
Background, personal biases, and prejudices
To enhance cultural awareness, which should the nursing students include in their self-
examination?
Cultural Assessment
Cultural Knowledge involves learning or becoming educated about the beliefs and values of
other cultures and diverse ethnic groups, thus a ________ should be conducted.
SOLUTIONS
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Needs nurses should consider and care about when providing and planning care for their patients.
Autonomy
(A nursing profession responsibility) Ability to make independent decisions (ADPIE) about
patient care without influence or control.
Health
A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity (WHO, 1947); A state of being that people define in relation to their own values,
personality, and lifestyle.
Acute Illness
Short duration (often reversible) and intense.
Chronic Illness
Persists longer than 6 months.
Evidence Based Practice (EBP)
Optimal patient care based on current research.
evidence; patient preferences and values
EBP is a problem-solving approach to clinical practice that integrates the use of best __________
in combination with a clinician’s expertise and __________and________ in making decisions
about patient care.
1. Ask the clinical question.
2. Collect the best evidence.
3. Critique the evidence.
4. Integrate the evidence.
5. Evaluate the practice decision or change.
6. Share the outcomes of EBP changes with others.
List the 6 steps to Evidence Based Practice (EBP) in order:
Quality improvement (QI)
(A reason/need for EBP) Places emphasis on human performance in health care.
Performance improvement (PI)
, (A reason/need for EBP) Formal approach for the analysis of health-care related work processes
at a local level.
clinical judgment
Observed outcome of critical thinking and decision making.
clinical judgment
Good clinical decision making requires the use of _______________ in investigating, analyzing,
and evaluating all aspects of a clinical problem and then applying scientific and nursing
knowledge to choose the best course of action.
critical thinking
The use of _______ skills leads to clinical judgment about a clinical problem.
Discipline, responsibility, perseverance, confidence, thinking independently, fairness,
accountability, risk taking, creativity curiosity, integrity, humility, self-awareness
What will help the nurse apply critical thinking skills when providing care in an acute care
setting? (critical thinking attitudes)
Culture
Learned and shared beliefs, values, norms, and traditions of a particular group, which guide our
thinking, decisions, and actions.
Spirituality
Associated with an awareness of inner self, belief of a higher being, or some connection to a
purpose greater than oneself. (Hope, Faith, and transcendence are components)
Cultural awareness, Cultural skill, Cultural knowledge, Cultural encounter, and Cultural
desire (ASKED)
What are the components of cultural competence?
Cultural awareness
A type of cultural competency that recognizes biases, prejudices, and assumptions about other
people.
Background, personal biases, and prejudices
To enhance cultural awareness, which should the nursing students include in their self-
examination?
Cultural Assessment
Cultural Knowledge involves learning or becoming educated about the beliefs and values of
other cultures and diverse ethnic groups, thus a ________ should be conducted.
