NUR 004 TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
◉ What is evidence-based practice (EBP)? Answer: EBP is an approach
that uses firm scientific data to present the most effective treatments,
rather than anecdote, tradition, intuition, or folklore, in making decisions
about medical and nursing practice. In nursing, it includes blending
clinical judgement and expertise with the best available research
evidence and patient characteristics and preferences.
◉ What are the goals of EBP? Answer: The goal of EBP is to identify
the most effective and cost-effective treatments for a particular disease,
condition, or problem.
◉ What is inductive reasoning? Answer: Moves from the specific to the
general. The nurse gathers separate pieces of info., recognizes a pattern,
and forms a generalization or conclusion.
◉ What is deductive reasoning? Answer: Starts with a general premise
and moves to a specific deduction. You have the "big picture" about
what is true in general, and from that you can identify what is likely to
be true for a particular individual.
◉ What is guesswork? Answer: Guesswork is not an appropriate nursing
strategy, it requires no use of reasoning or critical thinking skills.
,◉ What are PICOT questions? Answer: The PICOT question is a very
consistent formula format, which can aid you to develop answerable and
researchable questions.
◉ What does PICOT stand for? Answer: Patients
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
Time
◉ What is objective data? Answer: The information the nurse gathers
from direct observation, touch, smell, or hearing.
◉ What is subjective data? Answer: When the patient shares feelings,
perceptions, thoughts, and sensation. (Remember by thinking how the
client is our SUBJECT)
◉ What are the elements of a well-written nursing order Answer: Date-
Indicate the date the order was written.
Subject- Nursing orders are instructions to nurses, so they're written in
terms of nursing behaviors. It's understood that the subject of the order is
"the nurse", just as the subject of a goal statement is understood to be
"the patient."
, Action verb- This tells the nurse what action to take (what to do).
Times and limits- State when (which shift, what day), how often, and
how long the activity is to be done. Consider the unit routines (visiting
hours, mealtimes), the patient's usual rest times, scheduled tests and
procedures (x-ray studies), and treatments (physical therapy). Specify
exact times when needed.
Signature- The nurse who writes the order should sign it, followed by
your credentials.
◉ What are the role responsibilities of a social worker? Answer: To
coordinate and counsel patients about financial, housing, marital, an
family issues impacting healthcare.
◉ What are the role responsibilities of an occupational therapist?
Answer: To help patients regain function and independence for activities
of daily living.
◉ What are the role responsibilities of a physician's assistant? Answer:
To work under the physician's direction to diagnose certain diseases and
injuries.
◉ What are the role responsibilities of a technologist? Answer: To
provide a variety of specific functions in hospitals, diagnostic centers,
and emergency care. (Lab techs aid in the diagnosis and treatment of
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
◉ What is evidence-based practice (EBP)? Answer: EBP is an approach
that uses firm scientific data to present the most effective treatments,
rather than anecdote, tradition, intuition, or folklore, in making decisions
about medical and nursing practice. In nursing, it includes blending
clinical judgement and expertise with the best available research
evidence and patient characteristics and preferences.
◉ What are the goals of EBP? Answer: The goal of EBP is to identify
the most effective and cost-effective treatments for a particular disease,
condition, or problem.
◉ What is inductive reasoning? Answer: Moves from the specific to the
general. The nurse gathers separate pieces of info., recognizes a pattern,
and forms a generalization or conclusion.
◉ What is deductive reasoning? Answer: Starts with a general premise
and moves to a specific deduction. You have the "big picture" about
what is true in general, and from that you can identify what is likely to
be true for a particular individual.
◉ What is guesswork? Answer: Guesswork is not an appropriate nursing
strategy, it requires no use of reasoning or critical thinking skills.
,◉ What are PICOT questions? Answer: The PICOT question is a very
consistent formula format, which can aid you to develop answerable and
researchable questions.
◉ What does PICOT stand for? Answer: Patients
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
Time
◉ What is objective data? Answer: The information the nurse gathers
from direct observation, touch, smell, or hearing.
◉ What is subjective data? Answer: When the patient shares feelings,
perceptions, thoughts, and sensation. (Remember by thinking how the
client is our SUBJECT)
◉ What are the elements of a well-written nursing order Answer: Date-
Indicate the date the order was written.
Subject- Nursing orders are instructions to nurses, so they're written in
terms of nursing behaviors. It's understood that the subject of the order is
"the nurse", just as the subject of a goal statement is understood to be
"the patient."
, Action verb- This tells the nurse what action to take (what to do).
Times and limits- State when (which shift, what day), how often, and
how long the activity is to be done. Consider the unit routines (visiting
hours, mealtimes), the patient's usual rest times, scheduled tests and
procedures (x-ray studies), and treatments (physical therapy). Specify
exact times when needed.
Signature- The nurse who writes the order should sign it, followed by
your credentials.
◉ What are the role responsibilities of a social worker? Answer: To
coordinate and counsel patients about financial, housing, marital, an
family issues impacting healthcare.
◉ What are the role responsibilities of an occupational therapist?
Answer: To help patients regain function and independence for activities
of daily living.
◉ What are the role responsibilities of a physician's assistant? Answer:
To work under the physician's direction to diagnose certain diseases and
injuries.
◉ What are the role responsibilities of a technologist? Answer: To
provide a variety of specific functions in hospitals, diagnostic centers,
and emergency care. (Lab techs aid in the diagnosis and treatment of
