ECPI NUR 164 Ch 1-7 Mcdonough
Exam Questions & Answers8
Acute illness - ANSWERS-rapid onset, short duration
Adaptation theory - ANSWERS-adaptation as the adjustment of living matter to other living
things and to environmental conditions
Advocate-role of nurse - ANSWERS-The protection of human or legal rights & the security of
care for all patients based on the belief that patients have the right to make informed decisions
about their own health & lives.
The birth of modern nursing (health & illness) - ANSWERS-Florence Nightingale
Established the Red Corss - ANSWERS-Clara Barton
Reform of treatment of mental ill - ANSWERS-Dorothea Dix
Public health nursing, Henry street settelment - ANSWERS-Lillian Wald
Active in underground RR - ANSWERS-Harriet Tubman
Civil War & women's movement - ANSWERS-Sojourner Truth
Frontier nursing & nurse midwives - ANSWERS-Mary Breckenridge
, Traditional Knowledge - ANSWERS-Passed from one generation to the next.
Authoritative Knowledge - ANSWERS-Comes from an expert & is accepted as truth.
Scientific Knowledge - ANSWERS-Obtained through scientific method.
Steps of the Quantitative Research Process - ANSWERS-1. State Problem.
2. Define purpose of study.
3. Review related literature.
4. Formulate Hypotheses & Variables.
5. Select Research Design.
6. Select Population & Sample.
7. Collect Data.
8. Analyze Data.
9. Communicate Findings & Conclusions.
Qualitative Research - ANSWERS-To gain insight by discovering meaning (reality is based on
perceptions), researcher primarily analyzes words or narratives that numbers.
Informed consent - ANSWERS-Patients right to consent knowledgeable to participate in a study
Morbidity - ANSWERS-how frequently a disease occurs
Mortality - ANSWERS-The number of deaths caused by a disease.
Wellness - ANSWERS-Active state
Exam Questions & Answers8
Acute illness - ANSWERS-rapid onset, short duration
Adaptation theory - ANSWERS-adaptation as the adjustment of living matter to other living
things and to environmental conditions
Advocate-role of nurse - ANSWERS-The protection of human or legal rights & the security of
care for all patients based on the belief that patients have the right to make informed decisions
about their own health & lives.
The birth of modern nursing (health & illness) - ANSWERS-Florence Nightingale
Established the Red Corss - ANSWERS-Clara Barton
Reform of treatment of mental ill - ANSWERS-Dorothea Dix
Public health nursing, Henry street settelment - ANSWERS-Lillian Wald
Active in underground RR - ANSWERS-Harriet Tubman
Civil War & women's movement - ANSWERS-Sojourner Truth
Frontier nursing & nurse midwives - ANSWERS-Mary Breckenridge
, Traditional Knowledge - ANSWERS-Passed from one generation to the next.
Authoritative Knowledge - ANSWERS-Comes from an expert & is accepted as truth.
Scientific Knowledge - ANSWERS-Obtained through scientific method.
Steps of the Quantitative Research Process - ANSWERS-1. State Problem.
2. Define purpose of study.
3. Review related literature.
4. Formulate Hypotheses & Variables.
5. Select Research Design.
6. Select Population & Sample.
7. Collect Data.
8. Analyze Data.
9. Communicate Findings & Conclusions.
Qualitative Research - ANSWERS-To gain insight by discovering meaning (reality is based on
perceptions), researcher primarily analyzes words or narratives that numbers.
Informed consent - ANSWERS-Patients right to consent knowledgeable to participate in a study
Morbidity - ANSWERS-how frequently a disease occurs
Mortality - ANSWERS-The number of deaths caused by a disease.
Wellness - ANSWERS-Active state
