Exam (elaborations) NURSING 202 Final Exam Study Questions And Answers Highlighted

1. The nurse who works in the community setting must ensure that the application of the best available evidence to improve practice is also: A. accessible and diverse. B.competent and compliant. C.culturally and financially appropriate. D.reasonable and deliverable in a timely fashion. 2. Which of the following domains are used in evaluating the strength of evidence? Select all that apply. A.Quality B.Quantity C.Cost effectiveness D.Consistency E.Usefulness 3. To provide patient care of the highest quality, nurses utilize an evidence-based practice approach because evidence-based practice is a. A guide for nurses in making clinical decisions. b. Based on the latest textbook information. c. Easily attained at the bedside. d. Always right for all situations. 4. In caring for patients, it is important for the nurse to realize that evidence-based practice is a. The only valid source of knowledge that should be used. b. Secondary to traditional or standard care knowledge. c. Dependent on patient values and expectations. d. Not shown to provide better patient outcomes 5. Qualitative nursing research is valuable in that it a. Excludes all bias. b. Uses randomization in structure. c. Determines associations between variables and conditions. d. Studies phenomena that are difficult to quantify. 6. The hospital policy states that when starting an intravenous (IV) catheter, the nurse must first prepare the potential IV site with alcohol and dress it using a gauze dressing. The nurse has done a literature review and believes that evidence-based practice dictates the use of a transparent dressing to prevent catheter dislodgment. What should the nurse do? a. Begin to use transparent dressing instead of gauze dressings. b. Bring findings to the policy and procedure committee. c. Use transparent dressings on half of her IV starts and gauze on the other. d. Continue following hospital policy without saying anything 7. What is nonmaleficence? Do no harm 8. Four patients in labor all request epidural analgesia to manage their pain at the same time. Which ethical principle is compromised when only one nurse anesthetist is on call? A. Justice B. Nonmaleficence C. Beneficence D. Fidelity 9. The patient tells the nurse that she is afraid to speak up regarding her desire to end care for fear of upsetting her husband and children. Which principle in the nursing code of ethics ensures that the nurse will promote the patient's cause? A. Responsibility B.Advocacy C.Confidentiality D.Accountability 10. During a severe respiratory epidemic, the local health care organizations decide to give health care providers priority access to ventilators over other members of the community who also need that resource. Which philosophy would give the strongest support for this decision? A. Feminist ethics B. Utilitarianism C. Deontology D.Ethics of care 11. Identify basic terms utilized in ethical discussions. 1) Autonomy 2) Nonmaleficence 3) Beneficence 4) Fidelity 5) Justice 6) Morals 7) value