RNSG 2138 – Final Exam-
Questions with Complete
Correct Solutions
Traditional Problem Solving - -1. Identify the problem.
2. Gather data to analyze the causes and consequences of the problem.
3. Explore alternative solutions.
4. Evaluate the alternatives.
5. Select the appropriate solution.
6. Implement the solution.
7. Evaluate the results.
-Critical Elements in Decision Making - -1. Define Objectives clearly
2. Gather data carefully
3 Take the time necessary
4. Generate many alternatives
5. THINK LOGICALLY
6. Choose and act decisively
-Most critical = thinking logically, not from an opinion point of veiw
-Think logically and determine what you will do next
-Strategies to Promote EBP - -- keep abreast of the evidence
- use multiple sources of evidence
- use evidence to support clinical interventions & teaching strategies
- find established sources of evidence in your specialty - do not re-
create the wheel
- implement & evaluate nationally sanctioned clinical practice guidelines
- question & challenge nursing traditions and promote a spirit of risk
taking
- dispel myths & traditions not supported by evidence
- collaborate w/ other nurses locally & globally
- interact w/ other disciplines to bring nursing evidence to the table
-Inference - -Drawing a conclusion based on available evidence or facts
Inference is NOT overgeneralizing, affirming the consequence, nor
arguing from analogy
-Variations in Decision Making - -Individuality plays a role in decision
making. Those differences include:
-gender
-values
-life experiences
-individual preferences
-brain hemisphere dominance/thinking styes
, ** right brain - creative, intuitive processing - excellent at nonverbal
ideation and creativity
** left brain - analytical, linear processing - better at processing
language, logic and numbers
-Tools in Decision Making - --Decision Grids: allows one to visually
examine the alternatives and compare each against the same criteria
-Payoff Tables: cost-profit-volume relationship, e.g. $500 cost split by 20
participants = $25 each; split by 40 participants = $12.50
-Decision Tree: helps make decisions that are tied to the outcomes of
other events
-Consequence table: demonstrates how various alternatives create
different consequences
-Logic models: schematics of pictures of how programs are intended to
operate (depicts relationship between resources, processes and desired
outcomes)
-Program Evaluation and Review Techniques (PERT): determine the
timing of decisions based on a flow chart
-PICOT - -PICOT is a research question to develop solutions to problems
P: problem/population
I: intervention
C: comparison
O: outcome
T: time (sometimes)
example: in ventilator patients (P), HOB at 45 degrees (I) compared to
20 degrees (C) will decrease the incidence of ventilator associated
pneumonia (O)
-License Application - -The process of gaining a license. For nurses they
must attend and pass an accredited nursing program, then pass NCLEX
(nursing boards) in order to apply for and gain license by the state
nursing board of the state where they want to practice.
-Reexamination - -If you do not pass the NCLEX on first attempt you can
retest, but you must wait 45 days for your next examination
-Declaratory Orders - -formal disclosure to the Board of an eligibility
issue that may prevent an applicant from taking the NCLEX and
receiving initial licensure.
-Inactive Status - -Not actively engaged in the practice of professional
nursing for 6 months to a year. In order to keep license active must
complete required CEUs. If not, then license can be suspended or
revoked until CEUs are completed.
-License Renewal - -First renewal will be based on your birth month and
birth year. If odd birth year, then renewal will be the next odd year at
Questions with Complete
Correct Solutions
Traditional Problem Solving - -1. Identify the problem.
2. Gather data to analyze the causes and consequences of the problem.
3. Explore alternative solutions.
4. Evaluate the alternatives.
5. Select the appropriate solution.
6. Implement the solution.
7. Evaluate the results.
-Critical Elements in Decision Making - -1. Define Objectives clearly
2. Gather data carefully
3 Take the time necessary
4. Generate many alternatives
5. THINK LOGICALLY
6. Choose and act decisively
-Most critical = thinking logically, not from an opinion point of veiw
-Think logically and determine what you will do next
-Strategies to Promote EBP - -- keep abreast of the evidence
- use multiple sources of evidence
- use evidence to support clinical interventions & teaching strategies
- find established sources of evidence in your specialty - do not re-
create the wheel
- implement & evaluate nationally sanctioned clinical practice guidelines
- question & challenge nursing traditions and promote a spirit of risk
taking
- dispel myths & traditions not supported by evidence
- collaborate w/ other nurses locally & globally
- interact w/ other disciplines to bring nursing evidence to the table
-Inference - -Drawing a conclusion based on available evidence or facts
Inference is NOT overgeneralizing, affirming the consequence, nor
arguing from analogy
-Variations in Decision Making - -Individuality plays a role in decision
making. Those differences include:
-gender
-values
-life experiences
-individual preferences
-brain hemisphere dominance/thinking styes
, ** right brain - creative, intuitive processing - excellent at nonverbal
ideation and creativity
** left brain - analytical, linear processing - better at processing
language, logic and numbers
-Tools in Decision Making - --Decision Grids: allows one to visually
examine the alternatives and compare each against the same criteria
-Payoff Tables: cost-profit-volume relationship, e.g. $500 cost split by 20
participants = $25 each; split by 40 participants = $12.50
-Decision Tree: helps make decisions that are tied to the outcomes of
other events
-Consequence table: demonstrates how various alternatives create
different consequences
-Logic models: schematics of pictures of how programs are intended to
operate (depicts relationship between resources, processes and desired
outcomes)
-Program Evaluation and Review Techniques (PERT): determine the
timing of decisions based on a flow chart
-PICOT - -PICOT is a research question to develop solutions to problems
P: problem/population
I: intervention
C: comparison
O: outcome
T: time (sometimes)
example: in ventilator patients (P), HOB at 45 degrees (I) compared to
20 degrees (C) will decrease the incidence of ventilator associated
pneumonia (O)
-License Application - -The process of gaining a license. For nurses they
must attend and pass an accredited nursing program, then pass NCLEX
(nursing boards) in order to apply for and gain license by the state
nursing board of the state where they want to practice.
-Reexamination - -If you do not pass the NCLEX on first attempt you can
retest, but you must wait 45 days for your next examination
-Declaratory Orders - -formal disclosure to the Board of an eligibility
issue that may prevent an applicant from taking the NCLEX and
receiving initial licensure.
-Inactive Status - -Not actively engaged in the practice of professional
nursing for 6 months to a year. In order to keep license active must
complete required CEUs. If not, then license can be suspended or
revoked until CEUs are completed.
-License Renewal - -First renewal will be based on your birth month and
birth year. If odd birth year, then renewal will be the next odd year at
