UTMB Intro Final Exam Review
Nightingale - correct answer-Founder of modern nursing, Implemented during Crimean,
improved sanitation, implemented research
Seacole - correct answer-Jamaican minority, setup clinics during crimean war
Dix - correct answer-Asylum movement, reform for mentally ill & prisoners
Barton - correct answer-first president of American Red Cross
Mahoney - correct answer-First African American nurse in the US
Wald - correct answer-Henry Street Settlement, first public health nurse
Ford - correct answer-started first NP program
Nutting - correct answer-Graduated from Johns Hopkins, expanded nursing curriculum to 2-3
yrs, added clinicals, limited hours students could work, established the library there, and
Army Nurse Corps
Richards - correct answer-The first trained nurse in the United States, started Japanese
nursing program, created pt records & night shift
Patient Abandonment - correct answer-Terminating the relationship with the patient without
giving reasonable notice or providing a competent replacement, resulting in a lack of
necessary medical care
Assault - correct answer-threat or attempt to injure
Battery - correct answer-physical harm
Boundary Crossing - correct answer-a departure from a commonly accepted practice that
could potentially benefit a client (non-exploitative)
Boundary Violation - correct answer-a serious breach that results in harm to clients and is
therefore unethical (exploitative)
BON Purpose - correct answer-To protect and promote welfare of people in Texas ensuring
that each person who holds a license as a nurse is competent to practice safely. (SAFETY)
Informed Consent - correct answer-Pt knows Pros AND Cons of procedure, detailed
description of its purpose and who is performing the procedure. Surgeon's responsibility to
get consent. RNs responsibility to ensure pt understands
, UTMB honor pledge - correct answer-On my honor, as a member of the UTMB community, I
pledge to act with integrity, compassion, and respect in all my academic and professional
endeavors.
Professionalism - correct answer-The quality of performing at a high level and conducting
oneself with purpose and pride
EBP (evidence based practice) from IOM (institute of Medicine) - correct answer-Integrating
best research with clinical expertise and pt values for optimum care and participating in
learning and research activities to the extent flexible
Steps in EBP Process - correct answer--Cultivating a spirit of inquiry
-Asking clinical questions
-Searching for the best evidence (literature review)
-Critically appraising the evidence
-Integrating the evidence with clinical expertise, client preferences, and values*
-Evaluating the outcomes of the practice decisions or changes based on evidence
-Share EBP results
Evidence of Hierarchy Pyramid - correct answer-- Systematic reviews and metaanalysis of
RCTs
- One well-designed RCT
- Well-designed controlled trials w/o randomization
- Well-designed case control studies
- Systematic reviews of descriptive and qualitative studies
- Single descriptive or qualitative studies
- Opinion of authorities or expert committees
PICOT format - correct answer-*P* - Identify the population or problem (age, gender,
ethnicity, disease/disorder)
*I* - Intervention (exposure to disease, risk behavior, education)
*C* - What will you compare the intervention against? (Treatment vs no treatment, Test
scores before/after)
*O* - Outcome - What doe you hope to observe/achieve? (higher test scores with tutoring)
*T* - Time it takes for intervention to achieve the outcome
Purpose of informed consent - correct answer-education of the patient and to ensure they
are a willing participant
Tuskegee Study - correct answer-an unethical study about syphilis in which subjects were
denied treatment so that the effects of the disease could be studied
NO INFORMED CONSENT --> UNETHICAL
Quality Improvement (TJC) - correct answer-An approach to continuous study and process
improvement in providing health care to meet the needs of the patient and inform health care
policy.
Nightingale - correct answer-Founder of modern nursing, Implemented during Crimean,
improved sanitation, implemented research
Seacole - correct answer-Jamaican minority, setup clinics during crimean war
Dix - correct answer-Asylum movement, reform for mentally ill & prisoners
Barton - correct answer-first president of American Red Cross
Mahoney - correct answer-First African American nurse in the US
Wald - correct answer-Henry Street Settlement, first public health nurse
Ford - correct answer-started first NP program
Nutting - correct answer-Graduated from Johns Hopkins, expanded nursing curriculum to 2-3
yrs, added clinicals, limited hours students could work, established the library there, and
Army Nurse Corps
Richards - correct answer-The first trained nurse in the United States, started Japanese
nursing program, created pt records & night shift
Patient Abandonment - correct answer-Terminating the relationship with the patient without
giving reasonable notice or providing a competent replacement, resulting in a lack of
necessary medical care
Assault - correct answer-threat or attempt to injure
Battery - correct answer-physical harm
Boundary Crossing - correct answer-a departure from a commonly accepted practice that
could potentially benefit a client (non-exploitative)
Boundary Violation - correct answer-a serious breach that results in harm to clients and is
therefore unethical (exploitative)
BON Purpose - correct answer-To protect and promote welfare of people in Texas ensuring
that each person who holds a license as a nurse is competent to practice safely. (SAFETY)
Informed Consent - correct answer-Pt knows Pros AND Cons of procedure, detailed
description of its purpose and who is performing the procedure. Surgeon's responsibility to
get consent. RNs responsibility to ensure pt understands
, UTMB honor pledge - correct answer-On my honor, as a member of the UTMB community, I
pledge to act with integrity, compassion, and respect in all my academic and professional
endeavors.
Professionalism - correct answer-The quality of performing at a high level and conducting
oneself with purpose and pride
EBP (evidence based practice) from IOM (institute of Medicine) - correct answer-Integrating
best research with clinical expertise and pt values for optimum care and participating in
learning and research activities to the extent flexible
Steps in EBP Process - correct answer--Cultivating a spirit of inquiry
-Asking clinical questions
-Searching for the best evidence (literature review)
-Critically appraising the evidence
-Integrating the evidence with clinical expertise, client preferences, and values*
-Evaluating the outcomes of the practice decisions or changes based on evidence
-Share EBP results
Evidence of Hierarchy Pyramid - correct answer-- Systematic reviews and metaanalysis of
RCTs
- One well-designed RCT
- Well-designed controlled trials w/o randomization
- Well-designed case control studies
- Systematic reviews of descriptive and qualitative studies
- Single descriptive or qualitative studies
- Opinion of authorities or expert committees
PICOT format - correct answer-*P* - Identify the population or problem (age, gender,
ethnicity, disease/disorder)
*I* - Intervention (exposure to disease, risk behavior, education)
*C* - What will you compare the intervention against? (Treatment vs no treatment, Test
scores before/after)
*O* - Outcome - What doe you hope to observe/achieve? (higher test scores with tutoring)
*T* - Time it takes for intervention to achieve the outcome
Purpose of informed consent - correct answer-education of the patient and to ensure they
are a willing participant
Tuskegee Study - correct answer-an unethical study about syphilis in which subjects were
denied treatment so that the effects of the disease could be studied
NO INFORMED CONSENT --> UNETHICAL
Quality Improvement (TJC) - correct answer-An approach to continuous study and process
improvement in providing health care to meet the needs of the patient and inform health care
policy.
