UTMB Intro Final Exam Review
Questions With Correct Answers
Nightingale - ANSWER- Founder of modern nursing, Implemented during Crimean,
improved sanitation, implemented research
Seacole - ANSWER- Jamaican minority, setup clinics during crimean war
Dix - ANSWER- Asylum movement, reform for mentally ill & prisoners
Barton - ANSWER- first president of American Red Cross
Mahoney - ANSWER- First African American nurse in the US
Wald - ANSWER- Henry Street Settlement, first public health nurse
Ford - ANSWER- started first NP program
Nutting - 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 - ANSWER- The first trained nurse in the United States, started Japanese
nursing program, created pt records & night shift
Patient Abandonment - 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 - ANSWER- threat or attempt to injure
Battery - ANSWER- physical harm
Boundary Crossing - ANSWER- a departure from a commonly accepted practice that
could potentially benefit a client (non-exploitative)
Boundary Violation - ANSWER- a serious breach that results in harm to clients and is
therefore unethical (exploitative)
BON Purpose - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - ANSWER- education of the patient and to ensure they
are a willing participant
Tuskegee Study - ANSWER- an unethical study about syphilis in which subjects were
denied treatment so that the effects of the disease could be studied
Questions With Correct Answers
Nightingale - ANSWER- Founder of modern nursing, Implemented during Crimean,
improved sanitation, implemented research
Seacole - ANSWER- Jamaican minority, setup clinics during crimean war
Dix - ANSWER- Asylum movement, reform for mentally ill & prisoners
Barton - ANSWER- first president of American Red Cross
Mahoney - ANSWER- First African American nurse in the US
Wald - ANSWER- Henry Street Settlement, first public health nurse
Ford - ANSWER- started first NP program
Nutting - 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 - ANSWER- The first trained nurse in the United States, started Japanese
nursing program, created pt records & night shift
Patient Abandonment - 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 - ANSWER- threat or attempt to injure
Battery - ANSWER- physical harm
Boundary Crossing - ANSWER- a departure from a commonly accepted practice that
could potentially benefit a client (non-exploitative)
Boundary Violation - ANSWER- a serious breach that results in harm to clients and is
therefore unethical (exploitative)
BON Purpose - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - ANSWER- education of the patient and to ensure they
are a willing participant
Tuskegee Study - ANSWER- an unethical study about syphilis in which subjects were
denied treatment so that the effects of the disease could be studied
