NURS 405 | 103 Questions AND ANSWERS
1. The preceptor tells a new nurse to dangle the patient's legs on the side of the bed before
assisting the patient to stand. The new nurse asks the preceptor why the legs need to dangle first,
and the preceptor says "This is how we always get a patient out of bed". The preceptor's statement is
an example of which type of evidence?
A) Trial and error
B) Intuition
C) Personal experience
D) Tradition: D) Tradition
2. Why is trial and error not a preferred approach for delivering nursing care?
A) Trial and error is not based on systematic scientific approaches
B) The ANA does not consider trial and error a sanctioned method
C) Time is wasted using trial and error, and it is not cost-effective
D) Nursing care should be based on critical thinking, which is not utilized with trial and error: A) Trial
and error is not based on systematic approaches
3. The Willowbrook studies tried to justify the use of human subjects by doing which of the
following?
A) Deliberately infecting children with hepatitis
B) Leading volunteers to believe that the procedures were free special medical care
C) Obtaining oral consent without documenting it and claiming that it was a standard of care to
perform more dangerous procedures without written consent
D) Claiming the facility was overcrowded, giving patients no choice but to give permission for their
child to participate in the study: D) Claiming the facility was overcrowded, giving patients no
choice but to give permission for their child to participate in the study
4. The first regulations to protect human subjects in medical research studies were proposed in
1973 by which of the following?
A) American Medical Association
B) U.S. Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
C) U.S. Food and Drug Administration
D) Association of American Universities: B) U.S. Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
5. The nurse is caring for a patient newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus who has a
prescription for sliding-scale regular insulin. The physician has adjusted the scale several times based
on the patient's blood sugar levels. The physician is demonstrating the use of which of the following
sources of evidence?
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A) Personal experience
B) Trial and error
C) Authority
D) Intuition: B) Trial and error
6. The nurse is preparing to discharged a patient who is requesting informa- tion about herbal
supplements that will promote sleep. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate for
the nurse take in order to save time and provide EBP information for the patient?
A) Ask another nurse who is more familiar with EBP to educate the patient
B) Provide the patient with the addresses of websites that the patient can read at home
C) Utilized bedside technology and provide the patient with EBP information
D) Request the charge nurse monitor all assigned patients and then look up relevant research
articles: C) Utilizing bedside technology and provide the patient with EBP information
7. Which of the following is true with regard to following the steps of the research process?
A) The results cannot be used as evidence-based practice if the steps are not followed in order
B) The findings are more likely to support the theory if the steps are followed
C) The findings can actually prove a theory if the steps are followed, rather than only support the
thoery
D) The results must be tested more than once if the steps are not followed: B) The findings are more
likely to support the theory if the steps are followed
8. What do genetics, chronic illness, symptom management, and health pro- motion all have in
common?
A) They are research topics that will probably be priorities.
B) They are components of the Nazi, Tuskegee, Willowbrook, and Jewish Chronic Disease
Hospital studies.
C) They are measures that are on the list of current National Database of Nursing Quality
Indicators (NDNQI)
D) They are key components of the cycle of scientific development.: A) They are research topics
that will probably be priorities.
9. Which of the following is true regarding replication studies?
A) Results of a study cannot be considered "supportive" unless more than one study has been
conducted.
B) Errors can exist in every research study; therefore, the more studies that have been conducted,
the more likely the results can be used with confidence.
C) More than one study is necessary for the results to be applied to patient
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care.
D) Subjects must be chosen in the original study and randomly assigned in subsequent studies in
order for the evidence to be reliable.: B) Errors can exist in every research study; therefore, the
more studies that have been conducted, the more likely the results can be used with
confidence.
10. A community hospital has just announced it is striving to reach Magnet Recognition. Which of
the following actions would most likely help the hospital to achieve this goal?
A) Replace all associate-degree nurses with bachelor-degree nurses.
B) Require at least half of the nurses to be published within 1 year.
C) Hire advanced practice nurses who have a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree.
D) Hire nurses who have advanced technology skills.: C) Hire advanced practice nurses who have
a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree.
11. A staff nurse taking vital signs routinely every 4 hours on all clinically stable patients is an
example of what type of an accepted source of evidence?
A) Authority
B) Evidence
C) Tradition
D) Trial and error: C) Tradition
12. The director of nursing (DON) is planning an education conference for the nursing staff to help
promote a culture for evidence-based practice (EBP) at the organizational level. Which of the following
should the nurse include in the conference?
A) Teach the staff nurses to question current practices more often.
B) Ask for volunteers to join an EBP steering committee.
C) Ask a local librarian from a nursing program to be present.
D) Provide information regarding the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) and how to
request funds to conduct research for EBP.: B) Ask for volunteers to join an EBP steering
committee.
13. A nurse is interviewing at a local hospital and asks the manager what inter- ventions the
organization is doing to help promote evidence-based practice (EBP). Which of the following
responses should the manager make?
A) "We are looking at all of our policies to make sure they are evidence based."
B) "All of our staff have obligations they must practice by."
C) "We make sure that any studies to be conducted are done by scientifically qualified persons."
D) "All of our EBP has been approved by the institutional review board (IRB)."-
: A) "We are looking at all of our policies to make sure they are evidence based."
1. The preceptor tells a new nurse to dangle the patient's legs on the side of the bed before
assisting the patient to stand. The new nurse asks the preceptor why the legs need to dangle first,
and the preceptor says "This is how we always get a patient out of bed". The preceptor's statement is
an example of which type of evidence?
A) Trial and error
B) Intuition
C) Personal experience
D) Tradition: D) Tradition
2. Why is trial and error not a preferred approach for delivering nursing care?
A) Trial and error is not based on systematic scientific approaches
B) The ANA does not consider trial and error a sanctioned method
C) Time is wasted using trial and error, and it is not cost-effective
D) Nursing care should be based on critical thinking, which is not utilized with trial and error: A) Trial
and error is not based on systematic approaches
3. The Willowbrook studies tried to justify the use of human subjects by doing which of the
following?
A) Deliberately infecting children with hepatitis
B) Leading volunteers to believe that the procedures were free special medical care
C) Obtaining oral consent without documenting it and claiming that it was a standard of care to
perform more dangerous procedures without written consent
D) Claiming the facility was overcrowded, giving patients no choice but to give permission for their
child to participate in the study: D) Claiming the facility was overcrowded, giving patients no
choice but to give permission for their child to participate in the study
4. The first regulations to protect human subjects in medical research studies were proposed in
1973 by which of the following?
A) American Medical Association
B) U.S. Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
C) U.S. Food and Drug Administration
D) Association of American Universities: B) U.S. Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
5. The nurse is caring for a patient newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus who has a
prescription for sliding-scale regular insulin. The physician has adjusted the scale several times based
on the patient's blood sugar levels. The physician is demonstrating the use of which of the following
sources of evidence?
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A) Personal experience
B) Trial and error
C) Authority
D) Intuition: B) Trial and error
6. The nurse is preparing to discharged a patient who is requesting informa- tion about herbal
supplements that will promote sleep. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate for
the nurse take in order to save time and provide EBP information for the patient?
A) Ask another nurse who is more familiar with EBP to educate the patient
B) Provide the patient with the addresses of websites that the patient can read at home
C) Utilized bedside technology and provide the patient with EBP information
D) Request the charge nurse monitor all assigned patients and then look up relevant research
articles: C) Utilizing bedside technology and provide the patient with EBP information
7. Which of the following is true with regard to following the steps of the research process?
A) The results cannot be used as evidence-based practice if the steps are not followed in order
B) The findings are more likely to support the theory if the steps are followed
C) The findings can actually prove a theory if the steps are followed, rather than only support the
thoery
D) The results must be tested more than once if the steps are not followed: B) The findings are more
likely to support the theory if the steps are followed
8. What do genetics, chronic illness, symptom management, and health pro- motion all have in
common?
A) They are research topics that will probably be priorities.
B) They are components of the Nazi, Tuskegee, Willowbrook, and Jewish Chronic Disease
Hospital studies.
C) They are measures that are on the list of current National Database of Nursing Quality
Indicators (NDNQI)
D) They are key components of the cycle of scientific development.: A) They are research topics
that will probably be priorities.
9. Which of the following is true regarding replication studies?
A) Results of a study cannot be considered "supportive" unless more than one study has been
conducted.
B) Errors can exist in every research study; therefore, the more studies that have been conducted,
the more likely the results can be used with confidence.
C) More than one study is necessary for the results to be applied to patient
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care.
D) Subjects must be chosen in the original study and randomly assigned in subsequent studies in
order for the evidence to be reliable.: B) Errors can exist in every research study; therefore, the
more studies that have been conducted, the more likely the results can be used with
confidence.
10. A community hospital has just announced it is striving to reach Magnet Recognition. Which of
the following actions would most likely help the hospital to achieve this goal?
A) Replace all associate-degree nurses with bachelor-degree nurses.
B) Require at least half of the nurses to be published within 1 year.
C) Hire advanced practice nurses who have a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree.
D) Hire nurses who have advanced technology skills.: C) Hire advanced practice nurses who have
a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree.
11. A staff nurse taking vital signs routinely every 4 hours on all clinically stable patients is an
example of what type of an accepted source of evidence?
A) Authority
B) Evidence
C) Tradition
D) Trial and error: C) Tradition
12. The director of nursing (DON) is planning an education conference for the nursing staff to help
promote a culture for evidence-based practice (EBP) at the organizational level. Which of the following
should the nurse include in the conference?
A) Teach the staff nurses to question current practices more often.
B) Ask for volunteers to join an EBP steering committee.
C) Ask a local librarian from a nursing program to be present.
D) Provide information regarding the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) and how to
request funds to conduct research for EBP.: B) Ask for volunteers to join an EBP steering
committee.
13. A nurse is interviewing at a local hospital and asks the manager what inter- ventions the
organization is doing to help promote evidence-based practice (EBP). Which of the following
responses should the manager make?
A) "We are looking at all of our policies to make sure they are evidence based."
B) "All of our staff have obligations they must practice by."
C) "We make sure that any studies to be conducted are done by scientifically qualified persons."
D) "All of our EBP has been approved by the institutional review board (IRB)."-
: A) "We are looking at all of our policies to make sure they are evidence based."
