Chapter 1: Discovering the World of Nursing Research
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Test Bank
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MULTIPLEkCHOICE
1. Nurseskwithkakbachelor’skdegreekinknursingkcankparticipatekinkthekimplementationkofkevidence-
basedkprotocolskinkpractice.kThiskmeanskthatkthekBSNknurse
k
a. Developskevidence-basedkguidelines
b. Designskresearchkstudies,konkwhichkprotocolskmaykbekbased
c. Evaluateskandkreviseskevidence-basedkprotocols
d. Contributeskpracticekwisdomkwhenkapplyingkprotocolskinkpatientksettings
e. MentorskPhDkresearcherskinkthekclinicalksettingkduringkprotocolkdevelopment
ANS:k D
NurseskwithkakBSNkdegreekhavekknowledgekofkthekresearchkprocesskandkskillskinkreadingkandkc
riticallykappraisingkstudies.kTheykassistkwithkthekimplementationkofkevidence-
basedkguidelines,kprotocols,kalgorithms,kandkpolicieskinkpractice.kThiskimplieskthatknurseskpro
videktheirkpointkofkview,kfromkthekclinician’skvantage,kwhenknewkprotocolskarekbeingkputkintok
practice,kandkcontinuektokprovidekfeedback,kregardingkthekpositivekandknegativekaspectskofktho
sekprotocols.
DIF: CognitivekLevel:kAnalysis REF:k Pagek4
2. Researchkiskdesignedktoktestkthekideakofkprovidingkcompanionkdogsktokelderskinkakmajorkhospital,k
inkorderktokdeterminekthekeffectkuponkthekelders’klevelkofkorientation.k(Thekdogs’klevelkofkorientat
ionkwillknotkbekakfocuskofkthekresearch.)kThisktypekofkstudykcankdokwhichkofkthekfollowing?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
ANS:k A
Controlkiskthekabilityktokmanipulatektheksituationktokproducekthekdesiredkoutcome.kDescriptionki
nvolveskidentifyingkandkunderstandingktheknaturekofknursingkphenomenakand,ksometimes,kthekre
lationshipskamongkthem.kExplanationkclarifieskthekrelationshipskamongkphenomenakandkidentif
ieskthekreasonskwhykcertainkeventskoccur.kThekabilityktokestimatekthekprobabilitykofkakspecificko
utcomekinkakgivenksituationkinknursingkpracticekiskknownkaskprediction.kThekresearcher’skfocuski
skonkpredictingkwhatkisklikely.
DIF: CognitivekLevel:kApplication REF:k Pagek13
3. Akresearcherkwantsktokfindkoutkwhetherkchildrenkwithkautismkwhokarekhospitalizedkonkakpediatri
ckwardkwillkrequirekmorekhourskofknursingkcarekthankaveragekchildrenkwhenkthekparentskorkcaregi
verskareknotkpresent.kWhatktypekofkresearchkoutcomekdoeskthiskprovide?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explantation
d. Prediction
, ANS:k D
Controlkiskthekabilityktokmanipulatektheksituationktokproducekthekdesiredkoutcome.kDescriptionki
nvolveskidentifyingkandkunderstandingktheknaturekofknursingkphenomenakand,ksometimes,kthekre
lationshipskamongkthem.kExplanationkclarifieskthekrelationshipskamongkphenomenakandkidentif
ieskthekreasonskwhykcertainkeventskoccur.kThekabilityktokestimatekthekprobabilitykofkakspecificko
utcomekinkakgivenksituationkinknursingkpracticekiskknownkaskprediction.kThekresearcher’skfocuski
skonkpredictingkwhatkisklikely.
DIF: CognitivekLevel:kApplication REF:k Pagek16
4. Akresearcherkwhokdesiresktokdeterminekthekcause-and-
effectkrelationshipkbetweenkrequiringkthatkallkchildrenkunderkthekagekofk8kwillkridekinkspecialkca
rekharnesseskandktheksubsequentkratekofkchildren’skspinalkcordkinjurykwillkconsequentlykutilizek
whichkformkofknursingkresearch?
a. Descriptivekresearch
b. Outcomeskresearch
c. Qualitativekresearch
d. Quantitativekresearch
ANS:k D
Quantitativekresearch,kthekmostkfrequentlykusedkmethod,kiskakformal,kobjective,ksystematickmet
hodologyktokdescribekvariables,ktestkrelationships,kandkexaminekcause-and-
effectkinteractions.kQuantitativekresearchkincludeskexperimentalkresearch,kwhichkiskthekmethodk
forktestingkcause-and-
effectkrelationshipskbetweenkandkamongkspecifickvariables.kQualitativekresearchkmethodskareku
sedkforkexplainingkmeaningskandkdescribingkexperienceskinkcontext.kDescriptivekresearchkinvol
veskidentifyingkandkunderstandingktheknaturekofkphenomenakand,ksometimes,kthekrelationshipsk
amongkthem.kOutcomeskresearchkexamineskthekendkresultkofkcarekinkhugekpopulations,kmostkofte
nkretrospectively,kusingkakdatabase.
DIF: CognitivekLevel:kApplication REF:k Pagek3
5. Despitekthekpresencekofkankintraventricularkdrain,kthekintracranialkpressurekofkankICUkneurokpatie
ntkremainskincreased.kTheknursekrecalibrateskthekmachine,kmakesksurekthekmonitorkiskonktheksam
eklevelkaskthekdrain,kcheckskallkconnections,kandkthenknotifieskthekphysician,kwhokcomesktokthekuni
tkandkinsertskaknewkdrain.kWhatktypekofkreasoningkpromptsktheknursektokrecalibrate,kensurekproper
kplacement,kandkcheckkconnections?
a. Abstractkreasoning
b. Concretekthinking
c. Logistickreasoning
d. Realityktesting
ANS:k C
Logistickreasoningkiskusedktokbreakkakwholekintokpartskthatkcankbekcarefullykexamined.kConcretek
thinkingkiskorientedktowardkandklimitedkbyktangiblekthingskorkbykeventskthatkarekobservedkandkex
periencedkinkreality.kAbstractkreasoningkiskorientedktowardkthekdevelopmentkofkankideakwithoutka
pplicationkto,korkassociationkwith,kakparticularkinstance.kRealityktestingkiskusedktokvalidatekwhatkis
kobservedkinkthekempirical kworld.
DIF: CognitivekLevel:kApplication REF:k Pagek6
6. Aknursekwithkconsiderablekclinicalkexpertisekdevelopskakpolicykforkmanagingkagitatedkpatientski
nkthekemergencykdepartment.kThekresultantkpolicykemanateskfrom
, a. Abstractkreasoning
b. Concretekthinking
c. Logistickreasoning
d. Realityktesting
ANS:k A
Abstractkreasoningkiskorientedktowardkthekdevelopmentkofkankideakwithoutkapplicationkto,korkass
ociationkwith,kakparticularkinstance.kConcretekthinkingkiskorientedktowardkandklimitedkbyktangibl
ekthingskorkbykeventskthatkarekobservedkandkexperiencedkinkreality.kLogistickreasoningkiskusedktok
breakkakwholekintokpartskthatkcankbekcarefullykexamined.kRealityktestingkiskusedktokvalidatekwhatk
iskobservedkinkthekempiricalkworld.
DIF: CognitivekLevel:kApplication REF:k Pagek7
7. Aknursekwithkconsiderablekclinicalkexpertisekdevelopskakpolicykforkmanagingkagitatedkpatientski
nkthekemergencykdepartment.kThektypekofkreasoningktheknursekusesktokdokthiskiskk
kreasoning.
a. Problematic
b. Operational
c. Logistic
d. Inductive
ANS:k D
Inductivekreasoningkinvolveskreasoningkthatkmoveskfromkthekspecificktokthekgeneral,kwherebykp
articularkinstanceskarekobservedkandkthenkcombinedkintokaklargerkwholekorkgeneralkstatement.kPr
oblematickreasoningkinvolvesk(1)kidentifyingkakproblemkandkfactorskinfluencingkit,k(2)kselecting
ksolutionsktokthekproblem,kandk(3)kresolvingkthekproblem.kOperationalkreasoningkinvolveskthekid
entificationkofkandkdiscriminationkamongkmanykalternativeskandkviewpoints.
Logistickreasoningkiskusedktokbreakkthekwholekintokpartskthatkcankbekcarefullykexamined,kaskthekr
elationshipskamongkthekpartskcankalsokbe.
DIF: CognitivekLevel:kSynthesis REF:k Pagek7
8. Whatkiskthekbestkexplanationkofkintuitionkthatkformskaklegitimateksourcekofkknowledgekinkn
ursing?
a. Itkiskbasedkonkknowledgekthoroughlykincorporatedkintokthoughtkbutkseldomk
articulated.
b. Itkiskbasedkonkakgiftkfromkthekuniversekandkshouldkbekhonoredkwhenkitkarrives.
c. Itkiskneverkinaccurate.
d. Itkiskakrevisitingkofkoldkknowledge,kaccompaniedkbykdeepkreflection.
ANS:k A
Intuitionkiskthekrevisitingkofkoldkknowledgekaccompaniedkbykdeepkreflection.
DIF: CognitivekLevel:kApplication REF:k Pagek5
9. Whykiskoperationalkreasoningknecessarykforkresearch?
a. Abstractkconceptskarekofknokusektoknursing.
b. Standardkinterventionskarekobtainedkfromkoperationalkreasoning.
c. Itkallowskthekresearcherktokmeasurekthekconceptskstudied.
d. Itkfacilitateskthekresearcher’skrapportkwithkfamilies.
, ANS:k C
Operationalkreasoningkinvolveskthekidentificationkofkandkdiscriminationkamongkmanykalternativ
eskandkviewpoints.kItkfocuseskonkthekprocessk(debatingkalternatives)kratherkthankonkthekresolution.
kNurseskusekoperationalkreasoningktokdevelopkrealistic,kmeasurablekhealthkgoals.
Thus,koperationalkreasoningktakeskabstractkconceptskandkmakeskthemkfocused,kconcrete,kand,kt
herefore,kresearchable.
DIF: CognitivekLevel:kApplication REF:k Pagek6
MULTIPLEkRESPONSE
1. Whatkarekthekconnectionskbetweenkevidence-
basedkpracticekandknursingkresearch?k(Selectkallkthatkapply.)
a. Evidence-
basedkcarekcannotkbekprovidedktokpatientskwithoutktheknursekunderstand
ingksomethingkofkresearch.
b. Aksynthesiskofkcurrentkresearchkwithinkankareakofknursingkiskusedktokimprovekcarekinkt
hatkarea.
c. Allkpatientskwithkakgivenkdiagnosiskshouldkbekcaredkforkbasedksolelykonkresearchkk
nowledge.
d. Nursingkdiagnosiskandkmanagementkdependkonkakpractitioner’skexplorationkofkbestkr
esearchkevidence.
e. Nursingkresearchkprovideskevidencekthatkallowskuskeachktokpracticekwithktheksameks
tylekandkcapability.
ANS:k A,kB,kD
Evidence-
basedkpracticekinknursingkrequireskakstrongkbodykofkresearchkknowledgekthatknurseskmustksynthe
sizekandkusektokpromotekqualitykcarekforktheirkpatients,kfamilies,kandkcommunities.kInkorderktoksy
nthesizekandkusekresearchkappropriately,kaknursekmustkunderstandkit.kAknursekmustkexplorekthekb
estkresearchkevidencekaboutkakpracticekproblemkbeforekusingkhiskorkherkclinicalkexpertisektokdiag
nosekandkmanagekankindividualkpatient’skhealthkproblem.kNotkallkpatientskarektreatedkinktheksam
ekway,khowever.kBecausekrealitykcankvarykwithkperception,kandkbecausekthekfactskcankbekrelative
,knurseskdoknotkimposektheirkviewskonkpatients.kRather,knurseskhelpkpatientskseekkhealthkfromkwit
hinkthekpatients’kworldviews.kThiskiskakcriticalkcomponentkofkevidence-basedkpractice.
DIF: CognitivekLevel:kAnalysis REF:k Pagek11
2. Whatkiskthekhospitalizedkpatient’skplacekinkevidence-basedkpractice?k(Selectkallkthatkapply.)
a. Thekpatientkiskthekrecipientkofkthektotalkofkformalkresearchkevidencekandktheknurse’skp
racticekwisdom,kandkthesekrepresentkthekpatient’skcarekplan.
b. Thekpatientkbringskvaluesktokthekclinicalkencounter,kwhichktheknursekconsiderskinkp
rovidingkevidence-basedkcare.
c. Thekpatientkprovideskakvaluableksourcekofkknowledge,ksincekeachkpatientkcaredkforkc
ontributesktoktheknurse’sktotalkpracticekwisdom.
d. Thekpatientkiskthekfocuskofkresearch.kThekpatientkserveskbothkaskakrecipientkofkevidenc
e-
basedkresearchkandktheksubjectkofkfuturekevidence,kbasedkonkdatakcollectedknowkfromkt
hekpatient.
e. Thekpatientkmaykalwayskrefusektokparticipate—inkevidence-
basedkcare,kinktherapies,kinkresearchkparticipation—andkthiskrefusalkmustkbekhonored.
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Test Bank
k
MULTIPLEkCHOICE
1. Nurseskwithkakbachelor’skdegreekinknursingkcankparticipatekinkthekimplementationkofkevidence-
basedkprotocolskinkpractice.kThiskmeanskthatkthekBSNknurse
k
a. Developskevidence-basedkguidelines
b. Designskresearchkstudies,konkwhichkprotocolskmaykbekbased
c. Evaluateskandkreviseskevidence-basedkprotocols
d. Contributeskpracticekwisdomkwhenkapplyingkprotocolskinkpatientksettings
e. MentorskPhDkresearcherskinkthekclinicalksettingkduringkprotocolkdevelopment
ANS:k D
NurseskwithkakBSNkdegreekhavekknowledgekofkthekresearchkprocesskandkskillskinkreadingkandkc
riticallykappraisingkstudies.kTheykassistkwithkthekimplementationkofkevidence-
basedkguidelines,kprotocols,kalgorithms,kandkpolicieskinkpractice.kThiskimplieskthatknurseskpro
videktheirkpointkofkview,kfromkthekclinician’skvantage,kwhenknewkprotocolskarekbeingkputkintok
practice,kandkcontinuektokprovidekfeedback,kregardingkthekpositivekandknegativekaspectskofktho
sekprotocols.
DIF: CognitivekLevel:kAnalysis REF:k Pagek4
2. Researchkiskdesignedktoktestkthekideakofkprovidingkcompanionkdogsktokelderskinkakmajorkhospital,k
inkorderktokdeterminekthekeffectkuponkthekelders’klevelkofkorientation.k(Thekdogs’klevelkofkorientat
ionkwillknotkbekakfocuskofkthekresearch.)kThisktypekofkstudykcankdokwhichkofkthekfollowing?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
ANS:k A
Controlkiskthekabilityktokmanipulatektheksituationktokproducekthekdesiredkoutcome.kDescriptionki
nvolveskidentifyingkandkunderstandingktheknaturekofknursingkphenomenakand,ksometimes,kthekre
lationshipskamongkthem.kExplanationkclarifieskthekrelationshipskamongkphenomenakandkidentif
ieskthekreasonskwhykcertainkeventskoccur.kThekabilityktokestimatekthekprobabilitykofkakspecificko
utcomekinkakgivenksituationkinknursingkpracticekiskknownkaskprediction.kThekresearcher’skfocuski
skonkpredictingkwhatkisklikely.
DIF: CognitivekLevel:kApplication REF:k Pagek13
3. Akresearcherkwantsktokfindkoutkwhetherkchildrenkwithkautismkwhokarekhospitalizedkonkakpediatri
ckwardkwillkrequirekmorekhourskofknursingkcarekthankaveragekchildrenkwhenkthekparentskorkcaregi
verskareknotkpresent.kWhatktypekofkresearchkoutcomekdoeskthiskprovide?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explantation
d. Prediction
, ANS:k D
Controlkiskthekabilityktokmanipulatektheksituationktokproducekthekdesiredkoutcome.kDescriptionki
nvolveskidentifyingkandkunderstandingktheknaturekofknursingkphenomenakand,ksometimes,kthekre
lationshipskamongkthem.kExplanationkclarifieskthekrelationshipskamongkphenomenakandkidentif
ieskthekreasonskwhykcertainkeventskoccur.kThekabilityktokestimatekthekprobabilitykofkakspecificko
utcomekinkakgivenksituationkinknursingkpracticekiskknownkaskprediction.kThekresearcher’skfocuski
skonkpredictingkwhatkisklikely.
DIF: CognitivekLevel:kApplication REF:k Pagek16
4. Akresearcherkwhokdesiresktokdeterminekthekcause-and-
effectkrelationshipkbetweenkrequiringkthatkallkchildrenkunderkthekagekofk8kwillkridekinkspecialkca
rekharnesseskandktheksubsequentkratekofkchildren’skspinalkcordkinjurykwillkconsequentlykutilizek
whichkformkofknursingkresearch?
a. Descriptivekresearch
b. Outcomeskresearch
c. Qualitativekresearch
d. Quantitativekresearch
ANS:k D
Quantitativekresearch,kthekmostkfrequentlykusedkmethod,kiskakformal,kobjective,ksystematickmet
hodologyktokdescribekvariables,ktestkrelationships,kandkexaminekcause-and-
effectkinteractions.kQuantitativekresearchkincludeskexperimentalkresearch,kwhichkiskthekmethodk
forktestingkcause-and-
effectkrelationshipskbetweenkandkamongkspecifickvariables.kQualitativekresearchkmethodskareku
sedkforkexplainingkmeaningskandkdescribingkexperienceskinkcontext.kDescriptivekresearchkinvol
veskidentifyingkandkunderstandingktheknaturekofkphenomenakand,ksometimes,kthekrelationshipsk
amongkthem.kOutcomeskresearchkexamineskthekendkresultkofkcarekinkhugekpopulations,kmostkofte
nkretrospectively,kusingkakdatabase.
DIF: CognitivekLevel:kApplication REF:k Pagek3
5. Despitekthekpresencekofkankintraventricularkdrain,kthekintracranialkpressurekofkankICUkneurokpatie
ntkremainskincreased.kTheknursekrecalibrateskthekmachine,kmakesksurekthekmonitorkiskonktheksam
eklevelkaskthekdrain,kcheckskallkconnections,kandkthenknotifieskthekphysician,kwhokcomesktokthekuni
tkandkinsertskaknewkdrain.kWhatktypekofkreasoningkpromptsktheknursektokrecalibrate,kensurekproper
kplacement,kandkcheckkconnections?
a. Abstractkreasoning
b. Concretekthinking
c. Logistickreasoning
d. Realityktesting
ANS:k C
Logistickreasoningkiskusedktokbreakkakwholekintokpartskthatkcankbekcarefullykexamined.kConcretek
thinkingkiskorientedktowardkandklimitedkbyktangiblekthingskorkbykeventskthatkarekobservedkandkex
periencedkinkreality.kAbstractkreasoningkiskorientedktowardkthekdevelopmentkofkankideakwithoutka
pplicationkto,korkassociationkwith,kakparticularkinstance.kRealityktestingkiskusedktokvalidatekwhatkis
kobservedkinkthekempirical kworld.
DIF: CognitivekLevel:kApplication REF:k Pagek6
6. Aknursekwithkconsiderablekclinicalkexpertisekdevelopskakpolicykforkmanagingkagitatedkpatientski
nkthekemergencykdepartment.kThekresultantkpolicykemanateskfrom
, a. Abstractkreasoning
b. Concretekthinking
c. Logistickreasoning
d. Realityktesting
ANS:k A
Abstractkreasoningkiskorientedktowardkthekdevelopmentkofkankideakwithoutkapplicationkto,korkass
ociationkwith,kakparticularkinstance.kConcretekthinkingkiskorientedktowardkandklimitedkbyktangibl
ekthingskorkbykeventskthatkarekobservedkandkexperiencedkinkreality.kLogistickreasoningkiskusedktok
breakkakwholekintokpartskthatkcankbekcarefullykexamined.kRealityktestingkiskusedktokvalidatekwhatk
iskobservedkinkthekempiricalkworld.
DIF: CognitivekLevel:kApplication REF:k Pagek7
7. Aknursekwithkconsiderablekclinicalkexpertisekdevelopskakpolicykforkmanagingkagitatedkpatientski
nkthekemergencykdepartment.kThektypekofkreasoningktheknursekusesktokdokthiskiskk
kreasoning.
a. Problematic
b. Operational
c. Logistic
d. Inductive
ANS:k D
Inductivekreasoningkinvolveskreasoningkthatkmoveskfromkthekspecificktokthekgeneral,kwherebykp
articularkinstanceskarekobservedkandkthenkcombinedkintokaklargerkwholekorkgeneralkstatement.kPr
oblematickreasoningkinvolvesk(1)kidentifyingkakproblemkandkfactorskinfluencingkit,k(2)kselecting
ksolutionsktokthekproblem,kandk(3)kresolvingkthekproblem.kOperationalkreasoningkinvolveskthekid
entificationkofkandkdiscriminationkamongkmanykalternativeskandkviewpoints.
Logistickreasoningkiskusedktokbreakkthekwholekintokpartskthatkcankbekcarefullykexamined,kaskthekr
elationshipskamongkthekpartskcankalsokbe.
DIF: CognitivekLevel:kSynthesis REF:k Pagek7
8. Whatkiskthekbestkexplanationkofkintuitionkthatkformskaklegitimateksourcekofkknowledgekinkn
ursing?
a. Itkiskbasedkonkknowledgekthoroughlykincorporatedkintokthoughtkbutkseldomk
articulated.
b. Itkiskbasedkonkakgiftkfromkthekuniversekandkshouldkbekhonoredkwhenkitkarrives.
c. Itkiskneverkinaccurate.
d. Itkiskakrevisitingkofkoldkknowledge,kaccompaniedkbykdeepkreflection.
ANS:k A
Intuitionkiskthekrevisitingkofkoldkknowledgekaccompaniedkbykdeepkreflection.
DIF: CognitivekLevel:kApplication REF:k Pagek5
9. Whykiskoperationalkreasoningknecessarykforkresearch?
a. Abstractkconceptskarekofknokusektoknursing.
b. Standardkinterventionskarekobtainedkfromkoperationalkreasoning.
c. Itkallowskthekresearcherktokmeasurekthekconceptskstudied.
d. Itkfacilitateskthekresearcher’skrapportkwithkfamilies.
, ANS:k C
Operationalkreasoningkinvolveskthekidentificationkofkandkdiscriminationkamongkmanykalternativ
eskandkviewpoints.kItkfocuseskonkthekprocessk(debatingkalternatives)kratherkthankonkthekresolution.
kNurseskusekoperationalkreasoningktokdevelopkrealistic,kmeasurablekhealthkgoals.
Thus,koperationalkreasoningktakeskabstractkconceptskandkmakeskthemkfocused,kconcrete,kand,kt
herefore,kresearchable.
DIF: CognitivekLevel:kApplication REF:k Pagek6
MULTIPLEkRESPONSE
1. Whatkarekthekconnectionskbetweenkevidence-
basedkpracticekandknursingkresearch?k(Selectkallkthatkapply.)
a. Evidence-
basedkcarekcannotkbekprovidedktokpatientskwithoutktheknursekunderstand
ingksomethingkofkresearch.
b. Aksynthesiskofkcurrentkresearchkwithinkankareakofknursingkiskusedktokimprovekcarekinkt
hatkarea.
c. Allkpatientskwithkakgivenkdiagnosiskshouldkbekcaredkforkbasedksolelykonkresearchkk
nowledge.
d. Nursingkdiagnosiskandkmanagementkdependkonkakpractitioner’skexplorationkofkbestkr
esearchkevidence.
e. Nursingkresearchkprovideskevidencekthatkallowskuskeachktokpracticekwithktheksameks
tylekandkcapability.
ANS:k A,kB,kD
Evidence-
basedkpracticekinknursingkrequireskakstrongkbodykofkresearchkknowledgekthatknurseskmustksynthe
sizekandkusektokpromotekqualitykcarekforktheirkpatients,kfamilies,kandkcommunities.kInkorderktoksy
nthesizekandkusekresearchkappropriately,kaknursekmustkunderstandkit.kAknursekmustkexplorekthekb
estkresearchkevidencekaboutkakpracticekproblemkbeforekusingkhiskorkherkclinicalkexpertisektokdiag
nosekandkmanagekankindividualkpatient’skhealthkproblem.kNotkallkpatientskarektreatedkinktheksam
ekway,khowever.kBecausekrealitykcankvarykwithkperception,kandkbecausekthekfactskcankbekrelative
,knurseskdoknotkimposektheirkviewskonkpatients.kRather,knurseskhelpkpatientskseekkhealthkfromkwit
hinkthekpatients’kworldviews.kThiskiskakcriticalkcomponentkofkevidence-basedkpractice.
DIF: CognitivekLevel:kAnalysis REF:k Pagek11
2. Whatkiskthekhospitalizedkpatient’skplacekinkevidence-basedkpractice?k(Selectkallkthatkapply.)
a. Thekpatientkiskthekrecipientkofkthektotalkofkformalkresearchkevidencekandktheknurse’skp
racticekwisdom,kandkthesekrepresentkthekpatient’skcarekplan.
b. Thekpatientkbringskvaluesktokthekclinicalkencounter,kwhichktheknursekconsiderskinkp
rovidingkevidence-basedkcare.
c. Thekpatientkprovideskakvaluableksourcekofkknowledge,ksincekeachkpatientkcaredkforkc
ontributesktoktheknurse’sktotalkpracticekwisdom.
d. Thekpatientkiskthekfocuskofkresearch.kThekpatientkserveskbothkaskakrecipientkofkevidenc
e-
basedkresearchkandktheksubjectkofkfuturekevidence,kbasedkonkdatakcollectedknowkfromkt
hekpatient.
e. Thekpatientkmaykalwayskrefusektokparticipate—inkevidence-
basedkcare,kinktherapies,kinkresearchkparticipation—andkthiskrefusalkmustkbekhonored.
