Acute illness correct answer short duration and severe
Adorning phase correct answer - termination
- goals achieved with appropriate outcomes
evaluation of group functioning
Affective correct answer Emotional response, feelings, attitudes, opinions
Examples: The patient states "This is really helpful information and makes me less
anxious about caring for my diabetes"
Words: Lists, describes, defends
American Hospital Association (AHA) correct answer (AHA's Patients' Bill of
Rights) made a plain language brochure to inform patients about what they
should expect during their hospital stay with regard to their rights and
responsibilities.
Applied Research correct answer (focus on discussing and reviewing as
professional nurses. trying to find a specific reason for a problem)
-Seeks to discover knowledge that will solve a clinical problem
-Quantitative
-Qualitative
Are the four major concepts that are used in all of the theories? correct answer
nursing, person, health and environment
,Assessment:Motivation to learn correct answer -perception of severity and
susceptibility of a health problem and the benefits and barriers to treatment.
-expression of feelings
-If the patient believes they can do it they're more likely to succeed
Avoids in research correct answer - avoiding using patient as guinea pigs for trail
and basis)
-"We always do it this way"
-Trial and error
-Personal experiences or "it just makes sense"
-Casual relationships such as "Codes always happen in threes" or "Eating spicy
foods causes premature labor" or " "Crazy" patients come out during a full moon"
Barriers to EBP correct answer - Time number one reason some can't do this
-Lack of knowledge about EBP and research
-Lack of skills/resources to find evidence
-Lack of ability to read research
-Resistance to change
-Organization does not embrace EBP
Basic learning principles correct answer motivation to learn
ability to learn
learning environment
Basic Research correct answer Seeks to gain knowledge for the sake of gaining
that knowledge (extends our knowledge base for the love of learning)
, Betty Neuman correct answer - Systems model: wellness-illness continuum;
promotes the nurse as the agent in assisting the client in adapting and therefore
reducing STRESSORS; supports the notion of prevention through appropriate
intervention.
- primary, secondary, tertiary
Change Theory correct answer - (Lewin) a theory that posits change takes place in
three stages: Unfreezing (preparing the change), Changing (implementing the
change), and Refreezing (solidifying the change)
- Most often used for large scale changes in a large practice setting
Chronic illness correct answer persists longer than 6 months
Cognitive correct answer Knowledge, comprehension
Example: The patient states three body systems affected by diabetes
Words: States, Lists, Describes, Explains
Contents of a Research Report correct answer -Abstract (very brief introduction)
- Introduction
-Methods section
-Results/Research findings
- Discussion
-Reference list