Exam 1: Evidence Based Assessment

After completing an initial assessment on a patient,the nurse has charted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58.This type of data would be:

The nurse is reviewing the components of the nursing process.Which statement about nursing diagnoses is true?

The nurse recognizes that the concept of prevention in describing health is essential because:

A 42-year-old Asian patient is being seen at the clinic for an initial examination.The nurse knows that it is important to include cultural information in his health assessment to:

The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses.During the teaching session,the nurse should keep in mind that novice nurses,without a background of skills and experience to draw from,are more likely to make their decisions using:

A patient is at the clinic to have her blood pressure checked.She has been coming to the clinic weekly since she changed medications 2 months ago.The nurse should:

What is the step of the nursing process that includes data collection by health history,physical examination,and interview?

When reviewing concepts of health,the nurse recalls that components of holistic health include which of these?

The nurse is reviewing information about evidence-based practice (EBP).Which statement best reflects evidence-based practice?

A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous,that he is nauseated,and that he "feels hot." This type of data would be:

Which critical thinking skill helps the nurse to see relationships among the data?

Put the following patient situations in order according to level of priority. -A = first-level priority problem

A visiting nurse is making an initial home visit for a patient who has many chronic medical problems.Which type of data base is most appropriate to collect in this setting?

The nurse knows that developing appropriate nursing interventions for a patient relies on the appropriateness of the _____ diagnosis.

A newly admitted patient is in acute pain,has not been sleeping well lately,and is having difficulty breathing.How should the nurse prioritize these problems?

The nursing process is a sequential method of problem solving that nurses use,and includes which steps?

The patient's record,laboratory studies,objective data,and subjective data combine to form the:

During a staff meeting,nurses discuss the problems with accessing research studies in order to incorporate evidence-based clinical decision making into their practice.Which suggestion by the nurse manager would best help this problem?

When listening to a patient's breath sounds,the nurse is unsure about a sound that is heard.The nurse's next action should be to:

Put the following patient situations in order according to level of priority. -B = second-level priority problem