Exam 1: Evidence Based Assessment

Which statement best describes a proficient nurse? A proficient nurse is one who:

Which situation is most appropriate for the nurse to perform a focused or problem-centered history?

Which of these would be formulated by a nurse using diagnostic reasoning?

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

A patient is brought by ambulance to the emergency department with multiple traumas received in an automobile accident.He is alert and cooperative,but his injuries are quite severe.How would the nurse proceed with the data collection?

Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and to act without consciously labeling it.This is referred to as:

In the health promotion model,the focus of the health professional includes:

Barriers to incorporating evidence-based practice (EBP)include:

When considering priority setting of problems,the nurse keeps in mind that second-level priority problems include which of these aspects?

The nurse has implemented several planned interventions to address the nursing diagnosis of acute pain.Which would be the next appropriate action?

The nurse is classifying nursing diagnoses.Which of these would be considered a risk diagnosis?

The nurse is performing a physical assessment on a newly admitted patient.An example of objective information obtained during the physical assessment includes the:

The nurse is reviewing data collected after an assessment.Of the data listed below,which would be considered related cues that would be clustered together during data analysis? Select all that apply.

The nurse is conducting a class on priority setting for a group of new graduate nurses.Which is an example of a first-level priority problem?