Nursing Process: Planning, Implementation, and EBP

Question 1

Chose the most appropriately written expected outcome:

a) Express fewer signs of discomfort
b) Walk 10 feet by post-op day 2
c) Eat good food for lunch
d) Describe feelings every shift

Answer 1

b) Walk 10 feet by post-op day 2

This outcome is best because it is measurable, quantitative, and doesn’t include filler words.

Question 2

Which is a physician initiated intervention?

a) The nurse will administer soap suds enemas until bowels run clear.
b) The nurse will assess color, consistency, odor and amount of each BM.
c) The nurse will assist the client with ambulation to the nurses’ station every shift.
d) The nurse will teach the family management of a colostomy.

Answer 2

a) The nurse will administer soap suds enemas until bowels run clear.

Question 3

T/F

Qualitative research is the study of phenomena that are difficult to quantify or categorize.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

T/F

An updated nursing textbook is the best source of the most recent scientific literature in nursing

Answer 4

True

By the time that the textbook is published, science has already changed.

Question 5

Which type of study provides the best source of scientific evidence?

a) Case control study
b) Controlled trial without randomization
c) Single randomized controlled trial
d) Systematic review or meta-analysis

Answer 5

d) Systematic review or meta-analysis