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Chapter 01: Nursing, Theory, and Professional Practice

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A group of students are discussing the impact of non-nursing theories in clinical practice. The
students would be correct if they chose which theory to prioritize patient care?
a. Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory
b. Paul’s Critical Thinking Theory
c. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
d. Rosenstock’s Health Belief Model
ANS: C
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs specifies the psychological and physiologic factors that affect
each person’s physical and mental health. The nurse’s understanding of these factors helps
with formulating nursing diagnoses that address the patient’s needs and values to prioritize
care. Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory of Development and Socialization is based on
individuals’ interacting and learning about their world. Nurses use concepts of developmental
theory to critically think in providing care for their patients at various stages of their lives.
Rosenstock (1974) developed the psychological Health Belief Model. The model addresses
possible reasons for why a patient may not comply with recommended health promotion
behaviors. This model is especially useful to nurses as they educate patients.

DIF: Remembering REF: p. 8 | pp. 10-11

OBJ: 1.4 TOP: Planning
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
NOT: Concepts: Care Coordination

2. A nursing student is preparing study notes from a recent lecture in nursing history. The student
would credit Florence Nightingale for which definition of nursing?
a. The imbalance between the patient and the environment decreases the capacity for
health.
b. The nurse needs to focus on interpersonal processes between nurse and patient.
c. The nurse assists the patient with essential functions toward independence.
d. Human beings are interacting in continuous motion as energy fields.
ANS: A
Florence Nightingale’s (1860) concept of the environment emphasized prevention and clean
air, water, and housing. This theory states that the imbalance between the patient and the
environment decreases the capacity for health and does not allow for conservation of energy.
Hildegard Peplau (1952) focused on the roles played by the nurse and the interpersonal
process between a nurse and a patient. Virginia Henderson described the nurse’s role as
substitutive (doing for the person), supplementary (helping the person), or complementary
(working with the person), with the ultimate goal of independence for the patient. Martha
Rogers (1970) developed the Science of Unitary Human Beings. She stated that human beings
and their environments are interacting in continuous motion as infinite energy fields.

DIF: Understanding REF: p. 7 OBJ: 1.1

TOP: Planning MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
NOT: Concepts: Health Promotion
3. Which nurse established the American Red Cross during the Civil War?
a. Dorothea Dix
b. Linda Richards
c. Lena Higbee
d. Clara Barton
ANS: D
Clara Barton practiced nursing in the Civil War and established the American Red Cross.
Dorothea Dix was the head of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, which was a forerunner of the
Army Nurse Corps. Linda Richards was America’s first trained nurse, graduating from
Boston’s Women’s Hospital in 1873, and Lena Higbee, superintendent of the U.S. Navy Nurse
Corps, was awarded the Navy Cross in 1918.

DIF: Remembering REF: p. 5 OBJ: 1.3

TOP: Assessment MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
NOT: Concepts: Professionalism

4. The nursing instructor is researching the five proficiencies regarded as essential for students
and professionals. Which organization, if explored by the instructor, would be found to have
added safety as a sixth competency?
a. Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)
b. Institute of Medicine (IOM)
c. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
d. National League for Nursing (NLN)
ANS: A
The Institute of Medicine report, Health Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality (2003),
outlines five core competencies. These include patient-centered care, interdisciplinary
teamwork, use of evidence-based medicine, quality improvement, and use of information
technology. QSEN added safety as a sixth competency. The Essentials of Baccalaureate
Education for Professional Nursing Practice are provided and updated by the American
Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) (2008). The document offers a framework for the
education of professional nurses with outcomes for students to meet. The National League
for Nursing (NLN) outlines and updates competencies for practical, associate, baccalaureate,
and graduate nursing education programs.

DIF: Remembering REF: p. 17 OBJ: 1.1

TOP: Planning
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
NOT: Concepts: Care Coordination

5. The nurse manager is interviewing graduate nurses to fill existing staffing vacancies. When
hiring graduate nurses, the nurse manager realizes that they will probably not be considered
“competent” until:
a. They graduate and pass NCLEX.
b. They have worked 2 to 3 years.
c. Their last year of nursing school.
d. They are actually hired.
ANS: B
 Benner’s model identifies five levels of proficiency: novice, advanced beginner, competent,
proficient, and expert. The student nurse progresses from novice to advanced beginner during
nursing school and attains the competent level after approximately 2 to 3 years of work
experience after graduation. To obtain the RN credential, a person must graduate from an
approved school of nursing and pass a state licensing examination called the National Council
Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) usually taken soon after
completion of an approved nursing program.

DIF: Remembering REF: p. 13 OBJ: 1.7

TOP: Planning
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
NOT: Concepts: Care Coordination

6. The prospective student is considering options for beginning a career in nursing. Which
degree would best match the student’s desire to conduct research at the university level?
a. Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
b. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
c. Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
d. Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)
ANS: D
Doctoral nursing education can result in a doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree. This degree
prepares nurses for leadership roles in research, teaching, and administration that are essential
to advancing nursing as a profession. Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) programs usually
are conducted in a community college setting. The nursing curriculum focuses on adult acute
and chronic disease; maternal/child health; pediatrics; and psychiatric/mental health nursing.
ADN RNs may return to school to earn a bachelor’s degree or higher in an RN-to-BSN or
RN-to-MSN program. Bachelor’s degree programs include community health and
management courses beyond those provided in an associate degree program. A newer
practice-focused doctoral degree is the doctor of nursing practice (DNP), which concentrates
on the clinical aspects of nursing. DNP specialties include the four advanced practice roles of
NP, CNS, CNM, and CRNA.

DIF: Remembering REF: pp. 15-16 OBJ: 1.8

TOP: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
NOT: Concepts: Care Coordination

7. During a staff meeting, the nurse manager announces that the hospital will be seeking Magnet
status. In order to explain the requirements for this award, the nurse manager will contact the:
a. American Nurses Association (ANA).
b. American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
c. National League for Nursing (NLN).
d. Joint Commission.
ANS: B
 The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) awards Magnet Recognition to hospitals
that have shown excellence and innovation in nursing. The ANA is a professional organization
that provides standards of nursing practice. The National League for Nursing (NLN) outlines
and updates competencies for practical, associate, baccalaureate, and graduate nursing
education programs. The Joint Commission is the accrediting organization for health care
facilities in the United States.

DIF: Remembering REF: p. 14 | pp. 16-17

OBJ: 1.9 TOP: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
NOT: Concepts: Care Coordination

8. The nurse is caring for a patient who refuses two units of packed red blood cells. The nurse
notifies the health care provider of the patient’s decision. The nurse is acting in the role of the:
a. Manager.
b. Change agent.
c. Advocate.
d. Educator.
ANS: C
As the patient’s advocate, the nurse interprets information and provides the necessary
education. The nurse then accepts and respects the patient’s decisions even if they are different
from the nurse’s own beliefs. The nurse supports the patient’s wishes and communicates them
to other health care providers. A nurse manages all of the activities and treatments for patients.
A nurse manages all of the activities and treatments for patients. In the role of change agent,
the nurse works with patients to address their health concerns and with staff members to
address change in an organization or within a community. The nurse ensures that the patient
receives sufficient information on which to base consent for care and related treatment.
Education becomes a major focus of discharge planning so that patients will be prepared to
handle their own needs at home.

DIF: Applying REF: pp. 3-4 OBJ: 1.2 TOP: Implementation

MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
NOT: Concepts: Care Coordination

9. The nursing student develops a plan of care based on a recently published article describing
the effects of bedrest on a patient’s calcium blood levels. In creating the plan of care, the
nursing student has the obligation to:
a. Critically appraise the evidence and determine validity.
b. Ensure that the plan of care does not alter current practice.
c. Change the process even when there is no problem identified.
d. Maintain the plan of care regardless of initial outcome.
ANS: A
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is an integration of the best-available research evidence with
clinical judgment about a specific patient situation. The nurse assesses current and past
research, clinical guidelines, and other resources to identify relevant literature. The application
of EBP includes critically appraising the evidence to assess its validity, designing a change for
practice, assessing the need for change and identifying a problem, and integrating and
maintaining change while monitoring process and outcomes by reevaluating the application of
evidence and assessing areas for improvement.
 DIF: Applying REF: p. 4 OBJ: 1.2 TOP: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
NOT: Concepts: Care Coordination

10. The nurse is delegating frequent blood pressure (BP) measurements for a patient admitted
with a gunshot wound to a licensed practical nurse (LPN). When delegating, the nurse
understands that:
a. He/she may assume that the LPN is able to perform this task appropriately.
b. The LPN is ultimately responsible for the patient findings and assessment.
c. The LPN may perform the tasks assigned without further supervision.
d. He/she retains ultimate responsibility for patient care and supervision is needed.
ANS: D
The RN retains ultimate responsibility for patient care, which requires supervision of those to
whom patient care is delegated. In the process of collaboration, the nurse delegates certain
activities to other health care personnel. The RN needs to know the scope of practice or
capabilities of each health care member. For example, UAPs are capable of performing basic
care that includes providing hygienic care, taking vital signs, helping the patient ambulate,
and assisting with eating.

DIF: Understanding REF: p. 5 OBJ: 1.2

TOP: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
NOT: Concepts: Care Coordination

11. The nurse is preparing to discharge a patient admitted with fever of unknown origin. The
patient states, “I never got past the fifth grade in school. Don’t read much. Never saw much
sense in it. But I do OK. I can read most stuff. But my doctor explains things good, and
doesn’t think that my sickness is serious.” The nurse should:
a. Provide discharge medication information from a professional source to provide
the most information.
b. Expect that the patient may return to the hospital if the discharge process is poorly
done.
c. Assume that the physician and the patient have a good rapport and that the
physician will clarify everything.
d. Defer offering the patient the opportunity to get the influenza vaccine because of
the rapport that he has with his physician.
ANS: B
Low health literacy is associated with increased hospitalization, greater emergency care use,
lower use of mammography, and lower receipt of influenza vaccine. A goal of patient
education by the nurse is to inform patients and deliver information that is understandable by
examining their level of health literacy. The more understandable health information is for
patients, the closer the care is coordinated with need.

DIF: Applying REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1.2 TOP: Implementation

MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
NOT: Concepts: Health Promotion
12. A nurse is caring for a patient who lost a large amount of blood during childbirth. The nurse
provides the opportunity for the patient to maintain her activity level while providing adequate
periods of rest and encouragement. Which nursing theory would the nurse most likely choose
as a framework for addressing the fatigue associated with the low blood count?
a. Watson Human Caring Theory
b. Parse’s Theory of Human Becoming
c. Roy’s Adaptation Model
d. Rogers’ Science of Unitary Human Beings
ANS: C
Roy’s Adaptation Model is based on the human being as an adaptive open system. The person
adapts by meeting physiologic-physical needs, developing a positive self-concept–group
identity, performing social role functions, and balancing dependence and independence.
Stressors result in illness by disrupting the equilibrium. Nursing care is directed at altering
stimuli that are stressors to the patient. The nurse helps patients strengthen their abilities to
adapt to their illnesses or helps them to develop adaptive behaviors. Watson’s theory is based
on caring, with nurses dedicated to health and healing. The nurse functions to preserve the
dignity and wholeness of humans in health or while peacefully dying. Parse’s theory is called
the Human Becoming School of Thought. Parse formulated the Theory of Human Becoming
by combining concepts from Martha Rogers’ Science of Unitary Human Beings with
existential-phenomenologic thought. This theory looks at the person as a constantly changing
being, and at nursing as a human science. Martha Rogers (1970) developed the Science of
Unitary Human Beings. She stated that human beings and their environments are interacting
in continuous motion as infinite energy fields.

DIF: Applying REF: pp. 7-8 OBJ: 1.4 TOP: Implementation

MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
NOT: Concepts: Care Coordination

13. Which nursing theorist described the relationship between the nurse and the patient as an
interpersonal and therapeutic process?
a. Virginia Henderson
b. Betty Neuman
c. Imogene King
d. Hildegard Peplau
ANS: D
 Hildegard Peplau focused on the roles played by the nurse and the interpersonal process
between a nurse and a patient. The interpersonal process occurs in overlapping phases: (1)
orientation, (2) working, consisting of two subphases: identification and exploitation, and (3)
resolution. Betty Neuman’s Systems Model includes a holistic concept and an open-system
approach. The model identifies energy resources that provide for basic survival, with lines of
resistance that are activated when a stressor invades the system. Virginia Henderson described
the nurse’s role as substitutive (doing for the person), supplementary (helping the person), or
complementary (working with the person), with the ultimate goal of independence for the
patient. Imogene King developed a general systems framework that incorporates three levels
of systems: (1) individual or personal, (2) group or interpersonal, and (3) society or social.
The theory of goal attainment discusses the importance of interaction, perception,
communication, transaction, self, role, stress, growth and development, time, and personal
space. In this theory, both the nurse and the patient work together to achieve the goals in the
continuous adjustment to stressors.

DIF: Remembering REF: pp. 7-8 OBJ: 1.4

TOP: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
NOT: Concepts: Health Promotion

14. A nursing class volunteers to serve hot meals at a local homeless shelter on a Saturday
afternoon. This focus on serving the community is called:
a. Altruism.
b. Accountability.
c. Autonomy.
d. Advocate.
ANS: A
A profession provides services needed by society. Additionally, practitioners’ motivation is
public service over personal gain (altruism). Service to the public requires intellectual
activities, which include responsibility. This accountability has legal, ethical, and professional
implications. Members of a profession have autonomy in decision making and practice and
are self-regulating in that they develop their own policies in collaboration with one another.
As the patient’s advocate, the nurse interprets information and provides the necessary
education. The nurse then accepts and respects the patient’s decisions even if they are different
from the nurse’s own beliefs.

DIF: Understanding REF: p. 4 | p. 12 OBJ: 1.5

TOP: Assessment MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
NOT: Concepts: Health Promotion

15. A patient is being discharged from the hospital with wound care dressing changes. The nurse
recommends a referral for home health nursing care. The nurse is using which standard of
practice?
a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
ANS: C
 As a care provider, the nurse follows the Nursing Process to assess patient data, prioritize
nursing diagnoses, plan the care of the patient, implement the appropriate interventions, and
evaluate care in an ongoing cycle. In recommending a referral, the nurse is, in effect,
planning care.

DIF: Applying REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1.6 TOP: Planning

MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort
NOT: Concepts: Care Coordination

16. The nurse administers a medication to the patient and then realizes that the medication had
been discontinued. The error is immediately reported to the physician. The nurse is complying
with the standards of professional performance known as:
a. Ethics.
b. Socialization.
c. Altruism.
d. Autonomy.
ANS: A
Guiding the nurse’s professional practice are ethical behaviors. Ethics is the standards of right
and wrong behavior. The main concepts in nursing ethics are accountability, advocacy,
autonomy (be independent and self-motivated), beneficence (act in the best interest of the
patient), confidentiality, fidelity (keep promises), justice (relate to others with fairness and
equality), nonmaleficence (do no harm), responsibility, and veracity (be truthful). Ethical
guidelines direct the nurse’s decision making in routine situations and in ethical dilemmas.
Socialization to professional nursing is a process that involves learning the theory and skills
necessary for the role of nurse. A profession provides services needed by society. Additionally,
practitioners’ motivation is public service over personal gain (altruism). Members of a
profession have autonomy in decision making and practice and are self-regulating in that they
develop their own policies in collaboration with one another.

DIF: Applying REF: pp. 12-13 OBJ: 1.6 TOP: Implementation

MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection
Control NOT: Concepts: Ethics

17. A newly licensed registered nurse is curious about the scope of care that she has in caring for
patients undergoing conscious sedation. Which would be the best source of information?
a. National Student Nurses Association
b. Nurse Practice Act
c. ANA Standards of Professional Performance
d. National League for Nursing
ANS: B
Nurse practice acts provide the scope of practice defined by each state or jurisdiction and set
forth the legal limits of nursing practice. Nursing organizations enable the nurse to have
access to current information and resources as well as a voice in the profession. Nursing
organizations include the ANA, the NLN, the ICN, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor
Society of Nursing, and the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA).

DIF: Remembering REF: p. 13 | p. 16 OBJ: 1.6

TOP: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
 NOT: Concepts: Health Care Law

18. The nursing student is writing a paper about the direct patient care role of advanced practice
nurses. Which of the following advanced practice roles would the student include in the
report?
a. Nurse Administrator
b. Clinical Nurse Leader
c. Clinical Nurse Specialist
d. Nurse Educator
ANS: C
There are four specialties in which nurses provide direct patient care in advanced practice
roles: certified nurse midwife (CNM), nurse practitioner (NP), clinical nurse specialist (CNS),
and certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA). Four additional advanced practice roles that
do not always involve direct patient care are clinical nurse leader (CNL), nurse educator,
nurse researcher, and nurse administrator.

DIF: Remembering REF: p. 15 OBJ: 1.8

TOP: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
NOT: Concepts: Health Care Law

19. The nurse is determining the patient care assignments for a nursing unit. Which of the
following responsibilities may be delegated to the licensed practical nurse?
a. Initiating the nursing care plans
b. Formulating nursing diagnoses
c. Assessing a newly admitted patient
d. Administering oral medications
ANS: D
LPNs, or LVNs in California and Texas, are not RNs. They complete an educational program
consisting of 12 to 18 months of training, and then they must pass the National Council
Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN) to practice as an LPN/LVN. They
are under the supervision of an RN in most institutions and are able to collect data but cannot
perform an assessment requiring decision making, cannot formulate a nursing diagnosis, and
cannot initiate a care plan. They may update care plans and administer medications with the
exception of certain IV medications.

DIF: Applying REF: p. 15 OBJ: 1.8 TOP: Implementation

MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
NOT: Concepts: Health Care Law

20. The nursing student is taking a class in Nursing Research. In class she has learned that the
most abstract level of knowledge is the:
a. Metaparadigm.
b. Philosophy.
c. Conceptual framework.
d. Nursing theory.
ANS: A
 A metaparadigm, as the most abstract level of knowledge, is defined as a global set of
concepts that identify and describe the central phenomena of the discipline and explain the
relationship between those concepts. For example, the metaparadigm for nursing focuses on
the concepts of person, environment, health, and nursing. The next level of knowledge is a
philosophy, which is a statement about the beliefs and values of nursing in relation to a
specific phenomenon such as health. The third level of knowledge is a nursing conceptual
framework, or model, which is a collection of interrelated concepts that provides direction for
nursing practice, research, and education. The fourth level of nursing knowledge is a nursing
theory, which represents a group of concepts that can be tested in practice and can be derived
from a conceptual model.

DIF: Remembering REF: p. 6 OBJ: 1.4

TOP: Assessment MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
NOT: Concepts: Professionalism

MULTIPLE RESPONSE

1. Which statement contributes to the understanding that nursing is considered a profession?

(Select all that apply.)
a. Nursing requires specialized training.
b. Nursing has a specialized body of knowledge.
c. The ANA regulates nursing practice.
d. Nurses make independent decisions within their scope of practice.
e. Once licensure is complete, no further education is required.
ANS: A, B, D
A profession is an occupation that requires at a minimum specialized training and a
specialized body of knowledge. Nursing meets these minimum requirements. Thus nursing is
considered to be a profession. Members of a profession have autonomy in decision making
and practice and are self-regulating in that they develop their own policies in collaboration
with one another. Nursing professionals make independent decisions within their scope of
practice and are responsible for the results and consequences of those decisions. A profession
is committed to competence and has a legally recognized license. Members are accountable
for continuing their education. The ANA is a professional organization that provides standards
(not regulation) of nursing practice.

DIF: Remembering REF: p. 3 | p. 12 OBJ: 1.5

TOP: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
NOT: Concepts: Professionalism

2. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report identified several goals for nursing in the United
States. The IOM suggested that: (Select all that apply.)
a. Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education.
b. Nursing education should demonstrate seamless progression.
c. Nurses should continue to be subservient to physicians in the hospital setting.
d. Policy making requires better data collection and information infrastructure.
e. Higher levels of education should not be sought by practicing nurses.
ANS: A, B, D
 The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health (IOM, 2011) identified several
goals for nursing in the United States: Nurses should practice to the full extent of their
education and training; Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through
an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression; Nurses should
be full partners with physicians and other health care professionals in redesigning health care
in the United States; and Effective workforce planning and policy making require better data
collection and an improved information infrastructure.

DIF: Remembering REF: p. 17 OBJ: 1.1

TOP: Assessment MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
NOT: Concepts: Professionalism

3. The nurse is caring for a patient admitted for the removal of an infected appendix. Which
actions by the nurse would indicate an understanding of the 2012 hospital safety goals? (Select
all that apply.)
a. Places an identification band on the right arm
b. Marks the surgical site with a black-felt pen
c. Checks medications three times before administration.
d. Washes hands between patients and/or when soiled.
e. Removes allergy bands prior to transfer to surgery.
ANS: A, B, C, D
The 2012 hospital goals include the following broad categories: Identify patients correctly
(Placing an ID band on the right are), improve staff communication, use medicines safely
(Check medications three times before administration), prevent infection (Washing hands),
identify patient safety risks, and prevent mistakes in surgery (Mark the surgical site with a
black-felt pen). Removing allergy bands would prevent identification of that patient’s safety
risk.

DIF: Applying REF: p. 14 | pp. 16-18 OBJ: 1.1

TOP: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection
Control NOT: Concepts: Care Coordination

4. The nurse is conducting a health assessment on a patient from a foreign country. Which of the
following should be addressed during the interview? (Select all that apply.)
a. Food preferences
b. Religious practices
c. Health beliefs
d. Family orientation
e. Politics
ANS: A, B, C, D
Culture is the integrated patterns of human behavior that include the language, thoughts,
communications, actions, customs, beliefs, values, and institutions of racial, ethnic, religious,
or social groups.

DIF: Applying REF: p. 13 OBJ: 1.5 TOP: Implementation

MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Psychosocial Integrity NOT: Concepts: Care Coordination
5. The nurse documents that patient laboratory results often take 4 hours to populate into the
electronic medical record. The lengthy time frame has contributed to delayed antibiotic
administration. From this point, what should the nurse do to produce change using the
evidence-based process? (Select all that apply.)
a. Assess the need for change and identify a problem.
b. Reconstruct the information into an answerable question.
c. Review pertinent journal articles from the literature search.
d. Apply the findings to clinical practice through collaboration.
ANS: B, C, D
The application of EBP includes the following basic components: Assessing the need for
change and identifying a problem, linking the problem with interventions and outcomes by
formulating a well-built question to search the literature, identifying articles and other
evidence-based resources that answer the question, critically appraising the evidence to assess
its validity, synthesizing the best evidence, designing a change for practice, implementing and
evaluating the change by applying the synthesized evidence, and integrating and maintaining
change while monitoring process and outcomes by reevaluating the application of evidence
and assessing areas for improvement. By identifying the problem, assessing the need for
change and identifying the problem has already been completed.

DIF: Analyzing REF: p. 4 OBJ: 1.2 TOP: Analysis

MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
NOT: Concepts: Evidence