Chapter 8. Evidence-Based Practice: Theory & Research

Chapter 8. Evidence-Based Practice: Theory & Research

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. Which commonly accepted practice came out of the Framingham study? Use of:

a)	Mammography in breast cancer screening
b)	Colonoscopy in colon cancer screening
c)	Pap testing in cervical cancer screening
d)	Digital rectal examination in prostate cancer screening

 

 

ANS:  A

One commonly accepted practice that came out of the Framingham study is the link between mammography and breast cancer. Before the Framingham study, mammography was considered an unreliable tool in breast cancer screening.

 

Difficulty: Easy

Client Need: HPM

Cognitive Level: Knowledge

 

PTS:   1

 

2. Which theorist developed the nursing theory known as the Science of Human Caring?

a)	Florence Nightingale
b)	Patricia Benner
c)	Jean Watson
d)	Nola Pender

 

 

ANS:  C

Dr. Jean Watson developed the nursing theory known as the Science of Human Caring. Her theory describes caring from a nursing perspective. Florence Nightingale developed the theory that stated that a clean environment would improve the health of patients. By changing the care environment, she dramatically reduced the death rate of soldiers. Dr. Patricia Benner’s theory described the progression of a beginning nurse who learns to be an expert nurse. Nola Pender’s theory on health promotion became the basis for most health promotion teaching done by nurses.

 

Difficulty: Easy

Cognitive Level: Knowledge

 

PTS:   1

 

3. A patient complains of pain after undergoing surgery. The nurse forms a mental image of pain based on her own experiences with pain. This mental image is known as a(n):

a)	Phenomenon
b)	Concept
c)	Assumption
d)	Definition

 

 

ANS:  B

A concept is a mental image of a phenomenon, an aspect of reality that you can observe and experience. In the scenario above, the nurse forms a mental image of pain because of her past experiences with pain. Phenomena are the subject matter of a discipline. They mark the boundaries of a discipline. An assumption is an idea that is taken for granted. In a theory, the assumption is the idea that the researcher presumes to be true and does not intend to test with research. A definition is a statement of meaning of a term or concept that sets forth the concept’s characteristics or indicators.

 

Difficulty: Moderate

Cognitive Level: Application

 

PTS:   1

 

4. The nurse and other hospital personnel strive to keep the patient care area clean. This most directly illustrates the ideas of which nursing theorist?

a)	Virginia Henderson
b)	Imogene Rigdon
c)	Katherine Kolcaba
d)	Florence Nightingale

 

 

ANS:  D

Florence Nightingale was instrumental in identifying the importance of a clean patient care environment. During the Crimean War, Nightingale dramatically reduced the death rate of soldiers by changing the healthcare environment. Virginia Henderson identified 14 basic needs that are addressed by nursing care. Imogene Rigdon developed a theory about bereavement in older women after noticing that older women handle grief differently than do men and younger women. Katherine Kolcaba developed a theory of holistic comfort in nursing.

 

Difficulty: Moderate

Client Need: SECE

Cognitive Level: Application

 

PTS:   1