Download Evidence-Based Practice Assessment for Nursing Students and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE ASSESSMENT FOR NURSING STUDENTS VERSION 2 2023/2024 1. During a staff meeting, nurses discuss the problems with accessing research studies to incorporate evidence-based clinical decision making into their practice. Which suggestion by the nurse manager would best help these problems? Teach the nurses how to conduct electronic searches for research studies. 2. The clients treatment plan includes teaching related to possible side effects of psychotropic medications. Which member of the mental health team should plan to implement the teaching? The nurse 3. A nurse is documenting an assessment in a client's electronic health record when an assistive personnel (AP) asks to enter the morning blood glucose for the client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take • Request that the AP use another computer to enter the data 4. How would a nurse best complete the new DSM-5 definition of a mental disorder? A health condition characterized by significant dysfunction in an individuals cognitions, or behaviors that reflects a disturbance in the psychological, biological, or developmental process underlying mental functioning expertise. Given the nurses knowledge of game theories, this team member might be functioning as which of the following? Maximizer 15. A nurse is planning the menu for a client who practices Seventh-Day Adventism. Which of the following food selections should the nurse make? Scrambled egg 16. A client diagnosed with major depressive disorder asks, What part of my brain controls my emotions? Which nursing response is appropriate? The limbic system is largely responsible for ones emotional state. 17. Which statement best describes a proficient nurse? A proficient nurse is one who: Understands a patient situation as a whole rather than a list of tasks and recognizes the long-term goals for the patien 18. The nurse is planning activities to enhance collaboration within the mental health care team. Which activities will be helpful toward this goal? Discussion of decisions that require team unity Discussion of decisions that can be made autonomously 19. A community health nurse is developing a brochure about the use ofsmokeless tobacco. Which of the following information should the nurse plan to include? Smokelesstobacco provides a higher dose of nicotine than cigarettes 20. nurse is caring for a child who has contact dermatitis due to poison ivy. The parent asksthe nurse how to prevent further reactions. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? Wash your child’s exposed clothing with hot water and detergent 21. Which part of the nervous system should a nurse identify as playing a major role during stressful situations? Sympathetic nervous system 22. When the nurse is evaluating the reliability of a patient’s responses, which of these statements would be correct? The patient: Provided consistent information and therefore is reliabl 23. The nurse is admitting a client to the psychiatric unit. Which nursing action is correct? Discuss with the client information that is to be shared with family members and the mental health team. 24. A home health nurse is providing teaching to the parent of a child who is receiving chemotherapy and experiencing nausea. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? Have your child rest with his head elevated after meal 25. Which client statement reflects an understanding of circadian rhythms in psychopathology? m a morning person. I get my best work done before noon 26. A patient tells the nurse that she has had abdominal pain for the past week. What would be the nurse’s best response? Can you point to where it hurts? 27. The correct response of the nurse who is asked if Florence Nightingale had any impact on the role of the nurse in psychiatricmental health nursing should be which of the following? Yes, Nightingale was among the first to note that the influence of nurses has psychological components. 28. A nurse is beginning nutrition counseling with a client who has a BMI of 34.2. Which of the following questions should the nurse ask first to address the client's excessive nutrition and obesity Are you ready to make a lifelong commitment to a healthier 37. A client is admitted to a psychiatric unit with the diagnosis of catatonic schizophrenia. Which of the clients neurotransmitters should a nurse expect to be elevated Dopamine 38. Which of these responses might the nurse expect during a functional assessment of a patient whose leg is in a cast? “I’m able to transfer myself from the wheelchair to the bed without help.” 39. On which dimension would the nurse most likely focus data collection if the nurse was assessing the client from primarily a 19th century perspective? Physical 40. A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 days postoperative following an above-the-knee amputation. The client states he is experiencing a dull, burning pain in the leg that was amputated. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to treat the client's neuropathic pain? Administer a beta-blocking medication to the client 41. Which mental illness should a nurse identify as being associated with a decrease in prolactin hormone level? Schizophrenia 42. The mother of a 16-month-old toddler tells the nurse that her daughter has an earache. What would be an appropriate response Describe what she is doing to indicate she is having pain.” 43. The nursing student is asked which historical event was most significant in the development of psychiatric nursing as a specialty and psychotherapeutic roles for nurses. Which response by the nursing student indicates understanding of important events related to development of the psychiatric nursing role? Passage of the National Mental Health Act 44. A nurse is developing a plan of care for an older adult who is experiencing functional incontinence following hip arthroplasty. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include? Place grab bars by the toilet 45. Which cerebral structure should a nursing instructor describe to students as the emotional brain? The limbic system