Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: Evidence-Based Concepts, Skills, and Practices

Wanda Mohr PhD RN FAAN

Chapter 4 Evidence-Based Practice - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

Problem 1

When explaining evidence-based care to a group of nursing students, which of the following concepts would the instructor address?
a. Increased emphasis on intuition
b. Integration of research findings with clinical expertise
c. Use of pseudoscientific practices and therapies
d. Increased reliance on assumptions

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Problem 2

After teaching a group of students about the scientific process, the instructor determines that the teaching has been successful when the students describe synthesis as which of the following?
a. Watching something carefully and noting events
b. Testing a hypothesis or prediction
c. Determining whether data are reliable and supportive
d. Putting the information together to form a new whole

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Problem 3

A nurse is participating in a research study that involves a review of the literature and analysis of the data to be used in a new form. The nurse is involved in which type of study?
a. Type I
b. Type II
c. Type III
d. Type IV

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Problem 4

When conducting an experimental research study investigating the effects of a medication, one group receives the medication, a second group receives no medication, and a third group receives a capsule containing a sugar solution. The nurse identifies the sugar solution capsule as:
a. a sham treatment.
b. a placebo.
c. empirics.
d. junk science.

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Problem 5

Which of the following statements would be appropriate to include in a teaching plan for clients and their families about quackery? Select all that apply.
a. Fraudulent medicine is typically involved.
b. Most practitioners sincerely believe in what they are doing.
c. Advertising is frequently accurate in its description of the practice.
d. Treatment may involve legitimate therapies or techniques.
e. Difficult-to-treat illnesses are rarely addressed or involved.

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