CSN NURSING 101 EXAM 2--THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS
OF NURSING | FROM QUESTION TO PERFECTION| STUDY
WITH CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027
Duration: 2 Hours
Total Marks: 70%
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
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, What are the goals of nursing research? SATA.
A. Improve care of people in social settings.
B. Study people and the nursing process.
C. Become better assistants to physicians.
D. Develop autonomy and strength as a profession.
E. Provide emotion-based nursing practice. Answer: B, D
Rationales:
A: Goal is to improve care of people in clinical settings.
C: Goal is to be more than than an assistant to a physician.
E: Goal is to provide evidence-based nursing practice.
Curriculum development, including education leading to passing the NCLEX, falls under which
goal of the nursing process? Answer: "Study people and the nursing process"
A researcher interviews patients and find that most rate their hospital experience "above
average." What kind of data is this? Answer: Qualitative
Put the steps in implementing EBP (evidenced-based practice) in order:
A. Ask a question about a clinical area of interest/intervention
B. Critically appraise the evidence
C. Integrate the evidence with clinical expertise, patient preferences, and values in making a
decision to change
D. Collect the most relevant and best evidence
E. Evaluate the practice change Answer: A, D, B, C, E
The nurse has a suggestion for improving response in the next mass casualty event. The
supervisor will ask the nurse for a proposal; what is that called? Answer: PICO
Identify the elements of PICO.
In post-menopausal women, does hormone replacement therapy (HRT), compared to no HRT,
increase the risk of breast cancer? Answer: P = post-menopausal women (patient, population, or
problem)
I = hormone replacement therapy (intervention)
C = no HRT (comparison)
O = increase the risk of breast cancer (outcome)
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OF NURSING | FROM QUESTION TO PERFECTION| STUDY
WITH CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027
Duration: 2 Hours
Total Marks: 70%
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
1
, What are the goals of nursing research? SATA.
A. Improve care of people in social settings.
B. Study people and the nursing process.
C. Become better assistants to physicians.
D. Develop autonomy and strength as a profession.
E. Provide emotion-based nursing practice. Answer: B, D
Rationales:
A: Goal is to improve care of people in clinical settings.
C: Goal is to be more than than an assistant to a physician.
E: Goal is to provide evidence-based nursing practice.
Curriculum development, including education leading to passing the NCLEX, falls under which
goal of the nursing process? Answer: "Study people and the nursing process"
A researcher interviews patients and find that most rate their hospital experience "above
average." What kind of data is this? Answer: Qualitative
Put the steps in implementing EBP (evidenced-based practice) in order:
A. Ask a question about a clinical area of interest/intervention
B. Critically appraise the evidence
C. Integrate the evidence with clinical expertise, patient preferences, and values in making a
decision to change
D. Collect the most relevant and best evidence
E. Evaluate the practice change Answer: A, D, B, C, E
The nurse has a suggestion for improving response in the next mass casualty event. The
supervisor will ask the nurse for a proposal; what is that called? Answer: PICO
Identify the elements of PICO.
In post-menopausal women, does hormone replacement therapy (HRT), compared to no HRT,
increase the risk of breast cancer? Answer: P = post-menopausal women (patient, population, or
problem)
I = hormone replacement therapy (intervention)
C = no HRT (comparison)
O = increase the risk of breast cancer (outcome)
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