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Langford Making a Difference with Nursing Research, 1/E Chapter 1 Question 1 Type: MCSA The nurse is planning care for a patient and reflects upon a previous similar situation to identify care approaches. Which mechanism is this nurse using to acquire knowledge? 1. Personal experience 2. Inductive reasoning 3. Trial and error 4. Authority Correct Answer: 1 Rationale 1: Personal experience is the knowledge that nurses gain through practice that often guides clinical decisions. The nurse is thinking back to a time when a similar clinical problem was encountered and makes a decision based upon that past experience. (See page 4) Rationale 2: Inductive reasoning is the use of specific information to identify a principle to a general situation. (See page 4) Rationale 3: Trial and error is using interventions and trying them out until one works. (See page 4) Rationale 4: Authority is the use of textbooks, journals, other nurses, or other health care providers to gain information. (See page 4) Global Rationale: Cognitive Level: Analyzing Client Need: Client Need Sub: Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Learning Outcome: 1 Question 2 Type: MCSA The nurse asks another colleague for suggestions to help with a patient problem. What is a disadvantage to using this mechanism to acquire knowledge? 1. The practice may not have been verified as effective. 2. The information may not have been systematically tested. 3. It is inefficient and unsystematic. 4. Experiences are subjective.