NUR 100 Exam 2 Review Questions, Answers With
Complete Solutions
A child's immunization may cause discomfort during
administration, but the benefits of protection from disease, both
for the individual and society; outweigh the temporary
discomforts. Which principle is involved in this situation?
1. Fidelity
2. Beneficence
3. Non-maleficence
4. Respect for autonomy Correct Answer 3. Answer: 2.
Beneficence means "doing well" by taking positive actions. It
implies that the best interest of the patient (and society)
outweighs self-interest.
A group of nurses have identified that the elderly patients on
their unit have a high incidence or pressure ulcers after they
have a stroke. During a unit meeting they discuss different
interventions that they think may reduce the development of
pressure ulcers. What is the nurses' next step to investigate this
clinical problem further?
1. Conduct a literature review
2. Share the findings with others
3. Conduct a statistical analysis
4. Create a well-defined PICOT question Correct Answer 4.
Answer: 4.
,In this case, the nurses need to develop a PICOT question next
to search for appropriate evidence that might offer answers to
this clinical problem.
A group of nurses on the research council of a local hospital are
mesauring nursing-sensitive outcomes. Which of the following
is a nursing-sensitive outcome that the nurses need to consider
measuring? (Select all that apply)
1. Frequency of low blood sugar episodes in children at a local
school
2. Number of patients who develop a urinary tract infection from
a Foley catheter.
3. Number of patients who fall and experience subsequent injury
on the evening shift
4. Number of sexually active adolescent girls who attend the
community-based clinic for birth control
5. Patient-reported quality of life following coronary artery
bypass graft surgery and cardiac rehabilitation Correct Answer
10. Answer: 2, 3.
Nurse sensitive indicators are outcomes that are sensitive to
nursing practice; these outcomes will improve if the quantity or
quantity of nursing care improves.
A nurse is reading a research article. The nurse just finished
reading a brief summary of the research study that included the
purpose of the study and its implications for nursing practice.
Which part of the article did the nurse just read?
1. Abstract
,2. Analysis
3. Discussion
4. Literature review Correct Answer 12. Answer: 1.
An abstract is a brief summary that summarizes the purpose of
the article. It also includes the major themes or findings and the
implications for nursing practice.
A nurse researcher is collecting data following approval from
the institutional review board (IRB). In which part of the
research process is this nurse?
1. Analyzing the data
2. Designing the study
3. Conducting the study
4. Identifying the problem Correct Answer 15. Answer: 3.
Conducting the study includes tasks such as obtaining necessary
approvals and implementing the study protocol to guide data
collection.
A nurse researcher studies the effectiveness of a new program
designed to educate parents to promote the immunization of
children. The nurse divides the the parents randomly into two
groups. One group receives the typical educational program and
the other group receives the new program. This is an example of
which type of study?
1. Historical
2. Qualitative
3. Correlational
, 4. Experimental Correct Answer 1. Answer: 4.
Experimental; in experimental studies, the subjects are randomly
assigned into groups with one group receiving the standard
treatment and the other group receiving the intervention.
A nurse researcher wants to conduct historical research. Which
of the following ideas for a study could the nurses conduct?
(Select all that apply)
1. Determining the effect of unemployment on emergency room
usage.
2. Understanding how Clara Barton shaped nursing in America
3. Evaluating the effect of the Vietnam war on nursing
leadership and practice
4. Analyzing the evolution of nursing and patient care during
recent disasters.
5. Investigating barriers to exercise in women who have become
mothers in the past year. Correct Answer 14. Answer: 2, 3, 4.
Historical studies are designed to establish facts and
relationships concerning past events.
A nurse who works in a pediatric unit asks, "I wonder if children
who interact with therapy dogs have reduced anxiety when they
are in the hospital." In this example of a PICOT question, which
of the following is the O?
1. Children
2. Therapy Dogs
3. The pediatric unit
Complete Solutions
A child's immunization may cause discomfort during
administration, but the benefits of protection from disease, both
for the individual and society; outweigh the temporary
discomforts. Which principle is involved in this situation?
1. Fidelity
2. Beneficence
3. Non-maleficence
4. Respect for autonomy Correct Answer 3. Answer: 2.
Beneficence means "doing well" by taking positive actions. It
implies that the best interest of the patient (and society)
outweighs self-interest.
A group of nurses have identified that the elderly patients on
their unit have a high incidence or pressure ulcers after they
have a stroke. During a unit meeting they discuss different
interventions that they think may reduce the development of
pressure ulcers. What is the nurses' next step to investigate this
clinical problem further?
1. Conduct a literature review
2. Share the findings with others
3. Conduct a statistical analysis
4. Create a well-defined PICOT question Correct Answer 4.
Answer: 4.
,In this case, the nurses need to develop a PICOT question next
to search for appropriate evidence that might offer answers to
this clinical problem.
A group of nurses on the research council of a local hospital are
mesauring nursing-sensitive outcomes. Which of the following
is a nursing-sensitive outcome that the nurses need to consider
measuring? (Select all that apply)
1. Frequency of low blood sugar episodes in children at a local
school
2. Number of patients who develop a urinary tract infection from
a Foley catheter.
3. Number of patients who fall and experience subsequent injury
on the evening shift
4. Number of sexually active adolescent girls who attend the
community-based clinic for birth control
5. Patient-reported quality of life following coronary artery
bypass graft surgery and cardiac rehabilitation Correct Answer
10. Answer: 2, 3.
Nurse sensitive indicators are outcomes that are sensitive to
nursing practice; these outcomes will improve if the quantity or
quantity of nursing care improves.
A nurse is reading a research article. The nurse just finished
reading a brief summary of the research study that included the
purpose of the study and its implications for nursing practice.
Which part of the article did the nurse just read?
1. Abstract
,2. Analysis
3. Discussion
4. Literature review Correct Answer 12. Answer: 1.
An abstract is a brief summary that summarizes the purpose of
the article. It also includes the major themes or findings and the
implications for nursing practice.
A nurse researcher is collecting data following approval from
the institutional review board (IRB). In which part of the
research process is this nurse?
1. Analyzing the data
2. Designing the study
3. Conducting the study
4. Identifying the problem Correct Answer 15. Answer: 3.
Conducting the study includes tasks such as obtaining necessary
approvals and implementing the study protocol to guide data
collection.
A nurse researcher studies the effectiveness of a new program
designed to educate parents to promote the immunization of
children. The nurse divides the the parents randomly into two
groups. One group receives the typical educational program and
the other group receives the new program. This is an example of
which type of study?
1. Historical
2. Qualitative
3. Correlational
, 4. Experimental Correct Answer 1. Answer: 4.
Experimental; in experimental studies, the subjects are randomly
assigned into groups with one group receiving the standard
treatment and the other group receiving the intervention.
A nurse researcher wants to conduct historical research. Which
of the following ideas for a study could the nurses conduct?
(Select all that apply)
1. Determining the effect of unemployment on emergency room
usage.
2. Understanding how Clara Barton shaped nursing in America
3. Evaluating the effect of the Vietnam war on nursing
leadership and practice
4. Analyzing the evolution of nursing and patient care during
recent disasters.
5. Investigating barriers to exercise in women who have become
mothers in the past year. Correct Answer 14. Answer: 2, 3, 4.
Historical studies are designed to establish facts and
relationships concerning past events.
A nurse who works in a pediatric unit asks, "I wonder if children
who interact with therapy dogs have reduced anxiety when they
are in the hospital." In this example of a PICOT question, which
of the following is the O?
1. Children
2. Therapy Dogs
3. The pediatric unit
