NUR 2115 EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS ALREADY PASSED STUDY
SHEET
●● What is evidence-based practice (EBP)?
Answer: EBP is an approach that uses firm scientific data to present the
most effective treatments, rather than anecdote, tradition, intuition, or
folklore, in making decisions about medical and nursing practice. In
nursing, it includes blending clinical judgement and expertise with the
best available research evidence and patient characteristics and
preferences.
●● What are the goals of EBP?
Answer: The goal of EBP is to identify the most effective and cost-
effective treatments for a particular disease, condition, or problem.
●● What is inductive reasoning?
Answer: Moves from the specific to the general. The nurse gathers
separate pieces of info., recognizes a pattern, and forms a generalization
or conclusion.
●● What is deductive reasoning?
Answer: Starts with a general premise and moves to a specific
deduction. You have the "big picture" about what is true in general, and
,from that you can identify what is likely to be true for a particular
individual.
●● What is guesswork?
Answer: Guesswork is not an appropriate nursing strategy, it requires no
use of reasoning or critical thinking skills.
●● What are PICOT questions?
Answer: The PICOT question is a very consistent formula format, which
can aid you to develop answerable and researchable questions.
●● What does PICOT stand for?
Answer: Patients
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
Time
●● What is objective data?
Answer: The information the nurse gathers from direct observation,
touch, smell, or hearing.
●● What is subjective data?
, Answer: When the patient shares feelings, perceptions, thoughts, and
sensation. (Remember by thinking how the client is our SUBJECT)
●● What are the elements of a well-written nursing order
Answer: Date- Indicate the date the order was written.
Subject- Nursing orders are instructions to nurses, so they're written in
terms of nursing behaviors. It's understood that the subject of the order is
"the nurse", just as the subject of a goal statement is understood to be
"the patient."
Action verb- This tells the nurse what action to take (what to do).
Times and limits- State when (which shift, what day), how often, and
how long the activity is to be done. Consider the unit routines (visiting
hours, mealtimes), the patient's usual rest times, scheduled tests and
procedures (x-ray studies), and treatments (physical therapy). Specify
exact times when needed.
Signature- The nurse who writes the order should sign it, followed by
your credentials.
●● What are the role responsibilities of a social worker?
Answer: To coordinate and counsel patients about financial, housing,
marital, an family issues impacting healthcare.
SOLUTIONS ALREADY PASSED STUDY
SHEET
●● What is evidence-based practice (EBP)?
Answer: EBP is an approach that uses firm scientific data to present the
most effective treatments, rather than anecdote, tradition, intuition, or
folklore, in making decisions about medical and nursing practice. In
nursing, it includes blending clinical judgement and expertise with the
best available research evidence and patient characteristics and
preferences.
●● What are the goals of EBP?
Answer: The goal of EBP is to identify the most effective and cost-
effective treatments for a particular disease, condition, or problem.
●● What is inductive reasoning?
Answer: Moves from the specific to the general. The nurse gathers
separate pieces of info., recognizes a pattern, and forms a generalization
or conclusion.
●● What is deductive reasoning?
Answer: Starts with a general premise and moves to a specific
deduction. You have the "big picture" about what is true in general, and
,from that you can identify what is likely to be true for a particular
individual.
●● What is guesswork?
Answer: Guesswork is not an appropriate nursing strategy, it requires no
use of reasoning or critical thinking skills.
●● What are PICOT questions?
Answer: The PICOT question is a very consistent formula format, which
can aid you to develop answerable and researchable questions.
●● What does PICOT stand for?
Answer: Patients
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
Time
●● What is objective data?
Answer: The information the nurse gathers from direct observation,
touch, smell, or hearing.
●● What is subjective data?
, Answer: When the patient shares feelings, perceptions, thoughts, and
sensation. (Remember by thinking how the client is our SUBJECT)
●● What are the elements of a well-written nursing order
Answer: Date- Indicate the date the order was written.
Subject- Nursing orders are instructions to nurses, so they're written in
terms of nursing behaviors. It's understood that the subject of the order is
"the nurse", just as the subject of a goal statement is understood to be
"the patient."
Action verb- This tells the nurse what action to take (what to do).
Times and limits- State when (which shift, what day), how often, and
how long the activity is to be done. Consider the unit routines (visiting
hours, mealtimes), the patient's usual rest times, scheduled tests and
procedures (x-ray studies), and treatments (physical therapy). Specify
exact times when needed.
Signature- The nurse who writes the order should sign it, followed by
your credentials.
●● What are the role responsibilities of a social worker?
Answer: To coordinate and counsel patients about financial, housing,
marital, an family issues impacting healthcare.
