Differential Diagnosis & Primary Care Practicum
Exam Review Questions & Verified Answers
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1. What is the goal of nursing research?
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A. Make decisions regarding nursing education based on published literature
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C. Gather information from published literature to make decisions about applicatio
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n to clinical practice
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D. Conduct studies to develop a body of nursing knowledge: D. Conduct st
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udies to develop a body of nursing knowledge
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2. Which is the most important question to ask in evidence-based practice?
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A. What findings constitute evidence?
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B. How will the findings be used?
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C. Is this a randomized controlled trial?
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D. What theory is being utilized?: B. How
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will the findings be used?
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3. Nursing research should be utilized by: g g g g g
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es at all levels of practice
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4. A clinical guideline may be found useful if the guideline was:
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B. Be utilized in every circumstance
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C. Provide a reference point for decision making
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D. Be created by a professional organization to guide the practice of a profes-
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gsion: c. Provide a reference point for decision making.
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6. Which of the following is an example of determining whether a crucial element of
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a guideline is applicable to your patients?
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A. There are no intended specific patients in the guideline.
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B. You are a primary-care provider and the guidelines were written for prima- ry-
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C. Your patients have a much lower prevalence of a condition than the patients in the guidel
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ine.
D. You are a pediatric oncologist and the guidelines were written for geriatric
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