NUR 256 MIDTERM EXAM
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
The primary reason nurses engage in research is to:
A) achieve equal status with other health care sciences.
B) provide the most appropriate evidence-based client care.
C) advance the profession of nursing in the eyes of the public.
D) collaborate with other members of the science community. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
If a nursing research project strives to discover new information concerning client care
practices, this project is said to be a model of:
A) quantitative design.
B) qualitative design.
C) a pilot study.
D) triangulation. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
,When researching an aspect of human grief response, the nurse researcher will likely select
which method of qualitative design?
A) Ethnography
B) Meta-analysis
C) Phenomenology
D) Needs assessment - CORRECT ANSWER-C
Regarding nursing research, the role of the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) is best utilized when:
A) recruiting participants for specific studies.
B) identifying clinical care problems.
C) designing research studies.
D) collecting research data. - CORRECT ANSWER-C
A novice nurse reading a research article should first concentrate on which sections of the
article?
A) Abstract and discussion
B) Study design and methods
C) Future implications and acknowledgment
D) Introduction and results - CORRECT ANSWER-A
An example of a member of a marginalized population would include:
A) a homeless lesbian.
B) a diabetic Hispanic.
,C) a schizophrenic Native American.
D) a blind African American. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
Which statement about racially or ethnically diverse populations is true?
A) They are generally ill prepared to accept American values and beliefs.
B) Language is a barrier that usually takes generations to overcome.
C) They are often members of the lower socioeconomic class.
D) Education is seldom a priority for these immigrants. - CORRECT ANSWER-C
Acceptance of others regardless of their cultural background is referred to as:
A) respect.
B) tolerance.
C) stereotyping.
D) enculturation. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
A nursing school best demonstrates an understanding of strategies that support recruitment of
minority nursing students when it:
A) arranges for campus housing for all minority students.
B) offers a number of scholarships reserved for minority students.
C) offers remediation to those for whom English is a second language.
D) provides same-culture mentors from among faculty and student populations. - CORRECT
ANSWER-D
Cultural humility is achieved through:
, A) embracing the cultures of others.
B) regular self-evaluation of biases.
C) tolerance of the cultural diverse.
D) caring for the culturally diverse. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
The most likely reason a 9-year-old child cries and refuses to cooperate with an injection is:
A) the child's past experiences with injections.
B) the environment the child finds himself in, such as a hospital emergency room.
C) the precipitating event, such as a fall that resulted in the need for a local anesthetic.
D) the nurse's verbal and nonverbal communication with the child about the injection. -
CORRECT ANSWER-A
The most important concept to remember when using both verbal and nonverbal
communication is that:
A) people are more likely to accept verbal messages than nonverbal ones.
B) nonverbal messages are accepted as true more often than verbal ones.
C) touch as a nonverbal form of communication should be avoided.
D) avoiding eye contact is viewed as being untruthful by all cultures. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
The primary goals of good relationship building and client care are best achieved when all
members of the interprofessional care team:
A) have identified the team's leader.
B) are experts in their field of care.
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
The primary reason nurses engage in research is to:
A) achieve equal status with other health care sciences.
B) provide the most appropriate evidence-based client care.
C) advance the profession of nursing in the eyes of the public.
D) collaborate with other members of the science community. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
If a nursing research project strives to discover new information concerning client care
practices, this project is said to be a model of:
A) quantitative design.
B) qualitative design.
C) a pilot study.
D) triangulation. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
,When researching an aspect of human grief response, the nurse researcher will likely select
which method of qualitative design?
A) Ethnography
B) Meta-analysis
C) Phenomenology
D) Needs assessment - CORRECT ANSWER-C
Regarding nursing research, the role of the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) is best utilized when:
A) recruiting participants for specific studies.
B) identifying clinical care problems.
C) designing research studies.
D) collecting research data. - CORRECT ANSWER-C
A novice nurse reading a research article should first concentrate on which sections of the
article?
A) Abstract and discussion
B) Study design and methods
C) Future implications and acknowledgment
D) Introduction and results - CORRECT ANSWER-A
An example of a member of a marginalized population would include:
A) a homeless lesbian.
B) a diabetic Hispanic.
,C) a schizophrenic Native American.
D) a blind African American. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
Which statement about racially or ethnically diverse populations is true?
A) They are generally ill prepared to accept American values and beliefs.
B) Language is a barrier that usually takes generations to overcome.
C) They are often members of the lower socioeconomic class.
D) Education is seldom a priority for these immigrants. - CORRECT ANSWER-C
Acceptance of others regardless of their cultural background is referred to as:
A) respect.
B) tolerance.
C) stereotyping.
D) enculturation. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
A nursing school best demonstrates an understanding of strategies that support recruitment of
minority nursing students when it:
A) arranges for campus housing for all minority students.
B) offers a number of scholarships reserved for minority students.
C) offers remediation to those for whom English is a second language.
D) provides same-culture mentors from among faculty and student populations. - CORRECT
ANSWER-D
Cultural humility is achieved through:
, A) embracing the cultures of others.
B) regular self-evaluation of biases.
C) tolerance of the cultural diverse.
D) caring for the culturally diverse. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
The most likely reason a 9-year-old child cries and refuses to cooperate with an injection is:
A) the child's past experiences with injections.
B) the environment the child finds himself in, such as a hospital emergency room.
C) the precipitating event, such as a fall that resulted in the need for a local anesthetic.
D) the nurse's verbal and nonverbal communication with the child about the injection. -
CORRECT ANSWER-A
The most important concept to remember when using both verbal and nonverbal
communication is that:
A) people are more likely to accept verbal messages than nonverbal ones.
B) nonverbal messages are accepted as true more often than verbal ones.
C) touch as a nonverbal form of communication should be avoided.
D) avoiding eye contact is viewed as being untruthful by all cultures. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
The primary goals of good relationship building and client care are best achieved when all
members of the interprofessional care team:
A) have identified the team's leader.
B) are experts in their field of care.
