Nursing Interventions & Clinical Skills 7th Edition | Complete Chapters 1–32 | Nursing Skills Exam Prep | Questions & Answers

Nursing Interventions & Clinical Skills 7th Edition | Complete Chapters 1–32 |
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Nursing Skills Exam Prep | Questions & Answers
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1. Using Evidence in Nursing Practice
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2. Communication & Collaboration q q




3. Documentation and Informatics q q




4. Patient Safety & Quality Improvement
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5. Infection Control q




6. Disaster Preparedness q




7. Vital Signs
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8. Health Assessment q




9. Specimen Collection q




10. Diagnostic Procedures q




11. Bathing and Personal Hygiene q q q




12. Care of the Eye and Ear
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13. Promoting Nutrition q




14. Parenteral Nutrition q




15. Pain Management
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16. Promoting Oxygenation q




17. Safe Patient Handling
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18. Exercise, Mobility & Immobilization Devices q q q q




19. Urinary Elimination q




20. Bowel Elimination q




21. Ostomy Care q




22. Preparation for Safe Medication Administration q q q q




23. Nonparenteral Medications q




24. Parenteral Medications q




25. Wound Care and Irrigation q q q




26. Pressure Injury Prevention and Care q q q q




27. Dressings Bandages and Binders q q q




28. Intravenous Therapy q




29. Pre-Operative and Post-Operative Care q q q




30. Emergency Measures for Life Support q q q q




31. End-of-Life Care q




32. Home Care Safety q q

,Chapter 01: Using Evidence in Nursing Practice
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Perry et al.: Nursing Interventions & Clinical Skills, 7th Edition
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1. A nursing educator is explaining how the best clinical practices are
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q determined. Whichstatement best explains the purpose of evidence-based
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q practice?
a. It ensures that all patients receive holistic care.
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b. It provides a definite reason for providing care in a specific manner.
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c. It prevents errors when care is being delivered.
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d. It guarantees that care delivered is based on research.
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ANS: B q




Evidence-based practice is the use of the current best evidence in making patient q q q q q q q q q q q q




q care decisions. It applies to all types of health care professionals. Currently there is
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q no method thatcan ensure that all patients receive holistic care, that all errors can be
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q prevented, or that a guarantee exists that care given is based on research.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding
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q Care EnvironmentTOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
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2. Which question is a problem-focused trigger for initiating the evidence-based
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, a. What is known about reduction of urinary tract infections in the
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b. How can chronic pain best be described when the patient is nonverbal?
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c. How long can an IV catheter remain in place in a patient with obesity?
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d. What measures can the nurse take to reduce the rising incidence
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of urinary tractinfections on the older adult care unit?
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Evidence-based practice (EBP) questions tend to arise from two sources: recurrent q q q q q q q q q q




problemsor new knowledge. In the correct option, the increase in urinary tract
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infections indicates a trend or recurring problem in a specific group of patients. The
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q other questions are general information questions, not based on what is happening
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in a specific area or to a group of specific patients in an area or relating to an
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying
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q Care EnvironmentTOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
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3. What does the “I” indicate in a “PICO” question?
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b. Incorporation of concepts q q




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d. Interest of personnel q q




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The “I” stands for intervention of interest, meaning what the nurse hopes to use in
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q practice and believes is worthwhile or valuable. This could be a treatment for a
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q specific type of woundor an approach on how to teach food preparation for a patient
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with impaired sight.
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