NURS 1121 Final Exam 122 Questions with Verified Answers
What is scholarship - CORRECT ANSWER activities that systematically advance the
teaching, research, and practice of nursing through rigorous inquiry that 1) is
significant to the profession 2) is creative 3) can be documented 4) can be
replicated/elaborated 5) can be peer reviewed through various methods
role of a scholar - CORRECT ANSWER demonstrate a lifelong commitment to
excellence in practice through critical inquiry, continuous learning, application of
evidence to practice, and support of research activities
practice is based on... - CORRECT ANSWER -research (external evidence)
--> quantitative, qualitative
-non research (internal evidence)
--> clinical expertise, infection control data, national standards
-client experience
--> client's values and beliefs, lived experience
who introduced nursing research - CORRECT ANSWER - florence nightingale
- 1850's during the crimean war
- noted connection b/w poor sanitary condition in hospital and rising death rates
among wounded soldiers
Evidence-informed practice - CORRECT ANSWER the integration of the most
informative research evidence w/ evidence from expert clinical practice, client
preferences, professional judgement, and other sources to produce the best
possible care for clients
Evidence informed decision making - CORRECT ANSWER - an ongoing process that
enables nurses to make accurate, timely, and appropriate clinical decisions
- based on evidence based health care
acknowledges many factors beyond evidence eg. resources, or cultural and
religious norms
