A nurse best shows an understanding of the role of evidence-based ...

[kamilo84]

A nurse best shows an understanding of the role of evidence-based research in achieving therapeutic patient care outcomes when:
 
  a. Subscribing to and reading a monthly psychiatric research nursing journal
  b. Working on a committee to revise current facility policies regarding the use of chemical restraints
  c. Registering to attend a psychiatric workshop on newly developed psychotropic medication therapies
  d. Asking an experienced staff member to review the interventions being proposed for a newly admitted patient

Question 2

When a patient experiencing acute depression asks what the difference is between a medical and a nursing diagnosis, the nurse responds best when stating:
 
  a. Actually they are very similar in that they both are concerned with helping you get better and lead a happier life.
  b. Medical diagnoses are focused on why you are depressed whereas nursing diag-noses are concerned about making your life less sad.
  c. Nursing diagnoses are more directed at caring for you, unlike medical diagnoses that focus on finding the cause for your problem.
  d. The medical diagnosis identifies that you are experiencing depression whereas the nursing diagnosis identifies how the depression is affecting you.

[Carissamariew]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Evidence-based practice is based on evidence and scientific principles that have been devel-oped through research. The more closely clinical practice reflects relevant research, the more likely it is that patients will receive the best available care. The option that infers action di-rected at implementing the research is the one that shows best understanding. Reliance only on experience is not reflective of quality nursing care.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The medical diagnosis involves identifying a mental or physical problem that results in the symptoms that negatively affect a patient's life. Although the nurse is knowledgeable about the disorders and their treatments, the nursing diagnosis focuses mainly on the patient's re-sponses to the disorder and the effects that the disorder has on the patient. The types of di-agnoses have different foci that result in different actions and concerns.