The nurse is interested in whether antibiotic therapy or observation only is most effective in the treatment of sinusitis in young adults. Which of the following best describes the type of question being considered?
a. Background questions
b. Foreground questions
c. General knowledge questions
d. Both a and b
Question 2
The chief purpose of evidence-based practice is to
a. offer a problem-solving approach to systematically research clinical evidence directed toward a specific patient problem.
b. prepare the nurse to conduct specific research in patient care practices.
c. prepare the nurse for employment in an evidence-based research center.
d. research clinical evidence that covers the entire aspect of a specific problem.
B, The nurse teaches the postoperative client to use an incentive spirometer to expand the lungs.
A nurse administers an intermittent bolus feeding.
Application of an ostomy bag or pouch: B, An ostomy nurse applying an ostomy bag to a stoma;
A nurse communicates with her non–English-speaking patient through an interpreter
Complementary and Alternative Therapy Use Among Adults and Children
Effectiveness of Drug Therapy