QUESTION Which are considered barriers to the access of health care by Americans? 1. Cost of care 2. Community health centers 3. Lack of research for evidence-based practice 4. The use of nurse practitioners ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reports that the U.S. expenditure for health care was […]
QUESTION In the hospital setting, which overarching concepts are used in informatics theories and sciences? (Select all that apply.) 1. Telehealth needs 2. Data, information, and knowledge 3. Ergonomics 4. Phenomena of nursing 5. Computer science and information science ANSWER: Correct Answer: 2, 4, 5 Four metastructures, or overarching concepts, are used in informatics […]
QUESTION Which change theory is based on beliefs that people are rational and that they will change if it is in their self-interest? 1. Power-coercive 2. Persuasive 3. Empirical-rational 4. Facilitative ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 The empirical-rational approach is based on two beliefs; that people are rational, and that they will change if it […]
QUESTION In the diffusion-innovation theory, what causes change? 1. Planned change by a change agent 2. Driving forces 3. Social change and spread of new ideas 4. Restraining forces ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 Rogers defines diffusion as the process by which an innovation is communicated through certain channels over time among the members of […]
QUESTION Which is the most obtrusive approach to change? 1. Empirical-rational 2. Mandatory education 3. Power-coercive 4. Normative-reeducative ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 Power-coercive is based on the application of power from a legitimate source; there is minimal participation by target members, and resistance may occur and morale may decrease. With empirical-rational, influence moves from […]
QUESTION Nurses practicing holistic nursing usually subscribe to which concept(s) of wellness? (Select all that apply.) 1. Wellness is a choice. 2. Wellness can be achieved with a single change in lifestyle. 3. Wellness is the integration of body, mind, and spirit. 4. Wellness requires medical intervention. 5. Wellness can only be achieved through maturation. […]
QUESTION What does the term channel mean when associated with the communication process? 1. The method selected to convey the message 2. The information or feelings to be transmitted 3. The aural message 4. The originator of the message ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1 The channel is the method selected to convey the message, including […]
QUESTION How can the term information best be defined? 1. Related concepts 2. Interpreted, organized, or structured data 3. Synthesized data 4. Discrete entities that are described objectively without interpretation ANSWER: Correct Answer: 2 Information is data that have been interpreted, organized, or structured. The information gained from patient care delivery and outcomes of […]
QUESTION What health care shift from centralized biomedical centers did the American Nurses Association identify to address cost containment? 1. Academic health centers 2. HMOs 3. Community nursing centers 4. Case management ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 ANA’s Health Care Agenda 2005, stating the belief that access to health care is a basic human right […]
QUESTION How should the nurse communicate with a toddler? 1. Talk to the child as an adult so as not to baby the child. 2. Speak only to the parents because small children are not capable of communicating their needs. 3. Use both verbal and nonverbal techniques to adequately assess the child. 4. Allow the […]
