It is important to the future of nursing research that clinical practice areas find ways to support scientific inquiry. What has been identified as a significant barrier to the implementation of re-search findings in client care?
a. Skilled clinical nurses may not be skilled at accessing and understanding research findings.
b. Nurses may feel that available research does not provide the practical solutions they are searching for.
c. Published research is often written in a way that is difficult to understand.
d. Any or all of the above may constitute barriers.
From the list below, select all items that would constitute barriers to effective delegation.
a. Decisiveness
b. Micromanaging
c. Policies that tolerate mistakes
d. Management-by-crisis mode
e. Confidence in self
f. Work overload
Select from the list below all methods that would make a health care be considered alternative.
a. Self-care
b. Wellness
c. Illness recovery
d. Self-healing
e. Health promotion
f. Illness prevention
Identify the primary distinction between nursing diagnosis and medical diagnosis.
a. Nursing diagnosis is based on information gathered from the assessment of the client.
b. Medical diagnosis identifies client care problems that affect the whole client.
c. Nursing diagnosis identifies client prob-lems that nurses can treat independently.
d. Medical diagnosis is vague and confusing.