One of the first nurse researchers to document evidence-based practice for nursing was Florence Nightingale. What did Nightingale incorporate into her practice that made her practice different from her colleagues?

A) Nightingale gathered scientific data.
B) Nightingale calculated statistics to report her findings.
C) Nightingale communicated her findings to powerful others.
D) Nightingale based her nursing practice on her findings.

The root somat in the term psychosomatic means:

A) mind.
B) body.
C) stomach.
D) inside.

The nurse is caring for a patient with an incision. Which actions will best indicate an understanding of medical and surgical asepsis for a sterile dressing change?

A) Donning clean goggles, gown, and gloves to dress the wound
B) Donning sterile gown and gloves to remove the wound dressing
C) Utilizing clean gloves to remove the dressing and sterile supplies for the new dressing
D) Utilizing clean gloves to remove the dressing and clean supplies for the new dressing

A nurse decides to withhold a medication because it will further lower a patient's respiratory rate.In this case,the nurse is practicing what principle?

A) Responsibility
B) Privacy
C) Ethics
D) Moral behavior

What structure secretes a thin, milky alkaline fluid to enhance the viability of sperm?

A) Cowper gland
B) Median sulcus
C) Prostate gland
D) Bulbourethral gland