"The conversion of research findings from primary research results,through a series of stages and forms,to impact on health outcomes by way of evidence-based care" is the definition of:

A) Medical research
B) Hypothesis testing
C) Scientific investigation
D) Knowledge transformation

A nurse prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which role is the nurse implementing?

A) Educator
B) Manager
C) Advocate
D) Caregiver

The nurse shows an understanding of the psychological implications for a patient on isolation when planning care to control the risk for:

A) denial.
B) aggression.
C) regression.
D) isolation.
E) depression.

A patient who has been diagnosed with terminal liver cancer states that he does not believe in God,but he has had a meaningful life by contributing to the lives of those around him.This person is most likely which of the following?

A) Buddhist
B) Christian
C) Agnostic
D) Atheist

The prefix ________ means toward or near.

The surgical report of a newly transferred client indicates that there was a great deal of intestinal spillage into the abdominal cavity during the client's bowel resection.For which category of wound should the receiving nurse plan care?

A) Clean-contaminated
B) Contaminated
C) Dirty
D) Infected