If the Nurse Is Trying to Determine the Best Treatment

question 12

Multiple Choice

If the nurse is trying to determine the best treatment or course of action and wants to incorporate the most reliable evidence into the decision, the nurse will use a filtered resource such as:

• A) Cochrane Reviews.
• B) UpToDate.
• C) STAT!Ref.
• D) MD Consult.

Identify the basic dimensions of research in applied social psychology.

Comprehend the quasi-experimental design and its limitations, including the lack of random assignment.

Recognize the factors that contribute to the external validity of a study.

Acknowledge the role of qualitative research methods in exploring the meanings people attach to problems or issues.

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Definitions:

Castration Anxiety

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to a child's fear of losing their genitalia, symbolizing a fear of losing power or being diminished.

Dream's Latent Content

Involves the hidden psychological meaning of a dream, as distinguished from its manifest content or overt storyline.

Freud

Originating from Austria, Sigmund Freud was a neurologist who created psychoanalysis, a methodology for the treatment of mental disturbances via conversational engagement between a psychoanalyst and a patient.

Symbols

Objects, characters, figures, or colors used to represent abstract concepts or ideas.