The Nursing Student Uses Evidence-Based Practice Findings in the Development

question 11

Multiple Choice

The nursing student uses evidence-based practice findings in the development of a care plan. This is an example of which type of nursing skill?

• A) Cognitive skill
• B) Technical skill
• C) Interpersonal skill
• D) Ethical/legal skill

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Definitions:

Natural Selection

A process in evolutionary biology where organisms with traits better adapted to the environment have higher survival rates and reproductive success, leading to the accumulation of beneficial traits in a population over generations.

Homoplasic Traits

Homoplasic traits are similar features in organisms that evolved independently, not from a common ancestor, often due to convergent evolution or parallel evolution.

Homologous Traits

Features shared by two or more species inherited from a common ancestor.

Convergent Evolution

The phenomenon where unrelated species develop alike characteristics independently due to the need to adjust to comparable environments or ecological niches.