Test Bank Making a Difference with Nursing Research 1st Edition by Anne Young A+
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The nurse is planning care for a patient and reflects upon a previous similar situation to identify care approaches. Which mechanism is this nurse using to acquire knowledge?
1. Personal experience
2. Inductive reasoning
3. Trial and error
4. Authority
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Personal experience is the knowledge that nurses gain through practice that often guides clinical decisions. The nurse is thinking back to a time when a similar clinical problem was encountered and makes a decision based upon that past experience. (See page 4)
Rationale 2: Inductive reasoning is the use of specific information to identify a principle to a general situation. (See page 4)
Rationale 3: Trial and error is using interventions and trying them out until one works. (See page 4)
Rationale 4: Authority is the use of textbooks, journals, other nurses, or other health care providers to gain information. (See page 4)
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Cognitive Level: Analyzing
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Learning Outcome: 1