Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Final Exam Questions
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Introduction
Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing explores the integration of the best current research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values to facilitate effective decision-making in healthcare. This course introduces students to the principles and processes of evidence-based practice, including formulating clinical questions, searching and appraising scientific literature, and applying research findings to improve patient outcomes. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, lifelong learning, and the application of evidence to practice settings, with consideration for ethical and cultural factors that influence healthcare delivery.
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Understanding Nursing Research Building an Evidence Based Practice 7th Edition by Susan K. Grove
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its
Importance in Building an Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) To help fulfill the mission of the National Institute for Nursing Research-to promote and improve the health of individuals,families,communities,and populations-a study may be conducted that
A) assesses the effectiveness of strategies for weight management in patients with type 2 diabetes.
B) compares the attitudes of nurses toward clients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
C) generates up-to-date nursing diagnoses reflecting the needs of clients with type 2 diabetes.
D) reviews hospital nurses' adherence to glucose-monitoring guidelines for patients with type 2 diabetes.
Answer: A
Q2) What role will a new nurse graduate who has a BSN expect to play in research?
A) Appraising studies and implementing evidence-based guidelines and protocols
B) Developing,evaluating,and revising evidence-based guidelines and protocols
C) None,since the BSN affords limited education on the research process
D) Synthesizing findings and leading healthcare teams to make evidence-based changes
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Introduction to Quantitative Research
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Q1) The purpose of a study abstract is to
A) describe the reason for conducting the study.
B) outline the theoretical framework that defines the study.
C) summarize a study concisely and capture the reader's attention.
D) summarize previous research about the study's topic.
Answer: C
Q2) To learn whether there is a statistically significant difference between the control group and the experimental group in a study,the nurse would review which section of the research report?
A) Introduction
B) Methods
C) Purpose
D) Results
Answer: D
Q3) In which type of research study does the researcher have the most control?
A) Correlational
B) Descriptive
C) Experimental
D) Quasi-experimental
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Introduction to Qualitative Research
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Q1) Which qualitative study will call for an exploratory-descriptive study approach?
A) An evaluation of clinical outcomes of standard nursing interventions
B) An examination of the effects of a treatment on various ethnic groups
C) A review of data to evaluate theoretical constructs
D) A study on a topic about which little is known or understood
Answer: D
Q2) While reviewing transcripts of interviews conducted for a qualitative study,the researcher appraises the data for congruence with the philosophical perspective of the study.This is an example of
A) perspective.
B) reliability.
C) rigor.
D) validity.
Answer: C
Q3) A researcher may choose to use a focus group instead of one-to-one interviews to A) encourage free expression of views of the participants.
B) increase conformity and consistency of participants' responses.
C) reduce the time needed to collect data.
D) allow more time for lengthy and complete responses.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
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Q1) A researcher gives healthy adult subjects a handout explaining the nature of a study and then obtains written consent from those who choose to participate.Which statement is true about this process?
A) Subjects have given informed consent for participation in the study.
B) Subjects have not given voluntary consent for participation in the study.
C) The researcher has failed to determine comprehension of the study by participants.
D) The researcher has not disclosed information about the study to the participants.
Q2) Which ethical principle includes the right to self-determination and the right to full disclosure?
A) Beneficence
B) Ethics
C) Justice
D) Respect for persons
Q3) Which ethical principle protects human subjects from harm?
A) Beneficence
B) Ethics
C) Justice
D) Respect for persons
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Chapter 5: Examining Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
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Q1) The statements in the introductory paragraphs of a research report that cite results of previous studies about a research problem represent the A) problem background.
B) problem significance.
C) problem statement.
D) research purpose.
Q2) Which is true about a causal hypothesis?
A) It describes the effects of independent variables on dependent variables.
B) It predicts a negative or positive interaction between variables.
C) It proposes positive or negative relationships among variables.
D) It states that a relationship exists between variables without indicating direction.
Q3) Which is true about a research hypothesis?
A) It defines the various research variables and describes how they will be measured.
B) It explains the relationship of the research purpose to theory development.
C) It includes the research problem,purpose,and research questions.
D) It links the research problem statement to the study design and data analysis.
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Chapter 6: Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review
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Q1) When conducting a literature search,which electronic product would a nurse researcher use to track and store reference information?
A) Cumulative Index of Nursing and Health Literature (CINAHL)
B) EndNotes or Ref Works
C) Google Scholar
D) Science Direct
Q2) When initially reading the relevant literature for comprehension,the researcher will
A) critically appraise the studies.
B) highlight the main points of the studies.
C) make decisions about paraphrasing quotes.
D) review the abstract only.
Q3) When reviewing articles in a peer-reviewed publication,the reader is assured that the articles are
A) landmark studies.
B) primary sources.
C) seminal studies.
D) trustworthy sources.
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Chapter 7: Understanding Theory and Research
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Q1) When reviewing various theoretical frameworks,the nurse researcher identifies several viewpoints about how nurses should engage with terminally ill patients.These viewpoints represent
A) abstract ideas.
B) assumptions.
C) concrete ideas.
D) philosophies.
Q2) When a nurse researcher develops a plan for conducting a quantitative study,the theory on which the study is based is described as?
A) The framework
B) The assumption
C) The hypothesis
D) The purpose
Q3) Which is true about a study framework?
A) It guides nurses in clinical practice.
B) It explains a portion of a theory.
C) It is one of the major ideas of a theory.
D) It is the underlying methodology used in research.
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Chapter 8: Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
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Q1) To increase participation among potential subjects of a larger population,the researcher will
A) limit the time and effort required to participate in the study.
B) provide demographic information about those who refuse to participate.
C) provide instruments that are detailed to increase the amount of data collected.
D) offer potential subjects a financial incentive to participate in the study.
Q2) In a quasi-experimental study examining the effects of nonpharmacologic treatments on postoperative pain management,the researcher trains nursing staff so that all experimental group subjects receive the same types of treatments.This is an example of
A) bias.
B) manipulation.
C) reliability.
D) validity.
Q3) Which action will the researcher take to improve construct validity?
A) Allow data collectors to know which subjects are assigned to which groups.
B) Ensure that operational definitions reflect theoretical constructs.
C) Make sure that the researcher is involved in data collection.
D) Utilize only one measurement method to measure study variables.
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Chapter 9: Examining Populations and Samples in Research
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Q1) To decrease the probability of systematic variation in a study to evaluate the effects of a teaching program on disease management,the researcher will use which sampling process?
A) Cluster sampling
B) Convenience sampling
C) Random sampling
D) Systematic sampling
Q2) A pilot study reveals a wide variation in measurement values among subjects with an overall mean value that is higher than among the general population.By increasing the sample size in a subsequent study,the researcher expects to A) decrease the variation of scores among subjects. B) increase the variation of scores among subjects. C) decrease the mean value of scores among subjects. D) increase the mean value of scores among subjects.
Q3) A nurse researcher used a systematic sampling design.The known population size is 2800 and the desired sample size is 140.The sampling size (k)of the gap between elements selected from the list,as a numeral,is ______________.
Q4) The individual units of the population and sample are called
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Chapter 10: Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research
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Q1) What type of information is typically found in an administrative database?
A) Data collected for a specific research study
B) Demographic information about a population
C) Journal accounts of subjects' responses to surveys
D) Statistical results of experimental studies
Q2) A researcher conducts a study to identify the relationship of lifestyle choices to the development of chronic diseases.The researcher surveys subjects and identifies diabetes mellitus,coronary artery disease,and renal disease in study subjects.These measures represent which level of measurement?
A) Interval
B) Nominal
C) Ordinal
D) Ratio
Q3) A researcher evaluates a measurement tool by administering the tool to a group of subjects every 2 weeks for 8 weeks.This is a measure of the tool's
A) alternate forms reliability.
B) internal consistency reliability.
C) interrater reliability.
D) test-retest reliability.
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Chapter 11: Understanding Statistics in Research
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Q1) A researcher plans to apply a one-tailed test of significance when analyzing data from a study.Which is true about using this test?
A) The researcher will be unable to predict whether differences are greater than or less than the mean value.
B) This is a nondirectional hypothesis,so values will not tend to vary in a specific direction.
C) This may increase the possibility of a type I error when evaluating the significance of the findings.
D) This will decrease the possibility of a type II error when drawing conclusions about the data.
Q2) A researcher conducts an experimental study on patients at different outpatient clinics,including clinics in inner city,suburban,and rural locations.To help ensure that differences in scores are not related to clinic location,the researcher will apply which technique?
A) ANOVA
B) ANCOVA
C) Bivariate correlation analysis
D) Factor analysis
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Chapter 12: Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing Practice
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Q1) What is the goal of an intellectual critical appraisal of a research study?
A) To determine whether a study should be replicated
B) To identify strengths and weaknesses in a study
C) To determine whether a study should be implemented into practice
D) To weed out and discard studies that are flawed
Q2) A determination that findings in a qualitative study are applicable to other populations is an evaluation of a study's
A) generalizability.
B) reliability.
C) transferability.
D) validity.
Q3) During a critical appraisal of a research study,the reviewer determines that a study about blood glucose monitoring of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus has implications for patients with type 2 diabetes.The reviewer will determine this during which phase of the research critique?
A) Analysis
B) Comparison
C) Comprehension
D) Evaluation
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Chapter 13: Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
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Q1) Which is true about the literature search criteria for a meta-analysis?
A) They include only published works from refereed journals.
B) They include the full range of related sources based on the topic.
C) They usually are narrowly focused around the research question.
D) They use works from a single database to remain consistent.
Q2) When using the Iowa Model of Evidence-Based Practice,the nurse researcher develops a team to gather and appraise evidence.Which step of the model is this?
A) Step 1
B) Step 2
C) Step 3
D) Step 4
Q3) Which type of research literature would be included in gray literature sources?
A) Book chapters
B) Dissertations
C) Journal articles
D) Textbooks
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Chapter 14: Introduction to Additional Research
Methodologies in Nursing: Mixed Methods and Outcomes
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Q1) What type of sample is generally used in outcomes studies?
A) Small sample
B) Heterogeneous sample
C) Homogeneous sample
D) Volunteer sample
Q2) A nurse researcher explains the challenges associated with using a mixed-methods design to a group of RN-BSN students? Which statement by a nursing student indicates the need for further teaching?
A) "The capacity of mixed-methods designs to answer the research question depends on effective methods for integrating the data from each component."
B) "Seeking and receiving funding may be necessary to ensure completion of a study."
C) "The research team should consist of health professionals with similar education and experiences."
D) "Mixed-methods studies require time commitment that may exceed that required for single method studies."
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