Deck 21: Clinical Scholarship and Evidence-Based Practice

Question 1

Which of the following provides the strongest evidence for practice?

A) Evidence from one or more randomized controlled trials
B) Case control or cohort studies
C) Evidence from a controlled trial without randomization
D) Systematic reviews of all randomized controlled trials

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The best quality evidence is scientifically based and has been _____________________.

A) Peer-reviewed
B) Replicated
C) Promoted by other clinicians
D) Translated

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following types of qualitative research is used to better understand the characteristics of a culture?

A) Critical social theory
B) Ethnographic
C) Grounded theory
D) Historical

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A researcher codes interviews by identifying relationships within the data. Which type of coding was used?

A) Open
B) Axial
C) Selective
D) Closed

Question 5

In-depth interviews are conducted with men who have been recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. What type of research is being conducted?

A) Historical
B) Grounded theory
C) Critical social theory
D) Phenomenological

Question 6

Which type of quantitative study would be used to describe a phenomenon or predict a relationship?

A) Experimental
B) Quasi-experimental
C) Nonexperimental
D) Controlled

Question 7

A study follows 25 women who were diagnosed with breast cancer over a 5-year period. What type of study design would be involved?

A) Retrospective
B) Prospective
C) Cross-sectional
D) Longitudinal

Question 8

Which of the following methods are used to reduce the presence of confounding variables?

A) Choose a different sample
B) Use a control group
C) Change the dependent variable
D) Control for the confounding variable

Question 9

According to the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, scholarly projects within a program should meet the needs of individuals.

Question 10

Clinical expertise and patient choice are not appropriate sources of evidence.