Deck 5: Evidence-Based Practice

Question 1

The first person to conduct professional research was:

A) Corbin
B) Becker
C) Nightingale
D) Giger and Davidhar

Answer 1

Nightingale

Question 2

The purpose of research is to generate scientific knowledge:

A) That is used to influence practice
B) That helps nurses advance their career
C) That is used to support the concept of "do no harm"
D) All of the above

Answer 2

That is used to influence practice

Question 3

The main issue that the researcher addresses in the investigation is called the:

A) Critique.
B) Hypotheses.
C) Research design.
D) Research problem.

Answer 3

Research problem.

Question 4

Observations are a form of research measurements.

Question 5

"The conversion of research findings from primary research results,through a series of stages and forms,to impact on health outcomes by way of evidence-based care" is the definition of:

A) Medical research
B) Hypothesis testing
C) Scientific investigation
D) Knowledge transformation

Question 6

In a critique,it is important for the reader to:

A) Publish the critique's conclusions.
B) Criticize all components of the report.
C) Critically examine all the aspects of the report,
D) Critically determine reliability of the report's findings.

Question 7

The fourth step of the scientific method is:

A) Collection of data
B) Statement of hypothesis
C) Analysis of data interpretation
D) Description of the theoretical framework

Question 8

Reliability relates to measuring the variable of interest in the proper manner.

Question 9

A professional nurse is responsible for:

A) Actively consuming nursing research
B) Selecting ethical research designs
C) Critiquing all nursing research studies
D) All of the above

Question 10

"The use of clinical expertise and interventions that are based on evidence of efficacy for client outcomes and the preferences of the clients served" relates to:

A) Research
B) A statement of purpose
C) Evidence-based practice
D) Review of the literature

Question 11

Nightingale is important because she was:

A) The first female in the health profession
B) The first nursing professional to conduct research
C) The health professional who generated the code of ethics
D) Responsible for the central concept of "do no harm"

Question 12

Which of the following is not one of the four basic patient human rights?

A) Full disclosure
B) Self-determination
C) Distribution of results
D) Privacy and confidentiality

Question 13

Which of the following is not vital to nursing research?

A) Demonstrating the efficacy and efficiency of nursing actions
B) Developing appropriate nursing interventions
C) Testing discoveries and interventions
D) Investigating the domain of nursing

Question 14

The correct order of the first three steps in the scientific method is:

A) Statement of hypothesis, selection of research design, and review of literature
B) Description of theoretical framework, full disclosure, and statement of purpose
C) Statement of purpose, identification of the problem, and statement of hypotheses
D) Identification of the problem, statement of purpose, and review of the literature

Question 15

Inferential statistics are used to make inferences about the population of interest.