Deck 1: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Question 1

The nurse researcher wishes to review a body of qualitative studies about women's attitudes toward health care in order to develop an overall interpretation of these findings.Which type of review will the nurse researcher use?

A) Meta-analysis
B) Meta-synthesis
C) Mixed-methods systematic review
D) Systematic review

Answer 1

Meta-synthesis

Question 2

Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?

A) A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and values of patients.
B) A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care.
C) The development of population care guidelines applicable to all patients.
D) The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes.

Answer 2

A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and values of patients.

Question 3

The development of nursing theories and conceptual models in the late 1960s and 1970s served to:

A) determine the effectiveness of nursing interventions.
B) establish the concept of evidence-based practice.
C) provide funding for nursing research.
D) provide direction for nursing research.

Answer 3

provide direction for nursing research.

Question 4

Under Ada Sue Hinshaw,the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)began to change its focus to:

A) funding nursing rather than medical research.
B) evaluating outcomes rather than process studies.
C) increasing the status and funding for nursing research.
D) supporting the dissemination of nursing research.

Question 5

The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among groups of adolescents who received different asthma education.Which research method does this represent?

A) Control
B) Description
C) Explanation
D) Prediction

Question 6

A nurse researcher wants to know how well adolescent mothers can learn to manage their children's asthma and develops an initial study to explore and define perceptions of asthma among this population.Which best describes this initial study?

A) Correlational research
B) Descriptive research
C) Phenomenological research
D) Outcomes research

Question 7

The lead agency designated to improve health care quality is:

A) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
B) American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
C) Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN).
D) National Institute for Nursing Research (NINR).

Question 8

A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff nurses may indicate relative risk of needle-stick injuries.To study this,the nurse manager will employ which method of study?

A) Control
B) Description
C) Explanation
D) Prediction

Question 9

Which research technique would be used by a nurse researcher who wishes to compare bonding patterns of neonatal intensive care (NIC)infants to non-NIC infants to test various theories about infant-parent bonding?

A) Experimental
B) Exploratory
C) Grounded-theory
D) Quasi-experimental

Question 10

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 which:

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.

Question 11

Which best describes the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)competency for evidence-based practice (EBP)?

A) Adhering to published guidelines to provide care for a specific population.
B) Empowering clients to choose among effective disease management strategies.
C) Relying on expert knowledge to guide care plan development for an individual patient.
D) Using evidence gained solely from experimental studies to guide care.

Question 12

The nurse participates in data collection in a study in which two different pain management protocols are used with randomly assigned patients to measure differences in postoperative recovery time.Which method of study is this?

A) Control
B) Correlation
C) Description
D) Explanation

Question 13

The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese adults whose parents were also obese or overweight.Which research method is being used in this study?

A) Control
B) Description
C) Explanation
D) Prediction

Question 14

In a position statement in 2006,the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)identified a need to:

A) acquire clinical knowledge and expertise.
B) focus on evidence-based practice.
C) fund academic nursing research.
D) prepare a workforce of nurse scientists.

Question 15

What type of study design would be used to evaluate patient satisfaction in an outpatient clinic?

A) Exploratory-descriptive research
B) Outcomes research
C) Qualitative research
D) Phenomenological research

Question 16

Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale's data collection and statistical analysis during the Crimean War?

A) Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public.
B) Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation.
C) Identifying and defining the role of nurses in modern health care.
D) Using clinical research to evaluate the importance of sanitation, clean drinking water, and adequate nutrition.

Question 17

Which study exemplifies qualitative research?

A) A study that evaluates appetite among residents of a long-term care facility and correlates this data with whether or not residents are rooming together with their spouses.
B) A study that defines levels of appetite based on residents' descriptions of hunger in a long-term care facility.
C) A study that observes the interactions of spouses during mealtimes in a long-term care facility.
D) A study that observes the effectiveness of spousal encouragement to eat on the residents' quality of appetite in a long-term care facility.

Question 18

Through knowledge gained from her phenomenological qualitative study identifying levels of experience of professional nurses,Patricia Benner would identify which nurse as an expert?

A) A hospice nurse who values the unique wishes of each patient when providing palliative care.
B) A medical-surgical nurse who organizes care for a group of patients to ensure timely administration of medications.
C) A neonatal intensive care nurse who is skilled in inserting peripherally inserted central catheters.
D) A pediatric nurse who notes subtle changes and intervenes to prevent respiratory failure.

Question 19

The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larger research study.Which research method will the nurse use when collecting data for this study?

A) Control
B) Description
C) Explanation
D) Prediction

Question 20

An emphasis of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)Magnet Hospital Designation Program for Excellence in Nursing is:

A) research and development of clinical practice guidelines.
B) putting qualitative research into practice in clinical settings.
C) using standard nursing care plans based on outcomes research.
D) utilizing evidence-based practice in nursing.

Question 21

A nurse with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)is prepared to do which of the following? (Choose all that apply.)

A) Appraise and summarize research findings
B) Assist with the implementation of evidence-based guidelines
C) Conduct independent nursing studies
D) Expand the body of nursing knowledge through independent research

Question 22

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 health care teams to make evidence-based changes.

Question 23

A job description for a nurse position in a teaching hospital includes "coordinating research teams to facilitate studies to generate knowledge about nursing actions." Which type of advanced nursing degree would be required for this position?

A) Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP)
B) Doctorate in Nursing (PhD)
C) Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
D) Post-Doctorate in Nursing

Question 24

Which are components of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)? (Choose all that apply.)

A) Best research evidence
B) Expert opinion consensus
C) Patient needs and values
D) Safe, cost-effective care

Question 25

Which of the following is a research question for an experimental study? (Choose all that apply.)

A) What is it like to live with asthma?
B) Do children who have an updated asthma action plan have fewer missed school days caused by asthma?
C) Which asthma triggers influence poor attitudes about chronic disease?
D) Which bronchodilator medication has fewer side effects?

Question 26

The nurse serves on a committee to develop a clinical protocol to guide dressing changes for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)abscesses.Which is the most important type of evidence to consider when formulating this protocol?

A) Assertions from a panel of infectious disease physicians about existing protocols to treat this organism.
B) A statistical review of experimental studies comparing various dressing change protocols and patient outcomes.
C) A systematic review of all nursing and medical literature about the incidence of MRSA infection and various dressing change protocols.
D) Studies identifying the correlations between variables such as dressing types and subsequent infection rates.

Question 27

Which type of evaluation of research yields the most precise estimates of treatment effects when describing results?

A) Meta-analysis
B) Meta-synthesis
C) Mixed-methods systematic review
D) Systematic review