Question 1

Which level of literature should be the focus of the literature review?&#10;A)Primary&#10;B)Secondary&#10;C)Tertiary&#10;D)Raw data&#10;

Accepted Answer

Primary literature is the original research that has been conducted and published in peer-reviewed journals. It is the most important level of literature for a literature review because it provides the most up-to-date and accurate information on the topic.

Question 2

What is the name of the nursing research journal first published in 1952?&#10;A)American Journal of Nursing&#10;B)Research in Nursing and Health&#10;C)Nursing Research&#10;D)Western Journal of Nursing Research&#10;

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Nursing Research was first published in 1952. The other options were either not published until later or are different journals.

Question 3

The nurse is interested in implementing evidence-based care in practice and is conducting a search for pertinent research studies.Which type of research is most likely to produce best evidence?&#10;A)Literature review of the topic&#10;B)Randomized clinical trial&#10;C)Research that explains phenomena&#10;D)Descriptive research&#10;

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Randomized clinical trials are designed to produce high-quality evidence by randomly assigning participants to a treatment group or a control group and measuring outcomes. This design minimizes bias and allows for comparison between groups, making it the gold standard for producing evidence-based practice. Literature reviews can also be helpful in synthesizing and summarizing existing evidence, but the quality of the evidence included in a review is only as good as the studies included. Descriptive research simply describes a phenomenon or situation, while research that explains phenomena may provide valuable insights but may not necessarily produce evidence that can be directly applied to practice.

Question 4

Why is research important in nursing?&#10;A)Nurses are expected to adopt evidence-based practice into their decision making.&#10;B)Outcomes are more important than process.&#10;C)The nurses' prime consideration should be cost-effectiveness.&#10;D)It uses the scientific approach.&#10;

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Research is important in nursing because nurses are expected to adopt evidence-based practice into their decision making. Evidence-based practice is based on the integration of the best available research evidence, clinical expertise, and patient values and preferences. By staying up-to-date on the latest research findings, nurses can provide more effective, safe, and efficient care to their patients.

Question 5

What must the nurse consider when critiquing research? (Select all that apply. )&#10;A)The appropriateness of the design&#10;B)The overall cost of the study&#10;C)The ethical dimensions of the study&#10;D)The significance of the problem&#10;E)The generalizability of the findings&#10;

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A) The appropriateness of the design is important because it can affect the validity of the study's results.
C) The ethical dimensions of the study must be considered to ensure that the study was conducted ethically and in accordance with established guidelines.
D) The significance of the problem must be evaluated to determine if the study addressed an important issue and if the results have important implications.
E) The generalizability of the findings should be evaluated to determine if the results can be applied to other populations or settings. B is not relevant to critiquing research as cost is not an indicator of the quality of the study.

Question 6

What is the final focus for nursing research?&#10;A)Making a difference that matters for improving client care&#10;B)Contributing to developing theory&#10;C)Contributing to the body of scientific knowledge regarding nursing&#10;D)Describing situations about which little is known&#10;

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Making a difference that matters for improving client care is the final focus for nursing research because its main goal is to improve patient outcomes and quality of care.

Question 7

Which option reflects a quantitative research design?&#10;A)The researcher has created a design that includes control of extraneous variables.&#10;B)The researcher plans to investigate and explain the research question through narrative data.&#10;C)To collect data,the researcher will conduct a series of unstructured interviews with the study participants.&#10;D)The research is designed to explore the way the study participants feel about their experiences with the research topic.&#10;

Accepted Answer

Quantitative research designs often include the control of extraneous variables to ensure that the results are reliable and can be attributed to the variables being studied, rather than to outside influences. This is a key characteristic distinguishing it from qualitative research, which focuses more on narrative data, unstructured interviews, and exploring participants' feelings and experiences.

Question 8

A literature review before conducting research serves which purpose? (Select all that apply. )&#10;A)It can establish the body of knowledge related to the research problem.&#10;B)It can identify gaps in the literature.&#10;C)It may provide an answer to the question posed.&#10;D)It prevents the researcher from being charged with plagiarism.&#10;E)It may change the problem focus,based upon previous findings.&#10;

Accepted Answer

A literature review establishes the existing body of knowledge, identifies gaps, may provide answers or insights, and can lead to a refocusing of the research problem based on previous findings. It does not directly prevent plagiarism; proper citation and ethical research practices do.

Question 9

The research team proposes a study in which the client is told that a lab result indicates development of diabetes mellitus when,in fact,that is not true.The purpose of the study is to identify perceptions of diabetes mellitus in the general public.What client right is violated in this proposal?

A)Right of self-determination
B)Right to full disclosure
C)Right not to be harmed
D)Right of privacy and confidentiality

Accepted Answer

The right not to be harmed is violated because the study involves providing false information about a serious health condition, which could cause psychological distress or harm to the client.

Question 10

In 1993,a center at the National Institutes of Health was established with a nursing perspective.What is the name of that center?&#10;A)The National Center for Nursing Research&#10;B)The National Institute for Human Health and Behavior&#10;C)The Institute for Professional Research&#10;D)The National Institute of Nursing Research&#10;

Accepted Answer

The question is asking for the name of the center at the National Institutes of Health with a nursing perspective. Only option D, the National Institute of Nursing Research, specifically mentions nursing in its name, making it the correct answer. Options A and C sound similar to the correct answer but do not include the word "nursing." Option B is an entirely different center unrelated to nursing.

Question 11

The nurse wants to develop an evidence-based practice.What must this nurse do first?&#10;A)Get permission from his or her employer.&#10;B)Learn to critically appraise research reports.&#10;C)Contact a consultant to help him or her learn about EBP.&#10;D)Methodically categorize research findings in the nurse's specialty area.&#10;

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Question 12

What is true about the actions that a nurse should take when accessing information about evidence-based practice from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality?&#10;A)A representative from the agency must visit the facility to present an educational session regarding EBP.&#10;B)The nurse or healthcare facility should purchase a book on EBP.&#10;C)The organization requires that nurses or facilities subscribe to a print journal to access the information.&#10;D)The information is available on the organization's Web site.&#10;

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Question 13

Which option is characteristic of qualitative research?&#10;A)It uses experimental methods.&#10;B)It explores the subjective experience of human beings.&#10;C)It uses precise measurement for data collection.&#10;D)It analyzes numerical data.&#10;

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Question 14

The researcher proposes using information from the medical records of clients currently admitted to the nursing unit.The researcher wishes not to tell these clients about the study so that their behavior does not change.What client right does this idea most clearly violate?

A)Right of self-determination
B)Right to full disclosure
C)Right not to be harmed
D)Right of privacy and confidentiality

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Question 15

The physician leading a research study asks a client to participate and infers that unless the client agrees the physician will no longer provide medical care for the client.What client right is violated in this situation?

A)Right of self-determination
B)Right to full disclosure
C)Right not to be harmed
D)Right of privacy and confidentiality

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Question 16

In the 1970s there was a focus on translating research findings into practice.What term was used to describe this focus?&#10;A)Evidence-based practice&#10;B)Randomized clinical trials&#10;C)Research utilization&#10;D)Scientific evidence&#10;

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Question 17

The nurse has read about a clinical innovation that is evidence-based.The nurse is developing a positive attitude about the use of this innovation.Which stage of Rogers' theory of diffusion of innovation does this reflect?

A)Knowledge
B)Persuasion
C)Decision
D)Implementation

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Question 18

The nurse has been asked to support and participate in a clinical trial by administering trial medications to clients on the nursing unit.What is the most important the nurse should ask before answering this request?

A)"Will I get extra pay for participating?"
B)"Who else is participating in the trial?"
C)"Has the study been approved by the IRB?"
D)"Am I responsible if the client doesn't want to participate?"

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Question 19

What are the purposes of scientific research? (Select all that apply. )&#10;A)Description&#10;B)Review&#10;C)Exploration&#10;D)Explanation&#10;E)Prediction&#10;

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Question 20

The investigator is conducting a study in which the investigator cannot link a specific study subject to the information being reported.Which term reflects this situation?&#10;A)Confidentiality&#10;B)Privacy&#10;C)Anonymity&#10;D)Aggregation&#10;

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Question 21

Which organization has the support of learning,knowledge,and professional development of nurses committed to make a difference in health worldwide as its mission?&#10;A)National League for Nursing&#10;B)State boards of nursing&#10;C)Joint Commission&#10;D)Sigma Theta Tau International&#10;

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Question 22

The staff development instructor is preparing material to introduce the importance of research in nursing practice.In which order should the instructor explain the behaviors associated with nurses adopting evidence-based practice?

A)The innovation is used regularly
B)An attitude about the innovation is formed
C)Information about an innovation is learned
D)The innovation is either adopted or rejected

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Deck 10: The Nurses Role in Evidence-Based Health Care