NUR 028 MODULE 21-25 QUIZ
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The critique focuses on the description and explanation of the following aspects of the
study . Select all that apply *
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Substance
Theory
Method
Interpretations
When recruiting subjects to participate in a study about the effects of an educational
program to help patients at home take their medications as ordered, the researcher
tells the subjects that their names will not be used and no one but the research team
will have access to their information and responses. This is an example of: *
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Bias
Anonymity
Confidentiality
Informed consent
The following factors supports the goal of research utilization incorporating research
evidences into nursing practice, these are the following except *
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Social and demographic trends
Competitive health market
Cost effective implications
Health insurance
The nurse feels that the results of a recent literature search and analysis about
handwashing should be implemented in the entire hospital system. With whom would
the nurse be required to collaborate? *
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Colleagues caring for patients in her unit
Colleagues in the community
Administrators at the hospital
Others in her department
The nursing instructor is explaining evidence-based practice (EBP) to nursing
students. Which statements are appropriate to include in the explanation? (Select all
that apply.) *
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"EBP tests hypotheses about health-related conditions."
"EBP promotes generalization of client care."
"EBP considers the client's needs, values, and choices."
"EBP is reflective of the best evidence from current research."
"EBP incorporates the nurse's clinical expertise."
A nurse researcher wants to know which factors are associated with a person's
decision to exercise. The nurse distributes a survey to people who recently joined an
exercise wellness program and analyzes the data to determine which factors and
characteristics are most significantly linked to the decision to start exercising. Which
type of research study is this? *
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Qualitative
Descriptive
Randomized controlled trial
Correlational
A nurse researcher studies the effectiveness of a new program designed to educate
parents to promote the immunization of children. The nurse divides the parents
randomly into two groups. One group receives the typical educational program and the
other group receives the new program. This is an example of which type of study? *
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Historical
Qualitative
Correlational
Experimental
A quantitative research paper is entitled as "Nursing Model of Care Utilized by
Selected Hospitals and its Association with the Performance of Nurses in their Area of
Assignment". What is the research design of this study? *
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Survey
Correlational
Causal – Comparative
Experimental
Ways to Overcome Barriers to Evidence-based Practice. Select all that apply *
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Establish the culture of mentorship with full administrative support in hospitals and educational
institutions particularly among students and novice nurses who still need more clinical training.
Adequate time to critically appraise relevant and best evidences to implement and evaluate
practice change through conferences, seminars, group meetings among others.
Establish translational research through adequate dissemination, oral presentation, publications,
research fora, and research seminars among others.
Completion of doctoral degrees
A research article describes a multicenter study in which 5,000 healthy patients
between the ages of 30 and 65 were given a medication. Effects were observed,
which included change in blood pressure with the prescribed drug. Study findings
indicate this medication is safe for healthy patients between the ages of 30 and 65
when given for a defined medical condition. What can you most reasonably infer from
this information? *
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It was a qualitative study.
It was a quantitative study.
The study did not use a random sample.
The study did not include a broad enough age span.
A group of nurses have identified that the elderly patients on their unit have a high
incidence of pressure ulcers after they have a stroke. During a unit meeting they
discuss different interventions that they think may reduce the development of pressure
ulcers. What is the nurses' next step to investigate this clinical problem further? *
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conduct a literature review
share the findings with others
conduct a statistical analysis
create a well-defined PICOT question
A group of nursing students are discussing clinical research questions. In describing
the difference between background questions and foreground questions, which
student's statement is the most appropriate? *
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"Background questions address a range of clinical issues"
"Answers to background questions may be found in drug guides."
"The answer to a foreground question addresses multiple clinical issues."
"Foreground questions are knowledge-based."
Reasons for Critiquing Reports. Select all that apply *
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Determine usefulness of the study to nursing practice
Examine its worthwhileness for evidence-based practice
Provide feedback to the researchers and to journal editors about the merit of the study and to
Offer suggestions for improvements and for replication.
Knowledge gained from research in the 1970s about placing infants on their backs to
prevent sudden infant death syndrome was not recommended to parents until the
1990s. This is an example of what barrier to evidence-based practice? *
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Proliferation of research
Implementation delay
Information needs not being met
Lack of readily available resources
A nursing student is preparing to read the methods section of a research article.
Which type of information will the student expect to find in this section? (Select all that
apply.) *
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how the researcher conducted the study
a description about how to use the findings of the study
the number and type of subjects who participated in the study
Summaries of other research articles that support the need for this study
Implications for future research studies
The nurse is critically appraising a research study. Which statement is reflective of an
appraisal of the study's reliability? *
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"The study's results are not applicable to clinical practice."
"Although the study was supposed to measure the client's wound healing, it really measured the
client's satisfaction with care."
"The study's results are applicable to clinical practice."
"The original study was repeated three times, but it did not produce consistent results."
A nursing student is giving a classroom presentation about evidence-based practice
(EBP). Which statement best reflects the student's correct understanding of EBP? *
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"EBP is the gathering of objective facts and information to advance knowledge about a specific
topic."
"EBP involves combining quality research, clinical expertise, and client preferences to achieve
the best client outcomes."
"EBP incorporates clinical knowledge, expert opinion, or information resulting from research."
"EBP uses a systematic and strict scientific process to test hypotheses about health -related
conditions and nursing care."
How is qualitative research different from quantitative research? Qualitative
research: *
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Is more valid when large numbers of participants are studied
Reports data in the form of words
Is less useful than quantitative research
Requires careful attention to methods and techniques
The PICO format asks for the patient's problem, the two possible interventions for
comparison (i.e., diagnostics), and the desired outcome from the interventions .The
nurse decides to access a systematic review database to determine evidence-based
practice related to the patient's treatment plan for a diagnosis of otitis media (i.e., ear
infection). What database can provide that type of resource? *
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Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL)
Cochrane
PubMed
MD Consult
The nursing student is giving a presentation about nursing research. Which statement
is most appropriate for the student to include in the presentation? *
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"Nursing research tests hypotheses about health-related conditions and nursing care."
"Nursing research is clinical knowledge, expert opinion, or information resulting from research."
"Nursing research is illustrated by the client's choice to use an alternative treatment."
"Nursing research combines the best evidence from current studies, clinical nursing expertise,
and client preferences."
The nurses on a medical unit have seen an increase in the number of medication
errors on their unit. They decide to evaluate the medication administration process on
the basis of data gained from chart reviews and direct observation of nurses
administering medications. Which process are the nurses using? *
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Evidence-based practice
Research
Quality improvement
Problem identification
This is another type of quantitative research design wherein the researcher wanted to
know about the cause and effect relationship between variables, where the cause is
being manipulated and respondents are chosen by choice not by chance. *
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Descriptive
Quasi-experimental
Correlational
True Experimental
Nurses in a community clinic have seen an increase in the numbers of obese children.
The nurses who care for the children are discussing ways to reduce childhood obesity.
one nurse asks a colleague," I wonder what the most effective ways are to help
school-age children maintain a healthy weight?" This question is an example of a/an: *
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Hypothesis
PICOT question
Problem-focused trigger
Knowledge-focused trigger
What should the nurse expect a meta-analysis study to offer? *
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A detailed description that is specific to one individual, issue, or event
A study that uses a control group and an experimental group to illustrate a cause -and-effect
relationship
A study that follows two groups over a period of time measures the outcomes of an exposure
group with those of a nonexposure group
Examination of a group of studies on a given topic, followed by combination and analysis of the
results as if they were from one large study
Arrange the following steps of evidence-based practice (EBP) in the appropriate
order1. integrate the evidence2. Ask the burning clinical question3. create a spirit of
inquiry4. evaluate the practice decision or change5. Share the results with others6.
critically evaluate the evidence you gather7. collect the most relevant and best
evidence *
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3, 2, 7, 6, 1, 4, 5
1, 2, 7, 6, 3, 4, 5
4, 2, 7, 6, 1, 3, 5
5, 2, 7, 6, 1, 4, 3
3. During a class about research methods, a nursing student asks the instructor, open
double quote" What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative research?
close double quote" Which response by the instructor is the most appropriate? *
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"Qualitative research does not use the scientific method."
"Quantitative research uses precise measurement to collect data and analyze it statistically."
"Qualitative research is used to test relationships between variables."
"Quantitative research explores individuals' subjective experiences."
Which entity or document specifically addresses the role of the nurse in research?
(Select all that apply.) *
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American Nurses Association standards of practice
Institutional review board
Hospital Magnet status
Joint Commission
MD Consult
Patients are participating in a study to identify genetic disorders. What is a potential
concern? (Select all that apply.) *
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Violation of confidentiality if a disorder is revealed
Possible adverse consequences related to employment
Possible adverse consequences related to reputation
Possible adverse consequences to insurability
Inability to prevent the progression of genetic disorders
5. The nurse is participating in conducting a research study and needs to determine if
an individual qualifies to be a participant. Which criteria must be met for inclusion in a
research study? (Select all that apply.) *
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The individual must waive the right to anonymity.
The individual is informed of all aspects of the study.
The individual receives payment for participation.
The individual has given informed consent.
The individual meets all the inclusion criteria.
Which statements most accurately describe potential barriers to implementation of
evidence-based practice (EBP)? (Select all that apply.) *
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Providing accountability for nursing care
Ensuring credibility of the nursing profession
Client workload demands
Lack of access to continuing education programs
Nursing misperceptions about EBP
A patient is on the way to the hospital in an ambulance and is asked to participate in a
research protocol for a new treatment for myocardial infarction. What is this an
example of? (Select all that apply.) *
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Standard practice
An ethical dilemma
A violation of informed consent
A patient who is in a vulnerable population category
Compliance with important ethical issues of justice and autonomy
The following are barriers to Implementing Evidence-based Practice. Select all that
apply *
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Lack of knowledge regarding evidence-based practice strategies;
Lack of time and resources to search for adequate evidence.
Nurses may utilize evidence-based practice when they become part of a professional
organization.
Integrating research into clinical practice is possible when nurse practitioners are also
researchers.
Which of the following factors contributes to the nurse having difficulty keeping up with
the latest patient care information? (Select all that apply.) *
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Implementation delays
Proliferation of research
Volume of health care literature
Hours spent in direct patient care
The need to read 3 articles every day of the week
A nursing student is taking care of a patient with possible appendicitis and is curious
about the best method of diagnosing this disorder. What does the nursing student
have to consider in formulating a question using the PICO format (patient, population,
or problem; intervention; comparison intervention; outcomes) to determine evidencebased practice? *
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Problem: appendicitis; interventions: ultrasound versus CT scan; outcome: diagnosis of
appendicitis
Problem: pain; interventions: meperidine versus morphine; outcome: pain free
Problem: fever; interventions: cooling measures versus antipyretics; outcome: normal
temperature
Problem: appendicitis; Interventions: complete blood count versus chemistry panel tests;
outcome: painless
The nurse researcher provides participants with informed consent so that what ethical
principle is upheld? *
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Respect for persons
Beneficence
Justice
Ethics