Exam 4: Finding Sources of Evidence

A scholarly paper about the effects of inpatient care on patient sleep patterns brings together data from five previously published studies, each of which used a different research method. The paper is most likely which type of review?

Recall search strategies usually yield a greater number of results and are most useful when the information being researched has been written about many times and appears in many reputable sources.

A researcher who has located a reputable source can often locate other useful and reputable sources by consulting the reference list of the original source.

Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?

A nurse conducting a keyword search of a literature database enters the search terms "anorexia NOT bulimia." Which results does the nurse expect to obtain?

When information is paraphrased instead of directly quoted, an inline citation is not necessary as long as the source of the information is included in the reference list.

A nurse researching melanomas would use which technique to limit search results to only include articles with the word "melanoma" in the title?

Using the Boolean operator "AND" to connect two words has what effect on the results of a keyword search of a literature database?

A nurse researching physical therapy enters the words "physical" and "therapy" into the keyword search bar of a database. What should the nurse do to the two keywords to obtain the most relevant results?

What is the purpose of the peer-review process?

A nurse is searching database subject headings for the search term "fracture." The nurse expands the search results so that they include the search terms "compound fracture" and "oblique fracture." Which technique did the nurse most likely use to obtain the results?

A nurse wants to find more information about a study that took place within the last 6 months. The study is still under peer review, but an unpublished report of the findings exists. Which of the following resources would be most helpful to the nurse's research?

In an electronic database search, what is a controlled vocabulary?

What action(s) can a nurse take to address concerns about the validity of articles located during research?

In which situation does the use of keywords provide better results than a controlled vocabulary search?

The use of consistent record formatting and field labels prevents new information from being included and ensures that researchers can obtain the exact same results every time they perform the same search.

For a nurse trained in EBP, what is the primary purpose of performing a literature review?

Which of the following statements would require a citation if used in a research paper?

How do meta-analyses differ from other types of reviews?

Using a citation for common knowledge information is unnecessary, clutters writing, and is equally as inappropriate as plagiarism.