Exam 2: Evidence-Based Practice and Research in Nursing

The nurse using evidence-based practice to guide care has identified a study in which the findings would be appropriate to address a client's health care need.What actions should the nurse take before implementing these findings? (Select all that apply)

The nurse has defined a research problem.What action should the nurse take next?

A researcher is conducting a study with single-parent families within a school system.What sample is the researcher using?

A nurse researcher is considering the use of various nonpharmacological distraction techniques that have shown success for behavior control in troubled adolescents.Which criteria is this researcher considering to use?

The nurse educator is reviewing concerns about the use of research for evidence-based practice.What particular concerns should the nurse highlight when discussing the use of research with the students? (Select all that apply)

The nurse researcher is determining the best way to formulate a research problem.What should the nurse identify if implementing the PICO format? (Select all that apply)

A client has agreed to participate in a research study.Which action would constitute risk of harm to this client?

A nurse practitioner feels it is important to participate in nursing research.Which activity is most appropriate for this nurse's level of education and position?

The nurse researcher is using an instrument that provides similar results each time it's implemented.Which term should the researcher use to describe the quality of this instrument?

A nursing student is assigned to develop a research using a quantitative approach.Which should the student write that demonstrates this approach?

The nurse researcher is testing the effects of a new dressing preparation on certain participants,while continuing to use older but more familiar products on others.Which type of research design is the nurse using?

The nurse educator develops the research "Do students who study in groups score better on the NCLEX exam when compared to students who study independently?" Which phrase should the educator identify as the dependent variable?

The nursing student completes a literature review on evidence-based practice (EBP).Which action indicates that the student understands EBP?

The student nurse is examining the dispersion of data in a research study.Which measurements should this student expect to review?

The nurse is evaluating the results of a study prior to implementing its findings into practice.Which action should the nurse take when scientifically validating the research results?

The nurse researcher is considering whether the findings of a project may present uncertain results in the clinical area.Upon which criteria is the researcher reflecting?

A nursing instructor is researching the implementation of assigning study guides for homework points and the effect this has on the students' test grades.The instructor reports group data for published research.Which research right did the instructor implement?

A group of nurses is researching how care providers of Stage I/II Alzheimer's clients use prior coping skills in dealing with their current situation.Which qualitative research tradition are these nurses using?