Deck 2: Evidence-Based Practice and Research in Nursing

Question 1

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

A)Intervention to use
B)Problem of interest
C)Comparison of treatments
D)Outcome of the treatments
E)Individuals to perform actions

Answer 1

Intervention to use
Problem of interest
Comparison of treatments
Outcome of the treatments

Question 2

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

A)Mean,median,and mode
B)Range,variance,and standard deviation
C)Mean,range,and standard deviation
D)Measures of central tendency

Answer 2

Range,variance,and standard deviation

Question 3

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

A)Formulate a hypothesis.
B)Define variables.
C)Review the literature.
D)Select a design.

Answer 3

Review the literature.

Question 4

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

A)The school system
B)Children
C)Parents
D)Single-parent families

Question 5

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)Right of full disclosure
B)Right of privacy
C)Right of self-determination
D)Risk of harm

Question 6

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?

A)Scrutinizing how the study was conceptualized,designed,and conducted in order to make a judgment about the overall quality of its findings
B)Assessing how the study's findings compare to findings from other studies about the problem
C)Determining how the study's findings will transfer from the research conditions to the clinical practice conditions in which they will be used
D)Identifying practical or feasibility considerations that need to be addressed when applying the findings in practice

Question 7

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?

A)Number of students in a study group
B)NCLEX® scores of both groups
C)Students' college GPAs
D)Time between graduation and sitting for the NCLEX®

Question 8

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

A)Presenting a paper about EBP
B)Repositioning a client at risk for skin breakdown every 2 hours
C)Explaining EBP to fellow students
D)Trying to find other problems to implement EBP

Question 9

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?

A)Helping to identify clinical problems in direct client care
B)Using research findings to develop policies and procedures
C)Critically analyzing and interpreting research for application to practice
D)Participating in data collection

Question 10

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?

A)Significance
B)Researchability
C)Feasibility
D)Interest

Question 11

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)Validity
B)Reliability
C)Consistency
D)Variability

Question 12

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?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.

A)When evidence-based practice is done appropriately,the process often becomes cost-prohibitive.
B)The research environment results in strictly constructed and controlled circumstances.
C)There is a "best" solution or practice for any specific research question.
D)Evidence-based practice is most applicable to physiological problems.
E)Research evidence can be flawed when applied to various cultures and ethnic groups.

Question 13

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

A)How do siblings react to a new baby of a second marriage after divorce of their parents?
B)What dressing selections work best for a wound dehiscence?
C)What support do terminal cancer clients find least beneficial in hospice care?
D)Does expression of client spirituality affect recovery time?

Question 14

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?
Standard text: Select all that apply.

A)Ask the client if the findings can be used.
B)Immediately apply the findings to client care.
C)Examine how the findings fit with the client's health needs.
D)Determine if resources are available to implement the findings.
E)Identify organization policies to support or address the findings.

Question 15

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?

A)Quasi-experimental
B)Experimental
C)Nonexperimental
D)Pilot study

Question 16

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?

A)Grounded theory
B)Ethnography
C)Phenomenology
D)Substantive dimension

Question 17

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

A)Withholding information about the study
B)Suggesting that participation would greatly benefit the client's financial situation
C)Giving the client false information about his or her participation
D)Providing the client's name as a participant in the study

Question 18

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)Significance
B)Researchability
C)Confidentiality
D)Variables