NSG 6001 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION SCRIPT
2026 COMPLETE RESPONSES CONFIRMED
1. What is the goal of nursing research?
A. Make decisions regarding nursing education based on published literature
B. Determine topics that could develop nursing knowledge
C. Gather information from published literature to make decisions about
application to clinical practice
D. Conduct studies to develop a body of nursing knowledge. Answer: D. Conduct
studies to develop a body of nursing knowledge
2. Which is the most important question to ask in evidence-based practice?
A. What findings constitute evidence?
B. How will the findings be used?
C. Is this a randomized controlled trial?
D. What theory is being utilized?. Answer: B. How will the findings be used?
3. Nursing research should be utilized by:
A. Nurses at the bedside
, B. Advanced practice nurses
C. Nurse researchers
D. Nurses at all levels of practice. Answer: D. Nurses at all levels of practice
4. A clinical guideline may be found useful if the guideline was:
A. Published 2 years ago
B. Created using one group
C. Authored by a relatively unknown source
D. Funded by an anonymous source. Answer: A. Published 2 years ago
5. Practice guidelines are designed to:
A. Be inflexible
B. Be utilized in every circumstance
C. Provide a reference point for decision making
D. Be created by a professional organization to guide the practice of a profession.
Answer: C. Provide a reference point for decision making
6. Which of the following is an example of determining whether a crucial element
of a guideline is applicable to your patients?
2026 COMPLETE RESPONSES CONFIRMED
1. What is the goal of nursing research?
A. Make decisions regarding nursing education based on published literature
B. Determine topics that could develop nursing knowledge
C. Gather information from published literature to make decisions about
application to clinical practice
D. Conduct studies to develop a body of nursing knowledge. Answer: D. Conduct
studies to develop a body of nursing knowledge
2. Which is the most important question to ask in evidence-based practice?
A. What findings constitute evidence?
B. How will the findings be used?
C. Is this a randomized controlled trial?
D. What theory is being utilized?. Answer: B. How will the findings be used?
3. Nursing research should be utilized by:
A. Nurses at the bedside
, B. Advanced practice nurses
C. Nurse researchers
D. Nurses at all levels of practice. Answer: D. Nurses at all levels of practice
4. A clinical guideline may be found useful if the guideline was:
A. Published 2 years ago
B. Created using one group
C. Authored by a relatively unknown source
D. Funded by an anonymous source. Answer: A. Published 2 years ago
5. Practice guidelines are designed to:
A. Be inflexible
B. Be utilized in every circumstance
C. Provide a reference point for decision making
D. Be created by a professional organization to guide the practice of a profession.
Answer: C. Provide a reference point for decision making
6. Which of the following is an example of determining whether a crucial element
of a guideline is applicable to your patients?
