EBN Final Exam Review – Evidence-Based Nursing Study Guide and
Practice Questions
nursing is - correct answer ✔✔a licensed health profession and a science
Metaparadigm of Nursing - correct answer ✔✔person, environment, health, nursing
goal of nursing research - correct answer ✔✔improve nursing care, nursing education, patient
outcomes, and to increase our scientific knowledge
evidence based nursing refers to - correct answer ✔✔the judicious use of the best
availableevidence in combination with nursing expertise, patient preferences, andavailable
resources to provide the highest quality care possible
benefits of EBP include: - correct answer ✔✔improved patient outcomes, improved clinician
satisfaction, improved cost effectiveness, continual improvement of the science of nursing care
barriers of EBP include - correct answer ✔✔-time
-lack of value placed on EBP by nurses and facilities
-lack of resources to support EBP
-inability to nurses to read research
-lack of resources to access research
-lack of skills to search for evidence
reasons to consult research - correct answer ✔✔-uncertainty as to the best course of action
-controversy regarding an intervention or procedure
-lack of knowledge about a procedure, a therapy, or diagnostic test
,-unexpected patient outcomes
-introduction of new therapies or technologies
-novel suggestions by patients
barriers to EBP include all of the following except
A) Time
B) Decreased clinician satisfaction
C) Lack of value placed on EBP by individuals and institutions
D) Lack of ability to read and interpret research - correct answer ✔✔B
institutional review boards - correct answer ✔✔protect the rights of human research subjects
rights of human subjects include - correct answer ✔✔Self Determination Privacy
Confidentiality/Anonymity
Protection from harm and discomfort
Fair Treatment
risk-benefit analysis - correct answer ✔✔The process of evaluating the possible problems of a
technology compared to the expected advantages.
Rory RN is conducting a research study on frustration tolerance. He recruitssubjects by stating
that they will be testing the efficacy of a new mouthwash.His study design has subjects arrive
and then wait together after being toldthat someone will be with them shortly. They are then
surreptitiouslyobserved and recorded, documenting their response to the frustration of thewait
time. What human subject rights are of concern? Select all that apply.
A) Right to Self Determination
B) Right to Privacy
C) Right to Fair Treatment
, D) Right of renumeration. - correct answer ✔✔-self determination
-privacy
problem statement - correct answer ✔✔-should explain WHY the issue is ofconcern or a
problem---the cost, be it financial, physical, emotional, and the scope of the problem
purpose statement - correct answer ✔✔should be a brief, declarative statement of thereason
THIS study is being conducted
hypothesis - correct answer ✔✔what the researcher believes will happen and can bedirectional
or non-directional
directional hypothesis - correct answer ✔✔suggests that the independent variable will make
thedependent variable move in a specific direction---up, down, higher, lower, more,less
non directional hypothesis - correct answer ✔✔predicts that the independent variable will
impact thedependent variable but doesn't anticipate the direction of that action
literature review should include - correct answer ✔✔A summary of existing literature on the
topic, including known relationshipsbetween the variables being examined.
A discussion of the strengths, weaknesses, conflicts, and gaps of existing literatureon the topic.
Further define the problem.
Further make a case for the research study being conducted
. Should consist of mostly primary sources---the original writing, rather thansecondary
sources---other people's interpretation of the original writing
independent variable - correct answer ✔✔what is exerting influence on the dependentvariable
Practice Questions
nursing is - correct answer ✔✔a licensed health profession and a science
Metaparadigm of Nursing - correct answer ✔✔person, environment, health, nursing
goal of nursing research - correct answer ✔✔improve nursing care, nursing education, patient
outcomes, and to increase our scientific knowledge
evidence based nursing refers to - correct answer ✔✔the judicious use of the best
availableevidence in combination with nursing expertise, patient preferences, andavailable
resources to provide the highest quality care possible
benefits of EBP include: - correct answer ✔✔improved patient outcomes, improved clinician
satisfaction, improved cost effectiveness, continual improvement of the science of nursing care
barriers of EBP include - correct answer ✔✔-time
-lack of value placed on EBP by nurses and facilities
-lack of resources to support EBP
-inability to nurses to read research
-lack of resources to access research
-lack of skills to search for evidence
reasons to consult research - correct answer ✔✔-uncertainty as to the best course of action
-controversy regarding an intervention or procedure
-lack of knowledge about a procedure, a therapy, or diagnostic test
,-unexpected patient outcomes
-introduction of new therapies or technologies
-novel suggestions by patients
barriers to EBP include all of the following except
A) Time
B) Decreased clinician satisfaction
C) Lack of value placed on EBP by individuals and institutions
D) Lack of ability to read and interpret research - correct answer ✔✔B
institutional review boards - correct answer ✔✔protect the rights of human research subjects
rights of human subjects include - correct answer ✔✔Self Determination Privacy
Confidentiality/Anonymity
Protection from harm and discomfort
Fair Treatment
risk-benefit analysis - correct answer ✔✔The process of evaluating the possible problems of a
technology compared to the expected advantages.
Rory RN is conducting a research study on frustration tolerance. He recruitssubjects by stating
that they will be testing the efficacy of a new mouthwash.His study design has subjects arrive
and then wait together after being toldthat someone will be with them shortly. They are then
surreptitiouslyobserved and recorded, documenting their response to the frustration of thewait
time. What human subject rights are of concern? Select all that apply.
A) Right to Self Determination
B) Right to Privacy
C) Right to Fair Treatment
, D) Right of renumeration. - correct answer ✔✔-self determination
-privacy
problem statement - correct answer ✔✔-should explain WHY the issue is ofconcern or a
problem---the cost, be it financial, physical, emotional, and the scope of the problem
purpose statement - correct answer ✔✔should be a brief, declarative statement of thereason
THIS study is being conducted
hypothesis - correct answer ✔✔what the researcher believes will happen and can bedirectional
or non-directional
directional hypothesis - correct answer ✔✔suggests that the independent variable will make
thedependent variable move in a specific direction---up, down, higher, lower, more,less
non directional hypothesis - correct answer ✔✔predicts that the independent variable will
impact thedependent variable but doesn't anticipate the direction of that action
literature review should include - correct answer ✔✔A summary of existing literature on the
topic, including known relationshipsbetween the variables being examined.
A discussion of the strengths, weaknesses, conflicts, and gaps of existing literatureon the topic.
Further define the problem.
Further make a case for the research study being conducted
. Should consist of mostly primary sources---the original writing, rather thansecondary
sources---other people's interpretation of the original writing
independent variable - correct answer ✔✔what is exerting influence on the dependentvariable
