CH. 13 EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND
NURSING RESEARCH PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
, The nurse knows testing the application of theories in different situations with different
populations is what type of research?
a. Applied research
b. Clinical research
c. Basic research
d. Quantitative research - ANSWER A
The American Nurses Association (ANA) standards of professional performance require
nurses to use research findings in practice. How do these standards impact nurses in
the workplace?
a. Nurses need to regulate their practice according to the latest journal articles.
b. Nurses need to use the best available evidence to guide practice decisions.
c. Nurses only need to participate in research while in advanced practice.
d. Nurses may use evidence-based practice to develop procedures but not policies. -
ANSWER B
The nurse is reviewing a research study that includes data in the form of numbers and
recognizes that this is likely to be what type of study?
a. Qualitative
b. Experimental
c. Quasi-experimental
d. Quantitative - ANSWER D
In practice, the nurse has identified an observable phenomenon and wants to conduct
research to generate a hypothesis through observation of the situation. The nurse
knows what approach to be the best way for the nurse to conduct this type of
investigation?
a. Correlational research study
b. Experimental research study
c. Descriptive research study
d. Quasi-experimental research study - ANSWER C
The nurse recognizes that when conducting a qualitative research study, what concept
is a basis of this type of research?
a. Qualitative research is based on a constructivist philosophy.
b. Qualitative research assumes that reality is the same for everyone.
c. Qualitative research is deductive in nature and approach.
d. Qualitative research proceeds from specific facts to generalizations. - ANSWER A
NURSING RESEARCH PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
, The nurse knows testing the application of theories in different situations with different
populations is what type of research?
a. Applied research
b. Clinical research
c. Basic research
d. Quantitative research - ANSWER A
The American Nurses Association (ANA) standards of professional performance require
nurses to use research findings in practice. How do these standards impact nurses in
the workplace?
a. Nurses need to regulate their practice according to the latest journal articles.
b. Nurses need to use the best available evidence to guide practice decisions.
c. Nurses only need to participate in research while in advanced practice.
d. Nurses may use evidence-based practice to develop procedures but not policies. -
ANSWER B
The nurse is reviewing a research study that includes data in the form of numbers and
recognizes that this is likely to be what type of study?
a. Qualitative
b. Experimental
c. Quasi-experimental
d. Quantitative - ANSWER D
In practice, the nurse has identified an observable phenomenon and wants to conduct
research to generate a hypothesis through observation of the situation. The nurse
knows what approach to be the best way for the nurse to conduct this type of
investigation?
a. Correlational research study
b. Experimental research study
c. Descriptive research study
d. Quasi-experimental research study - ANSWER C
The nurse recognizes that when conducting a qualitative research study, what concept
is a basis of this type of research?
a. Qualitative research is based on a constructivist philosophy.
b. Qualitative research assumes that reality is the same for everyone.
c. Qualitative research is deductive in nature and approach.
d. Qualitative research proceeds from specific facts to generalizations. - ANSWER A
