NUR 3300 EXAM 1 | COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE, NCLEX-STYLE PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 2026/2027
Research - ANS ✔✔systemic inquiry using disciplined methods to solve problems or answer
questions
nursing research - ANS ✔✔systemic inquiry to develop knowledge about issues of importance
SPECIFIC TO NURSING PROFESSION
Evidence based practice - ANS ✔✔the use of the best clinical evidence in making patient care
decisions
what do systemic reviews provide us with? - ANS ✔✔the highest evidence for intervention
paradigm - ANS ✔✔a general perspective on the complexities of the REAL WORLD, with certain
assumptions about reality
Positivist assumption; objective or subjective? - ANS ✔✔objective
Naturalistic/constructivist assumption; objective or subjective? - ANS ✔✔subjective
2 types of research methods? - ANS ✔✔quantitative
qualitative
quantitative research - ANS ✔✔numeric data collected
objective
has variables
, prediction and control
prespecified plan
qualitative research - ANS ✔✔narrative (verbal) data collected
behaviors
journals
seeks patterns
has phenomenon
identification
research utilization - ANS ✔✔the use of study findings in a practical application unrelated to
original research
what did the Cochrane collaboration do? - ANS ✔✔proposed an evidence hierarchy for
weighing evidence
what is the highest level of single study? - ANS ✔✔single RCT
the strongest level of evidence is obtained from individual correlational studies, T/F? - ANS
✔✔false, answer is systemic review
preappraised evidence - ANS ✔✔evidence selected from primary studies and evaluated for use
by clinicians
systemic review - ANS ✔✔integrate evidence about a topic in a rigorous, systemic way
clinical practice guidelines - ANS ✔✔give specific recommendations for Evidence based decision
making
ANSWERS 2026/2027
Research - ANS ✔✔systemic inquiry using disciplined methods to solve problems or answer
questions
nursing research - ANS ✔✔systemic inquiry to develop knowledge about issues of importance
SPECIFIC TO NURSING PROFESSION
Evidence based practice - ANS ✔✔the use of the best clinical evidence in making patient care
decisions
what do systemic reviews provide us with? - ANS ✔✔the highest evidence for intervention
paradigm - ANS ✔✔a general perspective on the complexities of the REAL WORLD, with certain
assumptions about reality
Positivist assumption; objective or subjective? - ANS ✔✔objective
Naturalistic/constructivist assumption; objective or subjective? - ANS ✔✔subjective
2 types of research methods? - ANS ✔✔quantitative
qualitative
quantitative research - ANS ✔✔numeric data collected
objective
has variables
, prediction and control
prespecified plan
qualitative research - ANS ✔✔narrative (verbal) data collected
behaviors
journals
seeks patterns
has phenomenon
identification
research utilization - ANS ✔✔the use of study findings in a practical application unrelated to
original research
what did the Cochrane collaboration do? - ANS ✔✔proposed an evidence hierarchy for
weighing evidence
what is the highest level of single study? - ANS ✔✔single RCT
the strongest level of evidence is obtained from individual correlational studies, T/F? - ANS
✔✔false, answer is systemic review
preappraised evidence - ANS ✔✔evidence selected from primary studies and evaluated for use
by clinicians
systemic review - ANS ✔✔integrate evidence about a topic in a rigorous, systemic way
clinical practice guidelines - ANS ✔✔give specific recommendations for Evidence based decision
making