NURS 332 EXAM 1 (ALL QUIZZES) | PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | COMPREHENSIVE
NURSING STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
Which of the following is a critical step for the quality improvement process in health care
settings? - ANS ✔✔Adopting a practice change as a new standard of care
What is the primary value of evidence-based nursing practice? - ANS ✔✔Incorporating research
findings with clinical expertise when individualizing patient care
The action that demonstrates the role of a knowledgeable consumer of nursing research is: -
ANS ✔✔evaluating the credibility of research findings.
Nursing research is significant to the profession of nursing because it promotes: - ANS
✔✔generation of a specialized body of nursing knowledge for use in nursing practice.
An aspect of the scientific investigation of nursing practice that is also fundamental concept of
American Nurses Association (ANA)'s Code for Nurses is: - ANS ✔✔professional accountability.
Nurses need to be able to understand the nursing research process: - ANS ✔✔to evaluate
nursing research reports for relevance to their own clinical practice.
Members of the nursing staff are to participate in a unit-based clinical research study. Which
research-related actions would be expected of a nurse with a baccalaureate nursing degree? -
ANS ✔✔Using critical appraisal skills to understand and access the steps of the research
process.
Which statement describes the role of the nurse in research? - ANS ✔✔The research role of
nurses prepared at both baccalaureate and master's levels of education includes critical
appraisal skills.
, A novice nurse researcher is comparing the process used in nursing research and in evidence-
based practice. What differences, if any, exist between the two processes? - ANS ✔✔In a
research study, the question is tested with an appropriate design and specific methodology,
whereas in evidence-based practice, the question is used to search the research literature to
find answers.
A nurse is analyzing a research article. Where in the article is the nurse likely to find the
research question and study purpose? - ANS ✔✔Introduction
The nurse researcher is conducting a research study using subjects who will be interviewed
regarding their experience with postpartum depression. Why would the researcher select a
qualitative, rather than a quantitative, research design? - ANS ✔✔Qualitative research collects
data from a small number of subjects, allowing for in-depth study of a phenomenon.
The nurse is analyzing a research article. To determine if an integrative review was performed as
part of the study, the nurse must understand that this type of review is: - ANS ✔✔a synthesis of
the research and theoretical literature on a specific area without a statistical analysis.
When assessing the strength of a body of evidence used in a research study for consistency, the
nurse should determine: - ANS ✔✔degree to which studies with similar and different designs
investigated the same research questions and report similar findings.
The nurse is analyzing a qualitative research article. In which section of the article is the nurse
likely to find a summary of legal-ethical issues considered in the study? - ANS ✔✔Data
collection or procedures.
The nurse is analyzing a qualitative research article. In which section of the article should the
nurse expect to find a discussion of the research findings? - ANS ✔✔Results
The difference between a research question and a hypothesis is: - ANS ✔✔a hypothesis
attempts to answer the question posed by the research problem.
NURSING STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
Which of the following is a critical step for the quality improvement process in health care
settings? - ANS ✔✔Adopting a practice change as a new standard of care
What is the primary value of evidence-based nursing practice? - ANS ✔✔Incorporating research
findings with clinical expertise when individualizing patient care
The action that demonstrates the role of a knowledgeable consumer of nursing research is: -
ANS ✔✔evaluating the credibility of research findings.
Nursing research is significant to the profession of nursing because it promotes: - ANS
✔✔generation of a specialized body of nursing knowledge for use in nursing practice.
An aspect of the scientific investigation of nursing practice that is also fundamental concept of
American Nurses Association (ANA)'s Code for Nurses is: - ANS ✔✔professional accountability.
Nurses need to be able to understand the nursing research process: - ANS ✔✔to evaluate
nursing research reports for relevance to their own clinical practice.
Members of the nursing staff are to participate in a unit-based clinical research study. Which
research-related actions would be expected of a nurse with a baccalaureate nursing degree? -
ANS ✔✔Using critical appraisal skills to understand and access the steps of the research
process.
Which statement describes the role of the nurse in research? - ANS ✔✔The research role of
nurses prepared at both baccalaureate and master's levels of education includes critical
appraisal skills.
, A novice nurse researcher is comparing the process used in nursing research and in evidence-
based practice. What differences, if any, exist between the two processes? - ANS ✔✔In a
research study, the question is tested with an appropriate design and specific methodology,
whereas in evidence-based practice, the question is used to search the research literature to
find answers.
A nurse is analyzing a research article. Where in the article is the nurse likely to find the
research question and study purpose? - ANS ✔✔Introduction
The nurse researcher is conducting a research study using subjects who will be interviewed
regarding their experience with postpartum depression. Why would the researcher select a
qualitative, rather than a quantitative, research design? - ANS ✔✔Qualitative research collects
data from a small number of subjects, allowing for in-depth study of a phenomenon.
The nurse is analyzing a research article. To determine if an integrative review was performed as
part of the study, the nurse must understand that this type of review is: - ANS ✔✔a synthesis of
the research and theoretical literature on a specific area without a statistical analysis.
When assessing the strength of a body of evidence used in a research study for consistency, the
nurse should determine: - ANS ✔✔degree to which studies with similar and different designs
investigated the same research questions and report similar findings.
The nurse is analyzing a qualitative research article. In which section of the article is the nurse
likely to find a summary of legal-ethical issues considered in the study? - ANS ✔✔Data
collection or procedures.
The nurse is analyzing a qualitative research article. In which section of the article should the
nurse expect to find a discussion of the research findings? - ANS ✔✔Results
The difference between a research question and a hypothesis is: - ANS ✔✔a hypothesis
attempts to answer the question posed by the research problem.
