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NR 511 CEA EXAM CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY | NR 511
COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL EXAM (CEA) 2026–2027
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
GRADED A+
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?
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
A clinical guideline may be found useful if the guideline was:
A. Published 2 years ago
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B. Created using one group
C. Authored by a relatively unknown source
D. Funded by an anonymous source ......ANSWER......A.
Published 2 years ago
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.
Which of the following is an example of determining whether a crucial
element of a guideline is applicable to your patients?
A. There are no intended specific patients in the guideline.
B. You are a primary-care provider and the guidelines were written for
primary-care providers.
C. Your patients have a much lower prevalence of a condition than the
patients in the guideline.
D. You are a pediatric oncologist and the guidelines were written for
geriatric specialists. ......ANSWER......You are a primary-care provider
and the guidelines were written for primary-care providers.
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Which of the following would be considered the research design for
Level I evidence?
A. Single, well-designed, randomized clinical trial
B. Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies
C. Well-designed controlled trials without randomization
D. Systematic reviews of descriptive or qualitative studies
......ANSWER......B.
Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies
Which of the following would be considered the research design for
Level II evidence?
A. Single descriptive or qualitative study
B. Well-designed case control or cohort studies
C. Single, well-designed, randomized clinical trial
D. Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies
......ANSWER......C.
Single, well-designed, randomized clinical trial
Which of the following would be considered the research design for
Level III evidence?
A. Well-designed controlled trials without randomization
B. Systematic reviews of descriptive or qualitative studies
C. Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies
NR 511 CEA EXAM CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY | NR 511
COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL EXAM (CEA) 2026–2027
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
GRADED A+
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?
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
A clinical guideline may be found useful if the guideline was:
A. Published 2 years ago
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B. Created using one group
C. Authored by a relatively unknown source
D. Funded by an anonymous source ......ANSWER......A.
Published 2 years ago
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.
Which of the following is an example of determining whether a crucial
element of a guideline is applicable to your patients?
A. There are no intended specific patients in the guideline.
B. You are a primary-care provider and the guidelines were written for
primary-care providers.
C. Your patients have a much lower prevalence of a condition than the
patients in the guideline.
D. You are a pediatric oncologist and the guidelines were written for
geriatric specialists. ......ANSWER......You are a primary-care provider
and the guidelines were written for primary-care providers.
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Which of the following would be considered the research design for
Level I evidence?
A. Single, well-designed, randomized clinical trial
B. Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies
C. Well-designed controlled trials without randomization
D. Systematic reviews of descriptive or qualitative studies
......ANSWER......B.
Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies
Which of the following would be considered the research design for
Level II evidence?
A. Single descriptive or qualitative study
B. Well-designed case control or cohort studies
C. Single, well-designed, randomized clinical trial
D. Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies
......ANSWER......C.
Single, well-designed, randomized clinical trial
Which of the following would be considered the research design for
Level III evidence?
A. Well-designed controlled trials without randomization
B. Systematic reviews of descriptive or qualitative studies
C. Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies
