NUR 3405 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Derek is considering where he will search for literature. Given his research question, he
identifies MEDLINE as the best place to start.
Which stage of the literature review process does this represent?
A. Devise search strategy
B. Document search decisions and actions
C. Abstract
D. Search for, identify, and retrieve potential primary source materials
E. Evaluate and analyze the studies
A.
Molly keeps detailed notes to track her literature review progress. She uses EndNote to
capture a running bibliography of papers she retrieves.
Which stage of the literature review process does this represent?
A) Devise search strategy
B) Document search decisions and actions
C) Abstract
D) Search for, identify, and retrieve potential primary source materials
E) Evaluate and analyze the studies
,B.
After Sandra reads the full text of each source, she adds details about relevant articles to
matrix. the process helps her pull out the most important details from the article, including
the finings and her own personal rating of the article.
Which stage of the literature review process does this represent?
A) Devise search strategy
B) Document search decisions and actions
C) Abstract
D) Search for, identify, and retrieve potential primary source materials
E) Evaluate and analyze the studies
C.
Creating abstracts - brief summaries - provides tremendous payoffs. You are drawing on key
pieces of information you have discovered to create notes that will be useful to you and others.
Sofia uses Boolean operators and wildcard characters to expand her search results as she
navigates each database
Which stage of the literature review process does this represent?
A) Devise search strategy
B) Document search decisions and actions
,C) Abstract
D) Search for, identify, and retrieve potential primary source materials
E) Evaluate and analyze the studies
D.
Developing skills for effectively searching electronic databases will make it easier to access the
best and most applicable evidence when conducting a literature search. Key skills to develop are
selection g best keywords and terms to use to guide your search on a topic
Dianna looks across all of the research she's reviewed and considers questions such as,
"What is the pattern of evidence"?, How much evidence is there?", and "To what types of
people or settings does that evidence apply?"
What stage of the literature review process does this represent?
A) Devise search strategy
B) Document search decisions and actions
C) Abstract
D) Search for, identify, and retrieve potential primary source materials
E) Evaluate and analyze the studies
E.
When beginning a literature search for relevant evidence, the researcher selects databases
to review. Which database is most likely to include nursing studies?
, A. CINAHL
B. Google Scholar
C. PubMed
D. Medline
A.
A nurse is completing a literature review, the nurse has several ideas for a focus, but has
not nailed down a specific topic for a examine. Which step would be most helpful to follow
at this stage?
A. Retrieve and print source materials
B. Review abstracts for articles
C. Formulate a clear research question
D. Screen and read articles
C.
A nurse is trying to pride the best search results possible suing keywords searches. What is
an appropriate tip to provide in order to achieve this goal? (Select all that apply.)
A. Use wildcard characters
B. Use Boolean logic (e.g. AND/OR operators)
C. Create a presentation to summarize results
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Derek is considering where he will search for literature. Given his research question, he
identifies MEDLINE as the best place to start.
Which stage of the literature review process does this represent?
A. Devise search strategy
B. Document search decisions and actions
C. Abstract
D. Search for, identify, and retrieve potential primary source materials
E. Evaluate and analyze the studies
A.
Molly keeps detailed notes to track her literature review progress. She uses EndNote to
capture a running bibliography of papers she retrieves.
Which stage of the literature review process does this represent?
A) Devise search strategy
B) Document search decisions and actions
C) Abstract
D) Search for, identify, and retrieve potential primary source materials
E) Evaluate and analyze the studies
,B.
After Sandra reads the full text of each source, she adds details about relevant articles to
matrix. the process helps her pull out the most important details from the article, including
the finings and her own personal rating of the article.
Which stage of the literature review process does this represent?
A) Devise search strategy
B) Document search decisions and actions
C) Abstract
D) Search for, identify, and retrieve potential primary source materials
E) Evaluate and analyze the studies
C.
Creating abstracts - brief summaries - provides tremendous payoffs. You are drawing on key
pieces of information you have discovered to create notes that will be useful to you and others.
Sofia uses Boolean operators and wildcard characters to expand her search results as she
navigates each database
Which stage of the literature review process does this represent?
A) Devise search strategy
B) Document search decisions and actions
,C) Abstract
D) Search for, identify, and retrieve potential primary source materials
E) Evaluate and analyze the studies
D.
Developing skills for effectively searching electronic databases will make it easier to access the
best and most applicable evidence when conducting a literature search. Key skills to develop are
selection g best keywords and terms to use to guide your search on a topic
Dianna looks across all of the research she's reviewed and considers questions such as,
"What is the pattern of evidence"?, How much evidence is there?", and "To what types of
people or settings does that evidence apply?"
What stage of the literature review process does this represent?
A) Devise search strategy
B) Document search decisions and actions
C) Abstract
D) Search for, identify, and retrieve potential primary source materials
E) Evaluate and analyze the studies
E.
When beginning a literature search for relevant evidence, the researcher selects databases
to review. Which database is most likely to include nursing studies?
, A. CINAHL
B. Google Scholar
C. PubMed
D. Medline
A.
A nurse is completing a literature review, the nurse has several ideas for a focus, but has
not nailed down a specific topic for a examine. Which step would be most helpful to follow
at this stage?
A. Retrieve and print source materials
B. Review abstracts for articles
C. Formulate a clear research question
D. Screen and read articles
C.
A nurse is trying to pride the best search results possible suing keywords searches. What is
an appropriate tip to provide in order to achieve this goal? (Select all that apply.)
A. Use wildcard characters
B. Use Boolean logic (e.g. AND/OR operators)
C. Create a presentation to summarize results
