N580 QUIZZES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | N580 STUDY GUIDE &
PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
Nursing research is significant to the profession of nursing because it promotes what - correct answer
✔✔Generation of a specialized body of nursing knowledge for use in nursing practice.
Which of these actions demonstrates the role of knowledgeable consumer of nursing research - correct
answer ✔✔Evaluating the credibility of research findings
What is the primary value of evidence based nursing practice - correct answer ✔✔Incorporating
research findings with clinical expertise when individualizing patient care
A nurse is analyzing a research article where in the article will she find the research question and study
purpose - correct answer ✔✔Introduction
When subjects are interviewed about postpartum depression, which reason would a researcher select
qualitative rather than quantitative - correct answer ✔✔Collects data from a small number of subjects
allowing for in-depth study of a phenomenon while using subjective approach.
Which of the following is a critical step for the quality improvement process in health care settings -
correct answer ✔✔Adopting a practice change as a new standard of care
The review of literature is important to the research process for which reason - correct answer
✔✔Guides all steps of the research process
Which of these electronic databases is the most relevant and frequently used sources for nursing
literature - correct answer ✔✔CINAHL
A general timeline for a literature search for an academic paper or project is to go back how fall in the
literature - correct answer ✔✔3-5 years
Which website is an important source for clinical evidence but is limited as a provider of primary
documents for literature reviews - correct answer ✔✔Cochran Library
How is a hypothesis related to theory - correct answer ✔✔Hypotheses must be consistent with an
existing theoretical framework
What is the key difference between independent and dependent variable - correct answer ✔✔The
dependent variable should change in response to manipulation by the independent variable
A nurse's research questions is, "How does maternal employment among health care professionals affect
infant health during the first 6 months of life?" what is the dependent variable - correct answer
✔✔Infant health
, A nurse has defined the research questions as, "Is there a relationship between self esteem and body
weight among post-menopausal women?" what type of research question format is implied by this
question - correct answer ✔✔Correlational non-experimental
A nurse has defined a hypothesis as, "There will be no difference in the number of adverse events among
patients discharged 2 days after an abdominal hysterectomy compared to patient discharged 4 days after
abdominal hysterectomy." This is an example of what type of hypothesis? - correct answer ✔✔Null
Hypotesis
In which way are theory and practice interrelated for the hospital based nurse researcher - correct
answer ✔✔Practice provides the opportunity to test theory
How is a model related to a concept or concepts - correct answer ✔✔Relationship between or among
concepts are demonstrated in a model
Which statement is an operational definition of a concept - correct answer ✔✔Death anxiety is an
uncontrollable feeling on contemplation of ones own death measured by Templars Death Anxiety Scale
Research report title suggests that theory was used as the framework for the study rather than being
generated as the outcome of the study - correct answer ✔✔A randomized clinical trial of education or
motivational interviewing based coaching compared to usual care to improve cancer pain management
When critiquing a research study's theoretical framework keep in mind the following - correct answer
✔✔Theoretical framework can be implicitly or explicitly stated in a research report
A theoretical framework may not be identified in all types of nursing research.
The determining factor for a researcher in selecting a qualitative research approach is - correct answer
✔✔The nature of the research question
Which research topic would be studied through a qualitative research approach - correct answer ✔✔The
meaning of health and health promotion among low income southern rural women
How are the numbers of subjects for participation determined for a qualitative study - correct answer
✔✔Data are collected from new subjects until data saturation is reached
Which qualitative approach would be most appropriate for a nurse researcher to use when studying the
daily experience of women undergoing radiation treatment for breast cancer - correct answer
✔✔Phenomenology
What is the purpose of grounded theory - correct answer ✔✔To examine patterns of action and
interaction between and among various social units
What criterion of scientific rigor for qualitative research is met when the research report leads the
reader from the research question and raw data through the steps of analysis and interpretation of data
- correct answer ✔✔Auditability
PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
Nursing research is significant to the profession of nursing because it promotes what - correct answer
✔✔Generation of a specialized body of nursing knowledge for use in nursing practice.
Which of these actions demonstrates the role of knowledgeable consumer of nursing research - correct
answer ✔✔Evaluating the credibility of research findings
What is the primary value of evidence based nursing practice - correct answer ✔✔Incorporating
research findings with clinical expertise when individualizing patient care
A nurse is analyzing a research article where in the article will she find the research question and study
purpose - correct answer ✔✔Introduction
When subjects are interviewed about postpartum depression, which reason would a researcher select
qualitative rather than quantitative - correct answer ✔✔Collects data from a small number of subjects
allowing for in-depth study of a phenomenon while using subjective approach.
Which of the following is a critical step for the quality improvement process in health care settings -
correct answer ✔✔Adopting a practice change as a new standard of care
The review of literature is important to the research process for which reason - correct answer
✔✔Guides all steps of the research process
Which of these electronic databases is the most relevant and frequently used sources for nursing
literature - correct answer ✔✔CINAHL
A general timeline for a literature search for an academic paper or project is to go back how fall in the
literature - correct answer ✔✔3-5 years
Which website is an important source for clinical evidence but is limited as a provider of primary
documents for literature reviews - correct answer ✔✔Cochran Library
How is a hypothesis related to theory - correct answer ✔✔Hypotheses must be consistent with an
existing theoretical framework
What is the key difference between independent and dependent variable - correct answer ✔✔The
dependent variable should change in response to manipulation by the independent variable
A nurse's research questions is, "How does maternal employment among health care professionals affect
infant health during the first 6 months of life?" what is the dependent variable - correct answer
✔✔Infant health
, A nurse has defined the research questions as, "Is there a relationship between self esteem and body
weight among post-menopausal women?" what type of research question format is implied by this
question - correct answer ✔✔Correlational non-experimental
A nurse has defined a hypothesis as, "There will be no difference in the number of adverse events among
patients discharged 2 days after an abdominal hysterectomy compared to patient discharged 4 days after
abdominal hysterectomy." This is an example of what type of hypothesis? - correct answer ✔✔Null
Hypotesis
In which way are theory and practice interrelated for the hospital based nurse researcher - correct
answer ✔✔Practice provides the opportunity to test theory
How is a model related to a concept or concepts - correct answer ✔✔Relationship between or among
concepts are demonstrated in a model
Which statement is an operational definition of a concept - correct answer ✔✔Death anxiety is an
uncontrollable feeling on contemplation of ones own death measured by Templars Death Anxiety Scale
Research report title suggests that theory was used as the framework for the study rather than being
generated as the outcome of the study - correct answer ✔✔A randomized clinical trial of education or
motivational interviewing based coaching compared to usual care to improve cancer pain management
When critiquing a research study's theoretical framework keep in mind the following - correct answer
✔✔Theoretical framework can be implicitly or explicitly stated in a research report
A theoretical framework may not be identified in all types of nursing research.
The determining factor for a researcher in selecting a qualitative research approach is - correct answer
✔✔The nature of the research question
Which research topic would be studied through a qualitative research approach - correct answer ✔✔The
meaning of health and health promotion among low income southern rural women
How are the numbers of subjects for participation determined for a qualitative study - correct answer
✔✔Data are collected from new subjects until data saturation is reached
Which qualitative approach would be most appropriate for a nurse researcher to use when studying the
daily experience of women undergoing radiation treatment for breast cancer - correct answer
✔✔Phenomenology
What is the purpose of grounded theory - correct answer ✔✔To examine patterns of action and
interaction between and among various social units
What criterion of scientific rigor for qualitative research is met when the research report leads the
reader from the research question and raw data through the steps of analysis and interpretation of data
- correct answer ✔✔Auditability
