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NURS 4151



Nursing Research & EBP




MIDTERM EXAM GUIDE




©WU 2024/2025

,1. Which research design is most appropriate for studying the
cause-and-effect relationship between a treatment and an outcome?
A. Cross-sectional study
B. Randomized controlled trial
C. Case-control study
D. Descriptive study


Answer: B. Randomized controlled trial
Rationale: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are
considered the gold standard for determining causal relationships
due to their ability to minimize bias and confounding variables.


2. When conducting a systematic review, which of the following
databases is often considered most comprehensive for nursing
research?
A. JSTOR
B. Medline/PubMed
C. PsycINFO
D. ERIC


Answer: B. Medline/PubMed
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, Rationale: Medline/PubMed is a comprehensive database
specifically geared toward medical and health sciences, making it
highly relevant for nursing research.


3. Which type of reliability assesses the degree to which different
raters/observers give consistent estimates of the same
phenomenon?
A. Test-retest reliability
B. Inter-rater reliability
C. Internal consistency reliability
D. Parallel-forms reliability


Answer: B. Inter-rater reliability
Rationale: Inter-rater reliability measures the consistency of
ratings or observations made by different individuals evaluating the
same phenomenon.


Fill-in-the-Blank Questions:


4. The process by which a researcher ensures that the sample is
representative of the population is known as ____________
selection.



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