NURSING THEORIES AND NURSING PRACTICE TEST
• Which of the following is the lowest level of "best evidence" for evidencebased practice?
A. Clinical Experiences
B. Opinions of experts
C. Client values and preferences
D. Trial and Error: D.Trial and error
• A quantitative research approach is most appropriate for which study?
A. A study measuring the effects of sleep deprivation on wound healing
B. A study examining the bereavement process in spouses of clients withterminal cancer
C. A study exploring factors influencing weight control behavior
D. A study examine a client's feelings before and after a bone marrow aspiration: A. A study
measuring the effects of sleep deprivation on wound healing
• A qualitative research approach is most appropriate for which study?
A. A study measuring nutrition and weight loss or gain in clients with cancer
B. A study examining oxygen levels after endotracheal suctioning
C. A study examining client reactions to stress after open heart surgery
D. A study measuring differences in blood pressure before, during and after procedure: C. A
study examining client reactions to stress after open heart surgery
• A key function of a study's methodology is to
A. Determine the hypotheses that will be tested in the study
B. Exercise control over contaminating factors in the study environment
C. Identify grants and other funding sources for conducting the study
D. Protect the rights of the study's participants: B. Exercise control over contaminating factors
in the study environment
• In the PICO format for phrasing research questions and identifying keyterms for a
literature search, what does the "P" stand for?: Population
• Which of the following is a nurse responsibility when reading publishednursing research?
A. Assume that the research was properly conducted since it has been published
B. Evaluate whether the findings are applicable to the nurses specific clients
C. Implement the research findings if at least two studies have shown the sameresults
D. Request the raw data from the researchers so that the nurse can analyze the statistics again:
B. Evaluate whether the findings are applicable to the nursesspecific clients
• A research critique can best be defined as a/an
A. Appraisal of a study's strengths and wekanesses
, B. Conclusion about the utilization potential of a study's findings
C. Criticism of a study's flaws
D. Summary of a study's key points: A. Appraisal of a study's strengths andweaknesses
• An 85-year-old client in a nursing home tells a nurse, "because the doctorwas so insistent,
I signed the papers for that research study. Also, I was afraid he would not continue taking
care of me." Which client right is being violated?: Right to self-determination
• Place each of the following steps of evidence-based practice change intheir usual
sequence
1. Locate the best evidence
2. Ask the clinical question
3. Assess the need for change
4. Integrate the change with client preferences
5. Analyze the evidence
6. Implement and evaluate the change: 3,2,1,5,4,6
• A nurse proposes that the hospital apply the findings from a recent re- search study that
shows that clients appreciate classical orchestra music andplaying it frequently lowers clients'
blood pressure. Which aspect of researchsuggests that it may not be appropriate to implement
this as evidence- basedpractice?
A. All research is flawed
B. The research would not have taken into consideration the cost of acquiringand playing the
music in a hospital
C. One study would not be sufficient to show that all clients would findorchestral music
pleasing
D. Research cannot demonstrate clients' appreciation of music since researchis only appropriate
for physiological problems: C. One study would not be sufficient to show that all clients
would find orchestral music pleasing
• "A supposition or system of ideas that is proposed to explain a givenphenomenon": A
theory
• "A group of related idea or statements": A conceptual framework
• "A set of shared understandings and assumptions about reality and theworld": A
paradigm
• Which provides the best explanation for describing nursing as a practicediscipline?
A. Nursing focuses on performing the professional role
B. It takes time and experience to become a competent nurse
C. Research and theory development is a central focus
D. Nurses function as members of a team who form a practice group: A. Nursingfocuses on
• Which of the following is the lowest level of "best evidence" for evidencebased practice?
A. Clinical Experiences
B. Opinions of experts
C. Client values and preferences
D. Trial and Error: D.Trial and error
• A quantitative research approach is most appropriate for which study?
A. A study measuring the effects of sleep deprivation on wound healing
B. A study examining the bereavement process in spouses of clients withterminal cancer
C. A study exploring factors influencing weight control behavior
D. A study examine a client's feelings before and after a bone marrow aspiration: A. A study
measuring the effects of sleep deprivation on wound healing
• A qualitative research approach is most appropriate for which study?
A. A study measuring nutrition and weight loss or gain in clients with cancer
B. A study examining oxygen levels after endotracheal suctioning
C. A study examining client reactions to stress after open heart surgery
D. A study measuring differences in blood pressure before, during and after procedure: C. A
study examining client reactions to stress after open heart surgery
• A key function of a study's methodology is to
A. Determine the hypotheses that will be tested in the study
B. Exercise control over contaminating factors in the study environment
C. Identify grants and other funding sources for conducting the study
D. Protect the rights of the study's participants: B. Exercise control over contaminating factors
in the study environment
• In the PICO format for phrasing research questions and identifying keyterms for a
literature search, what does the "P" stand for?: Population
• Which of the following is a nurse responsibility when reading publishednursing research?
A. Assume that the research was properly conducted since it has been published
B. Evaluate whether the findings are applicable to the nurses specific clients
C. Implement the research findings if at least two studies have shown the sameresults
D. Request the raw data from the researchers so that the nurse can analyze the statistics again:
B. Evaluate whether the findings are applicable to the nursesspecific clients
• A research critique can best be defined as a/an
A. Appraisal of a study's strengths and wekanesses
, B. Conclusion about the utilization potential of a study's findings
C. Criticism of a study's flaws
D. Summary of a study's key points: A. Appraisal of a study's strengths andweaknesses
• An 85-year-old client in a nursing home tells a nurse, "because the doctorwas so insistent,
I signed the papers for that research study. Also, I was afraid he would not continue taking
care of me." Which client right is being violated?: Right to self-determination
• Place each of the following steps of evidence-based practice change intheir usual
sequence
1. Locate the best evidence
2. Ask the clinical question
3. Assess the need for change
4. Integrate the change with client preferences
5. Analyze the evidence
6. Implement and evaluate the change: 3,2,1,5,4,6
• A nurse proposes that the hospital apply the findings from a recent re- search study that
shows that clients appreciate classical orchestra music andplaying it frequently lowers clients'
blood pressure. Which aspect of researchsuggests that it may not be appropriate to implement
this as evidence- basedpractice?
A. All research is flawed
B. The research would not have taken into consideration the cost of acquiringand playing the
music in a hospital
C. One study would not be sufficient to show that all clients would findorchestral music
pleasing
D. Research cannot demonstrate clients' appreciation of music since researchis only appropriate
for physiological problems: C. One study would not be sufficient to show that all clients
would find orchestral music pleasing
• "A supposition or system of ideas that is proposed to explain a givenphenomenon": A
theory
• "A group of related idea or statements": A conceptual framework
• "A set of shared understandings and assumptions about reality and theworld": A
paradigm
• Which provides the best explanation for describing nursing as a practicediscipline?
A. Nursing focuses on performing the professional role
B. It takes time and experience to become a competent nurse
C. Research and theory development is a central focus
D. Nurses function as members of a team who form a practice group: A. Nursingfocuses on
