NURSING RESEARCH FINAL EXAM
1. Which of the following is an example of a clinical nursing research question that a
nurse might ask?
A. What is the appropriate course of action when a nurse is faced with a moral
dilemma?
B. In what ways do nursing students benefit from a course on evidence-based practice?
C. What factors influence clients' weight gain following a smoking cessation
intervention?
D. What percentage of nurses has a master's or doctorate degree < Ans > What
factors influence clients' weight gain following a smoking cessation intervention?
2. In the United States, research has come to play an important role for the nursing
profession with respect to < Ans >
A. Credentialing and improving nurses' status.
B. Strengthening nurses' bargaining power.
C. Supporting better avenues for advanced degrees.
D. Providing opportunities to serve on important government policy-making boards
< Ans > A. Credentialing and improving nurses' status.
3. Which of the following is the purpose of a journal club < Ans > D. A journal club
occurs in many practice settings, as an opportunity to share and discuss the new evidence
of relevance to clinicians. Journals clubs sometimes involve face-to-face group meetings
but also can involve online discussions to accommodate diverse schedules. Participants in
a journal club do not develop ideas for a journal article, hear a presentation by a
researcher, or get tested on journal article content.
4. Developing a strong base of evidence for nursing practice aims to best serve...
,A. Nursing administrators
B. Practicing nurses
C. Health care policymakers
D. Nurses' clients < Ans > D. Nurses' clients
5. Which of the following describes what consumers of research do as part of their role
in nursing research?
A. Design studies
B. Undertake studies.
C. Produce research
D. Read research < Ans > D. Read research
, 6. A nurse begins an evidence-based practice (EBP) endeavor with the fol- lowing
question < Ans > "Is massage therapy more effective than music therapy in reducing
agitation in nursing home residents with dementia?" In this question, which of the
PICO components is massage therapy?
A. Outcome
B. Population
C. Intervention or influence
D. Comparison < Ans > C. Intervention or influence
7. A nurse begins an evidence-based practice (EBP) endeavor with the follow- ing
question < Ans > "Does alternating pressure air mattresses reduce the incidence of
pressure ulcers among ICU clients?" In this question, which of the PICO components
is the "incidence of pressure ulcers"?
A. Population
B. Outcome
C. Intervention or influence
D. Comparison < Ans > B. Outcome
8. A nurse begins an evidence-based practice (EBP) endeavor with the follow- ing
question < Ans > "Does alcohol hand sanitizer reduce microbial counts on nurses'
hands in surgical ICUs?" In this question, which of the PICO components is hand
sanitizer?
A. Outcome
B. Comparison
C. Population
1. Which of the following is an example of a clinical nursing research question that a
nurse might ask?
A. What is the appropriate course of action when a nurse is faced with a moral
dilemma?
B. In what ways do nursing students benefit from a course on evidence-based practice?
C. What factors influence clients' weight gain following a smoking cessation
intervention?
D. What percentage of nurses has a master's or doctorate degree < Ans > What
factors influence clients' weight gain following a smoking cessation intervention?
2. In the United States, research has come to play an important role for the nursing
profession with respect to < Ans >
A. Credentialing and improving nurses' status.
B. Strengthening nurses' bargaining power.
C. Supporting better avenues for advanced degrees.
D. Providing opportunities to serve on important government policy-making boards
< Ans > A. Credentialing and improving nurses' status.
3. Which of the following is the purpose of a journal club < Ans > D. A journal club
occurs in many practice settings, as an opportunity to share and discuss the new evidence
of relevance to clinicians. Journals clubs sometimes involve face-to-face group meetings
but also can involve online discussions to accommodate diverse schedules. Participants in
a journal club do not develop ideas for a journal article, hear a presentation by a
researcher, or get tested on journal article content.
4. Developing a strong base of evidence for nursing practice aims to best serve...
,A. Nursing administrators
B. Practicing nurses
C. Health care policymakers
D. Nurses' clients < Ans > D. Nurses' clients
5. Which of the following describes what consumers of research do as part of their role
in nursing research?
A. Design studies
B. Undertake studies.
C. Produce research
D. Read research < Ans > D. Read research
, 6. A nurse begins an evidence-based practice (EBP) endeavor with the fol- lowing
question < Ans > "Is massage therapy more effective than music therapy in reducing
agitation in nursing home residents with dementia?" In this question, which of the
PICO components is massage therapy?
A. Outcome
B. Population
C. Intervention or influence
D. Comparison < Ans > C. Intervention or influence
7. A nurse begins an evidence-based practice (EBP) endeavor with the follow- ing
question < Ans > "Does alternating pressure air mattresses reduce the incidence of
pressure ulcers among ICU clients?" In this question, which of the PICO components
is the "incidence of pressure ulcers"?
A. Population
B. Outcome
C. Intervention or influence
D. Comparison < Ans > B. Outcome
8. A nurse begins an evidence-based practice (EBP) endeavor with the follow- ing
question < Ans > "Does alcohol hand sanitizer reduce microbial counts on nurses'
hands in surgical ICUs?" In this question, which of the PICO components is hand
sanitizer?
A. Outcome
B. Comparison
C. Population
