NURS 641 FINAL EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
The PICOTS format is most useful for focusing what kind of clinical question for an evidence-
based practice project?
a. A quality study
b. A question about intervention effectiveness
c. A question about the meaning of a process of care
d. A study about risk factors for a clinical condition - ANS b. A question about intervention
effectiveness
What is your review of this question that served as a project guide?
Would recommending the new shingles vaccine to all patients ages 50 and older who are seen
in our medical clinics reduce the incidence of shingles over their lifetime and by what
percentage?
a. They are missing essential elements required for a focused project
b. They are too vague
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, c. They include all essential elements for a focused project
d. They are too specific - ANS c. They include all essential elements for a focused project
What type of research evidence should an evidence-based protocol work group look for first?
a. A randomized clinical trial
b. A qualitative study
c. An evidence-based clinical practice guideline
d. A study with a large sample that tests an intervention - ANS c. An evidence-based clinical
practice guideline
Questions not easily answered by research evidence:
A. New technology as when only manufacturer's data is available.
B. Application of an existing intervention to a new population not yet studied
C. The care of an individual patient who does not want a standardized intervention
D. The moral or ethical course of action - ANS all of the above
Which of the following is not a trigger for an evidence-based practice project?
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AND ANSWERS
The PICOTS format is most useful for focusing what kind of clinical question for an evidence-
based practice project?
a. A quality study
b. A question about intervention effectiveness
c. A question about the meaning of a process of care
d. A study about risk factors for a clinical condition - ANS b. A question about intervention
effectiveness
What is your review of this question that served as a project guide?
Would recommending the new shingles vaccine to all patients ages 50 and older who are seen
in our medical clinics reduce the incidence of shingles over their lifetime and by what
percentage?
a. They are missing essential elements required for a focused project
b. They are too vague
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, c. They include all essential elements for a focused project
d. They are too specific - ANS c. They include all essential elements for a focused project
What type of research evidence should an evidence-based protocol work group look for first?
a. A randomized clinical trial
b. A qualitative study
c. An evidence-based clinical practice guideline
d. A study with a large sample that tests an intervention - ANS c. An evidence-based clinical
practice guideline
Questions not easily answered by research evidence:
A. New technology as when only manufacturer's data is available.
B. Application of an existing intervention to a new population not yet studied
C. The care of an individual patient who does not want a standardized intervention
D. The moral or ethical course of action - ANS all of the above
Which of the following is not a trigger for an evidence-based practice project?
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