NURSING RESEARCH TEST 1 CHAP 1-6 WITH ALL
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One of the primary foundations for evidence-based nursing practice is
A. Medical knowledge.
B. Research results.
C. Everyday health care.
D. Textbook information ✔Correct Answer-B. Research results.
Within the process of providing evidence-based nursing care, which types of research results are
incorporated to ascertain the plan of treatment?
A. Personal experiences and medical knowledge
B. Client values and medical knowledge
C. Personal experiences and client values
D. Medical knowledge and identified challenges ✔Correct Answer-C. Personal experiences and
client values
As a novice nurse on a medical-surgical hospital unit, you want to get involved in a research study
that is being proposed for your unit. Because your hospital is involved with evidence-based nursing
practice, which aspects of EBP are essential for you to have?
A. Sound bedside nursing skills
B. Basic knowledge of your unit
C. Method for accessing published information
D. Fundamental safety knowledge ✔Correct Answer-C. Method for accessing published
information
Which of the EBP components carries the greatest weight in determining the management of the
clinical situation?
A. Thought process
B. Client preferences
C. Research
D. The situation ✔Correct Answer-D. The situation
Evidence comes in many forms. Examples of the data that could best be utilized for EBP are
A. Quality improvement data and integrated reviews.
B. Integrated reviews and non-peer-reviewed journal articles.
C. Collegial relationships and lay journals.
D. Verbal data and practice guidelines. ✔Correct Answer-A. Quality improvement data and
integrated reviews.
,When developing a question to drive the compilation of evidence for a specific practice situation, the
five components that can be used to focus the investigation are
A. Patient, situation, intervention, comparison, and practice.
B. Situation, intervention, comparison, outcome, and time.
C. Patient, intervention, comparison, outcome, and time.
D. Patient, situation, intervention, outcome, and data. ✔Correct Answer-C. Patient, intervention,
comparison, outcome, and time.
A nurse working in a cancer follow-up setting has been asked to consider the development of a
transition program to help young people adjust to the adult program. The initial question suggested
for use in focusing the identification of evidence is "What is it like to have care transferred from a
pediatric center to an adult clinic?" Which aspects of this question need to be strengthened to make
it more searchable?
A. Population and outcome
B. Population and intervention
C. Intervention and outcome
D. Comparison and outcome ✔Correct Answer-B. Population and intervention
Research utilization has often been
A. Neglected in the literature.
B. Denied by publishers.
C. Reported in the literature.
D. Spurned by EBP. ✔Correct Answer-C. Reported in the literature.
Obstacles to using nursing research in practice include lack of
A. Education, beliefs/attitudes, and support/resources.
B. Faculty, knowledge, and cost.
C. Time, beliefs/attitudes, and consumers.
D. Outcomes, values, and motivation. ✔Correct Answer-A. Education, beliefs/attitudes, and
support/resources.
As a nurse on a medical-surgical hospital unit, you begin to question the amount of time your
hospital policy requires for taking a patient's oral temperature. Your hospital uses an EBP approach to
nursing care. Which hospital resources would you expect to be able to connect with to assist with the
accessing of a computer?
A. Ward clerk or CNA
B. Doctor or lawyer
C. Charge nurse or supervisor
D. Librarian or library ✔Correct Answer-D. Librarian or library
You are a BSN-prepared nurse who wants to initiate a research project on your unit. To get the other
nurses to participate, you would
A. Ask the doctors what they think.
B. Check the educational level of other nurses on the unit.
C. Ignore your desire to learn more at this time.
D. Give a presentation to your peers on the benefits of research. ✔Correct Answer-B. Check the
educational level of other nurses on the unit.
, In the past, nurses were often taught that while research might be a good thing to do, only faculty
could do research because
A. Faculty members are the only ones prepared to do research.
B. Most nurses have not been taught research.
C. Most nurses don't need to use research.
D. Faculty members know what's best for nursing. ✔Correct Answer-B. Most nurses have not been
taught research.
Many nurses don't understand research because
A. Research isn't necessary for their practice.
B. Most nurses are too old.
C. Research is like a foreign language.
D. Patients don't expect them to use research. ✔Correct Answer-C. Research is like a foreign
language.
Research is often not valued because
A. It costs too much.
B. Administration wants it.
C. Search engines are easy to access.
D. Staffing is not an obstacle. ✔Correct Answer-A. It costs too much.
Nurses have a responsibility to use research because
A. Doctors order it done.
B. Administrators don't have time for research.
C. Research is nice to know.
D. Research is the "hallmark of a profession." ✔Correct Answer-D. Research is the "hallmark of a
profession."
The ACA, IOM/RWJF and Carnegie Foundation reports are national movements to
A. Reaffirm current nursing practice.
B. Ignore current nursing practice.
C. Transform current nursing practice.
D. Eliminate current nursing practice. ✔Correct Answer-C. Transform current nursing practice.
What type of evidence is paramount to use when providing health care?
A. Outcomes based on the unique situation
B. Opinions held by multiple individuals
C. Research is the only form of evidence
D. The weight of the evidence is not as important as the amount ✔Correct Answer-C. Research is
the only form of evidence
Four aspects which are included in evidence-based practice are
A. Research, decision-making processes, time, and patient preferences.
B. Evidence, decision-making processes, clinical setting, and patient mix.
C. Evidence, decision-making processes, nursing experiences, and holistic patient care.
D. Research, nursing process, nursing experiences, and nursing care. ✔Correct Answer-C. Evidence,
decision-making processes, nursing experiences, and holistic patient care.
What aspect within the process of evidence-based practice controls the path of the literature
review?
CORRECT & 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS|WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS|ACTUAL COMPLETE EXAM|
LATEST UPDATE
One of the primary foundations for evidence-based nursing practice is
A. Medical knowledge.
B. Research results.
C. Everyday health care.
D. Textbook information ✔Correct Answer-B. Research results.
Within the process of providing evidence-based nursing care, which types of research results are
incorporated to ascertain the plan of treatment?
A. Personal experiences and medical knowledge
B. Client values and medical knowledge
C. Personal experiences and client values
D. Medical knowledge and identified challenges ✔Correct Answer-C. Personal experiences and
client values
As a novice nurse on a medical-surgical hospital unit, you want to get involved in a research study
that is being proposed for your unit. Because your hospital is involved with evidence-based nursing
practice, which aspects of EBP are essential for you to have?
A. Sound bedside nursing skills
B. Basic knowledge of your unit
C. Method for accessing published information
D. Fundamental safety knowledge ✔Correct Answer-C. Method for accessing published
information
Which of the EBP components carries the greatest weight in determining the management of the
clinical situation?
A. Thought process
B. Client preferences
C. Research
D. The situation ✔Correct Answer-D. The situation
Evidence comes in many forms. Examples of the data that could best be utilized for EBP are
A. Quality improvement data and integrated reviews.
B. Integrated reviews and non-peer-reviewed journal articles.
C. Collegial relationships and lay journals.
D. Verbal data and practice guidelines. ✔Correct Answer-A. Quality improvement data and
integrated reviews.
,When developing a question to drive the compilation of evidence for a specific practice situation, the
five components that can be used to focus the investigation are
A. Patient, situation, intervention, comparison, and practice.
B. Situation, intervention, comparison, outcome, and time.
C. Patient, intervention, comparison, outcome, and time.
D. Patient, situation, intervention, outcome, and data. ✔Correct Answer-C. Patient, intervention,
comparison, outcome, and time.
A nurse working in a cancer follow-up setting has been asked to consider the development of a
transition program to help young people adjust to the adult program. The initial question suggested
for use in focusing the identification of evidence is "What is it like to have care transferred from a
pediatric center to an adult clinic?" Which aspects of this question need to be strengthened to make
it more searchable?
A. Population and outcome
B. Population and intervention
C. Intervention and outcome
D. Comparison and outcome ✔Correct Answer-B. Population and intervention
Research utilization has often been
A. Neglected in the literature.
B. Denied by publishers.
C. Reported in the literature.
D. Spurned by EBP. ✔Correct Answer-C. Reported in the literature.
Obstacles to using nursing research in practice include lack of
A. Education, beliefs/attitudes, and support/resources.
B. Faculty, knowledge, and cost.
C. Time, beliefs/attitudes, and consumers.
D. Outcomes, values, and motivation. ✔Correct Answer-A. Education, beliefs/attitudes, and
support/resources.
As a nurse on a medical-surgical hospital unit, you begin to question the amount of time your
hospital policy requires for taking a patient's oral temperature. Your hospital uses an EBP approach to
nursing care. Which hospital resources would you expect to be able to connect with to assist with the
accessing of a computer?
A. Ward clerk or CNA
B. Doctor or lawyer
C. Charge nurse or supervisor
D. Librarian or library ✔Correct Answer-D. Librarian or library
You are a BSN-prepared nurse who wants to initiate a research project on your unit. To get the other
nurses to participate, you would
A. Ask the doctors what they think.
B. Check the educational level of other nurses on the unit.
C. Ignore your desire to learn more at this time.
D. Give a presentation to your peers on the benefits of research. ✔Correct Answer-B. Check the
educational level of other nurses on the unit.
, In the past, nurses were often taught that while research might be a good thing to do, only faculty
could do research because
A. Faculty members are the only ones prepared to do research.
B. Most nurses have not been taught research.
C. Most nurses don't need to use research.
D. Faculty members know what's best for nursing. ✔Correct Answer-B. Most nurses have not been
taught research.
Many nurses don't understand research because
A. Research isn't necessary for their practice.
B. Most nurses are too old.
C. Research is like a foreign language.
D. Patients don't expect them to use research. ✔Correct Answer-C. Research is like a foreign
language.
Research is often not valued because
A. It costs too much.
B. Administration wants it.
C. Search engines are easy to access.
D. Staffing is not an obstacle. ✔Correct Answer-A. It costs too much.
Nurses have a responsibility to use research because
A. Doctors order it done.
B. Administrators don't have time for research.
C. Research is nice to know.
D. Research is the "hallmark of a profession." ✔Correct Answer-D. Research is the "hallmark of a
profession."
The ACA, IOM/RWJF and Carnegie Foundation reports are national movements to
A. Reaffirm current nursing practice.
B. Ignore current nursing practice.
C. Transform current nursing practice.
D. Eliminate current nursing practice. ✔Correct Answer-C. Transform current nursing practice.
What type of evidence is paramount to use when providing health care?
A. Outcomes based on the unique situation
B. Opinions held by multiple individuals
C. Research is the only form of evidence
D. The weight of the evidence is not as important as the amount ✔Correct Answer-C. Research is
the only form of evidence
Four aspects which are included in evidence-based practice are
A. Research, decision-making processes, time, and patient preferences.
B. Evidence, decision-making processes, clinical setting, and patient mix.
C. Evidence, decision-making processes, nursing experiences, and holistic patient care.
D. Research, nursing process, nursing experiences, and nursing care. ✔Correct Answer-C. Evidence,
decision-making processes, nursing experiences, and holistic patient care.
What aspect within the process of evidence-based practice controls the path of the literature
review?
