NURSING RESEARCH FINAL EXAM WITH ALL CORRECT &
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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? ✔Correct Answer-What factors
influence clients' weight gain following a smoking cessation intervention?
In the United States, research has come to play an important role for the nursing profession with
respect to:
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 ✔Correct
Answer-A. Credentialing and improving nurses' status.
Which of the following is the purpose of a journal club? ✔Correct Answer-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.
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 ✔Correct Answer-D. Nurses' clients
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 ✔Correct Answer-D. Read research
A nurse begins an evidence-based practice (EBP) endeavor with the following question: "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 ✔Correct Answer-C. Intervention or influence
A nurse begins an evidence-based practice (EBP) endeavor with the following question: "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 ✔Correct Answer-B. Outcome
A nurse begins an evidence-based practice (EBP) endeavor with the following question: "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
D. Intervention or influence ✔Correct Answer-D. intervention or influence
A nurse begins an evidence-based practice (EBP) endeavor with the following question: "In children
aged 8-12 years does suffering from asthma affect the children social development?" In this
question, "suffering from asthma" is which of the following PIO components?
A. (I) Influence or exposure
B. (O) outcome
C. (I) Intervention
D. Comparison
E. Population ✔Correct Answer-A. Influence or exposure
An ICU nurse is proposing an evidence-based practice project to a group of fellow nurses. The nurse
is explaining the evidence-based practice process. Which of the following is the last step of the
evidence- based practice process for individual evidence-based practice efforts?
A. Searching for and acquiring relevant research evidence
B. Evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention.
C. Applying evidence, integrated with other factors such as client preferences, to clinical practice
D. Asking a clinical question that can be answered with research evidence
E. Appraising and synthesizing the evidence ✔Correct Answer-B. Evaluate the effectiveness of the
intervention.
Which of the following is an accurate description of the purpose of an evidence hierarchy?
A. To provide an incentive structure for those undertaking research
B. To guide researchers in selecting a research design
C. To rank order evidence according to the strength of evidence provided
D. To promote the creation of systematic reviews ✔Correct Answer-C. To rank order evidence
according to the strength of evidence provided
Which of the following type of evidence source is at the pinnacle of evidence hierarchies regardless
of the type of the clinical question?
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS|LATEST VERSION|ACTUAL
COMPLETE EXAM|JUST RELEASED
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? ✔Correct Answer-What factors
influence clients' weight gain following a smoking cessation intervention?
In the United States, research has come to play an important role for the nursing profession with
respect to:
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 ✔Correct
Answer-A. Credentialing and improving nurses' status.
Which of the following is the purpose of a journal club? ✔Correct Answer-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.
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 ✔Correct Answer-D. Nurses' clients
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 ✔Correct Answer-D. Read research
A nurse begins an evidence-based practice (EBP) endeavor with the following question: "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 ✔Correct Answer-C. Intervention or influence
A nurse begins an evidence-based practice (EBP) endeavor with the following question: "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 ✔Correct Answer-B. Outcome
A nurse begins an evidence-based practice (EBP) endeavor with the following question: "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
D. Intervention or influence ✔Correct Answer-D. intervention or influence
A nurse begins an evidence-based practice (EBP) endeavor with the following question: "In children
aged 8-12 years does suffering from asthma affect the children social development?" In this
question, "suffering from asthma" is which of the following PIO components?
A. (I) Influence or exposure
B. (O) outcome
C. (I) Intervention
D. Comparison
E. Population ✔Correct Answer-A. Influence or exposure
An ICU nurse is proposing an evidence-based practice project to a group of fellow nurses. The nurse
is explaining the evidence-based practice process. Which of the following is the last step of the
evidence- based practice process for individual evidence-based practice efforts?
A. Searching for and acquiring relevant research evidence
B. Evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention.
C. Applying evidence, integrated with other factors such as client preferences, to clinical practice
D. Asking a clinical question that can be answered with research evidence
E. Appraising and synthesizing the evidence ✔Correct Answer-B. Evaluate the effectiveness of the
intervention.
Which of the following is an accurate description of the purpose of an evidence hierarchy?
A. To provide an incentive structure for those undertaking research
B. To guide researchers in selecting a research design
C. To rank order evidence according to the strength of evidence provided
D. To promote the creation of systematic reviews ✔Correct Answer-C. To rank order evidence
according to the strength of evidence provided
Which of the following type of evidence source is at the pinnacle of evidence hierarchies regardless
of the type of the clinical question?
