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Which statement best describes evidence-based practice (EBP)?
a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and values of patients
b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care and delivery of care
c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all patients
d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes ✔Correct
Answer-A
2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larger
research study. Which research method will the nurse use when collecting data for this study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction ✔Correct Answer-B
3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese adults
whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in this study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction ✔Correct Answer-D
4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among
groups of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research method does this
represent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction ✔Correct Answer-C
5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff nurses may indicate relative
risk of needle-stick injuries. To study this, the nurse manager will employ which method of study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction ✔Correct Answer-D
6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale's data collection and statistical analysis
during the Crimean War?
a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public in relation to care practices
b. Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation
c. Identifying and defining the role of nurses in modern health care
d. Using clinical research to evaluate the need for sanitation, clean drinking water, and adequate
nutrition ✔Correct Answer-D
,7. The nurse participates in data collection in a study in which two different pain management
protocols are used with randomly assigned patients to measure differences in postoperative recovery
time. Which method of study is this?
a. Control
b. Correlation
c. Description
d. Explanation ✔Correct Answer-A
8. The nurse reviews a study exploring experiences of nurses' decision-making processes regarding
reporting a medical error. Which research method does this represent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction ✔Correct Answer-B
9. The development of nursing theories and conceptual models in the late 1960s and 1970s served to
a. determine the effectiveness of nursing interventions.
b. establish the concept of evidence-based practice.
c. provide funding for nursing research.
d. provide direction for nursing research. ✔Correct Answer-D
10. The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) began to change its focus to
a. funding nursing rather than medical research.
b. evaluating outcomes rather than process studies.
c. increasing the status and funding for nursing research.
d. supporting the dissemination of nursing research. ✔Correct Answer-C
11. An emphasis of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Hospital Designation
Program for Excellence in Nursing is
a. research and development of clinical practice guidelines.
b. putting qualitative research into practice in clinical settings.
c. using standard nursing care plans based on outcomes research.
d. utilizing evidence-based practice in nursing. ✔Correct Answer-D
12. In a position statement in 2006, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
identified a need to
a. acquire clinical knowledge and expertise.
b. focus on evidence-based practice.
c. fund academic nursing research.
d. prepare a workforce of nurse scientists ✔Correct Answer-D
13. The lead agency designated to improve healthcare quality is
a. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
b. American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
c. Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN).
d. National Institute for Nursing Research (NINR) ✔Correct Answer-A
14. To help fulfill the mission of the National Institute for Nursing Research—to promote and improve
the health of individuals, families, communities, and populations—a study may be conducted that
a. assesses the effectiveness of strategies for weight management in patients with type 2 diabetes.
b. compares the attitudes of nurses toward clients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
, c. generates up-to-date nursing diagnoses reflecting the needs of clients with type 2 diabetes.
d. reviews hospital nurses' adherence to glucose-monitoring guidelines for patients with type 2
diabetes. ✔Correct Answer-A
15. Which best describes the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competency for
evidence-based practice (EBP)?
a. Adhering to published guidelines to provide care for a specific population
b. Empowering clients to choose among effective disease management strategies
c. Relying on expert knowledge to guide care plan development for an individual patient
d. Using evidence gained solely from experimental studies to guide care ✔Correct Answer-B
16. Through knowledge gained from her phenomenological qualitative study identifying levels of
experience of professional nurses, Patricia Benner would identify which nurse as an expert?
a. A hospice nurse who values the unique wishes of each patient when providing palliative care
b. A medical-surgical nurse who organizes care for a group of patients to ensure timely
administration of medications
c. A neonatal intensive care nurse who is skilled in inserting peripherally inserted central catheters
d. A pediatric nurse who notes subtle changes and intervenes to prevent respiratory failure
✔Correct Answer-D
17. Which study exemplifies qualitative research?
a. A study that evaluates appetite among residents of a long-term care facility and correlates this
data with whether or not residents are rooming together with their spouses
b. A study that defines levels of appetite based on residents' descriptions of hunger in a long-term
care facility
c. A study that observes the interactions of spouses during mealtimes in a long-term care facility
d. A study that observes the effectiveness of spousal encouragement to eat on the residents' quality
of appetite in a long-term care facility ✔Correct Answer-C
18. Which category of the quantitative research methods examines relationships and is conducted to
develop and refine explanatory
knowledge for nursing practice?
a. Descriptive research
b. Correlational research
c. Quasi-experimental research
d. Experimental research ✔Correct Answer-B
19. A common method of measurement used in qualitative research is
a. scales.
b. physiological measures.
c. unstructured interviews.
d. questionnaires. ✔Correct Answer-C
20. A nurse researcher wants to know how well adolescent mothers can learn to manage their
children's asthma and develops an initial study to explore and define perceptions of asthma among
this population. Which best describes this initial study?
a. Correlational research
b. Descriptive research
c. Phenomenological research
d. Outcomes research ✔Correct Answer-B
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS|LATEST VERSION|UPDATED
TO PASS
Which statement best describes evidence-based practice (EBP)?
a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and values of patients
b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care and delivery of care
c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all patients
d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes ✔Correct
Answer-A
2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larger
research study. Which research method will the nurse use when collecting data for this study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction ✔Correct Answer-B
3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese adults
whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in this study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction ✔Correct Answer-D
4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among
groups of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research method does this
represent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction ✔Correct Answer-C
5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff nurses may indicate relative
risk of needle-stick injuries. To study this, the nurse manager will employ which method of study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction ✔Correct Answer-D
6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale's data collection and statistical analysis
during the Crimean War?
a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public in relation to care practices
b. Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation
c. Identifying and defining the role of nurses in modern health care
d. Using clinical research to evaluate the need for sanitation, clean drinking water, and adequate
nutrition ✔Correct Answer-D
,7. The nurse participates in data collection in a study in which two different pain management
protocols are used with randomly assigned patients to measure differences in postoperative recovery
time. Which method of study is this?
a. Control
b. Correlation
c. Description
d. Explanation ✔Correct Answer-A
8. The nurse reviews a study exploring experiences of nurses' decision-making processes regarding
reporting a medical error. Which research method does this represent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction ✔Correct Answer-B
9. The development of nursing theories and conceptual models in the late 1960s and 1970s served to
a. determine the effectiveness of nursing interventions.
b. establish the concept of evidence-based practice.
c. provide funding for nursing research.
d. provide direction for nursing research. ✔Correct Answer-D
10. The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) began to change its focus to
a. funding nursing rather than medical research.
b. evaluating outcomes rather than process studies.
c. increasing the status and funding for nursing research.
d. supporting the dissemination of nursing research. ✔Correct Answer-C
11. An emphasis of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Hospital Designation
Program for Excellence in Nursing is
a. research and development of clinical practice guidelines.
b. putting qualitative research into practice in clinical settings.
c. using standard nursing care plans based on outcomes research.
d. utilizing evidence-based practice in nursing. ✔Correct Answer-D
12. In a position statement in 2006, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
identified a need to
a. acquire clinical knowledge and expertise.
b. focus on evidence-based practice.
c. fund academic nursing research.
d. prepare a workforce of nurse scientists ✔Correct Answer-D
13. The lead agency designated to improve healthcare quality is
a. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
b. American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
c. Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN).
d. National Institute for Nursing Research (NINR) ✔Correct Answer-A
14. To help fulfill the mission of the National Institute for Nursing Research—to promote and improve
the health of individuals, families, communities, and populations—a study may be conducted that
a. assesses the effectiveness of strategies for weight management in patients with type 2 diabetes.
b. compares the attitudes of nurses toward clients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
, c. generates up-to-date nursing diagnoses reflecting the needs of clients with type 2 diabetes.
d. reviews hospital nurses' adherence to glucose-monitoring guidelines for patients with type 2
diabetes. ✔Correct Answer-A
15. Which best describes the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competency for
evidence-based practice (EBP)?
a. Adhering to published guidelines to provide care for a specific population
b. Empowering clients to choose among effective disease management strategies
c. Relying on expert knowledge to guide care plan development for an individual patient
d. Using evidence gained solely from experimental studies to guide care ✔Correct Answer-B
16. Through knowledge gained from her phenomenological qualitative study identifying levels of
experience of professional nurses, Patricia Benner would identify which nurse as an expert?
a. A hospice nurse who values the unique wishes of each patient when providing palliative care
b. A medical-surgical nurse who organizes care for a group of patients to ensure timely
administration of medications
c. A neonatal intensive care nurse who is skilled in inserting peripherally inserted central catheters
d. A pediatric nurse who notes subtle changes and intervenes to prevent respiratory failure
✔Correct Answer-D
17. Which study exemplifies qualitative research?
a. A study that evaluates appetite among residents of a long-term care facility and correlates this
data with whether or not residents are rooming together with their spouses
b. A study that defines levels of appetite based on residents' descriptions of hunger in a long-term
care facility
c. A study that observes the interactions of spouses during mealtimes in a long-term care facility
d. A study that observes the effectiveness of spousal encouragement to eat on the residents' quality
of appetite in a long-term care facility ✔Correct Answer-C
18. Which category of the quantitative research methods examines relationships and is conducted to
develop and refine explanatory
knowledge for nursing practice?
a. Descriptive research
b. Correlational research
c. Quasi-experimental research
d. Experimental research ✔Correct Answer-B
19. A common method of measurement used in qualitative research is
a. scales.
b. physiological measures.
c. unstructured interviews.
d. questionnaires. ✔Correct Answer-C
20. A nurse researcher wants to know how well adolescent mothers can learn to manage their
children's asthma and develops an initial study to explore and define perceptions of asthma among
this population. Which best describes this initial study?
a. Correlational research
b. Descriptive research
c. Phenomenological research
d. Outcomes research ✔Correct Answer-B
