11/11/25, 10:19 PM EBP Exam 1
EBP Exam
Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare –
Practice Questions & Rationalized Answers (5th
Edition, Melnyk) – PDF
Arrange the following D, A, E, H, F, B, G, C
actions in the correct
order to help you find the
answer to a clinical
question.
A) Identify key words
needed for the search.
B) Read and understand the
full research report(s).
C) Decide whether to accept
or use what is found in the
research.
D) Develop your clinical
question using Who, What,
Where, and When or the
PICOT method.
E) Search databases such
as CINAHL or MEDLINE.
F) Determine if the abstract
addresses your clinical
question.
G) Evaluate whether the
research findings are
useful in answering the
question.
H) Read the abstracts of the
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articles found in your
search.
In healthcare, the systemic Researching
gathering of information to
gain, expand, or validate
knowledge about health
describes which of the
following activities?
In the results section Qualitative
report, the investigators
describe the themes
generated from the data
analysis. Which type of
research method was most
likely used during the
research process?
The results section of a There is less than 1/10th of 1% a chance that the finders
research report contains happened by chance.
the statement of (B =
7.7, p =
<0.001). How should the
reader interpret these
statistics?
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A researcher collects the data 4
given below.
Which answer represents the
median?
0
1, 1, 1, 1, 1
2, 2
3
4, 4, 4, 4
5, 5
6, 6, 6, 6
7
The results section of a There is a strong positive correlation although the finders are not
research report contains the significant.
statement of (r=0.9, p=0.95).
How should the reader
interpret these statistics?
In addition to describing and Predict future outcomes
explaining the results,
quantitative studies also
attempt to:
Measures of central Univariate statistics
tendency and distribution
that summarize information
about a single variable are
examples of:
A distribution that is bell Normal curve
shaped and symmetric is
called a:
A researcher collects the data 1
given below.
Which answer represents the
mode?
0
1, 1, 1, 1, 1
2, 2
3
4, 4, 4, 4
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EBP Exam
Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare –
Practice Questions & Rationalized Answers (5th
Edition, Melnyk) – PDF
Arrange the following D, A, E, H, F, B, G, C
actions in the correct
order to help you find the
answer to a clinical
question.
A) Identify key words
needed for the search.
B) Read and understand the
full research report(s).
C) Decide whether to accept
or use what is found in the
research.
D) Develop your clinical
question using Who, What,
Where, and When or the
PICOT method.
E) Search databases such
as CINAHL or MEDLINE.
F) Determine if the abstract
addresses your clinical
question.
G) Evaluate whether the
research findings are
useful in answering the
question.
H) Read the abstracts of the
/ 1/1
8
,11/11/25, 10:19 PM EBP Exam 1
articles found in your
search.
In healthcare, the systemic Researching
gathering of information to
gain, expand, or validate
knowledge about health
describes which of the
following activities?
In the results section Qualitative
report, the investigators
describe the themes
generated from the data
analysis. Which type of
research method was most
likely used during the
research process?
The results section of a There is less than 1/10th of 1% a chance that the finders
research report contains happened by chance.
the statement of (B =
7.7, p =
<0.001). How should the
reader interpret these
statistics?
/ 2/1
8
, 11/11/25, 10:19 PM EBP Exam 1
A researcher collects the data 4
given below.
Which answer represents the
median?
0
1, 1, 1, 1, 1
2, 2
3
4, 4, 4, 4
5, 5
6, 6, 6, 6
7
The results section of a There is a strong positive correlation although the finders are not
research report contains the significant.
statement of (r=0.9, p=0.95).
How should the reader
interpret these statistics?
In addition to describing and Predict future outcomes
explaining the results,
quantitative studies also
attempt to:
Measures of central Univariate statistics
tendency and distribution
that summarize information
about a single variable are
examples of:
A distribution that is bell Normal curve
shaped and symmetric is
called a:
A researcher collects the data 1
given below.
Which answer represents the
mode?
0
1, 1, 1, 1, 1
2, 2
3
4, 4, 4, 4
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8
