EBP Exam 1 (Chapters 1, 4, 5, 6 & 7) Creighton University 2026 NEWEST
VERSION \ COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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Focus: concise, objective,
What are the characteristics of reductionistic Reasoning:
quantitative research? logic, deductive
Basis of knowing: cause and
effect relationship Theoretical
focus: tests theory
Focus: broad, subjective,
What are the characteristics of holistic Reasoning:
qualitative research? dialectic, inductive
Basis of knowing: meaning,
discovery, understanding
Theoretical focus: theory
development
- combines quantitative and qual
Mixed Methods Research - data later analyzed and integrated as directed by the study
design
- methods may be implemented concurrently or consecutively
- examining the results of care
What is the focus of outcomes
research? - determining the change in health status for the pt and family
What type of research did outcome research during the crimean war
Florence Nightingale
conduct?
How many levels of research 7
re there?
Level VII of Research opines of expert committees and authorities
Level VI of Research descriptive study and qualitative study
Level V of Research mixed methods systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis
Level IV of Research descriptive correlational, predictive correlational, and cohort
studies
Level III of Research quasi-experimental study
Level II of Research randomized controlled trail (RCT) or experimental study
,Level I of Research systemic review and meta-analysis (secondary source)
What is the goal of empirical obtain research studies
knowledge?
How is empirical knowledge By employing quantitative, qualitative, and outcomes research
gained?
- provide high-quality, cost-effective health care
Why utilize evidence-based
- allows for synthesis of knowledge needed for
practice guidelines?
interventions and practice (guidelines,
standards, protocols, policies)
- identify research problems
What is the primary role of an - assist with data collection
entry level nursing - critique
research findings
research? - summarize research findings for use in practice
an area of concern in which there is a gap in the
Research Problem
knowledge needed for nursing practice
Research Purpose a clear concise statement of the specific goal or focus of a study
- nursing practice
- researcher and peer interaction
What are some sources of
- literature review
research problems? - theory
- research priorities
- justification of need
- current (timely)
What is the purpose and what - significance for nursing
are the - clear, concise statement
characteristics of a problem - explain goal, aim, focus, or objective of study
statement?
- includes variables, population, and setting
, What is the initial and one of identifying the research problem
the most
significant steps in conducting
the research process?
The research purpose population
should identify the study
variables and what other
key aspect of the study?
- identifies areas of control
- gains new insights
What key factors are
- focus of study
associated with a qualitative - identifies qualitative approach and assumptions
study purpose? - differ for each qualitative methodology because of philosophical
orientations
- researchers' expertise
What factors contribute to
- money commitment
examining study feasibility?
- availability of subjects, facility, and equipment
The feasibility of availability of subjects
conducting a study is
determined by examining
which of the following?
a. availabilityof subjects
b. previous studies
c. researcher's credibility
d. significance of research
problem
How should objectives be should be clear, concise, declarative, and identify study goals
written?
should be clear, concise, interrogative statement
How should questions be
written? worded in the present tense, include one or more
variables, expressed to guide implementation of studies
formal statement of the expected relationship between
How should hypotheses be
written? two or more variables in a specified population
- is problem clear and concise?
- is problem limited in scope?
- is problem narrowed to the focus of the study?
What are the critiquing
- does problem identity variables, population, and setting?
guidelines for problems and - are problem and purpose able to generate knowledge?
VERSION \ COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!2026
Focus: concise, objective,
What are the characteristics of reductionistic Reasoning:
quantitative research? logic, deductive
Basis of knowing: cause and
effect relationship Theoretical
focus: tests theory
Focus: broad, subjective,
What are the characteristics of holistic Reasoning:
qualitative research? dialectic, inductive
Basis of knowing: meaning,
discovery, understanding
Theoretical focus: theory
development
- combines quantitative and qual
Mixed Methods Research - data later analyzed and integrated as directed by the study
design
- methods may be implemented concurrently or consecutively
- examining the results of care
What is the focus of outcomes
research? - determining the change in health status for the pt and family
What type of research did outcome research during the crimean war
Florence Nightingale
conduct?
How many levels of research 7
re there?
Level VII of Research opines of expert committees and authorities
Level VI of Research descriptive study and qualitative study
Level V of Research mixed methods systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis
Level IV of Research descriptive correlational, predictive correlational, and cohort
studies
Level III of Research quasi-experimental study
Level II of Research randomized controlled trail (RCT) or experimental study
,Level I of Research systemic review and meta-analysis (secondary source)
What is the goal of empirical obtain research studies
knowledge?
How is empirical knowledge By employing quantitative, qualitative, and outcomes research
gained?
- provide high-quality, cost-effective health care
Why utilize evidence-based
- allows for synthesis of knowledge needed for
practice guidelines?
interventions and practice (guidelines,
standards, protocols, policies)
- identify research problems
What is the primary role of an - assist with data collection
entry level nursing - critique
research findings
research? - summarize research findings for use in practice
an area of concern in which there is a gap in the
Research Problem
knowledge needed for nursing practice
Research Purpose a clear concise statement of the specific goal or focus of a study
- nursing practice
- researcher and peer interaction
What are some sources of
- literature review
research problems? - theory
- research priorities
- justification of need
- current (timely)
What is the purpose and what - significance for nursing
are the - clear, concise statement
characteristics of a problem - explain goal, aim, focus, or objective of study
statement?
- includes variables, population, and setting
, What is the initial and one of identifying the research problem
the most
significant steps in conducting
the research process?
The research purpose population
should identify the study
variables and what other
key aspect of the study?
- identifies areas of control
- gains new insights
What key factors are
- focus of study
associated with a qualitative - identifies qualitative approach and assumptions
study purpose? - differ for each qualitative methodology because of philosophical
orientations
- researchers' expertise
What factors contribute to
- money commitment
examining study feasibility?
- availability of subjects, facility, and equipment
The feasibility of availability of subjects
conducting a study is
determined by examining
which of the following?
a. availabilityof subjects
b. previous studies
c. researcher's credibility
d. significance of research
problem
How should objectives be should be clear, concise, declarative, and identify study goals
written?
should be clear, concise, interrogative statement
How should questions be
written? worded in the present tense, include one or more
variables, expressed to guide implementation of studies
formal statement of the expected relationship between
How should hypotheses be
written? two or more variables in a specified population
- is problem clear and concise?
- is problem limited in scope?
- is problem narrowed to the focus of the study?
What are the critiquing
- does problem identity variables, population, and setting?
guidelines for problems and - are problem and purpose able to generate knowledge?
