NRNP 6531 EXAM 1 2026 REVIEW PAPER
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH EXPERT
SOLUTIONS AND MARKING SCHEME
◉ Practice Based doctorate.
Answer: Doctor translating research into practice
◉ Research based doctorate.
Answer: PhD
◉ NINR Mission.
Answer: Enhance health promotion and disease prevention.
Improve quality of life by managing symptoms of acute and
chronic illness.
Improve palliative and end-of-life care.
Enhance innovation in science and practice.
Develop the next generation of nurse scientists.
,◉ Basic Research.
Answer: Generates new knowledge
"Knowledge for
knowledge's sake"
Develops, tests, and refines
theories
Immediate application of
results rare
◉ Applied research.
Answer: Majority of nursing
research
Uses new knowledge to
solve immediate problems
◉ Goals for Conducting Research.
Answer: Promote evidence-based nursing practice
,Ensure credibility of the nursing profession (documenting our
worthiness)
Provide accountability for nursing practice (value of nursing care)
Document cost effectiveness of nursing care
◉ Triad of EBP.
Answer: Best Scientific Evidence, Clinical Experience, and Patient
Preferences
◉ Best scientific evidence.
Answer: Results of Experiments and quantitative studies
◉ Clinical Experience.
Answer: Expert panels, Practice groups, Consensus statements
◉ Patient Preferences.
Answer: Satisfaction, Quality of life, Treatment of burden, Qualitative
studies
, ◉ Evidence Level 1.
Answer: Multiple randomized controlled trials
Randomized trials with large sample sizes / Large effect sizes
◉ Evidence Level 2.
Answer: Evidence from well-designed control studies
Randomized or non-randomized
Supports a specific intervention or treatment
◉ Evidence Level 3.
Answer: Studies of intact groups or case/control
Time series studies
Single- or quasi-experimental
Ex-post-facto and causal-comparative studies
◉ Evidence Level 4.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH EXPERT
SOLUTIONS AND MARKING SCHEME
◉ Practice Based doctorate.
Answer: Doctor translating research into practice
◉ Research based doctorate.
Answer: PhD
◉ NINR Mission.
Answer: Enhance health promotion and disease prevention.
Improve quality of life by managing symptoms of acute and
chronic illness.
Improve palliative and end-of-life care.
Enhance innovation in science and practice.
Develop the next generation of nurse scientists.
,◉ Basic Research.
Answer: Generates new knowledge
"Knowledge for
knowledge's sake"
Develops, tests, and refines
theories
Immediate application of
results rare
◉ Applied research.
Answer: Majority of nursing
research
Uses new knowledge to
solve immediate problems
◉ Goals for Conducting Research.
Answer: Promote evidence-based nursing practice
,Ensure credibility of the nursing profession (documenting our
worthiness)
Provide accountability for nursing practice (value of nursing care)
Document cost effectiveness of nursing care
◉ Triad of EBP.
Answer: Best Scientific Evidence, Clinical Experience, and Patient
Preferences
◉ Best scientific evidence.
Answer: Results of Experiments and quantitative studies
◉ Clinical Experience.
Answer: Expert panels, Practice groups, Consensus statements
◉ Patient Preferences.
Answer: Satisfaction, Quality of life, Treatment of burden, Qualitative
studies
, ◉ Evidence Level 1.
Answer: Multiple randomized controlled trials
Randomized trials with large sample sizes / Large effect sizes
◉ Evidence Level 2.
Answer: Evidence from well-designed control studies
Randomized or non-randomized
Supports a specific intervention or treatment
◉ Evidence Level 3.
Answer: Studies of intact groups or case/control
Time series studies
Single- or quasi-experimental
Ex-post-facto and causal-comparative studies
◉ Evidence Level 4.
