NURS 405 Final Exam – Questions With
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level of evidence hierarchy: level 1
summarizes more than one study
level of evidence hierarchy: level 2
manipulation of the independent
variable, randomization, and control
group
level of evidence hierarchy: level 3
manipulation of the independent
variable, but NO randomization or
control group
level of evidence hierarchy: NO level 4
manipulation of the independent
variable
level of evidence hierarchy: systematic level 5
review of lower level research,
includes syntheses
level of evidence hierarchy: includes level 6
descriptive research
level of evidence hierarchy: sources level 7
come from authority figures
,types of evidence in level 1 of the 1. summaries
hierarchy of evidence (5) 2. synopses
3. meta-analyses
4. systematic reviews of RCTs
5. clinical practice guidelines
types of evidence in level 2 of the 1. randomized control trials
hierarchy of evidence (1)
types of evidence in level 3 of the 1. quasi-experimental designs
hierarchy of evidence (1)
types of evidence in level 4 of the 1. correlational studies
hierarchy of evidence (5) 2. cohort
3. case-control
4. quantitative data from mixed method designs
5. cross-sectional
types of evidence in level 5 of the 1. integrative reviews
hierarchy of evidence (2) 2. meta-synthesis
types of evidence in level 6 of the 1. single descriptive study/descriptive survey design
hierarchy of evidence (8) 2. single qualitative studies
3. qualitative data from mixed method designs
4. EBP projects
5. QI projects
6. case series
7. case studies
8. concept analysis
types of evidence in level 7 of the 1. narrative review
hierarchy of evidence (2) 2. opinion of authorities
type of evidence: appraisal of summaries (level 1)
information from a particular practice
question
,type of evidence: overview of key synopses (level 1)
points of evidence from multiple
sources
type of evidence: statistical process of meta-analysis (level 1)
analyzing and combining results from
several similar studies
type of evidence: generates an effect meta-analysis (level 1)
size
type of evidence: gathers all available systematic review (level 1)
evidence by using systematic methods
to obtain answers to a specific
question
type of evidence: recommendations clinical practice guidelines (level 1)
formulated from systematic reviews by
the experts
type of evidence: random assignment randomized control trial (level 2)
to groups and manipulation of the
independent variable
type of evidence: manipulation of the quasi-experimental design (level 3)
independent variable, but lacks
randomization to experimental and
control group
type of evidence: studies the correlational studies (level 4)
relationships between two variables
type of evidence: subgroup of the cohort (level 4)
population is studied, observes
patterns of disease in populations
, A researcher chooses a group of cohort (level 4)
adults that includes smokers and
nonsmokers, and then compares
subsequent lung cancer incidence in
the two groups
what type of study does this
represent?
You are examining the relationship cohort (level 4)
between exposure to pesticides and
the incidence of a diagnosis of
Parkinson’s disease. You recruit a
group of healthy participants, all of
whom were free of Parkinson’s disease
at the beginning of your study. You
then collect data on their exposure to
pesticides over time, tracking
incidences of Parkinson’s disease.
After several years, your results
conclude that those who were
exposed to higher levels of pesticides
had a higher risk of developing
Parkinson’s disease compared to
those who were not.
what type of study does this
represent?
type of evidence: participants are case-control (level 4)
grouped on the presence or absence
of a particular disease or condition
and then compared for similarities and
differences
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Terms in this set (345)
level of evidence hierarchy: level 1
summarizes more than one study
level of evidence hierarchy: level 2
manipulation of the independent
variable, randomization, and control
group
level of evidence hierarchy: level 3
manipulation of the independent
variable, but NO randomization or
control group
level of evidence hierarchy: NO level 4
manipulation of the independent
variable
level of evidence hierarchy: systematic level 5
review of lower level research,
includes syntheses
level of evidence hierarchy: includes level 6
descriptive research
level of evidence hierarchy: sources level 7
come from authority figures
,types of evidence in level 1 of the 1. summaries
hierarchy of evidence (5) 2. synopses
3. meta-analyses
4. systematic reviews of RCTs
5. clinical practice guidelines
types of evidence in level 2 of the 1. randomized control trials
hierarchy of evidence (1)
types of evidence in level 3 of the 1. quasi-experimental designs
hierarchy of evidence (1)
types of evidence in level 4 of the 1. correlational studies
hierarchy of evidence (5) 2. cohort
3. case-control
4. quantitative data from mixed method designs
5. cross-sectional
types of evidence in level 5 of the 1. integrative reviews
hierarchy of evidence (2) 2. meta-synthesis
types of evidence in level 6 of the 1. single descriptive study/descriptive survey design
hierarchy of evidence (8) 2. single qualitative studies
3. qualitative data from mixed method designs
4. EBP projects
5. QI projects
6. case series
7. case studies
8. concept analysis
types of evidence in level 7 of the 1. narrative review
hierarchy of evidence (2) 2. opinion of authorities
type of evidence: appraisal of summaries (level 1)
information from a particular practice
question
,type of evidence: overview of key synopses (level 1)
points of evidence from multiple
sources
type of evidence: statistical process of meta-analysis (level 1)
analyzing and combining results from
several similar studies
type of evidence: generates an effect meta-analysis (level 1)
size
type of evidence: gathers all available systematic review (level 1)
evidence by using systematic methods
to obtain answers to a specific
question
type of evidence: recommendations clinical practice guidelines (level 1)
formulated from systematic reviews by
the experts
type of evidence: random assignment randomized control trial (level 2)
to groups and manipulation of the
independent variable
type of evidence: manipulation of the quasi-experimental design (level 3)
independent variable, but lacks
randomization to experimental and
control group
type of evidence: studies the correlational studies (level 4)
relationships between two variables
type of evidence: subgroup of the cohort (level 4)
population is studied, observes
patterns of disease in populations
, A researcher chooses a group of cohort (level 4)
adults that includes smokers and
nonsmokers, and then compares
subsequent lung cancer incidence in
the two groups
what type of study does this
represent?
You are examining the relationship cohort (level 4)
between exposure to pesticides and
the incidence of a diagnosis of
Parkinson’s disease. You recruit a
group of healthy participants, all of
whom were free of Parkinson’s disease
at the beginning of your study. You
then collect data on their exposure to
pesticides over time, tracking
incidences of Parkinson’s disease.
After several years, your results
conclude that those who were
exposed to higher levels of pesticides
had a higher risk of developing
Parkinson’s disease compared to
those who were not.
what type of study does this
represent?
type of evidence: participants are case-control (level 4)
grouped on the presence or absence
of a particular disease or condition
and then compared for similarities and
differences
