EBP Exam I (Ch. 1, 2, & 3) Questions With
Correct Answers
empirical |data |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--documented |evidence |through |direct |observation |
rather |than |a |researcher's |subjective |belief
nursing |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |systematic |process |of |investigating |problems |to |
gain |knowledge |about |improving |care |that |nurses |provide
nursing |science |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--the |body |of |knowledge |that |is |unique |to |the |
discipline |of |nursing
objectivity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--ability |to |distance |the |research |process |as |much |as |
possible |from |the |scientist's |personal |beliefs, |values, |and |attitudes
qualitative |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--an |approach |for |generating |knowledge |using |
methods |of |inquiry |that |emphasize |subjectivity |and |the |meaning |of |an |experience |for |the |
individual
quantitative |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--an |approach |for |generating |knowledge |based |
on |determining |knowledge |based |on |determining |how |much |of |a |given |behavior, |
characteristic, |or |phenomenon |is |present
replication |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--the |ability |of |researchers |to |repeat |a |study |using |the |
same |variables |and |methods |or |slight |variations |of |them
,research |consumer |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--readers |of |nursing |research |whose |objective |is |to
|apply |findings |to |nursing |practice |or |to |use |the |findings |to |conduct |further |research
research |team |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |group |that |collaborates |to |conduct |a |research |
project, |from |determining |the |initial |research |question |through |communicating |the |results
research |rigor |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--striving |for |excellence |in |research, |which |involves |
discipline, |scrupulous |adherence |to |detail, |and |strict |accuracy
scientific |inquiry |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--the |process |of |analyzing |data |critically |that |have |
been |fathered |systemically |about |a |particular |phenomenon
-a |process |in |which, |observable, |verifiable |data |are |systematically |collected |from |our |
surroundings |through |our |senses |to |describe, |explain |or |predict |events
scientific |method |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |systematic |research |process |that |involves |the |
following |steps: |selecting |and |defining |the |problem, |formulating |research |questions |or |
hypotheses |or |both, |collecting |data, |analyzing |data, |and |reporting |results
triangulation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--use |of |quantitative |and |qualitative |methods |to |collect |
data |about |a |particular |phenomenon
ways |of |knowing |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--an |assortment |of |methods |used |to |acquire |new |
knowledge, |including |tradition, |authority, |trial |and |error, |and |intuition
anonymity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |condition |in |which |the |identity |of |subjects |remains |
unknown, |even |to |the |researcher, |to |protect |subjects |participating |in |a |study |and |to |promote |
objective |results
applied |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |type |of |study |designed |to |gather |knowledge |that |
has |direct |clinical |application
,basic |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |type |of |study |designed |to |develop |the |knowledge |
base |and |extend |theory |without |direct |focus |on |clinical |application
confidentiality |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--protecting |data |that |are |gathered |or |learned |from |
patients |by |not |disclosing |information |without |their |permission
correlational |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |type |of |non |experimental |study |designed |to |
examine |relationship |between |and |among |variables
cross |sectional |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |study |that |collects |data |at |a |particular |
point |in |time |and |does |not |require |follow |up
descriptive |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |type |of |non |experimental |study |designed |to |
provide |a |knowledge |base |when |little |is |known |about |a |phenomenon; |used |to |describe |
variables |rather |than |to |test |a |predicted |relationship
experimental |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |study |in |which |the |researcher |manipulates |
and |controls |one |or |more |variables |and |observes |the |effect |on |one |or |more |other |variables
human |rights |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--the |protection |of |subjects |participating |in |a |research |
study; |includes |the |right |to |freedom |from |injury, |the |right |to |privacy |and |dignity, |and |the |right
|to |anonymity |and |confidentiality
longitudinal |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |study |that |follows |a |cohort |of |subjects |and |
collects |data |over |time
non |experimental |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |descriptive |study |that |does |not |exhibit |
a |great |amount |of |control |over |variables
, prospective |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |study |that |examines |data |collected |in |the |
present
retrospective |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |study |that |examines |data |collected |in |the |
past
risk-benefit |ratio |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--the |relationship |between |potential |harm |to |
subjects |and |potential |positive |outcomes |gained |by |participating |in |a |research |stud; |an |
evaluation |used |by |subjects |to |make |voluntary |informed |consent
vulnerable |research |participant |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--those |persons |who |are |relatively |or |
absolutely |incapable |of |protecting |their |own |interests |and |unable |to |provide |meaningful |
informed |consent
ACP |Journal |Club |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--the |ACP |(american |College |of |Physicians) |Journal |
Club |summarizes |and |interprets |the |best |evidence |of |one |recent |study |or |review |article |from |
traditional |journals, |based |on |the |criteria |provided |by |the |practitioner
Agency |for |Healthcare |Research |and |Quality |(AHRQ) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--the |AHRQ |has |
promoted |EBP |through |the |establishment |of |12 |Evidence-Based |Practice |Centers |(EPCs)
background |questions |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--questions |focusing |on |basic |or |general |
knowledge |about |a |condition |and/or |disorder
Cochrane |Database |of |Systematic |Reviews |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--one |of |the |most |popular |
databases |is |The |Cochrane |Library, |which |reviews |and |summarizes |individual |clinical |trials |and |
systematic |reviews |from |more |than |100 |medical |journals.
evidence-based |medicine |(EBM) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--the |conscientious, |explicit, |and |
judicious |use |of |current |best |evidence |in |making |decisions |about |the |care |of |individual |
Correct Answers
empirical |data |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--documented |evidence |through |direct |observation |
rather |than |a |researcher's |subjective |belief
nursing |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |systematic |process |of |investigating |problems |to |
gain |knowledge |about |improving |care |that |nurses |provide
nursing |science |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--the |body |of |knowledge |that |is |unique |to |the |
discipline |of |nursing
objectivity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--ability |to |distance |the |research |process |as |much |as |
possible |from |the |scientist's |personal |beliefs, |values, |and |attitudes
qualitative |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--an |approach |for |generating |knowledge |using |
methods |of |inquiry |that |emphasize |subjectivity |and |the |meaning |of |an |experience |for |the |
individual
quantitative |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--an |approach |for |generating |knowledge |based |
on |determining |knowledge |based |on |determining |how |much |of |a |given |behavior, |
characteristic, |or |phenomenon |is |present
replication |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--the |ability |of |researchers |to |repeat |a |study |using |the |
same |variables |and |methods |or |slight |variations |of |them
,research |consumer |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--readers |of |nursing |research |whose |objective |is |to
|apply |findings |to |nursing |practice |or |to |use |the |findings |to |conduct |further |research
research |team |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |group |that |collaborates |to |conduct |a |research |
project, |from |determining |the |initial |research |question |through |communicating |the |results
research |rigor |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--striving |for |excellence |in |research, |which |involves |
discipline, |scrupulous |adherence |to |detail, |and |strict |accuracy
scientific |inquiry |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--the |process |of |analyzing |data |critically |that |have |
been |fathered |systemically |about |a |particular |phenomenon
-a |process |in |which, |observable, |verifiable |data |are |systematically |collected |from |our |
surroundings |through |our |senses |to |describe, |explain |or |predict |events
scientific |method |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |systematic |research |process |that |involves |the |
following |steps: |selecting |and |defining |the |problem, |formulating |research |questions |or |
hypotheses |or |both, |collecting |data, |analyzing |data, |and |reporting |results
triangulation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--use |of |quantitative |and |qualitative |methods |to |collect |
data |about |a |particular |phenomenon
ways |of |knowing |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--an |assortment |of |methods |used |to |acquire |new |
knowledge, |including |tradition, |authority, |trial |and |error, |and |intuition
anonymity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |condition |in |which |the |identity |of |subjects |remains |
unknown, |even |to |the |researcher, |to |protect |subjects |participating |in |a |study |and |to |promote |
objective |results
applied |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |type |of |study |designed |to |gather |knowledge |that |
has |direct |clinical |application
,basic |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |type |of |study |designed |to |develop |the |knowledge |
base |and |extend |theory |without |direct |focus |on |clinical |application
confidentiality |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--protecting |data |that |are |gathered |or |learned |from |
patients |by |not |disclosing |information |without |their |permission
correlational |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |type |of |non |experimental |study |designed |to |
examine |relationship |between |and |among |variables
cross |sectional |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |study |that |collects |data |at |a |particular |
point |in |time |and |does |not |require |follow |up
descriptive |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |type |of |non |experimental |study |designed |to |
provide |a |knowledge |base |when |little |is |known |about |a |phenomenon; |used |to |describe |
variables |rather |than |to |test |a |predicted |relationship
experimental |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |study |in |which |the |researcher |manipulates |
and |controls |one |or |more |variables |and |observes |the |effect |on |one |or |more |other |variables
human |rights |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--the |protection |of |subjects |participating |in |a |research |
study; |includes |the |right |to |freedom |from |injury, |the |right |to |privacy |and |dignity, |and |the |right
|to |anonymity |and |confidentiality
longitudinal |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |study |that |follows |a |cohort |of |subjects |and |
collects |data |over |time
non |experimental |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |descriptive |study |that |does |not |exhibit |
a |great |amount |of |control |over |variables
, prospective |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |study |that |examines |data |collected |in |the |
present
retrospective |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |study |that |examines |data |collected |in |the |
past
risk-benefit |ratio |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--the |relationship |between |potential |harm |to |
subjects |and |potential |positive |outcomes |gained |by |participating |in |a |research |stud; |an |
evaluation |used |by |subjects |to |make |voluntary |informed |consent
vulnerable |research |participant |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--those |persons |who |are |relatively |or |
absolutely |incapable |of |protecting |their |own |interests |and |unable |to |provide |meaningful |
informed |consent
ACP |Journal |Club |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--the |ACP |(american |College |of |Physicians) |Journal |
Club |summarizes |and |interprets |the |best |evidence |of |one |recent |study |or |review |article |from |
traditional |journals, |based |on |the |criteria |provided |by |the |practitioner
Agency |for |Healthcare |Research |and |Quality |(AHRQ) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--the |AHRQ |has |
promoted |EBP |through |the |establishment |of |12 |Evidence-Based |Practice |Centers |(EPCs)
background |questions |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--questions |focusing |on |basic |or |general |
knowledge |about |a |condition |and/or |disorder
Cochrane |Database |of |Systematic |Reviews |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--one |of |the |most |popular |
databases |is |The |Cochrane |Library, |which |reviews |and |summarizes |individual |clinical |trials |and |
systematic |reviews |from |more |than |100 |medical |journals.
evidence-based |medicine |(EBM) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--the |conscientious, |explicit, |and |
judicious |use |of |current |best |evidence |in |making |decisions |about |the |care |of |individual |
