NUR 3405 - QUIZ 2 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
When beginning a literature search for relevant evidence, the researcher
selects databases to review. Which database is most likely to include nursing
studies?
a. MEDLINE
b. Google Scholar
c. PubMed
d. CINAHL Answer - CINAHl
A nurse is completing a literature review. The nurse has several ideas for a
focus but has not nailed down a specific topic to examine. Which step would be
most helpful to follow at this stage of the process?
a. Screen and read articles
b. Retrieve and print source materials
c. Formulate a clear research question
d. Review abstracts for articles Answer - Formulate a clear research question
A nurse is trying to produce the best search results possible using keyword
searches. What is an appropriate tip to provide in order to achieve this goal?
Select all
a. Create an abstract
b. Create a presentation to summarize results
c. Evaluate and analyze studies
,d. Use Boolean logic (ex. AND/OR operators)
e. Use wildcard characters Answer - d. Use Boolean logic (ex. AND/OR
operators)
e. Use wildcard characters
A nurse is looking across all of the studies reviewed to date and asks questions
such as, "What is the pattern of evidence?" "How much evidence is there?"
and "How consistent is the evidence?" The nurse is in what stage of the
literature review process?
a. Evaluate and analyze the studies
b. Read and screen sources
c. Formulate and refine primary and secondary questions
d. Devise a search strategy Answer - Evaluate and analyze the studies
When conducting a research literature search, which activity is the most
reliable way to identify new scholarly references?
a. Change topics and use new key search terms
b. Review materials in commercial websites
c. Search novel internet websites for up-to-date information
d. Note relevant citations in the articles being reviewed Answer - Note relevant
citation in the articles being reviewed
In conducting a subject search in an electronic database, the nurse would most
likely initiate the search by typing in:
a. The name of a journal
b. A research design
c. A keyword or phrase
d. An author's name Answer - A keyword or phrase
, When the nurse searches for nursing topics, what electronic database includes
the most nursing literature?
a. CINAHL
b. ERIC
c. MedPub
d. MEDLINE Answer - CINAHL
A researcher begins the searching process by entering key terms. The search
yields over 180 potential articles. Which action in the screening process would
be the most appropriate next step in identifying useful articles?
a. Identify MeSH terms in making keywords more specific
b. Read the abstract of each article to narrow the number of articles
c. Review some of the studies for alternate keywords
d. Leave out keywords in the next search phase Answer - Identify MeSH terms
in making keywords more specific
A researcher has narrowed a search of electronic databases to 15 potential
references. Which action in the screening process would be the most
appropriate next step in identifying useful articles?
a. Comparing databases for duplicate-referenced reports
b. Evaluating search terms
c. Reviewing the abstracts
d. Reading the reports in their entirety Answer - Reading the reports in their
entirety
When a nurse conducts a literature search, what is the advantage of having a
well-thought-out search strategy? Select all
a. Decreases frustration
UPDATE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
When beginning a literature search for relevant evidence, the researcher
selects databases to review. Which database is most likely to include nursing
studies?
a. MEDLINE
b. Google Scholar
c. PubMed
d. CINAHL Answer - CINAHl
A nurse is completing a literature review. The nurse has several ideas for a
focus but has not nailed down a specific topic to examine. Which step would be
most helpful to follow at this stage of the process?
a. Screen and read articles
b. Retrieve and print source materials
c. Formulate a clear research question
d. Review abstracts for articles Answer - Formulate a clear research question
A nurse is trying to produce the best search results possible using keyword
searches. What is an appropriate tip to provide in order to achieve this goal?
Select all
a. Create an abstract
b. Create a presentation to summarize results
c. Evaluate and analyze studies
,d. Use Boolean logic (ex. AND/OR operators)
e. Use wildcard characters Answer - d. Use Boolean logic (ex. AND/OR
operators)
e. Use wildcard characters
A nurse is looking across all of the studies reviewed to date and asks questions
such as, "What is the pattern of evidence?" "How much evidence is there?"
and "How consistent is the evidence?" The nurse is in what stage of the
literature review process?
a. Evaluate and analyze the studies
b. Read and screen sources
c. Formulate and refine primary and secondary questions
d. Devise a search strategy Answer - Evaluate and analyze the studies
When conducting a research literature search, which activity is the most
reliable way to identify new scholarly references?
a. Change topics and use new key search terms
b. Review materials in commercial websites
c. Search novel internet websites for up-to-date information
d. Note relevant citations in the articles being reviewed Answer - Note relevant
citation in the articles being reviewed
In conducting a subject search in an electronic database, the nurse would most
likely initiate the search by typing in:
a. The name of a journal
b. A research design
c. A keyword or phrase
d. An author's name Answer - A keyword or phrase
, When the nurse searches for nursing topics, what electronic database includes
the most nursing literature?
a. CINAHL
b. ERIC
c. MedPub
d. MEDLINE Answer - CINAHL
A researcher begins the searching process by entering key terms. The search
yields over 180 potential articles. Which action in the screening process would
be the most appropriate next step in identifying useful articles?
a. Identify MeSH terms in making keywords more specific
b. Read the abstract of each article to narrow the number of articles
c. Review some of the studies for alternate keywords
d. Leave out keywords in the next search phase Answer - Identify MeSH terms
in making keywords more specific
A researcher has narrowed a search of electronic databases to 15 potential
references. Which action in the screening process would be the most
appropriate next step in identifying useful articles?
a. Comparing databases for duplicate-referenced reports
b. Evaluating search terms
c. Reviewing the abstracts
d. Reading the reports in their entirety Answer - Reading the reports in their
entirety
When a nurse conducts a literature search, what is the advantage of having a
well-thought-out search strategy? Select all
a. Decreases frustration
