NURS 310 QUIZ #2 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027
What is a literature review? - Answers a written summary of the state of evidence on research
problem (critical recap/overview)
A literature review summarizes evidence on a topic and determines what is ________________
and ________________ - Answers known and not-known
Literature reviews can be used by researchers to identify... - Answers - a research problem
- relevant evidence
- significance of a study
- gaps or inconsistencies in the literature
- what has already been done (guide new design or interpret findings)
What purpose do literature reviews serve for non-researchers? - Answers - knowledge on a
topic
- evaluate practices
- develop evidence-based protocols/interventions
descriptions of studies written by the researchers who conducted them are known as
__________________ - Answers primary sources
descriptions of studies performed by someone else are known as ________________________
- Answers secondary sources
What are boolean operators? - Answers words that help refine searches to be more or less
inclusive
- AND, OR, NOT
What is the ancestry approach to research? - Answers using the bibliography of a recent
relevant reference to find earlier related studies
What is the descendancy approach to research? - Answers the use of a pivotal early study in
citation indexes to find later (more recent) studies that cite the pivotal study
What database would be most useful for biomedical and life sciences literature? - Answers
PubMed
What database would be most useful for nursing and allied health literature? - Answers CINAHL
What is a literature review? - Answers a written summary of the state of evidence on research
problem (critical recap/overview)
A literature review summarizes evidence on a topic and determines what is ________________
and ________________ - Answers known and not-known
Literature reviews can be used by researchers to identify... - Answers - a research problem
- relevant evidence
- significance of a study
- gaps or inconsistencies in the literature
- what has already been done (guide new design or interpret findings)
What purpose do literature reviews serve for non-researchers? - Answers - knowledge on a
topic
- evaluate practices
- develop evidence-based protocols/interventions
descriptions of studies written by the researchers who conducted them are known as
__________________ - Answers primary sources
descriptions of studies performed by someone else are known as ________________________
- Answers secondary sources
What are boolean operators? - Answers words that help refine searches to be more or less
inclusive
- AND, OR, NOT
What is the ancestry approach to research? - Answers using the bibliography of a recent
relevant reference to find earlier related studies
What is the descendancy approach to research? - Answers the use of a pivotal early study in
citation indexes to find later (more recent) studies that cite the pivotal study
What database would be most useful for biomedical and life sciences literature? - Answers
PubMed
What database would be most useful for nursing and allied health literature? - Answers CINAHL
