NURS 257 Midterm Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
A researcher investigates the effect of frequency of position change on the healing of decubitus ulcers
in humans. The study would be described as: - CORRECT ANSWER ___
View the following utube video about oral temperature-taking research - CORRECT ANSWER
___
In which type of research is there manipulation of at least one treatment variable, both an
experimental and a control group, and random assignment? - CORRECT ANSWER
Experimental
The question "Is there a relationship between caffeine intake and intraocular pressure in patients with
glaucoma?" is an example of: - CORRECT ANSWER Correlational Research
Which of the following definitions best describes rigor in quantitative research? - CORRECT
ANSWER Amount of control and precision exerted by the methodology
A researcher is looking at the process for referring patients to a VNA (Visiting Nurse Association)
following hospital discharge. What specific aspect of quality health care would this address? (Choose
all that apply.) - CORRECT ANSWER Practice Styles, Process of Care
What does an outcome researcher want to accomplish as a result of their research? - CORRECT
ANSWER Improved patient outcomes such as fewer symptoms, or improved satisfaction with
care.
The nurse fails to administer potassium per the physician order to a patient hospitalized for
dehydration due to severe diarrhea. As a result, the patient's potassium level becomes critically low. In
this example, what represents the outcome of care? - CORRECT ANSWER The laboratory
value (low potassium)
, Which of the following can be used by researchers to measure the quality of nursing care? (Choose all
that apply.) - CORRECT ANSWER Pressure ulcer prevalence, Central-line-associated
infection
According to Donabedian's Health Care Quality Theory, what three factors must be considered when
designing research focused on assessing healthcare quality? - CORRECT ANSWER Structure,
Process, and Outcomes
What theorist proposed a theory of quality health care and the process for evaluating it? - CORRECT
ANSWER Donabedian
Which statement best reflects why nurse-sensitive quality indicators are extremely important to the
profession? - CORRECT ANSWER Nurse-sensitive quality indicators are directly related to
what nurses do for the patient and demonstrate the value of nursing care.
A researcher is looking at the process for referring patients to a VNA (Visiting Nurse Association)
following hospital discharge. What specific aspect of quality health care would this address? (Choose
all that apply.) - CORRECT ANSWER Process of Cares, Practice Styles
How do you critique a systematic review? - CORRECT ANSWER A. You will look for a
description of how the authors selected the articles for inclusion in the review.
B. You will look to see if the authors used an extensive literature review process to find all available
articles on the topic.
C. You will check to see if the authors' recommendations are consistent with the findings.
Which of the following represents a primary source? - CORRECT ANSWER A report of a
study written by the researcher who did the study
What is the difference between a meta-analysis and a systematic review which is not a meta-analysis?
(Choose all that apply.) - CORRECT ANSWER A meta-analysis is a type of systematic review
that includes only randomized controlled trials.
C. A non-meta-analysis systematic review includes all types of quantitative research on the topic, not
just randomized controlled trials.
D. Only a meta-analysis pools the samples from all included studies and reports the results based on
one large combined sample.
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
A researcher investigates the effect of frequency of position change on the healing of decubitus ulcers
in humans. The study would be described as: - CORRECT ANSWER ___
View the following utube video about oral temperature-taking research - CORRECT ANSWER
___
In which type of research is there manipulation of at least one treatment variable, both an
experimental and a control group, and random assignment? - CORRECT ANSWER
Experimental
The question "Is there a relationship between caffeine intake and intraocular pressure in patients with
glaucoma?" is an example of: - CORRECT ANSWER Correlational Research
Which of the following definitions best describes rigor in quantitative research? - CORRECT
ANSWER Amount of control and precision exerted by the methodology
A researcher is looking at the process for referring patients to a VNA (Visiting Nurse Association)
following hospital discharge. What specific aspect of quality health care would this address? (Choose
all that apply.) - CORRECT ANSWER Practice Styles, Process of Care
What does an outcome researcher want to accomplish as a result of their research? - CORRECT
ANSWER Improved patient outcomes such as fewer symptoms, or improved satisfaction with
care.
The nurse fails to administer potassium per the physician order to a patient hospitalized for
dehydration due to severe diarrhea. As a result, the patient's potassium level becomes critically low. In
this example, what represents the outcome of care? - CORRECT ANSWER The laboratory
value (low potassium)
, Which of the following can be used by researchers to measure the quality of nursing care? (Choose all
that apply.) - CORRECT ANSWER Pressure ulcer prevalence, Central-line-associated
infection
According to Donabedian's Health Care Quality Theory, what three factors must be considered when
designing research focused on assessing healthcare quality? - CORRECT ANSWER Structure,
Process, and Outcomes
What theorist proposed a theory of quality health care and the process for evaluating it? - CORRECT
ANSWER Donabedian
Which statement best reflects why nurse-sensitive quality indicators are extremely important to the
profession? - CORRECT ANSWER Nurse-sensitive quality indicators are directly related to
what nurses do for the patient and demonstrate the value of nursing care.
A researcher is looking at the process for referring patients to a VNA (Visiting Nurse Association)
following hospital discharge. What specific aspect of quality health care would this address? (Choose
all that apply.) - CORRECT ANSWER Process of Cares, Practice Styles
How do you critique a systematic review? - CORRECT ANSWER A. You will look for a
description of how the authors selected the articles for inclusion in the review.
B. You will look to see if the authors used an extensive literature review process to find all available
articles on the topic.
C. You will check to see if the authors' recommendations are consistent with the findings.
Which of the following represents a primary source? - CORRECT ANSWER A report of a
study written by the researcher who did the study
What is the difference between a meta-analysis and a systematic review which is not a meta-analysis?
(Choose all that apply.) - CORRECT ANSWER A meta-analysis is a type of systematic review
that includes only randomized controlled trials.
C. A non-meta-analysis systematic review includes all types of quantitative research on the topic, not
just randomized controlled trials.
D. Only a meta-analysis pools the samples from all included studies and reports the results based on
one large combined sample.
