NURS8006 Research
Midterm | Practice
Questions, Study Guide &
Exam Review
|Guaranteed success|
, If you are provided an example EBP question, be able
to describe which type of EBP question it is
(Intervention, Diagnosis/Assessment, Prognosis,
Etiology, Description, Meaning)?
Intervention What therapy or intervention will result in better health outcomes or prevent an
adverse health outcome? -In____(Population) what is the effect of
___(Intervention) on ___(Outcome)?-In____(Population), what is the effect of
___(Intervention), in comparison to ____(Comparative/alternative intervention), on
___(Outcome)?
Diagnosis/assessment What test or assessment procedure will yield accurate diagnoses or
assessments of critical patient conditions and outcomes? -For ___ (Population),
does ___ (Identifying tool/procedure) yield accurate and appropriate
diagnostic/assessment information about ____ (outcome)? -For ___ (Population),
does ___ (Identifying tool/procedure) yield more accurate or more appropriate
diagnostic/assessment information than ___ (comparative tool/procedure) about
___ (Outcome)?
Prognosis Does exposure to a disease or health problem increase the risk of subsequent
adverse consequences?-For ____ (Population), does ___ (Exposure to disease or
condition) increase the risk of ____ (Outcome)?-For ____ (Population), does ____
(Exposure to disease or condition), relative to ____ (Comparative disease or
condition) increase the risk of ____ (Outcome)?
Etiology/harm What factors cause or contribute to the risk of a health problem or disease? -In
____ (Population), does ___ (Influence, exposure or characteristic) increase the
risk of _____ (Outcome)?-Does ___ (Influence, exposure, or characteristic)
increase the risk of (Outcome) compared to ___ (Comparative influence,
exposure or condition) in (Population)?
Description (prevalence/incidence) -In ___ (Population), how prevalent is ___ (Outcome)?-Explicit comparisons are
not typical, except to compare different populations
Meaning or process What is the meaning of life experiences, and what is the process by which they
unfold?-What is it like for ___ (Population) to experience ___ (condition, illness,
circumstance)? ) OR What is the process by which ____ (Population) cope with,
adapt to, or live with _____(condition, illness, circumstance)?
What are the components of a PICOt question? P patient population, I intervention, issue of interest, C comparison, O outcome,
t time
Understand the EBP process of appraising articles to
address a PICOt question (ex: assessing quality of
study, examining the level of the study)
Midterm | Practice
Questions, Study Guide &
Exam Review
|Guaranteed success|
, If you are provided an example EBP question, be able
to describe which type of EBP question it is
(Intervention, Diagnosis/Assessment, Prognosis,
Etiology, Description, Meaning)?
Intervention What therapy or intervention will result in better health outcomes or prevent an
adverse health outcome? -In____(Population) what is the effect of
___(Intervention) on ___(Outcome)?-In____(Population), what is the effect of
___(Intervention), in comparison to ____(Comparative/alternative intervention), on
___(Outcome)?
Diagnosis/assessment What test or assessment procedure will yield accurate diagnoses or
assessments of critical patient conditions and outcomes? -For ___ (Population),
does ___ (Identifying tool/procedure) yield accurate and appropriate
diagnostic/assessment information about ____ (outcome)? -For ___ (Population),
does ___ (Identifying tool/procedure) yield more accurate or more appropriate
diagnostic/assessment information than ___ (comparative tool/procedure) about
___ (Outcome)?
Prognosis Does exposure to a disease or health problem increase the risk of subsequent
adverse consequences?-For ____ (Population), does ___ (Exposure to disease or
condition) increase the risk of ____ (Outcome)?-For ____ (Population), does ____
(Exposure to disease or condition), relative to ____ (Comparative disease or
condition) increase the risk of ____ (Outcome)?
Etiology/harm What factors cause or contribute to the risk of a health problem or disease? -In
____ (Population), does ___ (Influence, exposure or characteristic) increase the
risk of _____ (Outcome)?-Does ___ (Influence, exposure, or characteristic)
increase the risk of (Outcome) compared to ___ (Comparative influence,
exposure or condition) in (Population)?
Description (prevalence/incidence) -In ___ (Population), how prevalent is ___ (Outcome)?-Explicit comparisons are
not typical, except to compare different populations
Meaning or process What is the meaning of life experiences, and what is the process by which they
unfold?-What is it like for ___ (Population) to experience ___ (condition, illness,
circumstance)? ) OR What is the process by which ____ (Population) cope with,
adapt to, or live with _____(condition, illness, circumstance)?
What are the components of a PICOt question? P patient population, I intervention, issue of interest, C comparison, O outcome,
t time
Understand the EBP process of appraising articles to
address a PICOt question (ex: assessing quality of
study, examining the level of the study)
