NUR 400 Exam 1 Questions & Answers
100% Correct!!
The use of the best clinical evidence in making patient care decisions - ANSWEREBP (evidence based
practice)
evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with clinical expertise and patients' needs
and values - ANSWEREBP
EBP [is/is not] a cost-cutting practice or method for rationing healthcare services - ANSWERis not
Systematic inquiry using disciplined methods to answer questions or solve problems -
ANSWERresearch
Systematic inquiry to develop trustworthy evidence about issues of importance to nurses and their
clients - ANSWERnursing research
Nursing research designed to guide nursing practice - ANSWERclinical nursing research
[basic/applied]
Extending information for sake of knowledge - ANSWERbasic
[basic/applied]
Discovering solutions to immediate problems - ANSWERapplied
PICOT
P - ANSWERpopulation (of interest)
PICOT
I - ANSWERintervention (of interest)
PICOT
C - ANSWERcomparison (of interest)
PICOT
O - ANSWERoutcome expected
PICOT
T - ANSWERtime (needed for the intervention to achieve the outcome or the time in the course of
the disease/symptom that the intervention is applied)
are at the pinnacle of the hierarchy. - ANSWERsystematic review
3 important components - ANSWERbest evidence/research
clinical expertise
, patient values
give specific recommendations for evidence-based decision making - ANSWERclinical practice
guideline
anything that has quantity or quality that varies - ANSWERvariable
article structure - ANSWERIMRaD
systemic review and analysis of qualitative studies - ANSWERmeta synthesis
systemic review and analysis of quantitative studies - ANSWERmeta analysis
difference between groups - ANSWERcohens d
shared variation - ANSWERR2 (r squared)
difference in proportions - ANSWERodds ratio
Process that enables researchers to identify a specific research question and then search for, select,
appraise, summarize, and combine qualitative evidence - ANSWERmeta synthesis
2 or more concepts and a set of propositions that form a logically interrelated system, providing a
mechanism for deducing hypotheses - ANSWERtheory
representation of reality - ANSWERtheory
underpinning a study - ANSWERframework
nursing theories
attempts to explain large aspects of human experiences (most abstract) - ANSWERgrand
nursing theories
focuses on a specific aspect of human experience (e.g., stress, comfort, health promotion) -
ANSWERmiddle range
nursing theories
developed for use within a specific range of nursing situations, usually prescriptive (least abstract) -
ANSWERpractice
roy's adaptation model of nursing
neuman's systems theory - ANSWERgrand
mishel's uncertainty in illness theory
pender's health promotion model - ANSWERmiddle range
limited to specific population and setting
often not named theories - ANSWERpractice
in PICO what is the dependent variable - ANSWERoutcome
in PICO what is the independent variable - ANSWERintervention (i and i)
1 precontemplation
100% Correct!!
The use of the best clinical evidence in making patient care decisions - ANSWEREBP (evidence based
practice)
evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with clinical expertise and patients' needs
and values - ANSWEREBP
EBP [is/is not] a cost-cutting practice or method for rationing healthcare services - ANSWERis not
Systematic inquiry using disciplined methods to answer questions or solve problems -
ANSWERresearch
Systematic inquiry to develop trustworthy evidence about issues of importance to nurses and their
clients - ANSWERnursing research
Nursing research designed to guide nursing practice - ANSWERclinical nursing research
[basic/applied]
Extending information for sake of knowledge - ANSWERbasic
[basic/applied]
Discovering solutions to immediate problems - ANSWERapplied
PICOT
P - ANSWERpopulation (of interest)
PICOT
I - ANSWERintervention (of interest)
PICOT
C - ANSWERcomparison (of interest)
PICOT
O - ANSWERoutcome expected
PICOT
T - ANSWERtime (needed for the intervention to achieve the outcome or the time in the course of
the disease/symptom that the intervention is applied)
are at the pinnacle of the hierarchy. - ANSWERsystematic review
3 important components - ANSWERbest evidence/research
clinical expertise
, patient values
give specific recommendations for evidence-based decision making - ANSWERclinical practice
guideline
anything that has quantity or quality that varies - ANSWERvariable
article structure - ANSWERIMRaD
systemic review and analysis of qualitative studies - ANSWERmeta synthesis
systemic review and analysis of quantitative studies - ANSWERmeta analysis
difference between groups - ANSWERcohens d
shared variation - ANSWERR2 (r squared)
difference in proportions - ANSWERodds ratio
Process that enables researchers to identify a specific research question and then search for, select,
appraise, summarize, and combine qualitative evidence - ANSWERmeta synthesis
2 or more concepts and a set of propositions that form a logically interrelated system, providing a
mechanism for deducing hypotheses - ANSWERtheory
representation of reality - ANSWERtheory
underpinning a study - ANSWERframework
nursing theories
attempts to explain large aspects of human experiences (most abstract) - ANSWERgrand
nursing theories
focuses on a specific aspect of human experience (e.g., stress, comfort, health promotion) -
ANSWERmiddle range
nursing theories
developed for use within a specific range of nursing situations, usually prescriptive (least abstract) -
ANSWERpractice
roy's adaptation model of nursing
neuman's systems theory - ANSWERgrand
mishel's uncertainty in illness theory
pender's health promotion model - ANSWERmiddle range
limited to specific population and setting
often not named theories - ANSWERpractice
in PICO what is the dependent variable - ANSWERoutcome
in PICO what is the independent variable - ANSWERintervention (i and i)
1 precontemplation
