EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE EXAM MULTIPLE
CHOICE QUESTIONS; 100% VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
1. The PICO question asks a clinical question involving:
A. population,intervention of interest, Comparison intervention, and relevant Outcomes.
B. Patients, inclusion of important topics, Comparison topics, and other relevant issues.
C. Profession, Important Constituents, and Outcomes.
D. Population, interventions, cost, and other relevant issues. - ANS-A. population, intervention of
interest, comparison, intervention, and relevant outcomes.
which of the following PICO questions contains the best elements for collecting evidence?
A. does pet therapy effectively reduce anxiety in older adults?
B. in Children, are foam mattresses more effective than repositioning every two hours to prevent
pressure sores?
C. which intramuscular injection site most reduces the possibility of nerve damage and pain for the
client?
D. are hand sanitizers as effective as soap and water in decreasing bacterial counts? - ANS-B. in children,
are foam mattresses more effective than re positioning every two hours to prevent pressure sores.
population: children
intervention of interest: prevent pressure sores
comparison: foam mattresses vs re positioning
intervention:
relevant outcomes:
!!!!!population comes first !!!!! on test
A researcher is studying the effect of IV morphine, oral ibuprofen, and oral tylenol with codeine on the
pain of fractures in children admitted to the ED. In this proposed pain study, the IC morphine, oral
ibuprofen, and oral tylenol with codeine would be the:
A. dependent variables
B. independent variables
C. extraneous variables - ANS-B. independent variable
In this proposed pain study, pain is measured using the 0-10 pain scale. this type of data would be:
A. nominal
B. ordinal
C. interval
, D. ratio - ANS-B. ordinal
The following study has what type of design? A one group study of the effect of an educational
intervention on osteoporosis knowledge in volunteer college students.
A. Qualitative
B. correlational
C. quasi-experimental
D. experimental - ANS-C. quasi-experimental
A researcher is studying the relationship between nurses level of education and number of
postoperative complications. This design of this study would be:
A. survey
B. experimental
C. correlational
D. quasi-experimental - ANS-C. correlational
which of the following is an example of the essential nursing value of autonomy?
A. the nurse agrees to serve on a committee deciding how to allocate flu vaccine in case of an epidemic.
B. when a patient decides to forego chemotherapy, the nurse supports his decision.
c. the nurse explains to the son of a patient who has just been diagnosed with cancer that she will
answer the patient's questions honestly if the patient asks. - ANS-B. when a patient decides to forego
chemotherapy the nurse supports his decision
The study you are reading states: subjects taking a medication compared to a placebo showed
significant improvement after 6 months (OR(odds Ratio) 2.16, 95% Cl(confidence intervals)=1.11 to 4.20,
P(probability)=.02) do you agree with the researcher's conclusion?
A. yes, because the odds ratio is greater than o
B. yes, because the confidence interval does not include 1.0
C. No, because the result is not statistically significant
D. no because more information from the results are needed to determine. - ANS-B. yes, because the
confidence interval does not include 1.0. for Odds Ratio the confident interval can't include 1(with in the
range in this case 1.11to 4.20) or there would be no difference between the comparisons. the CI doesn't
include 1 and therefore the data is significant
An NP in a clinic wants to study the health promotion practices of her patients. the NP makes a list of all
adult patients seen in the past 6 months. By assigning a number to each name and using a table of
random numbers, the NP selects 100 patients to invite to participate in the study. what type of sample is
this?
A. stratified Random sample
B. convenience sample
C. simple random sample
D. purposive sample - ANS-c. simple random sample
altruism - ANS-is a concern for the welfare and well being of others
research utilization - ANS-apply research to practice
nursing process (concept problem solving process) - ANS-assessment
CHOICE QUESTIONS; 100% VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
1. The PICO question asks a clinical question involving:
A. population,intervention of interest, Comparison intervention, and relevant Outcomes.
B. Patients, inclusion of important topics, Comparison topics, and other relevant issues.
C. Profession, Important Constituents, and Outcomes.
D. Population, interventions, cost, and other relevant issues. - ANS-A. population, intervention of
interest, comparison, intervention, and relevant outcomes.
which of the following PICO questions contains the best elements for collecting evidence?
A. does pet therapy effectively reduce anxiety in older adults?
B. in Children, are foam mattresses more effective than repositioning every two hours to prevent
pressure sores?
C. which intramuscular injection site most reduces the possibility of nerve damage and pain for the
client?
D. are hand sanitizers as effective as soap and water in decreasing bacterial counts? - ANS-B. in children,
are foam mattresses more effective than re positioning every two hours to prevent pressure sores.
population: children
intervention of interest: prevent pressure sores
comparison: foam mattresses vs re positioning
intervention:
relevant outcomes:
!!!!!population comes first !!!!! on test
A researcher is studying the effect of IV morphine, oral ibuprofen, and oral tylenol with codeine on the
pain of fractures in children admitted to the ED. In this proposed pain study, the IC morphine, oral
ibuprofen, and oral tylenol with codeine would be the:
A. dependent variables
B. independent variables
C. extraneous variables - ANS-B. independent variable
In this proposed pain study, pain is measured using the 0-10 pain scale. this type of data would be:
A. nominal
B. ordinal
C. interval
, D. ratio - ANS-B. ordinal
The following study has what type of design? A one group study of the effect of an educational
intervention on osteoporosis knowledge in volunteer college students.
A. Qualitative
B. correlational
C. quasi-experimental
D. experimental - ANS-C. quasi-experimental
A researcher is studying the relationship between nurses level of education and number of
postoperative complications. This design of this study would be:
A. survey
B. experimental
C. correlational
D. quasi-experimental - ANS-C. correlational
which of the following is an example of the essential nursing value of autonomy?
A. the nurse agrees to serve on a committee deciding how to allocate flu vaccine in case of an epidemic.
B. when a patient decides to forego chemotherapy, the nurse supports his decision.
c. the nurse explains to the son of a patient who has just been diagnosed with cancer that she will
answer the patient's questions honestly if the patient asks. - ANS-B. when a patient decides to forego
chemotherapy the nurse supports his decision
The study you are reading states: subjects taking a medication compared to a placebo showed
significant improvement after 6 months (OR(odds Ratio) 2.16, 95% Cl(confidence intervals)=1.11 to 4.20,
P(probability)=.02) do you agree with the researcher's conclusion?
A. yes, because the odds ratio is greater than o
B. yes, because the confidence interval does not include 1.0
C. No, because the result is not statistically significant
D. no because more information from the results are needed to determine. - ANS-B. yes, because the
confidence interval does not include 1.0. for Odds Ratio the confident interval can't include 1(with in the
range in this case 1.11to 4.20) or there would be no difference between the comparisons. the CI doesn't
include 1 and therefore the data is significant
An NP in a clinic wants to study the health promotion practices of her patients. the NP makes a list of all
adult patients seen in the past 6 months. By assigning a number to each name and using a table of
random numbers, the NP selects 100 patients to invite to participate in the study. what type of sample is
this?
A. stratified Random sample
B. convenience sample
C. simple random sample
D. purposive sample - ANS-c. simple random sample
altruism - ANS-is a concern for the welfare and well being of others
research utilization - ANS-apply research to practice
nursing process (concept problem solving process) - ANS-assessment
