Nur 351 Exam 2 120 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
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EXAM//GRADED A+
A nurse is looking across all of the studies reviewed to date and asks questions such as, "What is the
pattern of evidence", "How much evidence is there?", and "How consistent is the evidence?". The
nurse is in what stage of the literature review process?
a. Devise a search study
b. Formulate and refine primary and secondary questions
c. Read and screen sources
d. Evaluate and analyze the studies - ANSWER-d. Evaluate and analyze the studies
When conducting a research literature search, which activity is the most reliable way to identify new
scholarly references?
a. Change topics and use new key search terms
b. Review materials in commercial websites
c. Note relevant citations in the articles being reviewed
d. Search novel internet websites for up-to-date information - ANSWER-c. Note relevant citations
in the articles being reviewed
Primary sources are those conducted directly with patients or sample groups. which of the following
are considered primary sources? (select all that apply)
a. Randomized control trial
b. Textbook
c. Nonrandomized control trial
d. Expert opinion
e. Systematic review - ANSWER-a, c, e
When conducting a literature review, a researcher should use mostly primary sources in order to
ensure the quality of the evidence used to support the study is strong and relevant.
a. True
,b. False - ANSWER-a. True
Secondary sources can be substituted for primary sources when conducting a literature review if the
researcher does not have enough time or resources to find primary sources.
a. True
b. False - ANSWER-b. False
A nurse researcher reviews the literature on fall prevention on the hospital medical surgical unit.
What type of literature presents the strongest evidence for practice?
a. Expert opinion
b. Experimental study
c. Descriptive study
d. Case study - ANSWER-b. Experimental study
A nurse researcher differentiates between primary and secondary sources of literature. Which source
would be considered primary?
a. A quick reference guide on care of the client with heart failure
b. The research report of a clinical trial in a research journal
c. An article written by clinical experts on how to care for heart failure clients
d. A chapter in a textbook on orthopedic nursing - ANSWER-b. The research report of a clinical trial
in a research journal
A nurse researcher learns to identify secondary sources in the literature. Which source would be
considered secondary?
a. Meta-analysis
b. Literature review
c. Meta-synthesis
d. Randomized controlled trail - ANSWER-b. Literature review
When conducting a literature review, a nurse researcher locates a systematic review that includes
quantitative studies. This design is considered a high-level, primary source because it:
a. supplements searches that have not yielded adequate research results
, b. provides brief summaries of expert opinion articles and research
c. primarily summarizes qualitative research studies
d. follows a predetermined and rigorous research method of analysis - ANSWER-d. follows a
predetermined and rigorous
The nurse reviews the Sources of Evidence Pyramid. Rank order the list of types of evidence from top
(highest level) to bottom) lowest level
a. Quasi-experimental study
b. Randomized controlled trial
c. Case report
d. Single qualitative study
e. Systematic review - ANSWER-1. Systematic review
2. Randomized controlled trial
3. Quasi-experimental study
4. Single qualitative study
5. Case report
A nurse researcher is interested in finding information about pancreatic cancer on the electronic
database. One of the first tasks she must undertake to begin the database search for desired
information is:
a. Select key words
b. Document search decisions
c. Read study abstracts
d. Identify references - ANSWER-a. Select key words
After entering a key word into the MEDLINE database, the search yielded 10,100 results. One method
to restrict search results is to use a:
a. New research question
b. Different database
c. Boolean operators
d. Mapping - ANSWER-c. Boolean operators
LATEST UPDATE//ALL YOU NEED TO PASS NURS 351
EXAM//GRADED A+
A nurse is looking across all of the studies reviewed to date and asks questions such as, "What is the
pattern of evidence", "How much evidence is there?", and "How consistent is the evidence?". The
nurse is in what stage of the literature review process?
a. Devise a search study
b. Formulate and refine primary and secondary questions
c. Read and screen sources
d. Evaluate and analyze the studies - ANSWER-d. Evaluate and analyze the studies
When conducting a research literature search, which activity is the most reliable way to identify new
scholarly references?
a. Change topics and use new key search terms
b. Review materials in commercial websites
c. Note relevant citations in the articles being reviewed
d. Search novel internet websites for up-to-date information - ANSWER-c. Note relevant citations
in the articles being reviewed
Primary sources are those conducted directly with patients or sample groups. which of the following
are considered primary sources? (select all that apply)
a. Randomized control trial
b. Textbook
c. Nonrandomized control trial
d. Expert opinion
e. Systematic review - ANSWER-a, c, e
When conducting a literature review, a researcher should use mostly primary sources in order to
ensure the quality of the evidence used to support the study is strong and relevant.
a. True
,b. False - ANSWER-a. True
Secondary sources can be substituted for primary sources when conducting a literature review if the
researcher does not have enough time or resources to find primary sources.
a. True
b. False - ANSWER-b. False
A nurse researcher reviews the literature on fall prevention on the hospital medical surgical unit.
What type of literature presents the strongest evidence for practice?
a. Expert opinion
b. Experimental study
c. Descriptive study
d. Case study - ANSWER-b. Experimental study
A nurse researcher differentiates between primary and secondary sources of literature. Which source
would be considered primary?
a. A quick reference guide on care of the client with heart failure
b. The research report of a clinical trial in a research journal
c. An article written by clinical experts on how to care for heart failure clients
d. A chapter in a textbook on orthopedic nursing - ANSWER-b. The research report of a clinical trial
in a research journal
A nurse researcher learns to identify secondary sources in the literature. Which source would be
considered secondary?
a. Meta-analysis
b. Literature review
c. Meta-synthesis
d. Randomized controlled trail - ANSWER-b. Literature review
When conducting a literature review, a nurse researcher locates a systematic review that includes
quantitative studies. This design is considered a high-level, primary source because it:
a. supplements searches that have not yielded adequate research results
, b. provides brief summaries of expert opinion articles and research
c. primarily summarizes qualitative research studies
d. follows a predetermined and rigorous research method of analysis - ANSWER-d. follows a
predetermined and rigorous
The nurse reviews the Sources of Evidence Pyramid. Rank order the list of types of evidence from top
(highest level) to bottom) lowest level
a. Quasi-experimental study
b. Randomized controlled trial
c. Case report
d. Single qualitative study
e. Systematic review - ANSWER-1. Systematic review
2. Randomized controlled trial
3. Quasi-experimental study
4. Single qualitative study
5. Case report
A nurse researcher is interested in finding information about pancreatic cancer on the electronic
database. One of the first tasks she must undertake to begin the database search for desired
information is:
a. Select key words
b. Document search decisions
c. Read study abstracts
d. Identify references - ANSWER-a. Select key words
After entering a key word into the MEDLINE database, the search yielded 10,100 results. One method
to restrict search results is to use a:
a. New research question
b. Different database
c. Boolean operators
d. Mapping - ANSWER-c. Boolean operators
