NURS 332 Midterm complete Questions
and correct Answers
Which of the following is a critical step for the quality improvement process in health care settings?
A. Outlining general long-range goals
B. Quality improvement includes identifying specific, immediate goals, not long-range goals.
C. Testing practice changes slowly and tentatively
D. Adopting a practice change as a new standard of care - correct answer-D. Adopting a practice change
as a new standard of care
What is the primary value of evidence-based nursing practice?
A. Implementing the most cost-effective nursing practices when providing patient care
B. Incorporating research findings with clinical expertise when individualizing patient care
C. Separating nursing research as unique from the research of other disciplines
D. Developing new nursing theories to promote the growth of nursing science - correct answer-B.
Incorporating research findings with clinical expertise when individualizing patient care
The action that demonstrates the role of a knowledgeable consumer of nursing research is:
A. designing a nursing research study.
B. analyzing data to determine a study's outcomes
C. evaluating the credibility of research findings.
D. implementing an intervention found to be effective in one clinical case study. - correct answer-C.
evaluating the credibility of research findings.
Nursing research is significant to the profession of nursing because it promotes:
A. more specifically defined nursing practice responsibilities.
B. decreased liability within the practice of nursing.
C. generation of a specialized body of nursing knowledge for use in nursing practice.
D. expansion of the scope of nursing practice into other disciplines. - correct answer-C. generation of a
specialized body of nursing knowledge for use in nursing practice.
An aspect of the scientific investigation of nursing practice that is also fundamental concept of American
Nurses Association (ANA)'s Code for Nurses is:
,A. professional accountability.
B. standards of care.
C. legal scope of practice.
D. advanced practice nursing activities. - correct answer-A. professional accountability.
Nurses need to be able to understand the nursing research process:
A. to identify potential subjects for clinical research studies.
B. to assist as accurate data collectors in clinical research studies.
C. to teach patients and families the importance of participating in research.
D. to evaluate nursing research reports for relevance to their own clinical practice. - correct answer-D. to
evaluate nursing research reports for relevance to their own clinical practice.
Members of the nursing staff are to participate in a unit-based clinical research study. Which research-
related actions would be expected of a nurse with a baccalaureate nursing degree?
A. Using critical appraisal skills to understand and access the steps of the research process.
B. Providing expert nursing consultation about the way in which clinical services are delivered.
C. Developing research methods to monitor and evaluate the quality of nursing practice in the clinical
setting.
D. Providing leadership in the application of scientific knowledge to nursing practice. - correct answer-A.
Using critical appraisal skills to understand and access the steps of the research process.
Which statement describes the role of the nurse in research?
A. Nurses must be prepared at the baccalaureate or higher level of education to have any role in nursing
research.
B. Nursing with master's or higher levels of education are solely responsible for applying research to
clinical practice.
C. The research role of nurses prepared at both baccalaureate and master's levels of education includes
critical appraisal skills.
D. Regardless of the nursing education level, only the nurse with the most comprehensive understanding
of statistical methods should interpret research findings. - correct answer-C. The research role of nurses
prepared at both baccalaureate and master's levels of education includes critical appraisal skills.
A novice nurse researcher is comparing the process used in nursing research and in evidence-based
practice. What differences, if any, exist between the two processes?
A. As scientific processes, they are fundamentally the same and should result in parallel outcomes.
, B. Both processes involve testing a question with an appropriate design and specific methodology.
C. In a research study, the question is tested with an appropriate design and specific methodology,
whereas in evidence-based practice, the question is used to search the research literature to find
answers.
D. In evidence-based practice, qualitative studies are critically appraised to answer a clinical question,
whereas in nursing research, quantitative studies are reviewed to provide a foundation for the study. -
correct answer-C. In a research study, the question is tested with an appropriate design and specific
methodology, whereas in evidence-based practice, the question is used to search the research literature
to find answers.
A nurse is analyzing a research article. Where in the article is the nurse likely to find the research
question and study purpose?
A. Introduction
B. Data analysis
C. Findings
D. Data collection - correct answer-A. Introduction
The nurse researcher is conducting a research study using subjects who will be interviewed regarding
their experience with postpartum depression. Why would the researcher select a qualitative, rather than
a quantitative, research design?
A. Quantitative research is usually conducted in natural settings using data that are words rather than
numbers.
B. Qualitative research seeks to explain cause-and-effect relationships between variables.
C. Quantitative research typically uses a convenience sample, seeking to answer a clinical question about
a human experience.
D. Qualitative research collects data from a small number of subjects, allowing for in-depth study of a
phenomenon. - correct answer-D. Qualitative research collects data from a small number of subjects,
allowing for in-depth study of a phenomenon.
The nurse is analyzing a research article. To determine if an integrative review was performed as part of
the study, the nurse must understand that this type of review is:
A. a summary of research studies on a focused topic that used a specific statistical methodology.
B. a synthesis of the research and theoretical literature on a specific area without a statistical analysis.
C. a synthesis of qualitative articles on a focused topic using a specific qualitative methodology.
and correct Answers
Which of the following is a critical step for the quality improvement process in health care settings?
A. Outlining general long-range goals
B. Quality improvement includes identifying specific, immediate goals, not long-range goals.
C. Testing practice changes slowly and tentatively
D. Adopting a practice change as a new standard of care - correct answer-D. Adopting a practice change
as a new standard of care
What is the primary value of evidence-based nursing practice?
A. Implementing the most cost-effective nursing practices when providing patient care
B. Incorporating research findings with clinical expertise when individualizing patient care
C. Separating nursing research as unique from the research of other disciplines
D. Developing new nursing theories to promote the growth of nursing science - correct answer-B.
Incorporating research findings with clinical expertise when individualizing patient care
The action that demonstrates the role of a knowledgeable consumer of nursing research is:
A. designing a nursing research study.
B. analyzing data to determine a study's outcomes
C. evaluating the credibility of research findings.
D. implementing an intervention found to be effective in one clinical case study. - correct answer-C.
evaluating the credibility of research findings.
Nursing research is significant to the profession of nursing because it promotes:
A. more specifically defined nursing practice responsibilities.
B. decreased liability within the practice of nursing.
C. generation of a specialized body of nursing knowledge for use in nursing practice.
D. expansion of the scope of nursing practice into other disciplines. - correct answer-C. generation of a
specialized body of nursing knowledge for use in nursing practice.
An aspect of the scientific investigation of nursing practice that is also fundamental concept of American
Nurses Association (ANA)'s Code for Nurses is:
,A. professional accountability.
B. standards of care.
C. legal scope of practice.
D. advanced practice nursing activities. - correct answer-A. professional accountability.
Nurses need to be able to understand the nursing research process:
A. to identify potential subjects for clinical research studies.
B. to assist as accurate data collectors in clinical research studies.
C. to teach patients and families the importance of participating in research.
D. to evaluate nursing research reports for relevance to their own clinical practice. - correct answer-D. to
evaluate nursing research reports for relevance to their own clinical practice.
Members of the nursing staff are to participate in a unit-based clinical research study. Which research-
related actions would be expected of a nurse with a baccalaureate nursing degree?
A. Using critical appraisal skills to understand and access the steps of the research process.
B. Providing expert nursing consultation about the way in which clinical services are delivered.
C. Developing research methods to monitor and evaluate the quality of nursing practice in the clinical
setting.
D. Providing leadership in the application of scientific knowledge to nursing practice. - correct answer-A.
Using critical appraisal skills to understand and access the steps of the research process.
Which statement describes the role of the nurse in research?
A. Nurses must be prepared at the baccalaureate or higher level of education to have any role in nursing
research.
B. Nursing with master's or higher levels of education are solely responsible for applying research to
clinical practice.
C. The research role of nurses prepared at both baccalaureate and master's levels of education includes
critical appraisal skills.
D. Regardless of the nursing education level, only the nurse with the most comprehensive understanding
of statistical methods should interpret research findings. - correct answer-C. The research role of nurses
prepared at both baccalaureate and master's levels of education includes critical appraisal skills.
A novice nurse researcher is comparing the process used in nursing research and in evidence-based
practice. What differences, if any, exist between the two processes?
A. As scientific processes, they are fundamentally the same and should result in parallel outcomes.
, B. Both processes involve testing a question with an appropriate design and specific methodology.
C. In a research study, the question is tested with an appropriate design and specific methodology,
whereas in evidence-based practice, the question is used to search the research literature to find
answers.
D. In evidence-based practice, qualitative studies are critically appraised to answer a clinical question,
whereas in nursing research, quantitative studies are reviewed to provide a foundation for the study. -
correct answer-C. In a research study, the question is tested with an appropriate design and specific
methodology, whereas in evidence-based practice, the question is used to search the research literature
to find answers.
A nurse is analyzing a research article. Where in the article is the nurse likely to find the research
question and study purpose?
A. Introduction
B. Data analysis
C. Findings
D. Data collection - correct answer-A. Introduction
The nurse researcher is conducting a research study using subjects who will be interviewed regarding
their experience with postpartum depression. Why would the researcher select a qualitative, rather than
a quantitative, research design?
A. Quantitative research is usually conducted in natural settings using data that are words rather than
numbers.
B. Qualitative research seeks to explain cause-and-effect relationships between variables.
C. Quantitative research typically uses a convenience sample, seeking to answer a clinical question about
a human experience.
D. Qualitative research collects data from a small number of subjects, allowing for in-depth study of a
phenomenon. - correct answer-D. Qualitative research collects data from a small number of subjects,
allowing for in-depth study of a phenomenon.
The nurse is analyzing a research article. To determine if an integrative review was performed as part of
the study, the nurse must understand that this type of review is:
A. a summary of research studies on a focused topic that used a specific statistical methodology.
B. a synthesis of the research and theoretical literature on a specific area without a statistical analysis.
C. a synthesis of qualitative articles on a focused topic using a specific qualitative methodology.
