NUR 225 Exam 1 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the four key aspects of EBP? (1) - CORRECT ANSWER -Decision-making
process, research results, nursing expertise, client preferences
What is holistic nursing care? (1) - CORRECT ANSWER -Care that takes EVERYTHING
about the patient into consideration (culture, psychosocial state, biology, etc.); also requires
transformational leadership and is influenced by nurses' education
What are background questions? (1) - CORRECT ANSWER -Questions based on core
knowledge; general questions that serve as underpinnings for other questions
What are foreground questions? (1) - CORRECT ANSWER -Questions that are based on
evidence used in EBP; problem-focused; more specific than background
What does PICOT stand for?(1) - CORRECT ANSWER -Patient population/phenomenon
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
Time
What is the independent variable in a PICOT question? (1) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Intervention
What is the dependent variable in a PICOT question? (1) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Outcome
Which elements of a PICOT question are not always required? (1) - CORRECT
ANSWER -Comparison and time
, What must always be true about an outcome of interest? (1) - CORRECT ANSWER -It
must be measurable
Which components of PICOT do quantitative studies utilize? (1) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Population, intervention, outcome
Which components of PICOT do qualitative studies utilize? (1) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Population, intervention
Which type of study utilizes population, intervention, and outcome? (1) - CORRECT
ANSWER -Quantitative
Which type of study utilizes population and intervention? (1) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Qualitative
What are the four main obstacles for using research? (1) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Education, beliefs/attitudes, support/resources, work environment
What are the four main sources for researchable problems? (8) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Personal experience, nursing literature, social issues, research priorities of funding bodies
What do research studies begin with? (8) - CORRECT ANSWER -A problem the
researcher would like to solve
How do significance and feasibility differ? (8) - CORRECT ANSWER -Significance -
What effect does it produce?
Feasibility - Can it be done?
What are the five outcomes that make research findings significant? (8) - CORRECT
ANSWER --Benefit stakeholders (community, patients, nurses, employees)
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the four key aspects of EBP? (1) - CORRECT ANSWER -Decision-making
process, research results, nursing expertise, client preferences
What is holistic nursing care? (1) - CORRECT ANSWER -Care that takes EVERYTHING
about the patient into consideration (culture, psychosocial state, biology, etc.); also requires
transformational leadership and is influenced by nurses' education
What are background questions? (1) - CORRECT ANSWER -Questions based on core
knowledge; general questions that serve as underpinnings for other questions
What are foreground questions? (1) - CORRECT ANSWER -Questions that are based on
evidence used in EBP; problem-focused; more specific than background
What does PICOT stand for?(1) - CORRECT ANSWER -Patient population/phenomenon
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
Time
What is the independent variable in a PICOT question? (1) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Intervention
What is the dependent variable in a PICOT question? (1) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Outcome
Which elements of a PICOT question are not always required? (1) - CORRECT
ANSWER -Comparison and time
, What must always be true about an outcome of interest? (1) - CORRECT ANSWER -It
must be measurable
Which components of PICOT do quantitative studies utilize? (1) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Population, intervention, outcome
Which components of PICOT do qualitative studies utilize? (1) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Population, intervention
Which type of study utilizes population, intervention, and outcome? (1) - CORRECT
ANSWER -Quantitative
Which type of study utilizes population and intervention? (1) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Qualitative
What are the four main obstacles for using research? (1) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Education, beliefs/attitudes, support/resources, work environment
What are the four main sources for researchable problems? (8) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Personal experience, nursing literature, social issues, research priorities of funding bodies
What do research studies begin with? (8) - CORRECT ANSWER -A problem the
researcher would like to solve
How do significance and feasibility differ? (8) - CORRECT ANSWER -Significance -
What effect does it produce?
Feasibility - Can it be done?
What are the five outcomes that make research findings significant? (8) - CORRECT
ANSWER --Benefit stakeholders (community, patients, nurses, employees)
