NUR 400 Exam 1 with Complete Solutions
[basic/applied]
Extending information for sake of knowledge - ANSWER-basic
[quantitative/qualitative]
Descriptive
Correlational
Quasi-experimental
Experimental - ANSWER-quantitative
[quantitative/qualitative]
Phenomenological
Grounded theory
Ethnographic
Historical research - ANSWER-qualitative
1 precontemplation
2 contemplation
3 preparation
4 action
5 maintenance - ANSWER-prochaska transtheoretical model
2 or more concepts and a set of propositions that form a logically interrelated system,
providing a mechanism for deducing hypotheses - ANSWER-theory
3 criteria to establish causality - ANSWER-relationship (Statistical)
timing (temporal precedence)
rule out (other potential causes, through randomization and statistical
adjustment/control)
3 important components - ANSWER-best evidence/research
clinical expertise
patient values
A clinician is using EBP efforts to research new methods of preventing HAP from
occurring in an intensive care unit. What would be the next appropriate step to take after
appraising and synthesizing the evidence?
A. Ask clinical questions based on research evidence.
B. Search for and retrieve relevant evidence.
C. Integrate the evidence into own practice.
D. Assess the effectiveness of the decision. - ANSWER-C
(After appraising and synthesizing the evidence, the clinician would integrate the
evidence with his or her own clinical expertise, patient preferences, and local context,
and then assess the effectiveness of the decision, intervention, or advice. Answers a
and b are steps 1 and 2 of the EBP process. )
, anything that has quantity or quality that varies - ANSWER-variable
are at the pinnacle of the hierarchy. - ANSWER-systematic review
article structure - ANSWER-IMRaD
Conceptual models and theories are similar in that both can be represented by a
schematic model.
True
False - ANSWER-true
Covariate
Potential other cause
Researcher measures (or randomizes) to account for effect - ANSWER-control
Design/Setting
Participants
Procedures
Measures
Analysis Plan - ANSWER-method
Developed a learning strategy called evidence-based medicine, which has broadened to
the use of best evidence by all health care practitioners - ANSWER-david sackett
difference between groups - ANSWER-cohens d
difference in proportions - ANSWER-odds ratio
EBP [is/is not] a cost-cutting practice or method for rationing healthcare services -
ANSWER-is not
encompasses a set of interventions to treat or prevent a specific cluster of symptoms -
ANSWER-care bundling
evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with clinical expertise and
patients' needs and values - ANSWER-EBP
give specific recommendations for evidence-based decision making - ANSWER-clinical
practice guideline
in PICO what is the dependent variable - ANSWER-outcome
in PICO what is the independent variable - ANSWER-intervention (i and i)
Introduce Problem
[basic/applied]
Extending information for sake of knowledge - ANSWER-basic
[quantitative/qualitative]
Descriptive
Correlational
Quasi-experimental
Experimental - ANSWER-quantitative
[quantitative/qualitative]
Phenomenological
Grounded theory
Ethnographic
Historical research - ANSWER-qualitative
1 precontemplation
2 contemplation
3 preparation
4 action
5 maintenance - ANSWER-prochaska transtheoretical model
2 or more concepts and a set of propositions that form a logically interrelated system,
providing a mechanism for deducing hypotheses - ANSWER-theory
3 criteria to establish causality - ANSWER-relationship (Statistical)
timing (temporal precedence)
rule out (other potential causes, through randomization and statistical
adjustment/control)
3 important components - ANSWER-best evidence/research
clinical expertise
patient values
A clinician is using EBP efforts to research new methods of preventing HAP from
occurring in an intensive care unit. What would be the next appropriate step to take after
appraising and synthesizing the evidence?
A. Ask clinical questions based on research evidence.
B. Search for and retrieve relevant evidence.
C. Integrate the evidence into own practice.
D. Assess the effectiveness of the decision. - ANSWER-C
(After appraising and synthesizing the evidence, the clinician would integrate the
evidence with his or her own clinical expertise, patient preferences, and local context,
and then assess the effectiveness of the decision, intervention, or advice. Answers a
and b are steps 1 and 2 of the EBP process. )
, anything that has quantity or quality that varies - ANSWER-variable
are at the pinnacle of the hierarchy. - ANSWER-systematic review
article structure - ANSWER-IMRaD
Conceptual models and theories are similar in that both can be represented by a
schematic model.
True
False - ANSWER-true
Covariate
Potential other cause
Researcher measures (or randomizes) to account for effect - ANSWER-control
Design/Setting
Participants
Procedures
Measures
Analysis Plan - ANSWER-method
Developed a learning strategy called evidence-based medicine, which has broadened to
the use of best evidence by all health care practitioners - ANSWER-david sackett
difference between groups - ANSWER-cohens d
difference in proportions - ANSWER-odds ratio
EBP [is/is not] a cost-cutting practice or method for rationing healthcare services -
ANSWER-is not
encompasses a set of interventions to treat or prevent a specific cluster of symptoms -
ANSWER-care bundling
evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with clinical expertise and
patients' needs and values - ANSWER-EBP
give specific recommendations for evidence-based decision making - ANSWER-clinical
practice guideline
in PICO what is the dependent variable - ANSWER-outcome
in PICO what is the independent variable - ANSWER-intervention (i and i)
Introduce Problem
