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EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE EXAM 1 FINAL
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
NEWEST 2026 VERIFIED 100%
which of the following is not a component of the definition of EBP?
1. clinical expertise
2. nursing research
3. organizational culture
4. patient preferences
3. organizational culture
how can nurses who use EBP best be described?
1. as change agents
2. as early adapters
3. as innovators
d. as laggards
1. as change agents
To promote EBP, which of the following must be addressed? SATA
1. lack of commitment to EBP
2. lack of computer skills
3. lack of time
4. lack of value placed on research in practice
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1. lack of commitment to EBP
2. lack of computer skills
3. lack of time
4. lack of value placed on research in practice
A hierarchy is a...
1. system for ranking people or things according to their importance
2. model for implementing EBP
3. technique for assigning people to research groups
4. systematic review of experiments
1. system for ranking people or things according to their importance
which of the following pieces of evidence is found at the top of the hierarchy
of evidence?
1. case-control study
2. expert opinion
3. RCT
4. systematic review of experiments
4. systematic review of experiments
what is Nazi medical experiments?
exposed participants to cold
What is the Tuskegee study?
filed to treat participants with penicillin
what is the jewish chronic disease hospital community?
infected participants with cancer cells
what is the willowbrook studies?
coerced parents to allow children into the study
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what is the red wine studies?
falsified and fabricated data
which of the following can be used to identify researchable problems? SATA
1. current nursing theories
2. personal clinical experiences
3. philosophical questions
4. national initiatives
1. current nursing theories
2. personal clinical experiences
4. national initiatives
in an article, a nurse reads the following statement: this study aims to examine
the effect of guided imagery on postoperative pain in adults. This statement is
an example of a:
1. problem statement
2. research question
3. purpose statement
4. hypothesis
3. purpose statement
which type of hypothesis describes: age, number of medical diagnoses, and
number of medications affect the incidence of falls in older adults?
casual
complex
nondirectional
research
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which type of hypothesis describes: there is no relationship between seatbelt
use and head injury in auto accidents?
null
simple
which type of hypothesis describes: does consuming one glass of red wine
daily reduce the incidence of heart disease in middle-aged men?
research question
hypothesis: scores on the beck depression inventory will be lower in women
who take yoga classes than in women who do not. What is the independent
variable?
1. score on beck depression inventory
2. yoga ability
3. women
4. type of participation in yoga
4. type of participation in yoga
which ethical issues are associated with the development of research
questions? SALA
1. limited resources
2. respecting human rights
3. interests of the research
4. patient preferences
1. limited resources
2. respecting human rights
3. interests of the research
4. patient preferences
EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE EXAM 1 FINAL
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
NEWEST 2026 VERIFIED 100%
which of the following is not a component of the definition of EBP?
1. clinical expertise
2. nursing research
3. organizational culture
4. patient preferences
3. organizational culture
how can nurses who use EBP best be described?
1. as change agents
2. as early adapters
3. as innovators
d. as laggards
1. as change agents
To promote EBP, which of the following must be addressed? SATA
1. lack of commitment to EBP
2. lack of computer skills
3. lack of time
4. lack of value placed on research in practice
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1. lack of commitment to EBP
2. lack of computer skills
3. lack of time
4. lack of value placed on research in practice
A hierarchy is a...
1. system for ranking people or things according to their importance
2. model for implementing EBP
3. technique for assigning people to research groups
4. systematic review of experiments
1. system for ranking people or things according to their importance
which of the following pieces of evidence is found at the top of the hierarchy
of evidence?
1. case-control study
2. expert opinion
3. RCT
4. systematic review of experiments
4. systematic review of experiments
what is Nazi medical experiments?
exposed participants to cold
What is the Tuskegee study?
filed to treat participants with penicillin
what is the jewish chronic disease hospital community?
infected participants with cancer cells
what is the willowbrook studies?
coerced parents to allow children into the study
, Page 3 of 43
what is the red wine studies?
falsified and fabricated data
which of the following can be used to identify researchable problems? SATA
1. current nursing theories
2. personal clinical experiences
3. philosophical questions
4. national initiatives
1. current nursing theories
2. personal clinical experiences
4. national initiatives
in an article, a nurse reads the following statement: this study aims to examine
the effect of guided imagery on postoperative pain in adults. This statement is
an example of a:
1. problem statement
2. research question
3. purpose statement
4. hypothesis
3. purpose statement
which type of hypothesis describes: age, number of medical diagnoses, and
number of medications affect the incidence of falls in older adults?
casual
complex
nondirectional
research
, Page 4 of 43
which type of hypothesis describes: there is no relationship between seatbelt
use and head injury in auto accidents?
null
simple
which type of hypothesis describes: does consuming one glass of red wine
daily reduce the incidence of heart disease in middle-aged men?
research question
hypothesis: scores on the beck depression inventory will be lower in women
who take yoga classes than in women who do not. What is the independent
variable?
1. score on beck depression inventory
2. yoga ability
3. women
4. type of participation in yoga
4. type of participation in yoga
which ethical issues are associated with the development of research
questions? SALA
1. limited resources
2. respecting human rights
3. interests of the research
4. patient preferences
1. limited resources
2. respecting human rights
3. interests of the research
4. patient preferences
