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,The school board is working on improving exam scores B. Exam scores
in health class. They develop the following PICO
question. "In high school students, how does in-person
health class compared to an online health class affect
exam scores?" What is the outcome?
A. High school students
B. Exam scores
C. Online health class
D. In-person health class
In the U.S, the infant mortality rate for Hispanic infants is A. Problem statement
3.9 per 1,000 live births every year. This is an example of
what type of statement?
A. Problem statement
B. Hypothesis statement
C. Research statement
D. Purpose statement
A nurse researcher is conducting a search for PubMed D. The search terms were not specific enough.
for a literature review. The search returns more than
50,000 citations. What does this mean?
A. Another database is needed to limit the number of
citations.
B. This subject has a lot of published research.
C. This was a good search strategy because there is a
lot of citations.
D. The search terms were not specific enough.
Amy is working on a research project to generate a B. Concepts
theory about caregiver burden. She knows that _______
are the building blocks of theory.
A. Hypotheses
B. Concepts
C. Relationships
D. Correlations
Why are control strategies used in research? D. To reduce the number of variables that influence the dependent variable.
A. To reduce patient harm.
B. To reduce the cost of the research project.
C. To reduce the time of the research project.
D. To reduce the number of variables that influence the
dependent variable.
, Amber is the principal investigator for a new medication B. A placebo
trial. As part of the research team, her assistants will
distribute the medication to the participants in a control
group and experimental group. What are the
participants in the control group receiving?
A. The new medication
B. A placebo
C. No medication
D. Education about the new medication
Amber is the principal investigator for a new medication A. The new medication
trial. As part of the research team, her assistants will
distribute the medication to the participants in a control
group and experimental group. What are the
participants in the experimental group receiving?
A. The new medication
B. A placebo
C. No medication
D. Education about the new medication
Amber is the principal investigator for a new medication B. Have all the research assistants take a training class on how to deliver the
trial. As part of the research team, her assistants will medication to the participants.
distribute the medication to the participants in a control C. Double blind the study.
group and experimental group. What could Amber do
to decrease bias in her study? SATA
A. Have a new research assistant give the participants
their medication everyday.
B. Have all the research assistants take a training class
on how to deliver the medication to the participants.
C. Double blind the study.
D. Make sure that the research assistants are friends
with the participants.
Descriptive epidemiology focuses on what 3 factors? C. Person, place, and time
A. Population, outcome, and distribution
B. Population, individual, and community
C. Person, place, and time
D. Person, community, and outcome
All of the following are barriers to EBP except? C. Maturation
A. Time
B. Resources
C. Maturation
D. Bias