RNSG 2138 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Replicability - ANSWER-Evidence is built on research findings. Findings can only be verified if they can be repeated. If other researchers are unable to achieve the same results using the same methodology as the original study, the evidence presented by that study is called into question. Reliability - ANSWER-Evidence must also be consistently and accurately measured.2 Even clinical experience, as a form of evidence, demonstrates that the same treatment applied to similar patients over time leads to similar outcomes Validity - ANSWER-For evidence to be valid, it must successfully measure what the study set out to measure. The definition of validity is producing the desired result, effective, sound. Grade A - ANSWER-Strongly Recommends - There is high certainty that the net benefit is substantial. Grade B - ANSWER-Recommends -There is high certainty that the net benefit is moderate or there is moderate certainty that the net benefit is moderate to substantial. Grade C - ANS