Evidence Based Practice Exam 1
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The knowledge generated from explanatory research is most useful in
A.clarifying relationships among nursing phenomenon.
B. estimating the probability of specific outcome in a given situation.
C. identify the nature and attributes of nursing phenomenon.
D. manipulating the situation to produce the desired outcome. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔clarifying relationships among nursing phenomenon.
Who is identified as the first nurse researcher? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Florence
Knightingale
What was the first research journal published? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Nursing
Research
published in 1952
What was the major focus of nursing studies conducted in the 1990's? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Clinical nursing practice
EBP guidelines used in nursing practice typically include which type of knowledge?
a. personal knowledge
b. research knowledge
c. Theoretical knowledge
d. trial and error - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Theoretical knowledge
The major purpose of the national institution for Nursing research (NINR) is to - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔provide financial support for reseach
Which types of research is conducted to test theory? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔correlation
research and description research
, What is the primary method of acquiring knowledge to develop an empirical knowledge base
for nursing practice?
A. authority
b. personal experience
c. research
d. role modeling - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔research
A scientific process for developing empirical knowledge for use in practice. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Research
empirical knowledge provides the strongest evidence for making changes in practice.
Which of the following research methodologies is currently being used to generate nursing
knowledge?
A. Outcomes research.
B. Qualitative research.
C. Quantitative research.
D. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔all of the above.
Outcomes research, Qualitative research, Quantitative research are used to generate nursing
knowledge.
Which of the following is a characteristic of qualitative research?
a. basic elements of analysis consist of numbers.
b. the basis of theory development is characteristics.
c. data are analyzed with statistics.
d. generalization of findings is important. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the basis of theory
development is characteristics.
Qualitative e research is conducted to develop theory.
Testing theory, numbers for data analysis with statistic,s and generalization are characteristics
of
Quantitative or qualitative research. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Quantitative research.
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The knowledge generated from explanatory research is most useful in
A.clarifying relationships among nursing phenomenon.
B. estimating the probability of specific outcome in a given situation.
C. identify the nature and attributes of nursing phenomenon.
D. manipulating the situation to produce the desired outcome. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔clarifying relationships among nursing phenomenon.
Who is identified as the first nurse researcher? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Florence
Knightingale
What was the first research journal published? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Nursing
Research
published in 1952
What was the major focus of nursing studies conducted in the 1990's? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Clinical nursing practice
EBP guidelines used in nursing practice typically include which type of knowledge?
a. personal knowledge
b. research knowledge
c. Theoretical knowledge
d. trial and error - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Theoretical knowledge
The major purpose of the national institution for Nursing research (NINR) is to - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔provide financial support for reseach
Which types of research is conducted to test theory? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔correlation
research and description research
, What is the primary method of acquiring knowledge to develop an empirical knowledge base
for nursing practice?
A. authority
b. personal experience
c. research
d. role modeling - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔research
A scientific process for developing empirical knowledge for use in practice. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Research
empirical knowledge provides the strongest evidence for making changes in practice.
Which of the following research methodologies is currently being used to generate nursing
knowledge?
A. Outcomes research.
B. Qualitative research.
C. Quantitative research.
D. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔all of the above.
Outcomes research, Qualitative research, Quantitative research are used to generate nursing
knowledge.
Which of the following is a characteristic of qualitative research?
a. basic elements of analysis consist of numbers.
b. the basis of theory development is characteristics.
c. data are analyzed with statistics.
d. generalization of findings is important. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the basis of theory
development is characteristics.
Qualitative e research is conducted to develop theory.
Testing theory, numbers for data analysis with statistic,s and generalization are characteristics
of
Quantitative or qualitative research. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Quantitative research.
