Nursing (NRS 410) - Exam 1 correctly
answered to pass
What is research? - correct answer ✔✔ Systematic inquiry into a subject that attempts to
answer questions and solve problems
What are nursing research methods? - correct answer ✔✔ Quantitative
Qualitative
Intervention studies
Outcomes
What is a PICO question? - correct answer ✔✔ Problem
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
What is the quantitative method of research? - correct answer ✔✔ Research that measures the
amount of something
What is the qualitative method of research? - correct answer ✔✔ Research that describes the
character or kind of something
What is evidence-based nursing practice? - correct answer ✔✔ The collection, interpretation,
and integration of valid, important, and applicable patient report, clinically-observed, and
research derived evidence
, What are the elements to evidence-based nursing practice? - correct answer ✔✔ 1. The best
research evidence
2. Clinical expertise
3. Patient needs and values
Does research ever prove anything? - correct answer ✔✔ No, there is only a degree of
confidence availible
What is the best evidence? - correct answer ✔✔ The best evidence is the empirical knowledge
generated from the synthesis of quality study findings to address a practice problem
What is inductive reasoning? - correct answer ✔✔ Reasoning something, starting with the
specifics
"Go into the bigger topic"
What is deductive reasoning? - correct answer ✔✔ Reasoning something, starting with a broad
topic (top-down logic)
"Go from larger to smaller topic"
What are the different types of clinical PICOT questions? - correct answer ✔✔ Intervention
Diagnosis/diagnostic test
Prediction
Meaning