Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Study Guide Questions
Course Introduction
Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing focuses on the integration of the best available research evidence with clinical expertise and patient preferences to inform healthcare decisions and improve patient outcomes. Students learn to critically evaluate research literature, apply systematic approaches to problem-solving, and implement evidence-based interventions in diverse healthcare settings. The course emphasizes the importance of continuous inquiry, ethical considerations, and collaboration among healthcare professionals to foster a culture of quality and safety in nursing practice. Through case studies and real-world scenarios, students develop skills to translate research findings into effective clinical practices.
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Reading Understanding and Applying Nursing Research 4th Edition by James A. Fain
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research
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Q1) A type of research method emphasizing the meaning of an experience is termed:
A) qualitative.
B) quantitative.
C) scientific integrity.
D) scientific method.
Answer: A
Q2) Knowledge is information acquired in a variety of different ways. Methods used to acquire this knowledge are referred to as:
A) scientific integrity.
B) scientific rigor.
C) triangulation.
D) ways of knowing.
Answer: D
Q3) An example of a specialty journal is:
A) Nursing Research.
B) Research in Nursing and Health.
C) Oncology Nursing Forum.
D) Western Journal of Nursing Research.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Understanding the Research Process and Ethical Issues in Nursing Research
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Q1) Individuals who provide data in a research study are often referred to as the: A) population.
B) data points.
C) coding plan.
D) sample.
Answer: D
Q2) A researcher wants to determine if nurses' levels of empathy for patients change after graduation from nursing school. The following groups are measured: new graduates, nurses who have worked for 2 years, and nurses who have worked for 5 years, on empathy toward patients with a comparison of scores. This study is:
A) prospective.
B) retrospective.
C) cross-sectional.
D) experimental.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Understanding Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) Hierarchy of evidence from strongest (clinical trials) to weakest (opinion) is also referred to as:
A) evidence-based practice.
B) appraising evidence.
C) research utilization.
D) evidence databases.
Answer: B
Q2) What resource provides the latest information on evidence-based clinical practice guidelines?
A) National Guideline Clearinghouse
B) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
C) Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness
D) Cochrane Review of Methodology Database
Answer: A
Q3) Reasons for a research-practice gap include all of the following except:
A) Nurses lack the skill of reading research reports.
B) Nurses don't develop an opportunity for acceptance of change.
C) Nurses are encouraged by administration to resist change in practice.
D) Nurse researchers and clinicians use different language.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Selecting and Defining a Problem
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Q1) The feasibility of a study should be considered in light of:
A) cost and time required to conduct the study.
B) skills required of the researcher.
C) potential ethical concerns.
D) all of the above
Q2) Journals that determine acceptance of manuscripts based on peer review are referred to as a:
A) scientific journal.
B) theoretical journal.
C) referred journal.
D) electronic journal.
Q3) A good qualitative problem statement:
A) defines the independent and dependent variables.
B) conveys a sense of emerging design.
C) specifies a research hypothesis to be tested.
D) specifies a relationship between or among variables.
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Chapter 5: Applying Appropriate Theories and Conceptual Models
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Q1) What form of reasoning is the process of drawing a specific conclusion from a set of premises?
A) rationalism
B) deductive
C) inductive
D) probabilistic
Q2) Which of the following is characteristic of good theory or explanation?
A) It is parsimonious.
B) It is testable.
C) It is general enough to apply to more than one person, place, or situation.
D) all of the above
Q3) ____is the idea that knowledge comes from experience.
A) Rationalism
B) Logic
C) Replication
D) Empiricism
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Chapter 6: Formulating Hypotheses and Research
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Q1) Hypotheses that do not specify a particular direction in relation to variables under study are called:
A) nondirectional hypotheses.
B) directional hypotheses.
C) extraneous hypotheses.
D) null hypotheses.
Q2) Identify the dependent variable in the following hypothesis: "Exercisers exhibit higher self-efficacy scores compared to nonexercises."
A) exercisers
B) nonexercisers
C) self-efficacy
D) none of the above
Q3) When p < 0.05 is reported in a journal article, it means the author has rejected the null hypothesis (assuming the author is using a significance level of 0.05).
Formulating Hypotheses and Research Questions
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Selecting the Sample and Setting
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Q1) Individuals who are available and volunteer as subjects in a research study are used in the sampling method called:
A) convenience.
B) cluster.
C) random.
D) stratified.
Q2) Determining the sample interval (represented by k), randomly selecting a number between 1 and k, and including each kth element in your sample are steps for which type of sampling method?
A) simple random
B) stratified
C) cluster
D) systematic
Q3) Which sampling method is the best way to select a group of subjects if you are interested in making statements about the larger population?
A) convenience
B) cluster
C) random
D) stratified
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Chapter 8: Principles of Measurement
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Q1) As a nurse, you rate a patient's pain on a scale from severe to low. This results in which type of scale?
A) interval
B) ratio
C) ordinal
D) nominal
Q2) ___refers to how well the particular sample of behaviors used to measure a characteristic reflects the entire domain of behaviors that constitutes that characteristic.
A) Construct validity
B) Criterion-related validity
C) Content validity
D) Face validity
Q3) A high level of reliability:
A) ensures high validity.
B) has no effect on validity.
C) is necessary, but not sufficient for validity.
D) has a slight effect on validity.
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Chapter 9: Data Collection Methods
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Q1) The tendency for participants to respond to an item on a questionnaire in a way that does not reflect the real situation is called a _____.
A) response set bias
B) probe
C) semantic differential
D) contingency question
Q2) Which of the following is true concerning observations?
A) It takes less time than self-report measures.
B) It costs less money than self-report measures.
C) It is often not possible to determine exactly why people behave the way they do.
D) all of the above
Q3) Likert scales are sometimes referred to as:
A) semantic differential scales
B) visual analogue scales
C) summative scales
D) Guttman scales
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Chapter 10: Analyzing Data
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Q1) A statistical test used to compare two or more groups is called:
A) simple regression.
B) post-hoc test.
C) t-test for regression.
D) one-way ANOVA.
Q2) The purpose of ____is to summarize and explain a specific set of data.
A) descriptive statistics
B) inferential statistics
C) parametric procedures
D) nonparametric procedures
Q3) A post-hoc test is:
A) a test to compare two or more means in an overall test.
B) a test to determine regression to the mean.
C) a follow-up test to ANOVA when there are three or more groups.
D) a follow-up test to the independent t-test.
Q4) What is the median for the following set of scores: 18, 6, 12, 10, 14?
A) 10
B) 14
C) 18
D) 12
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