Prep-U Chap 2
A nurse is reading a research article from a nursing journal. The nurse is aware that the opening paragraph summarizing the article and the research findings is a good place to start. What part of the article is the nurse reading?
Abstract
A nurse develops the following foreground question using the PICO format in preparation for a research study: "In overweight clients, how do chromium supplements compared to no supplements help with weight loss?" Which part of the question reflects the intervention?
Chromium supplements
A nurse researcher develops a foreground question in preparation for conducting a research study. The question is: "In clients with intravenous catheters, how does replacing administration sets every 72 hours (h) compared with other frequent intervals (24h, 48h, or 96h) decrease infection rates?" Applying the PICO framework, which part of the statement reflects the "O"?
Decrease infection rates
The nurse is reading about nursing theorists for a class. The theory reveals the following, "Individuals who use self-care to sustain life and health, to recover from disease or injury, or to cope with its effects." Which individual developed this theory?
Dorothea Orem
When looking at a model for evidence-based practice, what is the final step of the process?
Evaluating practice change
What nursing activity forms the bridge between theory and practice?
Evidence Based Research
Which activity best helps the nurse apply theory to practice?
Evidenced Based Research
Who is considered to be the first nursing researcher?
Florence Nightingale
A nurse is to participate as part of a team involved in nursing research and will be following the steps of the nursing research process. Place the steps below in the order in which the nurse and team will complete the process.
Identify the problem area. Review the scientific literature. Identify the theoretical framework. Formulate the problem statement. Develop the proposed research question. Identify the research design.
A nurse is planning to conduct a nursing research study and is seeking federal funding. Which institution would be most helpful for the nurse to contact regarding acquiring funding?
National Institute of Nursing Research
Which statement best explains the importance of theoretic frameworks?
Theoretic frameworks advance nursing knowledge and practice.
When the nurse researcher informs the participant that the participant's identity will not be linked with the information that is collected, the researcher is ensuring the participant's:
confidentaility
Evidence-based care emphasizes decision making based on the best available evidence and:
use of outcome studies to guide decisions.
Which is a focus of medical research rather than nursing research?
Drug metabolism
A nurse is developing a foreground question for nursing research using the PICO model. Which component would be represented by the statement, "a 45-year-old male with coronary heart disease and atrial fibrillation"?
P
A nurse is preparing to conduct a research study and uses the PICO format to develop the foreground question which is: "In adults, does reducing salt intake, compared to no change in salt intake, lower blood pressure?" The nurse identifies the "P" as
Adults
One of the primary reasons for conducting nursing research is to
Generate knowledge to guide practice
What is the central theme of Florence Nightingale's nursing theory?
Meeting the personal needs of the client within the environment
Which theory describes, explains, predicts, and controls outcomes in nursing practice?
Nursing Theory
Who is considered to be the first nursing theorist who conceptualized nursing in terms of manipulating the environment?
Nightingale
To ensure that a research study is ethical, a nurse researcher must observe which human rights for participants? Select all that apply
Self-determinism Privacy Fair treatment Anonymity
