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A study randomly selected zip codes from a national list and then randomly selected participants from each of the selected zip codes. What is the sampling method?
stratified sampling
which of the following is the best description of quota sampling?
targets for each subgroup are set and participants are recruited for each subgroup
a researcher wants to compare the means of three classes of nursing students on their grades. what is the statistic she should use?
T test for independent group
A nursing student is critiquing a study for her nursing research class. She feels like the study findings are generalizable to other settings and populations because:
there is consistency of the current study's findings with that found in previous research studies
According to Grove & Gray (2019), which of the following are considered barriers to evidence-based practice?
there may be inadequate research evidence to support certain nursing interventions in practice
According to Makic & Granger (2019), which of the following is true of practice traditions?
they provide little benefit to the patient
In the IOWA Model of Evidence Based Practice, if a nurse brings forward a new research article with ideas that she/he would like to consider implementing on the unit, this would be considered to be:
a knowledge-focused trigger
A researcher wants to know how closely self efficacy is related to the successful medication adherence in home health patients. What statistic should the researcher use?
chi-square
According to Brower & Nemec (2017), evidence-based practice is based on which of the following?
clinical expertise, best research, patient preferences
a researcher notes that although no statistical significance was found, some elderly nursing home residents with dementia who were exposed to soothing music for 6 hours daily exhibited lower heart rates and less agitation. This finding would have which type of significance?
clinical importance
according to Tucker (2019), which of the following is a category of strategy for successful implementation of evidence based practice?
communication
which of the following types of studies would require the largest sample size?
correlational
according to Tucker (2019), which of the following is an implementation strategy for the maintenance stage?
culture
a power analysis is conducted to:
estimate a sample size
which of the following is a measure of central tendency?
median
according to Bower & Nemec (2017), which of the following is an important INSTITUTIONAL factor in the adoption of evidence based practice?
monitoring data trends
Identify the type of sampling method used in the following example: To obtain mothers of children with cystic fibrosis, a researcher contacted one such mother who lived in her neighborhood and asked her if she knew any other mothers of children with cystic fibrosis.
network sampling
descriptive statistics should be reported in every study for which of the following reasons?
to show the sample characteristics
The level of significance usually set in nursing studies is at either:
.05 or .01
According to Tucker (2019), which of the following is characteristic of the Consolidated Framework for implementation research?
a focused on the gap between results in research trials and clinical settings
according to Makic & Granger (2019), most of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) goals for 2020 have already been met.
false
content validity is defined as:
including all of the major elements relevant to the construct being measured
cronbach's alpha is used to determine:
internal consistency among items on a scale
which type of reliability is the consistency of measurements of two or more raters?
interrater
According to Makic & Granger (2019), which of the following nursing interventions should be implemented?
using aloe vera on skin to prevent or treat radiodermatitis