EBP Practice Quiz
Nurse researchers have predicted that a newly created mentorship program will result in decreased absenteeism, increased retention, and decreased attrition among a hospital's nursing staff. What does this predicted relationship represent? Hypothesis Dependent variable Abstract Methodology
hypothesis
If a nurse describes a study of people and the nursing profession including studies of education, policy development, ethics, and nursing history, then what is the nurse defining? Adaptation theory Nursing theory Maslow's theory Nursing research
nursing theory
A client preparing to be a subject in a research study informs the nurse that the client would like to withdraw from the research study immediately. What is the best response by the nurse? "You have signed a consent form indicating that you will be a willing participant in the study." "If you don't continue with the study, there will be consequences for you, such as a lawsuit." "You have the right to withdraw your consent for being a research subject at any time." "If you will stay in the study, we will find monetary reimbursement for you."
"You have the right to withdraw your consent for being a research subject at any time."
What statement most accurately describes Florence Nightingale's influence on nursing knowledge? Nightingale defined nursing practice as the continuation of medical practice. Nightingale differentiated between health nursing and illness nursing. Nightingale established training for nurses with a curriculum designed by nurses. Nightingale established a theoretical base for nursing that originated from medical practice.
Nightingale differentiated between health nursing and illness nursing.
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 I C O
P
One step in implementing evidence-based practice is to ask a question about a clinical area of interest or an intervention. The most common method is the PICO format. Which accurately defines a letter in the PICO acronym? P = population I = institution C = compromise O = output
P= population
A nurse researcher must decide on the method for conducting the research. The researcher that plans to emphasize collection of numerical data and analysis would select which method of research? Quantitative research Qualitative research Basic research Applied research
Quantitative research
A nurse is formulating a clinical question in PICO format. Which is represented by the letter I? Comparison to another similar intervention The treatment of interest Specific identification of the desired outcome Explicit descriptions of population of interest
The treatment of interest
What is the central theme of Florence Nightingale's nursing theory? Humans are in a constant relationship with stressors in the environment. Meeting the personal needs of the client within the environment. Nursing is an art. Nursing is a therapeutic, interpersonal, and goal-oriented process.
Meeting the personal needs of the client within the environment.
A nurse working in a long-established hospital learned a specific approach to administering intravenous injections from the previous generation of nurses at the hospital. This is an example of which type of knowledge? Traditional knowledge Authoritative knowledge Scientific knowledge Philosophy knowledge
Traditional knowledge
Where in a research journal article is the abstract located? In the introduction In the methods section After the references At the beginning
at the beginning
A nurse manager is attempting to switch the medical records in an orthopedic office to a computerized format. The nurse asks questions about the accuracy and efficiency of the current record keeping system by using the PICO format. Which statements illustrate the components of this process? Select all that apply. P: The nurse purchases computers from a computer store. P: The nurse chooses the population involved (orthopedic clients). I: The nurse considers interventions to make the plan work. C: The nurse calculates the cost of the new program. C: The nurse compares the written records to the computerized records. O: The nurse determines the occurrence of problems in the systems.
P: The nurse chooses the population involved (orthopedic clients). I: The nurse considers interventions to make the plan work. C: The nurse compares the written records to the computerized records.
Information is collected for analysis in both quantitative and qualitative research. What is the information called? Surveys Answers Interviews Data
data
What is a conceptual framework? An explanation of nursing and nursing practice A set of phenomena and related abstractions A foundation for nursing skills and care A group of interrelated objects that follow a pattern
A group of interrelated objects that follow a pattern
What are the primary purposes for conducting research in nursing? Select all that apply. Decrease the number of illnesses in the population Improve NCLEX pass rates Provide a basis for best practice guidelines Provide a resource for evaluating care Develop new ways to improve assessment and diagnostic skills
Provide a basis for best practice guidelines Provide a resource for evaluating care Develop new ways to improve assessment and diagnostic skills
A nurse researcher is studying perceptions of vocational rehabilitation for clients after a spinal cord injury. What type of research method will be used to study the perceptions of this group of individuals? Qualitative research Quantitative research Basic research Applied research
Qualitative research
What are common characteristics of nursing theories? Select all that apply. A nursing theory provides a rational and knowledgeable reason for nursing interventions. A nursing theory indicates the difference between nursing care and medical care. A nursing theory directs nurses toward improved client care. A nursing theory provides a base for discussion of nursing issues. A nursing theory helps to resolve current nursing issues.
A nursing theory provides a rational and knowledgeable reason for nursing interventions. A nursing theory directs nurses toward improved client care. A nursing theory provides a base for discussion of nursing issues. A nursing theory helps to resolve current nursing issues.
A nurse observes that certain patients have less pain after procedures than do others and forms a theory of why this happens. What is a theory? A concept used to directly prove a fact or a group of facts An understanding borrowed from other disciplines A "best guess" based on intangible ideas A statement of an occurrence based on observed facts
A statement of an occurrence based on observed facts
Christine Grady is a nurse ethicist that proposed a framework for evaluating ethics. Grady suggested that a independent review is needed for ethical research. This principle is correctly defined as: "Enhancements of health or knowledge must be derived from the research." Informed consent means that "individuals should be informed about the research and provide their voluntary consent." "Scientific objectives, not vulnerability or privilege, and the potential for and distraction of risk and benefits, should determine communities selected as study sites and the inclusion criteria for individual subject." "Within the context of standard clinical practice and the research protocol, risks must be minimized, potential benefits enhanced, and the potential benefits to individuals and knowledge gained for society must outweigh the risks." "Unaffiliated individuals must review the research and approve, amend, or terminate the research."
Informed consent means that "individuals should be informed about the research and provide their voluntary consent."
What is the ultimate goal of expanding nursing knowledge through nursing research? Learn improved ways to promote and maintain health Develop technology to provide hands-on nursing care Apply knowledge to become independent practitioners Become full-fledged partners with other care providers
Learn improved ways to promote and maintain health
Knowledge gained from someone with a great deal of perceived experience is which type of knowledge? Traditional knowledge Authoritative knowledge Scientific knowledge Philosophy knowledge
Authoritative knowledge
The nurse working in research correctly identifies which of the following to be mandatory for the ethical conduction of research in a hospital setting? Clients must grant informed consent if they are to participate. All interventions must benefit all clients. The client must directly and personally benefit from the research. Descriptive studies are more ethical than experimental studies.
Clients must grant informed consent if they are to participate.
A nurse researcher is planning to conduct a research study and applies to the appropriate Institutional Review Board (IRB) for approval. When applying to the IRB, which information would the nurse researcher be required to include? Select all that apply. Detailed plans for data security A simplified plan for data collection A proposed consent form Proposed research question
Detailed plans for data security A proposed consent form
The nurse is preparing to submit a research project to the institutional review board (IRB). The nurse understands that which is the purpose of the IRB? Determine the validity of the research project Establish the cost of the research project Decide whether to publish the research project Ensure the ethical treatment of all participants
Ensure the ethical treatment of all participants
Before developing a procedure, a nurse reviews all current research-based literature on insertion of a nasogastric tube. What type of nursing will be practiced based on this review? Institutional practice Authoritative nursing Evidence-based practice Fact-based nursing
Evidence-based practice
What nursing activity forms the bridge between theory and practice? Theoretical writing Evidence-based research Client-focused care Case management
Evidence-based research
Which activity best helps the nurse apply theory to practice? Theory development Evidence-based research Client-focused care Case management
Evidence-based research
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. Develop the proposed research question. Review the scientific literature. Formulate the problem statement. Identify the research design. Identify the theoretical framework.
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 caring for a client in the emergency room who was injured in a snowmobile accident. The nurse documents the following client data: uncontrollable shivering, weakness, and pale and cold skin. On further assessment, the nurse notes a heart rate of 53 beats/min and core internal temperature of 90°F (32.3°C). The nurse creates a plan of care and monitors the client to evaluate the outcomes. This nurse is using which type of problem solving in the care of this client? Trial-and-error process Scientific knowledge Intuitive reasoning Traditional knowledge
Scientific knowledge
What are the concepts that are common to all theories of nursing? Select all that apply. The client The environment Illness Health Nursing
The client The environment Health Nursing
A nurse is preparing to conduct a research study using the qualitative method. When conducting the research, which characteristics would be included? Select all that apply. The approach would be holistic. The data collected would primarily be subjective. The research would use deductive reasoning. Initial concepts would be fairly well developed.
The data collected would primarily be subjective. The approach would be holistic.
A nurse is writing an article for a nursing journal describing a study of the emergency protocols in a hospital emergency department. Which statements accurately describe elements of this process? Select all that apply. The abstract summarizes the article and is found at the end of the article. The introduction reviews the literature and states the purpose of the article. The method section provides details of how the study was conducted. The results are often presented in words, charts, tables, or graphs. The discussion provides details about the subjects, design, and data collection. The references are listed at the beginning and include articles and books used.
The introduction reviews the literature and states the purpose of the article. The method section provides details of how the study was conducted. The results are often presented in words, charts, tables, or graphs.
The nurse is applying evidence-based practice (EBP) during a client's wound care. Which are characteristics of EBP that the nurse is likely to demonstrate? Select all that apply. The nurse is using a problem-solving approach. The nurse uses the best evidence available. The nurse performs the wound care as it has always been done in the facility. The nurse performs care based on institutional protocols. The nurse blends the science and art of nursing.
The nurse is using a problem-solving approach. The nurse uses the best evidence available. The nurse blends the science and art of nursing.
A nurse researcher who plans to collect and analyze data for the purpose of creating a new theory should select which type of research? Quantitative research Qualitative research Basic research Applied research
Basic research
Which is most similar to a nursing model? Adaptation Nursing theory Nursing construct Proposition
Nursing theory
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: anonymity. protection from harm. ability to withdraw. confidentiality.
confidentiality
Who is considered to be the first nursing theorist who conceptualized nursing in terms of manipulating the environment? Florence Nightingale Sister Callista Roy Dorothea Orem Lydia Hall
florence nightingale
The nurse researcher is aware that the type of variable that can be manipulated in a study is which type of variable? Dependent Independent Quantitative Qualitative
independent
The focus of nursing is always on which of the four common concepts in nursing theory? Person Environment Health Nursing
person
A nurse is searching the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews for information about evidence-based practice related to pain control measures. The nurse searches this database based on the understanding that these reviews reflect which type of research? randomized controlled trials descriptive qualitative studies opinions of authorities reports of expert committees
randomized, controlled trials
