Nursing Research Final
The nursing researcher is designing a study which will use a questionnaire with a scale to get data from participants, to ensure best practice the design will use what type of scale?
A previously tested and reliable scale
__________ is the international developed instrument to evaluate clinical practice guidelines?
AGREE II
Which of the following is an example of rejection?
Active Rejection Example: In the pilot testing of the new infusion pump, nurses reported that alarms sounded for no reason, requiring more time to monitor infusions. Therefore, it was decided not to adopt the new infusion pumps in the facility Passive Rejection Example: No decision is ever made, and old practices are continued
Which of the following is an example of rejection?
Active Rejection: involves active decision making after a pilot and purposefully deciding not to adopt the innovation Passive Rejection: when there is no consideration given to adopting the innovation
___________ is the internationally developed instrument to evaluate clinical practice guidelines?
Agree II
Which of the following are guidelines to ensure that medical research is conducted in a manner consistent with the principles it identified?
Belmont Report
__________ is the comparison of organizational outcome data to other organizations or national databases?
Benchmarking
Which of the following is an example of benchmarking?
Comparison of an individual hospital's readmission rates for pneumonia and the CMS readmission rates for pneumonia
In nursing research CURN stands for?
Conduction and utilization of research in nursing
Staff nurses are integral to EBP; many organizations provide performance criteria for promoting best practices. Which of the following is an example of an organizational performance criteria?
Continual questioning of practice
How do national associations, such as the American Heart Association (AHA) contribute to EBP? (Select the answer that DOES NOT apply)
Expand to provide patients and healthcare professionals with evidence-based guidelines and clinic practice recommendations Many of these associations or foundations have a disease-specific focus Creates practice standards using historical knowledge of care and interventions that have provided positive patient outcomes
The nurse researcher is aware that the most valued research study design in creating evidence based practice is which of the following?
Experimental
What types of variables confound, or confuse, the effect of the independent variable (IV) on the dependent variable (DV)?
Extraneous variables
True or False: A low risk research study does not need IRB approval
False
True or False: Because information is growing at a rapid pace, nurses are not expected to keep up with new knowledge in the field of nursing?
False
True or False: Evidence based practice is new to nursing being introduced in early 2000's with increasing emphasis in the past 5 years?
False
True or False: Qualitative research and quantitative research are essentially the same; they both collect data and use the statistics in the data to determine a relationship
False
True or False: Quantitative and qualitative data analyses are very similar and straight forward
False
True or False: The nurse researcher is aware that ethical violations are not a current issue; they are an issue of the past
False
A nurse researcher is studying hypertension rates for adult diabetic patients after hospitalization, which of the following would study long term outcomes?
Hypertension rates 6 months after hospitalization
A nurse researcher is studying hypertension rates for adult diabetic patients after hospitalization, which of the following would study nursing-sensitive outcomes?
Hypertension rates for patients who had nursing-led hypertension education
In experimental designs, researchers actively manipulate the _________, sometimes to determine its effect on the dependent variable (DV) or outcome variable
Independent Variable (IV)
Descriptive studies aim to provide information about phenomenon and often lack what?
Independent variable
Which of the following is an example of adopting?
Individuals typically adopt an innovation when uncertainty is reduced
Major studies that involved the violation of human rights included? (Select all that apply)
Nazi Experiments, Tuskegee Study, Jewish Chronic Study Disease, Willowbrook Studies
A major advantage of poster presentations over other methods is that opportunities for _________ exist?
Networking
What is the fifth and final phase of the Stetler model?
Nurses evaluate the outcomes of the application or research in practice
The primary purpose of nursing research is to?
Nurses use research to generate new knowledge or validate and refine existing knowledge that directly or indirectly influences nursing practice
In case control studies two groups are compared, what is the difference between the two groups?
One group has a specific condition, one does not
When the nurse researcher is conducting an interview for a qualitative study the researcher will ensure the questions follow which of the following formats?
Open ended questions allowing the interviewee to provide in-depth information
Common barriers to implementing Evidence Based practice include which of the following? (Select all that apply)
Organizational culture Nurse's belief systems related to practice Research related barriers as some of the reasons
The nurse researcher is aware the PICOT is a research strategy mnemonic for which of the following components?
P = Patient populations or patient condition of interest I = Intervention of interest C = Comparison of interest O = Outcome of interest T = Time (this element is not always included)
Which of the following is an example of an indicator for an outcome of post-operative pain reduction?
Pain measurement scale
The nurse researcher is aware that PICOT is a research strategy mnemonic for which of the following components?
Patient population or patient condition of interest, intervention, comparison of interest, outcome of interest, time
This is best defined as adopting an innovation on a trial basis?
Pilot
Evidence-based practice is?
Practice based on the best available evidence, patient preferences, and clinical judgement
The professional nurse is aware that practice has a strong relationship with research and theory. Which of the following defines aspects of the relationship between practice and theory? (Select all that apply)
Practice relies on research, practice provides questions on guide needed research
Which of the following is an example of dissemination? (Select all that apply)
Presenting results of a study in a poster presentation Presenting results of a study as a speaker in a presentation Sharing results of a study on a blog
The nurse researcher is quoting a physician who provided statistical data which will be added to a research study, the nurse would consider the physician to be what type of resource?
Primary Resource
ARHQ identified what three relevant domains and elements for systems to grade the strength of the evidence?
Quality, quantity, and consistency
__________ studies, sometimes known as quasi-experimental studies, examine a large sample of the population and observe changes in characteristics over time
Randomized Control Trial
For research to be considered nursing research which of the following must be present?
Research with a focus on nursing practice
The nurse researcher is performing a research study, to recruit participants the nurse has asked current participants for referrals to other potential participants. This is an example of what type of sampling?
Snowball Sampling
Which EBP model focuses upon how individual practitioners adopt research findings at the bedside?
Stetler
Which of the following is an example of a synopsis?
Synopsis is a brief description of evidence, typically presented in a paragraph. Abstracts obtained from CINAHL and MEDLINE are essential synopsis.
Disseminations is an important phase in?
The cycle of scientific development
Epidemiological studies involve which of the following fundamental assumptions?
The disease being studied does not occur at random
The hospital nurse is performing research on a significant patient issue and needs a resource to assist with the literature review, which of the following is the best resource for the nurse to utilize?
The hospital librarian
In nursing studies, the intervention is conducted with the experimental group, while the control group receives what?
The usual standard of care
Nursing ___________ are belief systems that guide practice
Theories
True or False: A construct is a property that is neither directly nor indirectly observed. It is a word or phrase to communicate a specific, key idea to others
True
True or False: Clinical practice guidelines are recommendations based on evidence that serve as useful tools to direct clinical practice?
True
True or False: It can be extremely challenging for some organizations to apply research in the professional setting?
True
True or False: National efforts are being aimed at realizing the goal of dissemination for the purpose of improving patient outcomes and reducing costs?
True
True or False: Unlike case-control studies where individuals are selected based on the presence or absence of disease, in cohort studies individuals are selected based on their exposure?
True
True or False? At a micro level, each nurse engages in research and theory development as part of their professional practice
True
Which of the following is an appropriate strategy to incorporate in attempting to overcome the barriers which can prevent the adoption of Evidence Based Practice in a healthcare facility?
Use a team approach and proven research when considering policy changes
A is an observation that can be measured by assigning a number to each dimension
Variable
In context of nursing theory, concepts are best defined as?
Words or phrases that convey a unique idea that is relevant to a theory
