nursing research quiz one
A nurse cites an article titled, "a nurse should always care: a compassion road map." which article title is formatted correctly, using APA style, in a reference list at the end of the article?
A nurse shold always care: A compassion road map
the nurse reviews research reports to determine if they are related to a current clinical problem. which section of the report would be most useful to give an overview of the study?
Abstract
a researcher is planning a quantitative study on the effect of early ambulation in hip replacement clients. What data collection methods are appropriate or this quantitative study? (select all that apply)
Biophysiologic measures self-reports observation
when beginning a literature search for relevant evidence, the researcher selects databases to review. which database is most likely to include nursing studies?
CINAHL
when the nurse searches for nursing topics, what electronic database includes the most nursing literature?
CINAHL
a nurse cites the title of a journal. which journal name is formatted correctly, using APA style, in a reference list at the end of the article?
Care Compassion Journal (italics)
Nurses prepared at all levels of education have a role to play in research. which role is expected of all registered nurses?
Consumers
when selecting a problem for a quantitative study, which are most likely to be used as sources of information?
Creative questioning about practice Published research studies about topics of interest Existing nursing theories
The nurse is learning to review research reports. Interpretation of the results, step 4 of the research process, will appear in which section of the research report?
Discussion
The nurse links the research process with the research report. the actual publication of a journal article signifies which step of the research process?
Dissemination
At the completion of a study, a researcher prepares a poster to display at an upcoming professional conference. Which research phase is described by this activity?
Dissemination phase
A research who conducts original research studies independently with the goal of expanding nursing knowledge is educated at what level?
Doctorate
a nurse is looking across all the studies reviewed to date and ask questions such as, "what is the pattern of evidence?", "How much evidence is there?" the nurse is in what stage of the literature review process?
Evaluate and analyze the studies
a staff nurse works with clients receiving chemotherapy as part of a blind study. what design type would always be used in a blind study?
Experiemental
When conducting a literature review, a nurse researcher locates a systematic review that includes quantitative studies. this design is considered a high-level, primary source because it:
Follows a predetermined and rigorous research method of analysis
a nurse researcher develops a problem statement or a study. what component is included in a well-structured problem statement for nursing research?
Gap in knowledge about the problem
A nurse receives an overview of research. the statements "to improve the care of people in a clinical setting" and "to develop greater autonomy and strength as a profession" are both examples of which aspect of nursing research?
Goals
one way the nurse remembers research information is with acronyms. which acronym represents the four main sections of a research report in the correct order?
IMRD
a researcher begins the searching process by entering key terms. the search yields over 180 potential articles. which acion in the screening process would be the most appropriate next step in identifying useful articles?
Identidy MeSH terms in making keywords more specific
A nurse researcher develops a purpose statement for a quantitative study. which component is included in a well-structured purpose statement for nursing research?
Identifies key study variables
a nurse researcher learns to identify secondary sources in the literature. which source would be considered secondary?
Literature review
The nurse differentiates between types of systematic reviews. which type includes only qualitative studies?
Meta-synthesis
The nurse skims the journal article to find information on the sample used in the study. in which section of the report would the sampling plan appear?
Methods
when reading a study in a journal, which components of the research report would he nurse looking for? (select all that apply)
Methods Introductions
in determining a problem statement, the nurse considers several ideas. what is a major source of ideas for research problems? (select all that apply)
Nursing literature theories or conceptual frameworks personal nursing experience
a nurse researcher plans to study the effect of a nurse residency program on job retention in newly graduated nurses. the study involves a control group of new graduates who did not participate in the residency program. what is the independent variable in this study?
Nursing residency program
When reading research reports, which terms is the nurse most likely to find in a qualitative report?
Phenomena, verbal data, inductive process
The nurse reviews a research report that describes the experience of parenting a child with a heart transplant. The data in the study was primarily collected through interviews. Based upon this information, what type of study is this?
Phenomenological
a researcher has narrowed a search of electronic databases to 15 potential references. which action in the screening proces would be the most appropriate next step in identifying useful articles?
Reading the reports in their entirety
when a nurse conducts a literature search, what is the advantage of having a well-thought-out search strategy?
Saves time locates more relevant and useful resources decreases frustration
A nursing student studies data collection in nursing research. what is the most widely used data collection method by nurse researchers?
Self-reports
the nurse reviews the sources of evidence pyramid. rank order the list of types of evidence from top (Highest level) to bottom (lowest level)
Systematic review Randomized controlled trial quasi-experimental study Single qualitative study case report
a nurse summarizes the pattern of levels of evidence for practice. Which type of report would likely contain the strongest evidence?
Systematic review of quantitative studies
The nurse determine the strength of evidence fro application to practice, based on study design. rank order these types of reports based on the hierarchy of evidence.
Systematic reviews of all relavent RCTs Evidence obtained from well designed RCTs Evidence from controlled trials without randomization Evidence from single descriptive studies Evidence from the opinion of experts
when engaging in the implementation phase of research, which action is the nurse likely to take?
collect study data
when reading a research journal, the nurse examines quantitative and qualitative studies for differences. which components would be unique to a quantitative study?
names of statistical tests were included
when conducting a research literature search, which activity is the most reliable way to identify new scholarly references?
note relevent citations in the articles being reviewed.
a nurse researcher studies the effect of patient-controlled analgesia on post-operative adult clients' pain levels. what is the dependent variable in this study?
pain level
when engaging in a research study, in what order does the nurse organize the steps of the research process?
problem, planning, implementation, analysis and interpretation, dissemination
when reviewing a research journal, the nurse is aware that this research method involves collection of numerical data:
quantitative
the nurse must compensate for barriers that arise when doing research. which barrier would occur during the implementation phase?
staff not adequately trained to collect data
when learning about research and publication, the nursing student gains a better understanding of the value of APA style. what is the purpose of formatting published references in APA style?
to ensure uniformity in published reports
When reviewing a journal article on pain, which statement would indicate to the nurse that it as taken from the results section of the study?
"Average pain score of the control group was 5.5 on a scale of 10"
A nurse studies the potential impact of nursing research on the profession. which statement best describes the value of research?
"research generates knowledge for a variety of roles."
a nurse researcher reviews the literature on fall prevention on the hospital medical surgical unit. which type of literature presents the strongest evidence for practice?
experimental study
a nurse is completing a literature review. the nurse has several ideas for focus, but has not nailed down a specific topic to examine. which step would be most helpful to follow at this stage of the process?
formulate a clear research question
in differentiating between quantitative and qualitative research, what is a component of the purpose statement in a qualitative study?
The phenomenon
a nurse researcher plans a qualitative study on the experience of miscarriage. why would interviews be preferable to questionnaires when studying this topic?
The quality of the data tends to be higher with interviews
The nurse locates a meta-analysis study on a clinical topic/ When evaluating the research question of hypothesis for the individual studies, what characteristics is to be expected?
The questions or hypotheses across studies should be essentially identical
a nurse researcher differentiates between primary and secondary sources of literature. which source would be considered primary?
The research report of a clinical trial in a research journal
a nurse studying the problem of ventilator-acquired pneumonia plans for data collection in the intensive care unit/ What statement is most accurate regarding measuring biophysiologic variables?
These measures are reliable when measured correctly
The nurse examines characteristics of systematic reviews. which quality would always be part of systematic reviews?
They are developed through standard sampling and data procedures
When learning about reference citations, the nurse studies the digital object identifier (DOI). what is the purpose of a DOI?
To permanently identify electronic documents
when reviewing research terminology, the nurse defines major terms. when a variable can be manipulated to cause and effect on the dependent variable, what is it called? (select all that apply)
Treatment Intervention independent variable
A nurse performed a literature review on client satisfaction and found that The Institute for Caring in Healthcare released an article that covers the research topic. The nurse is unable to find an author for the article. How should the article be cited in APA style?
Type "The Institute for Caring in Healthcare" where the authors name should be
Which research activity would be expected of a nurse who had taken a research course at the baccalaureate level?
Understand the research process and identify researchable problems
a nurse is trying to produce the best search results possible using keyword searches. what is an appropriate tip to provide in order to achieve this goal? (select all that apply)
Use wildcard characters Use boolean logic
a researcher is planning a study in which pain levels are measured. what is hte name of a self-report pain scale that utilizes a straight line measuring 100 mm?
Visual analog scale
the nurse explores the differences between the paradigms used in quantitative and qualitative research. which clinical or research question would most likely fall under the constructive paradigm?
What is the meaning of being diagnosed with breast cancer?
In conducting a subject search in an electronic database, you would most likely initiate the search by typing in:
a keyword or phrase
Where should this except belong in a research report for a qualitative study? "Given the findings from this study, health providers should provide this population with effective incentives to modify their habits for health purposes."
discussion
a nurse researcher plans to study the effect of an innovative educational intervention on teaching adults with chronic lung disease to take their medication. clinic clients will be randomly assigned to treatment or control groups. which design would be selected?
experimental
when planning to test the effect of an intervention to improve blood glucose outcomes in diabetes, the nurse would select which study design?
experimental
A nurse reviews a study on nutrition in children. which phrase describes the following statement: "children who watch an average of two or more hours of television per day will have higher BMIs than children who watch less than two hours of television per day?"
is is a directional research hypotheses
in which section of the research report would the nurse reading a research report find a description of the research design, sampling plan, and study procedures?
methods
