Deck 1: Integrating the Processes of Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Question 1

What is the overall value of developing evidence-based nursing practice?

A) Implementation of the most cost-effective nursing practice patterns
B) Allowing the nurse to use the best available evidence, individual clinical expertise, and the patient's values and preferences in making clinical decisions
C) Separation of nursing research from the research of other disciplines
D) Development of new nursing theories

Answer 1

Allowing the nurse to use the best available evidence, individual clinical expertise, and the patient's values and preferences in making clinical decisions

Question 2

For the baccalaureate-level nursing student,education in nursing research links theory and practice together by (select all that apply):

A) Teaching the student to master development of research protocols
B) Providing the student with a basic understanding of the research process
C) Exposing the student to being a participant in the research process
D) Helping a student develop skills as a primary investigator in research
E) Helping the student become an intelligent consumer of research

Answer 2

Providing the student with a basic understanding of the research process
Exposing the student to being a participant in the research process
Helping the student become an intelligent consumer of research

Question 3

The nurse researcher is analyzing a research article that includes a study of breast cancer patients and the cutting-edge treatments that they are considering including in their treatment regimens.How can the researcher determine whether an integrative review was performed as part of the study?

A) An integrative review summarizes articles on a focus topic using a specific method.
B) An integrative review is a synthesis of the literature on a specific area without statistical analysis.
C) An integrative review is a synthesis of qualitative articles on a topic using specific qualitative methodology.
D) An integrative review synthesizes articles in an attempt to develop a clinical practice statement.

Answer 3

An integrative review is a synthesis of the literature on a specific area without statistical analysis.

Question 4

The nurse researcher is analyzing a research article.Where can the researcher expect to find the research question and study purpose noted?

A) Introduction
B) Data analysis
C) Findings
D) Data collection

Question 5

How can a novice nurse researcher recognize the difference in the research process and the evidence-based practice process?

A) As scientifically based processes, they are fundamentally the same and should result in congruent outcomes.
B) Both processes result in testing a question with an appropriate design and specific
Methodology.
C) In a research study, the question is tested with an appropriate design and specific
Methodology, whereas the evidence-based practice process uses the question to search the literature for completed studies that can answer the clinical question.
D) Both processes use a question to spearhead a search for completed studies that can be critically appraised in an attempt to answer the posed clinical question.

Question 6

How is nursing research significant to the profession of nursing?

A) It allows nursing responsibility to be more specifically defined.
B) It allows liability within the practice of nursing to be decreased.
C) It allows a specialized body of knowledge to be generated for use in health care delivery.
D) It allows the scope of nursing practice to be expanded into areas formerly reserved for other disciplines.

Question 7

The nurse researcher is analyzing a qualitative research article.Where should the researcher expect to find a discussion of legal-ethical issues located in the journal article?

A) Data collection or procedure sections
B) Results of findings
C) Discussion and implications
D) Abstract or introduction

Question 8

Which aspect of scientific investigation of nursing practice is a fundamental concept of American Nurses Association ( ANA )'s Code for Nurses (2002)?

A) Accountability
B) Patient advocacy
C) Ethical behavior
D) Specialized practice

Question 9

What action or strategy limits rather than promotes the depth of nursing research?

A) Addressing physiologic and psychological responses to actual or potential health problems
B) Employing qualitative methods and quantitative methods in the same study
C) Developing programs of research that build on prior investigations
D) Using singular measures to assess phenomena

Question 10

Developing nurse researchers at a younger age is a priority for the future in the nursing profession.The benefits of developing younger researchers include (select all that apply):

A) Enhancing the discipline's scientific development
B) Increasing the longevity of research careers
C) Bringing more research monies to professional organizations
D) Promoting mentoring opportunities for new researchers
E) Increasing nursing participation in pharmaceutical studies

Question 11

The nurse researcher is analyzing a quantitative research article.Where should the researcher expect to find a discussion of the findings of the research?

A) In "procedure" or "data analysis"
B) In "methods" or "instruments"
C) In "sample" or "subjects"
D) In "results" or "discussion"

Question 12

The nurse researcher is attempting to grade the strength of a body of evidence used in a research study.How can the researcher grade the evidence for consistency?

A) Consistency is the extent to which the study's design, implementation, and analysis minimize bias.
B) Consistency is the number of studies that have evaluated the research question, including overall sample size across studies.
C) Consistency is the degree to which studies that have similar and different designs (but investigate the same research question) report similar findings.
D) Consistency is the strength of the findings from the data analyses.

Question 13

Why do nurses who do not conduct research need to understand the nursing research process?

A) To identify potential subjects for clinical research studies
B) To assist as accurate data collectors in clinical research studies
C) To teach patients and families the usefulness of consenting to participate in research
D) To be able to evaluate nursing research reports for relevance to their own clinical practice

Question 14

Which action demonstrates the role of a knowledgeable consumer of nursing research?

A) Designing a research study
B) Analyzing data to determine outcomes
C) Evaluating the credibility of the research findings
D) Implementing an intervention found to be effective in one clinical study

Question 15

The nurse researcher is attempting to use the critical reading process as she analyzes a research article.The nurse identifies the main theme of the article and states it in her own words in two sentences.Which critical reading process strategy is the researcher using?

A) Strategy for preliminary understanding
B) Strategy for comprehensive understanding
C) Strategy for analysis understanding
D) Strategy for synthesis understanding

Question 16

In designating the research functions of the nursing staff,which function would be expected of a nurse with a baccalaureate nursing degree?

A) Use skills of critical appraisal to understand and appraise the steps of the research process
B) Provide expert consulting about the way in which clinical services are delivered
C) Develop methods to monitor the quality of nursing practice in the clinical setting
D) Provide leadership in applying scientific knowledge in nursing practice

Question 17

Select the answers that most accurately describe the responsibilities of the baccalaureate nurse graduate as a participant in the nursing research process.(Select all that apply.)

A) Administering care at the bedside according to a research protocol
B) Providing leadership by helping others apply scientific knowledge to practice
C) Sharing research findings with colleagues that are pertinent to practice
D) Designing and conducting research protocols
E) Functioning as a primary investigator for a research study

Question 18

Which aspects of the nursing research process are common to all educational levels of nurses? (Select all that apply.)

A) Disseminating research findings in research reports
B) Maintaining protection of human subjects
C) Using expertise to develop theoretical explanations for findings
D) Being aware of the relationship between research and nursing practice
E) Being a collaborative member of a team that applies research to practice

Question 19

Which statement regarding the role of the nurse in research is true?

A) Nurses must be prepared at the baccalaureate level or higher to have any role in nursing research.
B) Master's-prepared nurses (MSN, MN, or MS degrees) are primarily responsible for using the findings of nursing research in clinical practice.
C) The research role of both the baccalaureate- and master's-prepared nurse calls for skills of critical appraisal.
D) Regardless of nursing education, the only nurse who should interpret research findings is the one who has the most comprehensive understanding of statistical analysis methods.

Question 20

The nurse researcher is conducting a research study using a dozen subjects who were interviewed regarding their experience with postpartum depression.The researcher opts for a qualitative research design.What would be the most accurate rationale for the researcher choosing this type of design?

A) Quantitative research is usually conducted in natural settings using data that are words rather than numbers.
B) Qualitative research seeks to explain cause-and-effect relationships between variables.
C) Quantitative research seeks to answer a question about a human experience.
D) Qualitative research collects data from a small number of subjects, allowing for in-depth study of a phenomenon.