Deck 1: Integrating Research, Evidence-Based Practice, and Quality Improvement Processes

Question 1

Which statement(s) describe the actions 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 with nursing colleagues research findings that are pertinent to practice
D) Designing and conducting nursing research studies
E) Functioning as a primary investigator for a research study

Answer 1

Administering care at the bedside according to a research protocol
Sharing with nursing colleagues research findings that are pertinent to practice

Question 2

Members of the nursing staff are to participate in a unit-based clinical research study. Which research-related actions would be expected of a nurse with a baccalaureate nursing degree?

A) Using critical appraisal skills to understand and assess the steps of the research
Process
B) Providing expert nursing consultation about the way in which clinical services are
Delivered
C) Developing research methods to monitor and evaluate the quality of nursing
Practice in the clinical setting
D) Providing leadership in the application of scientific knowledge to nursing
Practice

Answer 2

Using critical appraisal skills to understand and assess the steps of the research
Process

Question 3

The nurse researcher is conducting a research study using subjects who will be interviewed regarding their experience with postpartum depression. For which of these reasons would the researcher select a qualitative, rather than a quantitative, research 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 typically uses a convenience sample, seeking to answer a
Clinical question about a human experience.
D) Qualitative research collects data from a small number of subjects, allowing for
In-depth study of a phenomenon.

Answer 3

Qualitative research collects data from a small number of subjects, allowing for
In-depth study of a phenomenon.

Question 4

The nurse is analyzing a research article. To determine if an integrative review was performed as part of the study, the nurse must understand that this type of review is what?

A) A summary of research studies on a focused topic that used a specific statistical
Methodology
B) A synthesis of the research and theoretical literature on a specific area without a
Statistical analysis
C) A synthesis of qualitative articles on a focused topic using a specific qualitative
Methodology
D) A summary of articles in an attempt to develop a clinical practice statement or
Clinical guidelines

Question 5

A novice nurse researcher is comparing the processes used in nursing research and in evidence-based practice. What differences, if any, exist between the two processes?

A) As scientific processes, they are fundamentally the same and should result in parallel outcomes.
B) Both processes involve 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 in evidence-based practice the question is used to search the research literature to find answers.
D) In evidence-based practice, qualitative studies are critically appraised to answer a clinical question, whereas in nursing research, quantitative studies are reviewed to provide a foundation for the study.

Question 6

Which statement describes the role of the nurse in research?

A) Nurses must be prepared at the baccalaureate or higher level of education to have any role in nursing research.
B) Nurses with master's or higher levels of education are solely responsible for applying research to clinical practice.
C) The research role of nurses prepared at both baccalaureate and master's levels of education includes critical appraisal skills.
D) Regardless of the nursing education level, only the nurse with the most comprehensive understanding of statistical methods should interpret research findings.

Question 7

Nurses who do not conduct research need to understand the nursing research process for which of these reasons?

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 their families about 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 8

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

A) Professional accountability
B) Standards of care
C) Legal scope of practice
D) Advanced practice nursing activities

Question 9

What is the primary value of evidence-based nursing practice?

A) Implementing the most cost-effective nursing practices when providing patient care
B) Incorporating research findings with clinical expertise when individualizing patient care
C) Separating nursing research as unique from the research of other disciplines
D) Developing new nursing theories to promote the growth of nursing science

Question 10

Which of the following is a critical step for the quality improvement process in health care settings?

A) Outlining general long-range goals
B) Identifying current successful practices
C) Testing practice changes slowly and tentatively
D) Adopting a practice change as a new standard of care

Question 11

The nurse is using the critical reading process to analyze a research article. The nurse identifies the main theme of the article and states it in two sentences, using the nurse's own words. The nurse is using a strategy to promote which type of understanding?

A) Preliminary
B) Comprehensive
C) Analysis
D) Synthesis

Question 12

When assessing the strength of a body of evidence used in a research study for consistency, the nurse should determine what?

A) Extent to which the study's design, implementation, and analysis minimize bias
B) Number of studies that have evaluated the research question, including overall
Sample size across studies
C) Degree to which studies with similar and different designs investigated the same
Research questions and report similar findings
D) Significance of the findings based on the statistical methods used for data analysis

Question 13

Which of these actions demonstrates the role of a knowledgeable consumer of nursing research?

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

Question 14

The nurse is using the critical reading process to analyze a research article. The nurse is using a list of criteria to determine how well the researcher performed each step of the research process. The nurse is using a strategy to promote which type of understanding?

A) Preliminary
B) Comprehensive
C) Analysis
D) Synthesis

Question 15

A nurse is analyzing a research article. Where in the article is the nurse likely to find the research question and study purpose?

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

Question 16

For the baccalaureate nursing student, education in nursing research has which outcomes? (Select all that apply.)

A) Mastering the development of research protocols
B) Gaining basic understanding of the research process
C) Learning how research is related to clinical nursing practice
D) Developing skill as a primary investigator in research
E) Becoming a knowledgeable consumer of nursing research

Question 17

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

A) Disseminating research findings in research reports
B) Maintaining the protection of patients who are subjects in a study
C) Using one's expertise to develop theoretical explanations for findings
D) Knowing the relationship between research and nursing practice
E) Being a member of a collaborative team that applies research to practice

Question 18

Nursing research is significant to the profession of nursing because it promotes what?

A) More specifically defined nursing practice responsibilities
B) Decreased liability within the practice of nursing
C) Generation of a specialized body of nursing knowledge for use in nursing practice
D) Expansion of the scope of nursing practice into areas formerly reserved for other
Disciplines

Question 19

The nurse is analyzing a qualitative research article. In which section of the article should the nurse expect to find a discussion of the research findings?

A) Procedures
B) Methods
C) Sample
D) Results

Question 20

The nurse is analyzing a qualitative research article. In which section of the article is the nurse likely to find a summary of legal-ethical issues considered in the study?

A) Data collection or procedures
B) Findings or results
C) Discussion or implications
D) Abstract or introduction

Question 21

Developing nurse researchers at a younger age is a priority for the future in the nursing profession for which reasons? (Select all that apply.)

A) Enhancing the discipline's scientific development
B) Increasing the longevity of research careers
C) Receiving more research funding for professional organizations
D) Promoting mentoring opportunities for novice researchers
E) Increasing nursing's role in pharmaceutical research