NURS 4325 Nursing Research Knowledge Check 2
I got a 96. I don’t know what question(s) I got wrong.
1. One of the 2020 goals of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) is that ________ of all
clinical decisions be evidence-based.
2.
80% Which type of reliability is the consistency of measurement of two or
more raters?
60%
90%
70%
Content
Accuracy
Test-retest
Interrater
3. Which of the following types of studies would require the largest sample size?
Phenomenological
Grounded theory
Ethnography
Correlational
4. You are examining results that are comparing three different educational degrees in
nursing (diploma, ADN, and BSN) to their reported levels of commitment to the
profession. The researcher set the alpha level (the level of statistical
significance) prior to the study at p< 0.05.
Which of the findings below demonstrate statistical significance, based on the
researcher's alpha level?
No decision can be made as to whether a significant difference was found among diploma,
associate degree, and baccalaureate graduates' scores.
, A significant difference was found among diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate
graduates' scores (r =.112, p = .24).
A significant difference was found among diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate
graduates' scores (r =.40, p = .001).
5. What statistical test would you use to determine a relationship between hours
worked by nurses in a week and medication errors?
r- Pearson product moment
6. Which of the following measures of central tendency would be appropriate to
describe the average pulse rates of a group of hospitalized patients?
Mean
7. In this example of a PICO question: “In elderly hospitalized patients, what is the
effect of hourly nursing rounds on reducing falls compared with the standard
practice of bedside call lights and low bed positioning?” Hourly nursing rounds
represent what element of the PICO format?
O - outcome
P- population
C - comparison
I - intervention
8. According to Groves, Gray and Burns (2015), which one of the following are
considered barriers to evidence-based practice?
The potential for improved outcomes for patients, providers, and healthcare agencies.
There is a need to implement a pilot study as a part of following the Iowa model.
There may be inadequate research evidence to support certain nursing interventions in
practice.
There are adequate resources for implementation of the Evidence Based Practice by nurses.
9. According to Melnyk et al (2012), what specifically is the role of the EBP mentor?
I got a 96. I don’t know what question(s) I got wrong.
1. One of the 2020 goals of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) is that ________ of all
clinical decisions be evidence-based.
2.
80% Which type of reliability is the consistency of measurement of two or
more raters?
60%
90%
70%
Content
Accuracy
Test-retest
Interrater
3. Which of the following types of studies would require the largest sample size?
Phenomenological
Grounded theory
Ethnography
Correlational
4. You are examining results that are comparing three different educational degrees in
nursing (diploma, ADN, and BSN) to their reported levels of commitment to the
profession. The researcher set the alpha level (the level of statistical
significance) prior to the study at p< 0.05.
Which of the findings below demonstrate statistical significance, based on the
researcher's alpha level?
No decision can be made as to whether a significant difference was found among diploma,
associate degree, and baccalaureate graduates' scores.
, A significant difference was found among diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate
graduates' scores (r =.112, p = .24).
A significant difference was found among diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate
graduates' scores (r =.40, p = .001).
5. What statistical test would you use to determine a relationship between hours
worked by nurses in a week and medication errors?
r- Pearson product moment
6. Which of the following measures of central tendency would be appropriate to
describe the average pulse rates of a group of hospitalized patients?
Mean
7. In this example of a PICO question: “In elderly hospitalized patients, what is the
effect of hourly nursing rounds on reducing falls compared with the standard
practice of bedside call lights and low bed positioning?” Hourly nursing rounds
represent what element of the PICO format?
O - outcome
P- population
C - comparison
I - intervention
8. According to Groves, Gray and Burns (2015), which one of the following are
considered barriers to evidence-based practice?
The potential for improved outcomes for patients, providers, and healthcare agencies.
There is a need to implement a pilot study as a part of following the Iowa model.
There may be inadequate research evidence to support certain nursing interventions in
practice.
There are adequate resources for implementation of the Evidence Based Practice by nurses.
9. According to Melnyk et al (2012), what specifically is the role of the EBP mentor?
