NUR 310 Exam 1 Modules 1, 2, 3, 4 Questions With
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"Baccalaureate degree-prepared nurses practice more
rehabilitative nursing measures on a client in an ICU than
associate degree-prepared nurses."
In the above study hypothesis, what is the dependent variable?
A. Rehabilitative nursing measures
B. Associate degree-prepared nurses
C. Type of educational background of nurses
D. Baccalaureate degree-prepared nurses Correct Answer A.
Rehabilitative nursing measures
"Is the quality of life of nursing home residents affected by their
functional ability or hearing acuity?"
In the above research question, what is the dependent variable?
A. Functional ability
B. Hearing acuity
C. Quality of life
D. Nursing home residents Correct Answer C. Quality of life
A nurse begins an evidence-based practice (EBP) endeavor with
the following question: "Does alcohol hand sanitizer reduce
microbial counts on nurses's hands in surgical ICUs?" In the
question, which of the PICO components is hand sanitizer?
A. Population
B. Invention or influence
C. Comparison
D. Outcome Correct Answer B. Invention or influence
,A nurse begins an evidence-based practice (EBP) endeavor with
the following question: "Does alternating pressure air mattress
reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers among ICU clients?" In
this question, which of the PICO components is the "incidence
of pressure ulcers"?
A. Outcome
B. Intervention or influence
C. Population
D. Comparison Correct Answer A. Outcome
A nurse begins an evidence-based practice (EBP) endeavor with
the following question: "In children aged 8-12 years does
suffering from asthma affect the children social development?"
In this question, "suffering asthma" is which of the following
PIO components?
A. Population
B. Comparison
C. (I) Intervention
D. (O) Outcome
E. (I) Influence or exposure Correct Answer E. (I) Influence or
exposure
A nurse begins an evidence-based practice (EBP) endeavor with
the following question: "Is massage therapy more effective than
music therapy in reducing agitation in nursing home residents
with dementia?" In this question, which of the PICO
components is massage therapy?
A. Population
B. Comparison
C. Outcome
, D. Intervention or influence Correct Answer D. Intervention or
influence
Alicia, a nurse student, is trying to describe clinical practice
guidelines to one of her peers. Which of the following
statements by Alicia best describes clinical practice guidelines?
A. They are designed to offer suggestions for areas in which
more research is needed
B. They are universally useful, regardless of context or country
of adoption
C. They offer a set of recommendations for a specific area of
practice based on a distillation of available evidence
D. They provide general recommendations for evidence-based
decision-making Correct Answer C. They offer a set of
recommendations for a specific area of practice based on a
distillation of available evidence
An ICU nurse is proposing an evidence-based practice project to
a group of fellow nurses. The nurse is explaining the evidence-
based practice process. Which of the following is the last step of
the evidence-based practice process for individual evidence-
based practice efforts?
A. Applying evidence, integrated with other factors such as a
client preferences, to clinical practice
B. Appraising and synthesizing the evidence
C. Searching for and acquiring relevant research evidence
D. Asking a clinical question that can be answered with research
evidence
E. Evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention Correct
Answer E. Evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention
Complete Solutions
"Baccalaureate degree-prepared nurses practice more
rehabilitative nursing measures on a client in an ICU than
associate degree-prepared nurses."
In the above study hypothesis, what is the dependent variable?
A. Rehabilitative nursing measures
B. Associate degree-prepared nurses
C. Type of educational background of nurses
D. Baccalaureate degree-prepared nurses Correct Answer A.
Rehabilitative nursing measures
"Is the quality of life of nursing home residents affected by their
functional ability or hearing acuity?"
In the above research question, what is the dependent variable?
A. Functional ability
B. Hearing acuity
C. Quality of life
D. Nursing home residents Correct Answer C. Quality of life
A nurse begins an evidence-based practice (EBP) endeavor with
the following question: "Does alcohol hand sanitizer reduce
microbial counts on nurses's hands in surgical ICUs?" In the
question, which of the PICO components is hand sanitizer?
A. Population
B. Invention or influence
C. Comparison
D. Outcome Correct Answer B. Invention or influence
,A nurse begins an evidence-based practice (EBP) endeavor with
the following question: "Does alternating pressure air mattress
reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers among ICU clients?" In
this question, which of the PICO components is the "incidence
of pressure ulcers"?
A. Outcome
B. Intervention or influence
C. Population
D. Comparison Correct Answer A. Outcome
A nurse begins an evidence-based practice (EBP) endeavor with
the following question: "In children aged 8-12 years does
suffering from asthma affect the children social development?"
In this question, "suffering asthma" is which of the following
PIO components?
A. Population
B. Comparison
C. (I) Intervention
D. (O) Outcome
E. (I) Influence or exposure Correct Answer E. (I) Influence or
exposure
A nurse begins an evidence-based practice (EBP) endeavor with
the following question: "Is massage therapy more effective than
music therapy in reducing agitation in nursing home residents
with dementia?" In this question, which of the PICO
components is massage therapy?
A. Population
B. Comparison
C. Outcome
, D. Intervention or influence Correct Answer D. Intervention or
influence
Alicia, a nurse student, is trying to describe clinical practice
guidelines to one of her peers. Which of the following
statements by Alicia best describes clinical practice guidelines?
A. They are designed to offer suggestions for areas in which
more research is needed
B. They are universally useful, regardless of context or country
of adoption
C. They offer a set of recommendations for a specific area of
practice based on a distillation of available evidence
D. They provide general recommendations for evidence-based
decision-making Correct Answer C. They offer a set of
recommendations for a specific area of practice based on a
distillation of available evidence
An ICU nurse is proposing an evidence-based practice project to
a group of fellow nurses. The nurse is explaining the evidence-
based practice process. Which of the following is the last step of
the evidence-based practice process for individual evidence-
based practice efforts?
A. Applying evidence, integrated with other factors such as a
client preferences, to clinical practice
B. Appraising and synthesizing the evidence
C. Searching for and acquiring relevant research evidence
D. Asking a clinical question that can be answered with research
evidence
E. Evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention Correct
Answer E. Evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention
