NURS3300 - Final Exam Practice Questions
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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 -
answer✔c. Generation of a specialized body of nursing knowledge for use in nursing practice
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 - answer✔a. Professional accountability
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 -
answer✔d. To be able to evaluate nursing research reports for relevance to their own clinical
practice
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 - answer✔c.
Evaluating the credibility of research findings
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✔a. Using critical appraisal skills to understand and assess the steps of the research
process
. 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. - answer✔c. The
research role of nurses prepared at both baccalaureate and master's levels of education
includes critical appraisal skills
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 - answer✔b.
Incorporating research findings with clinical expertise when individualizing patient care
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. - answer✔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
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 - answer✔a. Introduction
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✔d. Qualitative research collects data from a small number of
subjects, allowing for in-depth study of a phenomenon.
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 - answer✔b. A synthesis of the research and theoretical literature on a specific area
without a statistical analysis
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 - answer✔c. Degree to which studies with similar and different
designs investigated the same research questions and report similar findings
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 - answer✔a. Data collection or procedures
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