NUR 351 Exam 2 | Questions with complete solutions
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NUR 351 Exam 2 | Questions with complete solutions The primary purpose of the research review is: (select all that apply) a. Assist in developing the research question b. Construct a conceptual framework c. Collect data about the target population d. Develop recommendations for future research e...
The primary purpose of the research review is: (select all that apply)
a. Assist in developing the research question
b. Construct a conceptual framework
c. Collect data about the target population
d. Develop recommendations for future research
e. Suggest appropriate research methods
In the process of conducting a literature review, the nurse researcher is using studies
written by the researcher, who conducted the studies. This type of information source is
known as:
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Evidence-based
d. Meta-analysis
When conducting a literature review, it is important to locate relevant studies. One
bibliographic database that is particularly helpful to nurse research is CINAHL.
a. True
b. False
When beginning a literature search for relevant evidence, the researcher selects
databases for review. Which database is most likely to include nursing studies?
a. MEDLINE
b. Google Scholar
c. CINAHL
d. PubMed
A nurse is completing a literature review. The nurse has several ideas for a focus, but
has not nailed down a specific topic to examine. Which step would be most helpful to
follow at this stage of the process?
a. Screen and read articles
b. Formulate a clear research question
c. Retrieve and print source materials
d. Review abstracts for articles
,A nurse is trying to produce the best results possible using keyword searches. What is
an appropriate tip to provide in order to achieve this goal? (select all that apply)
a. Create an abstract
b. Use Boolean logic (e.g. AND/OR operators)
c. Use wildcard characters
d. Evaluate and analyze studies
e. Create a presentation to summarize results
A nurse is looking across all of the studies reviewed to date and asks questions such
as, "What is the pattern of evidence", "How much evidence is there?", and "How
consistent is the evidence?". The nurse is in what stage of the literature review
process?
a. Devise a search study
b. Formulate and refine primary and secondary questions
c. Read and screen sources
d. Evaluate and analyze the studies
When conducting a research literature search, which activity is the most reliable way to
identify new scholarly references?
a. Change topics and use new key search terms
b. Review materials in commercial websites
c. Note relevant citations in the articles being reviewed
d. Search novel internet websites for up-to-date information
Primary sources are those conducted directly with patients or sample groups. which of
the following are considered primary sources? (select all that apply)
a. Randomized control trial
b. Textbook
c. Nonrandomized control trial
d. Expert opinion
e. Systematic review
When conducting a literature review, a researcher should use mostly primary sources in
order to ensure the quality of the evidence used to support the study is strong and
relevant.
a. True
b. False
Secondary sources can be substituted for primary sources when conducting a literature
review if the researcher does not have enough time or resources to find primary
sources.
, a. True
b. False
A nurse researcher reviews the literature on fall prevention on the hospital medical
surgical unit. What type of literature presents the strongest evidence for practice?
a. Expert opinion
b. Experimental study
c. Descriptive study
d. Case study
A nurse researcher differentiates between primary and secondary sources of literature.
Which source would be considered primary?
a. A quick reference guide on care of the client with heart failure
b. The research report of a clinical trial in a research journal
c. An article written by clinical experts on how to care for heart failure clients
d. A chapter in a textbook on orthopedic nursing
A nurse researcher learns to identify secondary sources in the literature. Which source
would be considered secondary?
a. Meta-analysis
b. Literature review
c. Meta-synthesis
d. Randomized controlled trail
When conducting a literature review, a nurse researcher locates a systematic review
that includes quantitative studies. This design is considered a high-level, primary source
because it:
a. supplements searches that have not yielded adequate research results
b. provides brief summaries of expert opinion articles and research
c. primarily summarizes qualitative research studies
d. follows a predetermined and rigorous research method of analysis
The nurse reviews the Sources of Evidence Pyramid. Rank order the list of types of
evidence from top (highest level) to bottom) lowest level
a. Quasi-experimental study
b. Randomized controlled trial
c. Case report
d. Single qualitative study
e. Systematic review
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