NURS 143 EXAM#2 REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
1.What is meant by the term "evidence-based practice"?
Applying research findings; patient care data, preferences, and values; and nursing expertise to
nursing practice
2.To build the body of knowledge of nursing, a problem amenable to study should be
a. X..based on published research findings and fit logically with what is already known.
3.Which of the following is not a necessary step in the research process?
X.B Review of best practice guidelines
4.Which of the following are the three most common sources of research questions?
C Clinical problems, replication of prior research, testing nursing theory
5,Which of the following is an example of a research question based on a clinical problem?
B Relationship between hours of bright light and irritability of preterm infants
6. A nursing manager wants the unit staff to become more involved in research. The staff
nurses say they are not qualified to conduct research. Which response by the manager is
best?
X.B "You need a basic understanding of the research process because you should be good
consumers of research."
7. A nursing manager wants the unit staff to become more involved in research. The staff
nurses say they are not qualified to conduct research. Which response by the manager is
best?
.B "You need a basic understanding of the research process because you should be good
consumers of research."
.Which research design has the goal of determining a cause-and-effect relationship?
X.C Experimental design
9.Which research design would be used to determine the relationship between self-concept,
physical fitness, and health habits in school-aged children?
C Nonexperimental design
.For data collection to be valid, what must occur?
D The tool must measure what it is supposed to measure.
, 11.What body has been established to protect participants of research?
X.A Institutional review board
12.What is the current name of the agency that serves as an important source of funding
for nursing research?
X.B National Institute of Nursing Research
13. Quantitative research methods may be somewhat less useful in nursing because of
which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
X.B Many phenomena of interest to nurses are not amenable to study in tightly controlled
circumstances.
X.C Patient perceptions of experiences may have significant effects on their health behaviors.
X.D The complexity of human beings makes it difficult to break problems into statements that
can be tested.
14.Evidence-based nursing practice involves which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
X..A The use of the best evidence available supporting the interventions
X..B The preferences of the individual patients and their families
X..E The expertise of the professional nurse
15. Question 21 of 21
Dissemination of findings may involve which of the following activities? (Select all that
apply.)
● X. A.Publication of findings in Western Journal of Nursing Research
● X. C.Poster presentation at regional conference of Sigma Theta Tau International
● X.C.Oral presentation of findings at annual conference of the Society of Pediatric Nurses
● X.D. Manuscript reviewed by peers
Which of the following best describes the meaning of the term "theory"?
C A group of related concepts, definitions, and statements that describe a certain view of nursing
phenomena from which to describe or predict outcomes.
Which component of nursing theory describes a testable outcome?
Proposition
A broad, general view of nursing that clarifies values and answers broad disciplinary
questions for nursing is known as a
.C.philosophy.
A specific organizational structure that makes clear connections between concepts is a
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
1.What is meant by the term "evidence-based practice"?
Applying research findings; patient care data, preferences, and values; and nursing expertise to
nursing practice
2.To build the body of knowledge of nursing, a problem amenable to study should be
a. X..based on published research findings and fit logically with what is already known.
3.Which of the following is not a necessary step in the research process?
X.B Review of best practice guidelines
4.Which of the following are the three most common sources of research questions?
C Clinical problems, replication of prior research, testing nursing theory
5,Which of the following is an example of a research question based on a clinical problem?
B Relationship between hours of bright light and irritability of preterm infants
6. A nursing manager wants the unit staff to become more involved in research. The staff
nurses say they are not qualified to conduct research. Which response by the manager is
best?
X.B "You need a basic understanding of the research process because you should be good
consumers of research."
7. A nursing manager wants the unit staff to become more involved in research. The staff
nurses say they are not qualified to conduct research. Which response by the manager is
best?
.B "You need a basic understanding of the research process because you should be good
consumers of research."
.Which research design has the goal of determining a cause-and-effect relationship?
X.C Experimental design
9.Which research design would be used to determine the relationship between self-concept,
physical fitness, and health habits in school-aged children?
C Nonexperimental design
.For data collection to be valid, what must occur?
D The tool must measure what it is supposed to measure.
, 11.What body has been established to protect participants of research?
X.A Institutional review board
12.What is the current name of the agency that serves as an important source of funding
for nursing research?
X.B National Institute of Nursing Research
13. Quantitative research methods may be somewhat less useful in nursing because of
which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
X.B Many phenomena of interest to nurses are not amenable to study in tightly controlled
circumstances.
X.C Patient perceptions of experiences may have significant effects on their health behaviors.
X.D The complexity of human beings makes it difficult to break problems into statements that
can be tested.
14.Evidence-based nursing practice involves which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
X..A The use of the best evidence available supporting the interventions
X..B The preferences of the individual patients and their families
X..E The expertise of the professional nurse
15. Question 21 of 21
Dissemination of findings may involve which of the following activities? (Select all that
apply.)
● X. A.Publication of findings in Western Journal of Nursing Research
● X. C.Poster presentation at regional conference of Sigma Theta Tau International
● X.C.Oral presentation of findings at annual conference of the Society of Pediatric Nurses
● X.D. Manuscript reviewed by peers
Which of the following best describes the meaning of the term "theory"?
C A group of related concepts, definitions, and statements that describe a certain view of nursing
phenomena from which to describe or predict outcomes.
Which component of nursing theory describes a testable outcome?
Proposition
A broad, general view of nursing that clarifies values and answers broad disciplinary
questions for nursing is known as a
.C.philosophy.
A specific organizational structure that makes clear connections between concepts is a
