NUR 3405 Quiz 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Qualitative method, Naming a phenomenon - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which
research terms align with the constructivist paradigm? (Select all that apply.)
Who should determine when is it appropriate to remove an indwelling catheter? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Which nursing question would most likely need to be based on current evidence to ensure
positive patient outcomes?
How to appraise published literature., How to synthesize evidence., How to do an effective literature
search. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅What skills would the bachelors-prepared nurse need to learn in order
to bring evidence-based practice to the bedside? (Select all that apply.)
How to search literature and appraise it for best practice recommendations. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅What will a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN)-level research course teach a student?
A research study found that patients who received evidence-based interventions had outcomes
improved by 28% compared with those who did not. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which statement best
demonstrates that evidence-based practice improves patient outcomes?
Explanatory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A nurse researcher wants to determine whether there is a
relationship between levels of anxiety and blood pressure in a population of men between the ages of
40 and 60 years. Which theory would the researcher use to support this study?
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Descriptive theories are deductive and describe characteristics of
individuals or groups by summarizing their commonalities.
Health promotion model - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A health care system is interested in improving health
promoting activities for its employees. Their research team is investigating a theoretical model to serve
as a basis for conducting a study to determine factors that affect health promoting activities in
healthcare workers. Which theory would be best to use in conducting this study?
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Maslow's hierarchy of needs is an example of a middle-range nursing
theory developed by a nurse to describe a phenomenon of interest to nurses.
,Jean Watson's Theory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅When studying caring in nursing, focusing on the caring
between nurse and client, which theories would be of most interest to a researcher?
Explanatory theory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A researcher explores how social support is related to
health in older adults. What type of theory would this issue relate to?
Proposed relationships between the variables in a study design - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A nurse studies
how theoretical frameworks relate to research. Which factors is part of a theoretical framework?
Predictive theory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A researcher studies the effect of a therapeutic mattress on
the incidence of pressure ulcers in debilitated clients. What type of theory would this research draw
from?
Descriptive theory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A researcher studies a theory about the grieving process
which identifies its major elements or events. What type of theory would this be?
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Health care organizations can show support for evidence-based practice
by hiring external consultants to perform research and informing nurses within the organization about
changes that will be made based on evidence.
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅All of the following statements represent nursing activities used in
promoting evidence-based practice: participate in inter-disciplinary evidence-based projects, join a
journal club, and attend professional conferences.
Nurses do not understand research., Nurses do not have the skills to access research evidence., Nurses
do not value research. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which of the following statements are potential barriers
for evidence-based practice? (Select all that apply.)
Seek out funding sources through local organizations and specialty organizations. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅A nursing team doesn't have enough funding to properly implement evidence-based
practice (EBP). What would be an appropriate way to address this barrier?
, Gain authorization to offer continuing education credits for attending training workshops and include
staff use of EBP in the annual evaluation. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A charge nurse and team of nurses
lack the motivation required to implement EBP. Which solution may help to address this barrier?
Adequate access to resources - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅What is a facilitator, rather than a barrier, to
implementation of EBP?
They are participatory, actively involving all levels of staff in discussion. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Why
are journal clubs especially practical as facilitators of EBP?
Hold a poster presentation session in the lobby featuring staff's EBP projects. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅To facilitate EBP in a hospital setting, which activity would provide recognition for staff
who recently completed EBP projects as part of a nurse residency program?
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The EBP movement has caused concern for some nurses and researchers
who worry that qualitative research is not being given enough consideration in evidence hierarchy used
to support clinical decision making.
Systematic review - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅When considering best evidence for clinical decision making,
evidence hierarchies provide sources based on the strength of the evidence they provide. Which of the
following provides the strongest level of evidence for clinical decision making?
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Historically, the EBP movement originated in the discipline of medicine in
the United States.
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Challenges to EBP include a lack of organizational support for research
and implementation of evidence-based nursing.
Evidenced-based theories, Patient preferences, External evidence from research, Clinical expertise -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Evidence-based practice (EBP) consists of identifying the best evidence and
integrating it with other factors to make clinical decisions. Components of EBP include which of the
following? (Select all that apply.)
Qualitative method, Naming a phenomenon - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which
research terms align with the constructivist paradigm? (Select all that apply.)
Who should determine when is it appropriate to remove an indwelling catheter? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Which nursing question would most likely need to be based on current evidence to ensure
positive patient outcomes?
How to appraise published literature., How to synthesize evidence., How to do an effective literature
search. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅What skills would the bachelors-prepared nurse need to learn in order
to bring evidence-based practice to the bedside? (Select all that apply.)
How to search literature and appraise it for best practice recommendations. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅What will a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN)-level research course teach a student?
A research study found that patients who received evidence-based interventions had outcomes
improved by 28% compared with those who did not. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which statement best
demonstrates that evidence-based practice improves patient outcomes?
Explanatory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A nurse researcher wants to determine whether there is a
relationship between levels of anxiety and blood pressure in a population of men between the ages of
40 and 60 years. Which theory would the researcher use to support this study?
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Descriptive theories are deductive and describe characteristics of
individuals or groups by summarizing their commonalities.
Health promotion model - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A health care system is interested in improving health
promoting activities for its employees. Their research team is investigating a theoretical model to serve
as a basis for conducting a study to determine factors that affect health promoting activities in
healthcare workers. Which theory would be best to use in conducting this study?
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Maslow's hierarchy of needs is an example of a middle-range nursing
theory developed by a nurse to describe a phenomenon of interest to nurses.
,Jean Watson's Theory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅When studying caring in nursing, focusing on the caring
between nurse and client, which theories would be of most interest to a researcher?
Explanatory theory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A researcher explores how social support is related to
health in older adults. What type of theory would this issue relate to?
Proposed relationships between the variables in a study design - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A nurse studies
how theoretical frameworks relate to research. Which factors is part of a theoretical framework?
Predictive theory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A researcher studies the effect of a therapeutic mattress on
the incidence of pressure ulcers in debilitated clients. What type of theory would this research draw
from?
Descriptive theory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A researcher studies a theory about the grieving process
which identifies its major elements or events. What type of theory would this be?
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Health care organizations can show support for evidence-based practice
by hiring external consultants to perform research and informing nurses within the organization about
changes that will be made based on evidence.
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅All of the following statements represent nursing activities used in
promoting evidence-based practice: participate in inter-disciplinary evidence-based projects, join a
journal club, and attend professional conferences.
Nurses do not understand research., Nurses do not have the skills to access research evidence., Nurses
do not value research. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which of the following statements are potential barriers
for evidence-based practice? (Select all that apply.)
Seek out funding sources through local organizations and specialty organizations. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅A nursing team doesn't have enough funding to properly implement evidence-based
practice (EBP). What would be an appropriate way to address this barrier?
, Gain authorization to offer continuing education credits for attending training workshops and include
staff use of EBP in the annual evaluation. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A charge nurse and team of nurses
lack the motivation required to implement EBP. Which solution may help to address this barrier?
Adequate access to resources - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅What is a facilitator, rather than a barrier, to
implementation of EBP?
They are participatory, actively involving all levels of staff in discussion. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Why
are journal clubs especially practical as facilitators of EBP?
Hold a poster presentation session in the lobby featuring staff's EBP projects. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅To facilitate EBP in a hospital setting, which activity would provide recognition for staff
who recently completed EBP projects as part of a nurse residency program?
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The EBP movement has caused concern for some nurses and researchers
who worry that qualitative research is not being given enough consideration in evidence hierarchy used
to support clinical decision making.
Systematic review - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅When considering best evidence for clinical decision making,
evidence hierarchies provide sources based on the strength of the evidence they provide. Which of the
following provides the strongest level of evidence for clinical decision making?
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Historically, the EBP movement originated in the discipline of medicine in
the United States.
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Challenges to EBP include a lack of organizational support for research
and implementation of evidence-based nursing.
Evidenced-based theories, Patient preferences, External evidence from research, Clinical expertise -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Evidence-based practice (EBP) consists of identifying the best evidence and
integrating it with other factors to make clinical decisions. Components of EBP include which of the
following? (Select all that apply.)
