NUR 3405 QUIZ 2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
When beginning a literature search for relevant evidence, the researcher selects databases to review.
Which database is most likely to include nursing studies?
a. MEDLINE
b. Google Scholar
c. PubMed
d. CINAHL - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅CINAHl
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. Retrieve and print source materials
c. Formulate a clear research question
d. Review abstracts for articles - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Formulate a clear research question
A nurse is trying to produce the best search results possible using keyword searches. What is an
appropriate tip to provide in order to achieve this goal? Select all
a. Create an abstract
b. Create a presentation to summarize results
c. Evaluate and analyze studies
d. Use Boolean logic (ex. AND/OR operators)
e. Use wildcard characters - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. Use Boolean logic (ex. AND/OR operators)
e. Use wildcard characters
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. Evaluate and analyze the studies
b. Read and screen sources
,c. Formulate and refine primary and secondary questions
d. Devise a search strategy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅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. Search novel internet websites for up-to-date information
d. Note relevant citations in the articles being reviewed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Note relevant citation
in the articles being reviewed
In conducting a subject search in an electronic database, the nurse would most likely initiate the search
by typing in:
a. The name of a journal
b. A research design
c. A keyword or phrase
d. An author's name - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A keyword or phrase
When the nurse searches for nursing topics, what electronic database includes the most nursing
literature?
a. CINAHL
b. ERIC
c. MedPub
d. MEDLINE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅CINAHL
A researcher begins the searching process by entering key terms. The search yields over 180 potential
articles. Which action in the screening process would be the most appropriate next step in identifying
useful articles?
a. Identify MeSH terms in making keywords more specific
b. Read the abstract of each article to narrow the number of articles
c. Review some of the studies for alternate keywords
, d. Leave out keywords in the next search phase - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Identify MeSH terms in making
keywords more specific
A researcher has narrowed a search of electronic databases to 15 potential references. Which action in
the screening process would be the most appropriate next step in identifying useful articles?
a. Comparing databases for duplicate-referenced reports
b. Evaluating search terms
c. Reviewing the abstracts
d. Reading the reports in their entirety - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Reading the reports in their entirety
When a nurse conducts a literature search, what is the advantage of having a well-thought-out search
strategy? Select all
a. Decreases frustration
b. Expands the scope of the search
c. Saves time
d. Locates more relevant and useful resources
e. Locates a larger number of general references - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. Saves time
a. Decreases frustration
d. Locates more relevant and useful resources
A nursing student studies data collection in nursing research. What is the most widely used data
collection method by nurse researchers?
a. Observation
b. Biophysiologic measures
c. Records
d. Self-reports - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Self-reports
A researcher is planning a study in which pain levels are measure. What is the name of a self-report pain
scale that utilizes a straight line measuring 100mm?
a. Likert scale
When beginning a literature search for relevant evidence, the researcher selects databases to review.
Which database is most likely to include nursing studies?
a. MEDLINE
b. Google Scholar
c. PubMed
d. CINAHL - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅CINAHl
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. Retrieve and print source materials
c. Formulate a clear research question
d. Review abstracts for articles - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Formulate a clear research question
A nurse is trying to produce the best search results possible using keyword searches. What is an
appropriate tip to provide in order to achieve this goal? Select all
a. Create an abstract
b. Create a presentation to summarize results
c. Evaluate and analyze studies
d. Use Boolean logic (ex. AND/OR operators)
e. Use wildcard characters - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. Use Boolean logic (ex. AND/OR operators)
e. Use wildcard characters
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. Evaluate and analyze the studies
b. Read and screen sources
,c. Formulate and refine primary and secondary questions
d. Devise a search strategy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅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. Search novel internet websites for up-to-date information
d. Note relevant citations in the articles being reviewed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Note relevant citation
in the articles being reviewed
In conducting a subject search in an electronic database, the nurse would most likely initiate the search
by typing in:
a. The name of a journal
b. A research design
c. A keyword or phrase
d. An author's name - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A keyword or phrase
When the nurse searches for nursing topics, what electronic database includes the most nursing
literature?
a. CINAHL
b. ERIC
c. MedPub
d. MEDLINE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅CINAHL
A researcher begins the searching process by entering key terms. The search yields over 180 potential
articles. Which action in the screening process would be the most appropriate next step in identifying
useful articles?
a. Identify MeSH terms in making keywords more specific
b. Read the abstract of each article to narrow the number of articles
c. Review some of the studies for alternate keywords
, d. Leave out keywords in the next search phase - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Identify MeSH terms in making
keywords more specific
A researcher has narrowed a search of electronic databases to 15 potential references. Which action in
the screening process would be the most appropriate next step in identifying useful articles?
a. Comparing databases for duplicate-referenced reports
b. Evaluating search terms
c. Reviewing the abstracts
d. Reading the reports in their entirety - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Reading the reports in their entirety
When a nurse conducts a literature search, what is the advantage of having a well-thought-out search
strategy? Select all
a. Decreases frustration
b. Expands the scope of the search
c. Saves time
d. Locates more relevant and useful resources
e. Locates a larger number of general references - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. Saves time
a. Decreases frustration
d. Locates more relevant and useful resources
A nursing student studies data collection in nursing research. What is the most widely used data
collection method by nurse researchers?
a. Observation
b. Biophysiologic measures
c. Records
d. Self-reports - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Self-reports
A researcher is planning a study in which pain levels are measure. What is the name of a self-report pain
scale that utilizes a straight line measuring 100mm?
a. Likert scale
