NUR 389 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
What is the best reason that scholars consider Florence Nightingale to be the first nurse researcher? -
Answers (1) She changed nursing by basing her practice on her research findings
Research is important to the nursing profession for many reasons. What is the ultimate goal of
nursing research? - Answers (3) Promote evidence-based practice in nursing
The National Institute for Nursing Research (NINR) establishes research priorities. Which option
reflects a study that meets the current mission of the NINR? - Answers (1) The effect of nurse-led
community education on the prevalence of heart disease
Nurses involved in research assume different roles, based on their level of education. Which best
describes the role of the BSN-prepared nurse in research? - Answers (2) Critiques research studies and
applies research to clinical practice
Which option reflects the "authority" approach to knowledge development? - Answers (4) When
faced with a question regarding provision of nursing care, the nurse consults a nursing textbook for
instruction
The nurse researcher is conducting a study to help a nursing unit solve the problem of increased
postprocedure infections in clients who have undergone transurethral prostatectomy. Which type of
nursing research is this researcher conducting? - Answers (2) Applied research
What is generally considered the most valid means of developing the knowledge base of nursing? -
Answers (1) Scientific research
For which role in a research study is special research preparation necessary? - Answers (4) Principal
investigator
Acting as principle investigator on a project, a nurse discovers that study results do not support some
of the researcher's long-held beliefs. What is the most significant danger in this situation? - Answers
(3) The researcher may be unable to remain unbiased in the interpretation of data
Which research study will most likely be conducted using a qualitative approach? - Answers (3) A
study investigating changes in family dynamics following the sudden death of a child
A nurse has tried several methods to contain wound drainage so that a patient can be ambulatory.
The first three attempts were unsuccessful, so the nurse devised a fourth dressing type. What is the
primary disadvantage of this plan? - Answers (3) The reasons the dressings did not work are not
determined or documented
What is the purpose of the Cochrane Collaboration? - Answers (1) To help various individuals and
groups of people make well-informed healthcare decisions
The nurse has been asked to participate as a study subject in a research project examining stress and
family role definition. What should the nurse do? - Answers (4) Accept the invitation if the nurse is
interested and willing to participate
A nurse is reviewing research articles in an effort to make changes in practice in a medical-surgical
unit. To evaluate the quality of the research performed, which source should be recommended? -
Answers (1) U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
The nursing faculty would evaluate which statement, made by a research student, as providing
evidence that the student understands the mission of the ACE Center? - Answers (3) The ACE Center
derives clinical actions from research-based findings
A nurse seeking the definition of evidence-based practice as it applies to nursing would review which
literature? - Answers (3) The website of Sigma Theta Tau International
A nurse who is interested in using evidence to support practice has written a PICOT question
regarding the use of a specific intervention. What is the nurse's next step in this process? - Answers
(2) Complete a systematic literature review
Which clinical question reflects the PICOT format? - Answers (2) How do 24-hours of postoperative
inpatient care compared with 12 hours of postoperative outpatient care affect development of deep
vein thrombosis in the first seven days after hysterectomy?
The nurse states, "I have been asked to write a PICOT question for the next evidence-based nursing
practice meeting. I am having trouble with the 'C' part." Which question, asked by a peer, will be of
most help to this nurse? - Answers (3) What intervention are you comparing to?
The nursing administration of a healthcare facility would like to encourage the use of evidence-based
practice among the nurses working in the facility. The nurses have asked for Best Practice Information
sheets specific to the care of patients in their units. Which source would be the best for the chief
nurse to recommend to these nurses? - Answers (1) The Joanna Briggs Institute
What is the best reason that scholars consider Florence Nightingale to be the first nurse researcher? -
Answers (1) She changed nursing by basing her practice on her research findings
Research is important to the nursing profession for many reasons. What is the ultimate goal of
nursing research? - Answers (3) Promote evidence-based practice in nursing
The National Institute for Nursing Research (NINR) establishes research priorities. Which option
reflects a study that meets the current mission of the NINR? - Answers (1) The effect of nurse-led
community education on the prevalence of heart disease
Nurses involved in research assume different roles, based on their level of education. Which best
describes the role of the BSN-prepared nurse in research? - Answers (2) Critiques research studies and
applies research to clinical practice
Which option reflects the "authority" approach to knowledge development? - Answers (4) When
faced with a question regarding provision of nursing care, the nurse consults a nursing textbook for
instruction
The nurse researcher is conducting a study to help a nursing unit solve the problem of increased
postprocedure infections in clients who have undergone transurethral prostatectomy. Which type of
nursing research is this researcher conducting? - Answers (2) Applied research
What is generally considered the most valid means of developing the knowledge base of nursing? -
Answers (1) Scientific research
For which role in a research study is special research preparation necessary? - Answers (4) Principal
investigator
Acting as principle investigator on a project, a nurse discovers that study results do not support some
of the researcher's long-held beliefs. What is the most significant danger in this situation? - Answers
(3) The researcher may be unable to remain unbiased in the interpretation of data
Which research study will most likely be conducted using a qualitative approach? - Answers (3) A
study investigating changes in family dynamics following the sudden death of a child
A nurse has tried several methods to contain wound drainage so that a patient can be ambulatory.
The first three attempts were unsuccessful, so the nurse devised a fourth dressing type. What is the
primary disadvantage of this plan? - Answers (3) The reasons the dressings did not work are not
determined or documented
What is the purpose of the Cochrane Collaboration? - Answers (1) To help various individuals and
groups of people make well-informed healthcare decisions
The nurse has been asked to participate as a study subject in a research project examining stress and
family role definition. What should the nurse do? - Answers (4) Accept the invitation if the nurse is
interested and willing to participate
A nurse is reviewing research articles in an effort to make changes in practice in a medical-surgical
unit. To evaluate the quality of the research performed, which source should be recommended? -
Answers (1) U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
The nursing faculty would evaluate which statement, made by a research student, as providing
evidence that the student understands the mission of the ACE Center? - Answers (3) The ACE Center
derives clinical actions from research-based findings
A nurse seeking the definition of evidence-based practice as it applies to nursing would review which
literature? - Answers (3) The website of Sigma Theta Tau International
A nurse who is interested in using evidence to support practice has written a PICOT question
regarding the use of a specific intervention. What is the nurse's next step in this process? - Answers
(2) Complete a systematic literature review
Which clinical question reflects the PICOT format? - Answers (2) How do 24-hours of postoperative
inpatient care compared with 12 hours of postoperative outpatient care affect development of deep
vein thrombosis in the first seven days after hysterectomy?
The nurse states, "I have been asked to write a PICOT question for the next evidence-based nursing
practice meeting. I am having trouble with the 'C' part." Which question, asked by a peer, will be of
most help to this nurse? - Answers (3) What intervention are you comparing to?
The nursing administration of a healthcare facility would like to encourage the use of evidence-based
practice among the nurses working in the facility. The nurses have asked for Best Practice Information
sheets specific to the care of patients in their units. Which source would be the best for the chief
nurse to recommend to these nurses? - Answers (1) The Joanna Briggs Institute
