NRSG 257 Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
_______________ evidence refers to evidence that is rooted in
objective reality and gathered through the senses Correct
Answers empirical
_______________ is a criterion for evaluating study evidence
(usually quantitative study) that concerns the accuracy and
consistency of information Correct Answers reliability
_______________ is a strategy used by quantitative researchers
to reduce biases and involves having aspects of the study
established by chance rather than by personal choice Correct
Answers randomness
_______________ is the repeating of a study to determine if
findings can be upheld with a new group(s) of people Correct
Answers replication
_______________ is the world view that assumes that there is
an orderly reality that can be studied objectively Correct
Answers positivism
_______________ is to qualitative research what
generalizability is to quantitative research Correct Answers
transferability
_______________ reviews of randomized controlled trials
(RTCs) are at the pinnacle of most evidence hierarchies Correct
Answers systemic
,a _______________ is a subset of a population from whom data
are gathered Correct Answers sample
a _______________ is a worldview, a way of looking at a
natural phenomena Correct Answers paradigm
a clinical practice _______________ based on rigorous
systematic evidence is an important tool for evidence-based care
Correct Answers guideline
a key criterion, achieved to the extent that researchers can
engender confidence in the truth of the data and their
interpretations Correct Answers credibility
a key step in an individual EBP effort is to integrate appraised
research evidence with expertise and local contextual
information (true or false) Correct Answers true
a meta-synthesis integrates knowledge from multiple qualitative
studies (true or false) Correct Answers true
a principle that is believed to be true without proof or
verification is a(n) _______________ Correct Answers
assumption
a single RCT would be level II on an evidence hierarchy for
_______________ questions Correct Answers therapy
a systematic abstract explanation of a phenomenon is a(n)
_______________ Correct Answers theory
, a well-known early nursing research utilization project is the
CURN project (true or false) Correct Answers true
albert bandura (match the focus of the theory with the name of
the nurse who developed the theory) Correct Answers social
cognitive/learning theory
an assumption is believe to be true without verification (true or
false) Correct Answers true
an evidence hierarchy for a "meaning" question ranks RCTs as
level II evidence (true or false) Correct Answers false
an influence producing a distortion in the study results Correct
Answers bias
another name for an outcome variable Correct Answers
dependent
betty neumann (match the focus of the theory with the name of
the nurse who developed the theory) Correct Answers health-
care systems model
choosing between an experimental and nonexperimental design
(an activity in qualitative research, quantitative research, both,
or neither) Correct Answers an activity in quantitative research
data (term used in qualitative research, quantitative research, or
both) Correct Answers a term used in both quantitative and
qualitative research
_______________ evidence refers to evidence that is rooted in
objective reality and gathered through the senses Correct
Answers empirical
_______________ is a criterion for evaluating study evidence
(usually quantitative study) that concerns the accuracy and
consistency of information Correct Answers reliability
_______________ is a strategy used by quantitative researchers
to reduce biases and involves having aspects of the study
established by chance rather than by personal choice Correct
Answers randomness
_______________ is the repeating of a study to determine if
findings can be upheld with a new group(s) of people Correct
Answers replication
_______________ is the world view that assumes that there is
an orderly reality that can be studied objectively Correct
Answers positivism
_______________ is to qualitative research what
generalizability is to quantitative research Correct Answers
transferability
_______________ reviews of randomized controlled trials
(RTCs) are at the pinnacle of most evidence hierarchies Correct
Answers systemic
,a _______________ is a subset of a population from whom data
are gathered Correct Answers sample
a _______________ is a worldview, a way of looking at a
natural phenomena Correct Answers paradigm
a clinical practice _______________ based on rigorous
systematic evidence is an important tool for evidence-based care
Correct Answers guideline
a key criterion, achieved to the extent that researchers can
engender confidence in the truth of the data and their
interpretations Correct Answers credibility
a key step in an individual EBP effort is to integrate appraised
research evidence with expertise and local contextual
information (true or false) Correct Answers true
a meta-synthesis integrates knowledge from multiple qualitative
studies (true or false) Correct Answers true
a principle that is believed to be true without proof or
verification is a(n) _______________ Correct Answers
assumption
a single RCT would be level II on an evidence hierarchy for
_______________ questions Correct Answers therapy
a systematic abstract explanation of a phenomenon is a(n)
_______________ Correct Answers theory
, a well-known early nursing research utilization project is the
CURN project (true or false) Correct Answers true
albert bandura (match the focus of the theory with the name of
the nurse who developed the theory) Correct Answers social
cognitive/learning theory
an assumption is believe to be true without verification (true or
false) Correct Answers true
an evidence hierarchy for a "meaning" question ranks RCTs as
level II evidence (true or false) Correct Answers false
an influence producing a distortion in the study results Correct
Answers bias
another name for an outcome variable Correct Answers
dependent
betty neumann (match the focus of the theory with the name of
the nurse who developed the theory) Correct Answers health-
care systems model
choosing between an experimental and nonexperimental design
(an activity in qualitative research, quantitative research, both,
or neither) Correct Answers an activity in quantitative research
data (term used in qualitative research, quantitative research, or
both) Correct Answers a term used in both quantitative and
qualitative research
