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Exam Solution
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EBP Exam 1 Cartes 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLE
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TE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (05AAE)
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QUESTION 1 ms
c. Synthesis
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ANSWER
Critical reading requires four stages of understanding. What is the last stage?
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a. Analysis
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b. Preliminary (skimming)
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c. Synthesis
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d. Comprehensive
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QUESTION 2 ms
c. Conducting an assessment
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ANSWER
What is the most common first step in the quality improvement process?
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a. Deciding how improvements will be measured
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b. Adopting the practice change as a new standard of care
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c. Conducting an assessment
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d. Measuring improvements in care
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QUESTION 3 ms
a. Systematic review
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ANSWER
What is an assessment of a group of research studies that test a similar research question?
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a. Systematic review
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b. Literature Review
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c. Qualitative Research
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d. Quantitative Research
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,QUESTION 4 ms
b. Hypothesis
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ANSWER
Which must be explicitly identified in a research article?
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a. Research question
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b. Hypothesis
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c. Intervention
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d. Testability
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e. Population
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QUESTION 5 ms
b. Review the resources in the articles to determine if there are additional studies to
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support those found from the search.
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ANSWER
A nurse researcher find four useful resources. What is an appropriate next action?
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a. Decide whether the four resources provide a strong enough base for the topic.
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b. Review the resources in the articles to determine if there are additional studies to support those
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found from the search.
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c. Talk to the librarian.
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d. Expand the topic.
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QUESTION 6 ms
a. is the framework for research clearly identified?
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ANSWER
What is the first question to ask when critiquing the theoretical framework of a research study?
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a. is the framework for research clearly identified?
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b. is the framework consistent with a nursing perspective?
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c. is the framework appropriate to guide research on the subject of interest?
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d. are the concepts and variables clearly and appropriately defined?
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QUESTION 7 ms
c. older adult patients with prostate cancer **P = population
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ANSWER
Determine the 'P' of PICO in the following: In older adult patients with prostate cancer, how does ch
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oosing to undergo surgery compared with not to undergo surgery influence lifespan or quality of life
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a. choosing to undergo surgery
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,b. choosing to not to undergo surgery
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c. older adult patients with prostate cancer
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d. influence lifespan or quality of life
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QUESTION 8 ms
b. Research provides the nurse with knowledge needed to make sound clinical decisio
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ANSWER
Why should the registered nurse practicing bedside nursing be concerned about research for the del
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ivery of quality nursing care?
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a. Traditional nursing care is no longer appropriate for 21st century nursing.
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b. Research provides the nurse with knowledge needed to make sound clinical decisions.
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c. One study can change nursing practice dramatically.
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d. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations requires all nurses to be cons
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umers of research.
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QUESTION 9 ms
c. Research provides evidence that nursing care makes a difference.
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ANSWER
Why should the average consumer of health care be concerned about nursing research?
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a. Nurses must justify the cost of their services for reimbursement purposes.
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b. Accrediting agencies must determine how best to use the technology needed to provide nursing c
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are.
c. Research provides evidence that nursing care makes a difference.
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d. The nursing profession needs to define its place in the health care system.
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QUESTION 10 ms
c. Ask, gather, assess and appraise, act, and evaluate
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ANSWER
The nurse in an intensive care unit is engaged in nursing practice that is evidence based. The nurse
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recognizes which sequence of steps that will culminate in evidence-based practice?
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a. Gather, ask, evaluate, act, and appraise and assess
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b. Appraise and assess, act, ask, gather, and evaluate
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c. Ask, gather, assess and appraise, act, and evaluate
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d. Evaluate, act, appraise and assess, gather, and ask
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QUESTION 11 ms
d. Nursing research
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, ANSWER
To be important to nursing practice, which best supports nursing theory?
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a. Educational environment
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b. Patient outcomes
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c. Expansive body of science
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d. Nursing research
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QUESTION 12 ms
c. At the end of the literature review section **The purpose of a study is usually locat
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ed at the end of the researcher's introduction, the end of the literature review, or con
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ceptual framework section. The purpose of a study is usually not located in the resear
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ch design section, sampling section, or conclusion section.
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ANSWER
A nurse researcher is searching for the purpose of a study in a research report. Where is the most l
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ikely place to find the purpose in the report?
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a. At the end of the research design section
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b. At the end of the conclusion section
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c. At the end of the literature review section
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d. At the end of the sampling section
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QUESTION 13 ms
c. The study was approved by an institutional review board. **Approval of the study b
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y an institutional review board ensures that the study met ethical standards
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ANSWER
The best way to determine that a research study met ethical standards is by locating which informa
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tion?
a. The reliability and validity of each measure were discussed.
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b. The sampling techniques used were discussed.
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c. The study was approved by an institutional review board.
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d. The data analysis procedures are thoroughly discussed.
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QUESTION 14 ms
b. What is the meaning of health for migrant farmworker women?
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ANSWER
For which research question would qualitative methods be most appropriate?
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a. Under what conditions does a decubitus ulcer heal most quickly?
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b. What is the meaning of health for migrant farmworker women?
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c. Which pain medications decrease the need for sleep medication in elderly patients?
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d. How does frequency of medication administration affect the degree of pain experienced following
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knee replacement surgery?
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Exam Solution
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EBP Exam 1 Cartes 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLE
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
TE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (05AAE)
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QUESTION 1 ms
c. Synthesis
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ANSWER
Critical reading requires four stages of understanding. What is the last stage?
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a. Analysis
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b. Preliminary (skimming)
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c. Synthesis
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d. Comprehensive
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QUESTION 2 ms
c. Conducting an assessment
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ANSWER
What is the most common first step in the quality improvement process?
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a. Deciding how improvements will be measured
ms ms ms ms ms ms
b. Adopting the practice change as a new standard of care
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
c. Conducting an assessment
ms ms ms
d. Measuring improvements in care
ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 3 ms
a. Systematic review
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ANSWER
What is an assessment of a group of research studies that test a similar research question?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
a. Systematic review
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b. Literature Review
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c. Qualitative Research
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d. Quantitative Research
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,QUESTION 4 ms
b. Hypothesis
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ANSWER
Which must be explicitly identified in a research article?
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a. Research question
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b. Hypothesis
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c. Intervention
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d. Testability
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e. Population
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QUESTION 5 ms
b. Review the resources in the articles to determine if there are additional studies to
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support those found from the search.
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ANSWER
A nurse researcher find four useful resources. What is an appropriate next action?
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a. Decide whether the four resources provide a strong enough base for the topic.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
b. Review the resources in the articles to determine if there are additional studies to support those
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
found from the search.
ms ms ms
c. Talk to the librarian.
ms ms ms ms
d. Expand the topic.
ms ms ms
QUESTION 6 ms
a. is the framework for research clearly identified?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
What is the first question to ask when critiquing the theoretical framework of a research study?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
a. is the framework for research clearly identified?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
b. is the framework consistent with a nursing perspective?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
c. is the framework appropriate to guide research on the subject of interest?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
d. are the concepts and variables clearly and appropriately defined?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 7 ms
c. older adult patients with prostate cancer **P = population
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
Determine the 'P' of PICO in the following: In older adult patients with prostate cancer, how does ch
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
oosing to undergo surgery compared with not to undergo surgery influence lifespan or quality of life
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
?
a. choosing to undergo surgery
ms ms ms ms
,b. choosing to not to undergo surgery
ms ms ms ms ms ms
c. older adult patients with prostate cancer
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d. influence lifespan or quality of life
ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 8 ms
b. Research provides the nurse with knowledge needed to make sound clinical decisio
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ns.
ANSWER
Why should the registered nurse practicing bedside nursing be concerned about research for the del
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ivery of quality nursing care?
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a. Traditional nursing care is no longer appropriate for 21st century nursing.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
b. Research provides the nurse with knowledge needed to make sound clinical decisions.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
c. One study can change nursing practice dramatically.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
d. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations requires all nurses to be cons
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umers of research.
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QUESTION 9 ms
c. Research provides evidence that nursing care makes a difference.
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ANSWER
Why should the average consumer of health care be concerned about nursing research?
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a. Nurses must justify the cost of their services for reimbursement purposes.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
b. Accrediting agencies must determine how best to use the technology needed to provide nursing c
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are.
c. Research provides evidence that nursing care makes a difference.
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d. The nursing profession needs to define its place in the health care system.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 10 ms
c. Ask, gather, assess and appraise, act, and evaluate
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
The nurse in an intensive care unit is engaged in nursing practice that is evidence based. The nurse
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
recognizes which sequence of steps that will culminate in evidence-based practice?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
a. Gather, ask, evaluate, act, and appraise and assess
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b. Appraise and assess, act, ask, gather, and evaluate
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c. Ask, gather, assess and appraise, act, and evaluate
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d. Evaluate, act, appraise and assess, gather, and ask
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QUESTION 11 ms
d. Nursing research
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, ANSWER
To be important to nursing practice, which best supports nursing theory?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
a. Educational environment
ms ms
b. Patient outcomes
ms ms
c. Expansive body of science
ms ms ms ms
d. Nursing research
ms ms
QUESTION 12 ms
c. At the end of the literature review section **The purpose of a study is usually locat
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ed at the end of the researcher's introduction, the end of the literature review, or con
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ceptual framework section. The purpose of a study is usually not located in the resear
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ch design section, sampling section, or conclusion section.
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ANSWER
A nurse researcher is searching for the purpose of a study in a research report. Where is the most l
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ikely place to find the purpose in the report?
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a. At the end of the research design section
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b. At the end of the conclusion section
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c. At the end of the literature review section
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d. At the end of the sampling section
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QUESTION 13 ms
c. The study was approved by an institutional review board. **Approval of the study b
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y an institutional review board ensures that the study met ethical standards
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
The best way to determine that a research study met ethical standards is by locating which informa
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tion?
a. The reliability and validity of each measure were discussed.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
b. The sampling techniques used were discussed.
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c. The study was approved by an institutional review board.
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d. The data analysis procedures are thoroughly discussed.
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QUESTION 14 ms
b. What is the meaning of health for migrant farmworker women?
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ANSWER
For which research question would qualitative methods be most appropriate?
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a. Under what conditions does a decubitus ulcer heal most quickly?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
b. What is the meaning of health for migrant farmworker women?
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c. Which pain medications decrease the need for sleep medication in elderly patients?
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d. How does frequency of medication administration affect the degree of pain experienced following
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knee replacement surgery?
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