Nurs 401 Quizzes With Correct Answers
ch 1, 2, 3 Correct Answer-
Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to
care.
The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient
outcomes.
The development of population care guidelines applicable to all patients.
A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the
needs and values of patients. Correct Answer-A combination of best
research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and values of
patients.
A nurse is conducting a study on pain control for postoperative patients.
The first half of the patients are administered a long-acting oral
morphine if they are tolerating oral medication. If they are NPO they are
administered small increments of IV morphine at 1 am, 3 am, and 5 am.
The other half of the patients receive the every four-hour oral pain
medication and prn IV morphine. She compares the groups and finds
that the patients in the first half sleep better. This is an example of
__________________.
,Quantitative Research
Mixed Methods Research
Qualitative Research
Case Study Correct Answer-A: Quantitative:
Rationale: only numbers
case study: one case
mixed methods research: quantitative and qualitative parts
qualitative: no number data
What type of study design would be used to evaluate patient satisfaction
in an outpatient clinic?
Exploratory-descriptive research
Qualitative research
Outcomes research
Phenomenological research Correct Answer-Outcomes research
outcomes research is numbers only- no qualitative
,An emphasis of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Magnet Hospital Designation Program for Excellence in Nursing is:
using standard nursing care plans based on outcomes research.
research and development of clinical practice guidelines.
utilizing evidence-based practice in nursing.
putting qualitative research into practice in clinical settings. Correct
Answer-utilizing evidence-based practice in nursing.
The nurse participates in data collection in a study in which two
different pain management protocols are used with randomly assigned
patients to measure differences in postoperative recovery time. Which
method of study is this?
Correlation
Description
Explanation
Experimental Correct Answer-Experimental
Statements that will be scientifically tested as part of a research study
are called:
, limitations.
variables.
hypotheses.
assumptions. Correct Answer-hypotheses
A study that analyzes the effect of exercise on diabetes control among
Native-American children with type II diabetes would most credibly be
generalizable to which population?
All people with type II diabetes
Children with type II diabetes
Native-American children with type I diabetes
African-Americans with type II diabetes Correct Answer-Native-
American children with type I diabetes
Which portion of a research report would the nurse initially read to get
an overview of the study?
Framework
ch 1, 2, 3 Correct Answer-
Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to
care.
The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient
outcomes.
The development of population care guidelines applicable to all patients.
A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the
needs and values of patients. Correct Answer-A combination of best
research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and values of
patients.
A nurse is conducting a study on pain control for postoperative patients.
The first half of the patients are administered a long-acting oral
morphine if they are tolerating oral medication. If they are NPO they are
administered small increments of IV morphine at 1 am, 3 am, and 5 am.
The other half of the patients receive the every four-hour oral pain
medication and prn IV morphine. She compares the groups and finds
that the patients in the first half sleep better. This is an example of
__________________.
,Quantitative Research
Mixed Methods Research
Qualitative Research
Case Study Correct Answer-A: Quantitative:
Rationale: only numbers
case study: one case
mixed methods research: quantitative and qualitative parts
qualitative: no number data
What type of study design would be used to evaluate patient satisfaction
in an outpatient clinic?
Exploratory-descriptive research
Qualitative research
Outcomes research
Phenomenological research Correct Answer-Outcomes research
outcomes research is numbers only- no qualitative
,An emphasis of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Magnet Hospital Designation Program for Excellence in Nursing is:
using standard nursing care plans based on outcomes research.
research and development of clinical practice guidelines.
utilizing evidence-based practice in nursing.
putting qualitative research into practice in clinical settings. Correct
Answer-utilizing evidence-based practice in nursing.
The nurse participates in data collection in a study in which two
different pain management protocols are used with randomly assigned
patients to measure differences in postoperative recovery time. Which
method of study is this?
Correlation
Description
Explanation
Experimental Correct Answer-Experimental
Statements that will be scientifically tested as part of a research study
are called:
, limitations.
variables.
hypotheses.
assumptions. Correct Answer-hypotheses
A study that analyzes the effect of exercise on diabetes control among
Native-American children with type II diabetes would most credibly be
generalizable to which population?
All people with type II diabetes
Children with type II diabetes
Native-American children with type I diabetes
African-Americans with type II diabetes Correct Answer-Native-
American children with type I diabetes
Which portion of a research report would the nurse initially read to get
an overview of the study?
Framework
