Chapter 16. The Advanced Practice Nurse
and Research
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A registered nurse is concerned about the patients perceptions and feelings about the
quality of life that they experience after a diagnosis of liver cancer. Which is the most
appropriate type of research study the nurse should use to gather information about this
situation?
a. Quantitative study
b. Randomized trial
c. Qualitative study
d. Case controlled study
ANS: C
Qualitative research offers analysis of interviews, observations, and/or surveys to
measure peoples perceptions, feelings, or views of phenomena about which little is
known. Randomized trial has participants divided into groups to test for the same
outcome to determine if there is a difference in the effect of a treatment or
intervention compared with a standard of care. A case control study compares patients
who have a disease or outcome of interest with patients who do not have the disease
or outcome. The researcher looks back to compare how frequently the exposure to a
risk factor is present in each group to determine the relationship between the risk
factor and disease. If quantitative data such as physical measurements and scores on
surveys are collected, statistical results from the study are explained. Quantitative data
do not focus on perceptions and feelings.
, 2. A nurse works for a facility in which the facility sends information to The National Data
Base for Nursing Quality Improvement (NDNQI) regarding patient falls, pressure ulcer
incidence, and nursing satisfaction. The nurse works at which facility?
a. The Joint Commission
b. A magnet-designated hospital
c. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
d. The American Association of Critical Care Nurses
ANS: B
All magnet-designated hospitals maintain the National Database of Nursing Quality
Improvement (NDNQI). The database includes information from Magnet hospitals on
falls, pressure ulcer incidence, and nurse satisfaction. The Joint Commission produces
patient safety goals. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention help produce
guidelines for clinical practice. American Association of Critical Care Nurses
provides standards and practice guidelines for critical care nurses.
3. A student nurse is looking for research articles that can be used to complete a research
paper. Where can the nursing student look to quickly find out if an article is research or
clinically based?
a. p value
b. Abstract
c. Analysis
d. Literature review
ANS: B
An abstract is a brief summary of the article that quickly shows whether the article is
research or clinically based. An abstract summarizes the purpose of the study or
clinical review, the major themes or findings, and the implications for nursing
practice. A good author offers a detailed background of previous studies and the level
of evidence or clinical information that exists about the topic of the article, which is
called the literature review. Analysis is the section that explains how the data
and Research
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A registered nurse is concerned about the patients perceptions and feelings about the
quality of life that they experience after a diagnosis of liver cancer. Which is the most
appropriate type of research study the nurse should use to gather information about this
situation?
a. Quantitative study
b. Randomized trial
c. Qualitative study
d. Case controlled study
ANS: C
Qualitative research offers analysis of interviews, observations, and/or surveys to
measure peoples perceptions, feelings, or views of phenomena about which little is
known. Randomized trial has participants divided into groups to test for the same
outcome to determine if there is a difference in the effect of a treatment or
intervention compared with a standard of care. A case control study compares patients
who have a disease or outcome of interest with patients who do not have the disease
or outcome. The researcher looks back to compare how frequently the exposure to a
risk factor is present in each group to determine the relationship between the risk
factor and disease. If quantitative data such as physical measurements and scores on
surveys are collected, statistical results from the study are explained. Quantitative data
do not focus on perceptions and feelings.
, 2. A nurse works for a facility in which the facility sends information to The National Data
Base for Nursing Quality Improvement (NDNQI) regarding patient falls, pressure ulcer
incidence, and nursing satisfaction. The nurse works at which facility?
a. The Joint Commission
b. A magnet-designated hospital
c. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
d. The American Association of Critical Care Nurses
ANS: B
All magnet-designated hospitals maintain the National Database of Nursing Quality
Improvement (NDNQI). The database includes information from Magnet hospitals on
falls, pressure ulcer incidence, and nurse satisfaction. The Joint Commission produces
patient safety goals. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention help produce
guidelines for clinical practice. American Association of Critical Care Nurses
provides standards and practice guidelines for critical care nurses.
3. A student nurse is looking for research articles that can be used to complete a research
paper. Where can the nursing student look to quickly find out if an article is research or
clinically based?
a. p value
b. Abstract
c. Analysis
d. Literature review
ANS: B
An abstract is a brief summary of the article that quickly shows whether the article is
research or clinically based. An abstract summarizes the purpose of the study or
clinical review, the major themes or findings, and the implications for nursing
practice. A good author offers a detailed background of previous studies and the level
of evidence or clinical information that exists about the topic of the article, which is
called the literature review. Analysis is the section that explains how the data
