NURS2730 – FOUNDATIONS TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS A+ GRADED
What are the four things that contribute to evidence informed clinical decision
making? (Blue diagram)
What constitutes evidence?
Basic skills - observing, listening, asking
What are sources of evidence in nursing
the client, the health care provider, research
How many levels of research evidence are there
7
what is level one of the levels of research (tip of triangle)
Systematic reviews and meta analysis of relevant randomized clinical trials (RCTs),
including 3 or more RCTs that are good quality and yield similar results
what is level 2 of the levels of research evidence
reviewing one or two well designed RCTs
What is level 3 of levels of research evidence
one or more well-designed controlled trials without randomization
what is level 4 of the levels of evidence
one or more well designed case control or cohort studies
what is level 5 of the levels of research evidence
systematic reviews of descriptive qualitative studies
what is level 6 of levels of research evidence
single descriptive or qualitative study
what is level 7 of levels of research evidence (base of the triangle)
opinions of authorities and/or reports of expert committees
what are the five steps to evidence informed practice
- ask the clinical question
-collect the best evidence
-critique the evidence
-integrate the evidence
-evaluate the practice decision or change
define a concept
a mental formulation of objects or events representing the basic way in which ideas are
organized and communicated
define a conceptual model
an abstract and general representation of a phenomena
define a framework
a cluster of related concepts around a particular topic
what are the two kinds of framework
theoretical framework (based on theory)
conceptual framework (based on a conceptual model)
what is a theory
ANSWERS A+ GRADED
What are the four things that contribute to evidence informed clinical decision
making? (Blue diagram)
What constitutes evidence?
Basic skills - observing, listening, asking
What are sources of evidence in nursing
the client, the health care provider, research
How many levels of research evidence are there
7
what is level one of the levels of research (tip of triangle)
Systematic reviews and meta analysis of relevant randomized clinical trials (RCTs),
including 3 or more RCTs that are good quality and yield similar results
what is level 2 of the levels of research evidence
reviewing one or two well designed RCTs
What is level 3 of levels of research evidence
one or more well-designed controlled trials without randomization
what is level 4 of the levels of evidence
one or more well designed case control or cohort studies
what is level 5 of the levels of research evidence
systematic reviews of descriptive qualitative studies
what is level 6 of levels of research evidence
single descriptive or qualitative study
what is level 7 of levels of research evidence (base of the triangle)
opinions of authorities and/or reports of expert committees
what are the five steps to evidence informed practice
- ask the clinical question
-collect the best evidence
-critique the evidence
-integrate the evidence
-evaluate the practice decision or change
define a concept
a mental formulation of objects or events representing the basic way in which ideas are
organized and communicated
define a conceptual model
an abstract and general representation of a phenomena
define a framework
a cluster of related concepts around a particular topic
what are the two kinds of framework
theoretical framework (based on theory)
conceptual framework (based on a conceptual model)
what is a theory
