NU 302 Exam 3 Questions and Answers Latest Update 2025 Already Passed
Discuss the concept of evidence-based practice (EBP). - Answers This approach helps nurses use
information as well as critical judgment to create care plan
List the necessary steps of EBP. - Answers 1. Formulate an answerable question
2. Find the best available evidence
3. Appraise the evidence
4. Implement the evidence
5. Evaluate the outcome
6.Disseminate outcomes
Explain the difference between quantitative and qualitative research. - Answers quantitative- deals with
numerical data
qualitative- informed by several philosophical assumptions and examines aspects of human life such as
culture, expression, beliefs, morality, life stress, and imagination.
List the nine steps of the research process. - Answers 1. Generate idea
2. Conduct literature review
3. Refine research question
4. Plan research methodology
5. Create research proposal
6. Apply for funding
7. Apply for ethics approval
8. Collect and analyze data
9. Draw conclusions and relate findings
Analyze the potential impact of research on community health nursing practice. - Answers According to
the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, rigorous nursing research provides a body of
knowledge that helps advance nursing practice.
Articulate the impact of key values on professional decision-making. - Answers they form the foundation
for your decision making and your relationships with other humans.
,Discuss the application of ethical principles to community health nursing decision-making. - Answers
Ethical values guide the way that business is done - what is acceptable, desirable and responsible
behaviour, above and beyond compliance with laws and regulations.
What is evidence based practice? - Answers an approach that uses firm scientific data rather than
anecdote, tradition, intuition or folklore in making decisions about medical and nursing practice
True or false? Evidence-based practice involves clinical reasoning - Answers •True
•Rationale: Clinical reasoning is an important component of evidence-based practice.
PICOT - Answers •P - patient population/problem
•I - Intervention
•C - Comparison intervention or issue of interest
•O - Outcome
•T - Time
mixed method research - Answers Research that uses evidence that is both qualitative and quantitative.
Research done to evaluate the relationship of the implementation of a VAP bundle on the number of
Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia cases is an example of what type of research?
A.Qualitative
B.Quantitative
C.Systematic
D.Mixed Methods - Answers •B - Quantitative
•Rationale: This research is able to be quantified and shows the relationship between two factors.
•Evaluating the emotional affects of long-term care on the elderly would be what type of research?
A.Qualitative
B.Quantitative
, C.Systemic Review
D.Mixed Methods - Answers •A - Qualitative
•Evaluates - emotions and perceptions
Reliability - Answers Consistency of an instrument measurements within a population.
validity - Answers Instrument measures what it is supposed to measure
•When preparing to perform research, which would the nurse do first?
A.Choose a research design
B.Review the literature
C.Formulate a research question
D.Select a conceptual model - Answers •C. Formulate a research question
•Rationale: After identifying an area of interest, the next step would be to formulate a research question
or statement. This is followed by a review of literature, selection of a conceptual model, and then
selection of a research design.
IRB (Institutional Review Board) - Answers must have approval anytime human subjects are used for
research
Code of Ethics for Nurses - Answers statements of the professionals' values and beliefs, which are based
on ethical principles
-respect and dignity for clients
values - Answers personal beliefs regarding worth, truth, behaviors.
• Something perceived as desirable or a personally held abstract belief about the truth and worth of
thoughts, objects, or behavior
•Motivation to behave in certain ways
•Derived from societal norms, family, and/or religious beliefs
Discuss the concept of evidence-based practice (EBP). - Answers This approach helps nurses use
information as well as critical judgment to create care plan
List the necessary steps of EBP. - Answers 1. Formulate an answerable question
2. Find the best available evidence
3. Appraise the evidence
4. Implement the evidence
5. Evaluate the outcome
6.Disseminate outcomes
Explain the difference between quantitative and qualitative research. - Answers quantitative- deals with
numerical data
qualitative- informed by several philosophical assumptions and examines aspects of human life such as
culture, expression, beliefs, morality, life stress, and imagination.
List the nine steps of the research process. - Answers 1. Generate idea
2. Conduct literature review
3. Refine research question
4. Plan research methodology
5. Create research proposal
6. Apply for funding
7. Apply for ethics approval
8. Collect and analyze data
9. Draw conclusions and relate findings
Analyze the potential impact of research on community health nursing practice. - Answers According to
the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, rigorous nursing research provides a body of
knowledge that helps advance nursing practice.
Articulate the impact of key values on professional decision-making. - Answers they form the foundation
for your decision making and your relationships with other humans.
,Discuss the application of ethical principles to community health nursing decision-making. - Answers
Ethical values guide the way that business is done - what is acceptable, desirable and responsible
behaviour, above and beyond compliance with laws and regulations.
What is evidence based practice? - Answers an approach that uses firm scientific data rather than
anecdote, tradition, intuition or folklore in making decisions about medical and nursing practice
True or false? Evidence-based practice involves clinical reasoning - Answers •True
•Rationale: Clinical reasoning is an important component of evidence-based practice.
PICOT - Answers •P - patient population/problem
•I - Intervention
•C - Comparison intervention or issue of interest
•O - Outcome
•T - Time
mixed method research - Answers Research that uses evidence that is both qualitative and quantitative.
Research done to evaluate the relationship of the implementation of a VAP bundle on the number of
Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia cases is an example of what type of research?
A.Qualitative
B.Quantitative
C.Systematic
D.Mixed Methods - Answers •B - Quantitative
•Rationale: This research is able to be quantified and shows the relationship between two factors.
•Evaluating the emotional affects of long-term care on the elderly would be what type of research?
A.Qualitative
B.Quantitative
, C.Systemic Review
D.Mixed Methods - Answers •A - Qualitative
•Evaluates - emotions and perceptions
Reliability - Answers Consistency of an instrument measurements within a population.
validity - Answers Instrument measures what it is supposed to measure
•When preparing to perform research, which would the nurse do first?
A.Choose a research design
B.Review the literature
C.Formulate a research question
D.Select a conceptual model - Answers •C. Formulate a research question
•Rationale: After identifying an area of interest, the next step would be to formulate a research question
or statement. This is followed by a review of literature, selection of a conceptual model, and then
selection of a research design.
IRB (Institutional Review Board) - Answers must have approval anytime human subjects are used for
research
Code of Ethics for Nurses - Answers statements of the professionals' values and beliefs, which are based
on ethical principles
-respect and dignity for clients
values - Answers personal beliefs regarding worth, truth, behaviors.
• Something perceived as desirable or a personally held abstract belief about the truth and worth of
thoughts, objects, or behavior
•Motivation to behave in certain ways
•Derived from societal norms, family, and/or religious beliefs
