NU 631 EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Nurses with a bachelor's degree in nursing can participate in the implementation of evidence-
based protocols in practice. This means that the BSN nurse: - contributes practice
wisdom when applying protocols in patient settings.
What is the best explanation of the type of intuition that forms a legitimate source of
knowledge in nursing? - It is based on knowledge thoroughly incorporated into thought
but seldom articulated.
A researcher investigates the cause-and-effect relationship between the incidence of children's
spinal cord injury and the current state law requiring that all children under the age of eight will
ride in special care harnesses. Which form of nursing research should the research employ? -
Quantitative research
A study designed to test the idea of providing companion dogs to elders in a major hospital in
order to determine the effect upon the elders' level of orientation. This type of study can do
which of the following? - Control
What is a concept? - an abstract idea; a term that abstractly describes and names an
object, a phenomenon, or an idea, this providing it with a distinct identity or meaning
What is a framework? - the abstract, logical structure of meaning that guides
development of the study and enables the researcher to link the findings to the body of
knowledge for nursing. It is a combination of concepts, and the connections between them are
used to explain relationships.
What is a theory? - An integrated set of defined concepts, existence statements, and
relational statements that are defined and interrelated to present a systematic review of a
phenomenon.
Which of the following is a variable? - how many times the monkey rings the bell
What does GNSA stand for? - Graduate Nursing Student Academy
Who is considered the first nursing theorist? - Florence Nightingale
ANSWERS
Nurses with a bachelor's degree in nursing can participate in the implementation of evidence-
based protocols in practice. This means that the BSN nurse: - contributes practice
wisdom when applying protocols in patient settings.
What is the best explanation of the type of intuition that forms a legitimate source of
knowledge in nursing? - It is based on knowledge thoroughly incorporated into thought
but seldom articulated.
A researcher investigates the cause-and-effect relationship between the incidence of children's
spinal cord injury and the current state law requiring that all children under the age of eight will
ride in special care harnesses. Which form of nursing research should the research employ? -
Quantitative research
A study designed to test the idea of providing companion dogs to elders in a major hospital in
order to determine the effect upon the elders' level of orientation. This type of study can do
which of the following? - Control
What is a concept? - an abstract idea; a term that abstractly describes and names an
object, a phenomenon, or an idea, this providing it with a distinct identity or meaning
What is a framework? - the abstract, logical structure of meaning that guides
development of the study and enables the researcher to link the findings to the body of
knowledge for nursing. It is a combination of concepts, and the connections between them are
used to explain relationships.
What is a theory? - An integrated set of defined concepts, existence statements, and
relational statements that are defined and interrelated to present a systematic review of a
phenomenon.
Which of the following is a variable? - how many times the monkey rings the bell
What does GNSA stand for? - Graduate Nursing Student Academy
Who is considered the first nursing theorist? - Florence Nightingale
