NURS 225 TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the importance of posing a a powerful research question? - Answers :The
clarification of the question focuses the search for valid evidence so that it speaks to the
issue under examination. As the issue under examination is carefully considered to
determine the principal focus for the investigation: two components need to be
considered (aspects of issue and outcome of interest).
PICOT - Answers :The five components of an evidence-based question: pt. population
of interest, intervention of interest, comparison of interest, outcome of interest, and time.
P - Patient - Answers :To determine specific information about the characteristics of the
group under investigation.
I - Intervention - Answers :Clear determination of the topic under consideration.
C - Comparison - Answers :Analysis between different treatment options.
O - Outcome - Answers :To determine exactly the outcome that is expected.
T - Time - Answers :The time it takes to demonstrate an outcome.
Quality improvement - Answers :A process utilized to investigate a policy, procedure, or
protocol to determine if it addresses an aspect identified through an evidence-based
practice process, and works to validate current practice.
EBP (evidence-based practice) - Answers :1. Foundation on which beliefs and proofs
are established; a pathway to clear organized proof on a given topic (evidence,
decision-making, clinical, holistic pt. care).
2. A process of utilizing confirmed evidence (research and quality improvement),
decision making, and nursing expertise to guide the delivery of holistic patient care.
Research - Answers :1. A systematic process of inquiry for the development of
generalizable knowledge.
2. A methodical examination that uses regimented techniques to resolve questions or
decipher dilemmas.
Case study - Answers :1. Scrutinizing the lives of individuals, dealings, resolution,
episodes, phases, and projects to determine the uniqueness of the situation.
2. A qualitative research method that concentrates on supplying a comprehensive
description and scrutiny of an identified case situation.
Expert opinion - Answers :1. Furnishing of significant information by an individual who is
viewed as an authority based upon a set of criteria.
, 2. Information provided by an individual who is viewed as an authority, based upon a set
of criteria related to information applicable and/or significant to a designated problem or
situation.
3. Part of the fifth level of evidence.
Ideas - Answers :1. Thought, convictions, and/or principle.
2. Thoughts, convictions, and/or principles based upon a potential or actual existing
foundation, considered to be individual work.
Editorials - Answers :1. The statements of the opinions of an owner, manager, or similar
individual.
2. Statements of the opinions of an owner, manager, or the like. Weight of the evidence
is based on the perceived biases associated with the thoughts and statements.
Opinions - Answers :1. A person's belief, judgments, and/or values about a designed
subject.
2. Attitudes and viewpoints that do not rest on adequate foundations to be viewed as
completely without biases, and represent a person's beliefs, judgments, and/or values
concerning a designated subject.
Observation - Answers :1. Inspection and surveillance.
2. Inconspicuous surveillance of people as they engage in everyday activities.
Consensus - Answers :1. The majority has reached the agreed resolution.
2. Individuals involved in process come to a common understanding about the topic; the
majority of individuals reach an agreed upon resolution or understanding.
What organizations make up the NINR (National Institute of Nursing Research)? -
Answers :NCNR (National Center for Nursing Research) and the NIH (National Institute
of Health).
Applied research - Answers :Research that concentrates on resolving functional
questions to supply reasonably direct solutions.
Basic research - Answers :Research designed to generate elemental knowledge and
theoretic agreement about crucial human and foundational innate processes (gain
knowledge for knowledge's sake).
What is the purpose of the IRB (Institutional Review Board)? - Answers :To protect
human subjects, especially vulnerable populations.
Who regulates the IRB (Institutional Review Board)? - Answers :The DHHS
(Department of Health and Human Services) code of Federal Regulations.
What is the importance of posing a a powerful research question? - Answers :The
clarification of the question focuses the search for valid evidence so that it speaks to the
issue under examination. As the issue under examination is carefully considered to
determine the principal focus for the investigation: two components need to be
considered (aspects of issue and outcome of interest).
PICOT - Answers :The five components of an evidence-based question: pt. population
of interest, intervention of interest, comparison of interest, outcome of interest, and time.
P - Patient - Answers :To determine specific information about the characteristics of the
group under investigation.
I - Intervention - Answers :Clear determination of the topic under consideration.
C - Comparison - Answers :Analysis between different treatment options.
O - Outcome - Answers :To determine exactly the outcome that is expected.
T - Time - Answers :The time it takes to demonstrate an outcome.
Quality improvement - Answers :A process utilized to investigate a policy, procedure, or
protocol to determine if it addresses an aspect identified through an evidence-based
practice process, and works to validate current practice.
EBP (evidence-based practice) - Answers :1. Foundation on which beliefs and proofs
are established; a pathway to clear organized proof on a given topic (evidence,
decision-making, clinical, holistic pt. care).
2. A process of utilizing confirmed evidence (research and quality improvement),
decision making, and nursing expertise to guide the delivery of holistic patient care.
Research - Answers :1. A systematic process of inquiry for the development of
generalizable knowledge.
2. A methodical examination that uses regimented techniques to resolve questions or
decipher dilemmas.
Case study - Answers :1. Scrutinizing the lives of individuals, dealings, resolution,
episodes, phases, and projects to determine the uniqueness of the situation.
2. A qualitative research method that concentrates on supplying a comprehensive
description and scrutiny of an identified case situation.
Expert opinion - Answers :1. Furnishing of significant information by an individual who is
viewed as an authority based upon a set of criteria.
, 2. Information provided by an individual who is viewed as an authority, based upon a set
of criteria related to information applicable and/or significant to a designated problem or
situation.
3. Part of the fifth level of evidence.
Ideas - Answers :1. Thought, convictions, and/or principle.
2. Thoughts, convictions, and/or principles based upon a potential or actual existing
foundation, considered to be individual work.
Editorials - Answers :1. The statements of the opinions of an owner, manager, or similar
individual.
2. Statements of the opinions of an owner, manager, or the like. Weight of the evidence
is based on the perceived biases associated with the thoughts and statements.
Opinions - Answers :1. A person's belief, judgments, and/or values about a designed
subject.
2. Attitudes and viewpoints that do not rest on adequate foundations to be viewed as
completely without biases, and represent a person's beliefs, judgments, and/or values
concerning a designated subject.
Observation - Answers :1. Inspection and surveillance.
2. Inconspicuous surveillance of people as they engage in everyday activities.
Consensus - Answers :1. The majority has reached the agreed resolution.
2. Individuals involved in process come to a common understanding about the topic; the
majority of individuals reach an agreed upon resolution or understanding.
What organizations make up the NINR (National Institute of Nursing Research)? -
Answers :NCNR (National Center for Nursing Research) and the NIH (National Institute
of Health).
Applied research - Answers :Research that concentrates on resolving functional
questions to supply reasonably direct solutions.
Basic research - Answers :Research designed to generate elemental knowledge and
theoretic agreement about crucial human and foundational innate processes (gain
knowledge for knowledge's sake).
What is the purpose of the IRB (Institutional Review Board)? - Answers :To protect
human subjects, especially vulnerable populations.
Who regulates the IRB (Institutional Review Board)? - Answers :The DHHS
(Department of Health and Human Services) code of Federal Regulations.
