NURS 225 Test 1 Questions and
Answers A+ Graded (2025)
What .is .the .importance .of .posing .a .a .powerful .research .question? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-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 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-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 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-To .determine .specific .information .about .the
.characteristics .of .the .group .under .investigation.
I .- .Intervention .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Clear .determination .of .the .topic .under
.consideration.
C .- .Comparison .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Analysis .between .different .treatment
.options.
O .- .Outcome .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-To .determine .exactly .the .outcome .that .is
.expected.
T .- .Time .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .time .it .takes .to .demonstrate .an .outcome.
Quality .improvement .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-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) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-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 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-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 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-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 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-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 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-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 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-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 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-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 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1. .Inspection .and .surveillance.
2. .Inconspicuous .surveillance .of .people .as .they .engage .in .everyday .activities.
Consensus .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-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.
Answers A+ Graded (2025)
What .is .the .importance .of .posing .a .a .powerful .research .question? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-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 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-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 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-To .determine .specific .information .about .the
.characteristics .of .the .group .under .investigation.
I .- .Intervention .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Clear .determination .of .the .topic .under
.consideration.
C .- .Comparison .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Analysis .between .different .treatment
.options.
O .- .Outcome .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-To .determine .exactly .the .outcome .that .is
.expected.
T .- .Time .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .time .it .takes .to .demonstrate .an .outcome.
Quality .improvement .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-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) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-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 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-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 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-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 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-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 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-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 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-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 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-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 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1. .Inspection .and .surveillance.
2. .Inconspicuous .surveillance .of .people .as .they .engage .in .everyday .activities.
Consensus .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-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.
