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What is the goal of nursing research?
A. Make decisions regarding nursing education based on published
literature
B. Determine topics that could develop nursing knowledge
C. Gather information from published literature to make decisions
about application to clinical practice
D. Conduct studies to develop a body of nursing knowledge
Ans: D.
Conduct studies to develop a body of nursing knowledge
Which is the most important question to ask in evidence-based
practice?
A. What findings constitute evidence?
B. How will the findings be used?
C. Is this a randomized controlled trial?
D. What theory is being utilized?
Ans: B.
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How will the findings be used?
Nursing research should be utilized by:
A. Nurses at the bedside
B. Advanced practice nurses
C. Nurse researchers
D. Nurses at all levels of practice
Ans: D.
Nurses at all levels of practice
A clinical guideline may be found useful if the guideline was:
A. Published 2 years ago
B. Created using one group
C. Authored by a relatively unknown source
D. Funded by an anonymous source
Ans: A.
Published 2 years ago
Practice guidelines are designed to:
A. Be inflexible
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B. Be utilized in every circumstance
C. Provide a reference point for decision making
D. Be created by a professional organization to guide the practice of a
profession
Ans: c. Provide a reference point for decision making.
Which of the following is an example of determining whether a crucial
element of a guideline is applicable to your patients?
A. There are no intended specific patients in the guideline.
B. You are a primary-care provider and the guidelines were written for
primary-care providers.
C. Your patients have a much lower prevalence of a condition than the
patients in the guideline.
D. You are a pediatric oncologist and the guidelines were written for
geriatric specialists.
Ans: You are a primary-care provider and the guidelines were
written for primary-care providers.
Which of the following would be considered the research design for
Level I evidence?
A. Single, well-designed, randomized clinical trial
B. Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies
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NR 511 Week 1 exam Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
What is the goal of nursing research?
A. Make decisions regarding nursing education based on published
literature
B. Determine topics that could develop nursing knowledge
C. Gather information from published literature to make decisions
about application to clinical practice
D. Conduct studies to develop a body of nursing knowledge
Ans: D.
Conduct studies to develop a body of nursing knowledge
Which is the most important question to ask in evidence-based
practice?
A. What findings constitute evidence?
B. How will the findings be used?
C. Is this a randomized controlled trial?
D. What theory is being utilized?
Ans: B.
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How will the findings be used?
Nursing research should be utilized by:
A. Nurses at the bedside
B. Advanced practice nurses
C. Nurse researchers
D. Nurses at all levels of practice
Ans: D.
Nurses at all levels of practice
A clinical guideline may be found useful if the guideline was:
A. Published 2 years ago
B. Created using one group
C. Authored by a relatively unknown source
D. Funded by an anonymous source
Ans: A.
Published 2 years ago
Practice guidelines are designed to:
A. Be inflexible
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B. Be utilized in every circumstance
C. Provide a reference point for decision making
D. Be created by a professional organization to guide the practice of a
profession
Ans: c. Provide a reference point for decision making.
Which of the following is an example of determining whether a crucial
element of a guideline is applicable to your patients?
A. There are no intended specific patients in the guideline.
B. You are a primary-care provider and the guidelines were written for
primary-care providers.
C. Your patients have a much lower prevalence of a condition than the
patients in the guideline.
D. You are a pediatric oncologist and the guidelines were written for
geriatric specialists.
Ans: You are a primary-care provider and the guidelines were
written for primary-care providers.
Which of the following would be considered the research design for
Level I evidence?
A. Single, well-designed, randomized clinical trial
B. Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies
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