N580 MIDTERM EXAM WITH CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
nurses on the cutting edge - CORRECT-ANSWERSpromote improvement in patient outcomes
accomplish this through: research, EBP, and QI
nurses achieve personal growth through and expand clinical decision-making skills through... -
CORRECT-ANSWERSdevelopment of clinical questions
literature reviews
evaluation of evidence in literature
application of "best available evidence" in your practice
nurses as knowledgable consumers - CORRECT-ANSWERSnurses must be knowledgable
consumers of research who can evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of research evidence
and use existing standards to determine the merit and readiness of research for use in clinical
practice
,to use research for an EBP and to practice using the highest quality processes, you do not have
to conduct research; however, you do need to understand and appraise the steps of the
research process in order to read the research literature critically and use it to inform clinical
decisions
research definition - CORRECT-ANSWERSa systematic investigation, including research
development, testing and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable
knowledge
quantitative and qualitative research
studies are guided by research questions
nurses employ the same methods used by other disciplines yet study questions are relevant to
nursing practice
quantitative vs. qualititative research - CORRECT-ANSWERSquantitative: encompasses the
study of research questions and/or hypotheses that describe phenomena, test relationships,
,assess differences, seek to explain cause-and-effect relationships between variables, and test
for intervention effectiveness--numeric data are summarized and analyzed using statistics--
techniques are systematic and methodology is controlled
qualititative: question is about understanding the meaning of a human experience such as grief,
hope, or loss--meaning of an experience is based on the view that meaning varies and is
subjective--context of experience also plays a role--generally conducted in natural settings and
uses data that are words or text rather than numeric to describe the experiences being studied-
-guided by research questions and data are collected from a small number of subjects, allowing
an in-depth study of a phenomenon--subjective approach but systematic in its method
QI definition - CORRECT-ANSWERSsystematic use of data to monitor the outcomes of care
processes and improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the
quality and safety of health care systems
uses currently available knowledge to improve health care delivery within the local setting
, QI elements - CORRECT-ANSWERS1. conducting an assessment
2. setting specific goals for improvement
3. identifying ideas for changing current practice
4. deciding how improvements in care are measured
5. rapidly testing practice changes
6. measuring improvements in care
7. adopting practice change as new standard of care
want to create measurable change across quality domains through application of these 7 steps,
often through the plan, do, study, act model
research vs. QI - CORRECT-ANSWERSresearch studies generate new knowledge that is
generalizable to other populations and settings
QI projects use currently available knowledge to improve health care delivery within the local
setting
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
nurses on the cutting edge - CORRECT-ANSWERSpromote improvement in patient outcomes
accomplish this through: research, EBP, and QI
nurses achieve personal growth through and expand clinical decision-making skills through... -
CORRECT-ANSWERSdevelopment of clinical questions
literature reviews
evaluation of evidence in literature
application of "best available evidence" in your practice
nurses as knowledgable consumers - CORRECT-ANSWERSnurses must be knowledgable
consumers of research who can evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of research evidence
and use existing standards to determine the merit and readiness of research for use in clinical
practice
,to use research for an EBP and to practice using the highest quality processes, you do not have
to conduct research; however, you do need to understand and appraise the steps of the
research process in order to read the research literature critically and use it to inform clinical
decisions
research definition - CORRECT-ANSWERSa systematic investigation, including research
development, testing and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable
knowledge
quantitative and qualitative research
studies are guided by research questions
nurses employ the same methods used by other disciplines yet study questions are relevant to
nursing practice
quantitative vs. qualititative research - CORRECT-ANSWERSquantitative: encompasses the
study of research questions and/or hypotheses that describe phenomena, test relationships,
,assess differences, seek to explain cause-and-effect relationships between variables, and test
for intervention effectiveness--numeric data are summarized and analyzed using statistics--
techniques are systematic and methodology is controlled
qualititative: question is about understanding the meaning of a human experience such as grief,
hope, or loss--meaning of an experience is based on the view that meaning varies and is
subjective--context of experience also plays a role--generally conducted in natural settings and
uses data that are words or text rather than numeric to describe the experiences being studied-
-guided by research questions and data are collected from a small number of subjects, allowing
an in-depth study of a phenomenon--subjective approach but systematic in its method
QI definition - CORRECT-ANSWERSsystematic use of data to monitor the outcomes of care
processes and improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the
quality and safety of health care systems
uses currently available knowledge to improve health care delivery within the local setting
, QI elements - CORRECT-ANSWERS1. conducting an assessment
2. setting specific goals for improvement
3. identifying ideas for changing current practice
4. deciding how improvements in care are measured
5. rapidly testing practice changes
6. measuring improvements in care
7. adopting practice change as new standard of care
want to create measurable change across quality domains through application of these 7 steps,
often through the plan, do, study, act model
research vs. QI - CORRECT-ANSWERSresearch studies generate new knowledge that is
generalizable to other populations and settings
QI projects use currently available knowledge to improve health care delivery within the local
setting
