N580 EXAM STUDY GUIDE
1. Nursing research is significant to the profession of nursing because it promotes what
ANS Generation of a specialized body of nursing knowledge for use in nursing practice.
2. Which of these actions demonstrates the role of knowledgeable consumer of nursing
research ANS Evaluating the credibility of research findings
3. What is the primary value of evidence based nursing practice ANS Incorporating
research findings with clinical expertise when individualizing patient care
4. A nurse is analyzing a research article where in the article will she find the research
question and study purpose ANS Introduction
5. When subjects are interviewed about postpartum depression, which reason
would a researcher select qualitative rather than quantitative ANS Collects data from a
small number of subjects allowing for in-depth study of a phenomenon while using
subjective approach.
6. Which of the following is a critical step for the quality improvement process in health
care settings ANS Adopting a practice change as a new standard of care
7. The review of literature is important to the research process for which reason-
ANS Guides all steps of the research process
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8. Which of these electronic databases is the most relevant and frequently used sources
for nursing literature ANS CINAHL
9. A general timeline for a literature search for an academic paper or project is to go back
how fall in the literature ANS 3-5 years
10. Which website is an important source for clinical evidence but is limited as a provider
of primary documents for literature reviews ANS Cochran Library
11. How is a hypothesis related to theory ANS Hypotheses must be consistent with an
existing theoretical framework
12. What is the key difference between independent and dependent variable ANS The
dependent variable should change in response to manipulation by the independent
variable
13. A nurse's research questions is, "How does maternal employment among health care
professionals affect infant health during the first 6 months of life?" what is the
dependent variable ANS Infant health
14. A nurse has defined the research questions as, "Is there a relationship between self
esteem and body weight among post-menopausal women?" what type of research
question format is implied by this question ANS Correlational non-experimental
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15 A nurse has defined a hypothesis as, "There will be no difference in the number of
adverse events among patients discharged 2 days after an abdominal hysterectomy
compared to patient discharged 4 days after abdominal hysterectomy." This is an example
of what type of hypothesis? ANS Null Hypotesis
16. In which way are theory and practice interrelated for the hospital based nurse
researcher ANS Practice provides the opportunity to test theory
17. How is a model related to a concept or concepts ANS Relationship between or among
concepts are demonstrated in a model
18. Which statement is an operational definition of a concept ANS Death anxiety is an
uncontrollable feeling on contemplation of ones own death measured by Templars Death
Anxiety Scale
19. Research report title suggests that theory was used as the framework for the study
rather than being generated as the outcome of the study ANS A randomized clinical trial
of education or motivational interviewing based coaching compared to usual care to
improve cancer pain management
1. Nursing research is significant to the profession of nursing because it promotes what
ANS Generation of a specialized body of nursing knowledge for use in nursing practice.
2. Which of these actions demonstrates the role of knowledgeable consumer of nursing
research ANS Evaluating the credibility of research findings
3. What is the primary value of evidence based nursing practice ANS Incorporating
research findings with clinical expertise when individualizing patient care
4. A nurse is analyzing a research article where in the article will she find the research
question and study purpose ANS Introduction
5. When subjects are interviewed about postpartum depression, which reason
would a researcher select qualitative rather than quantitative ANS Collects data from a
small number of subjects allowing for in-depth study of a phenomenon while using
subjective approach.
6. Which of the following is a critical step for the quality improvement process in health
care settings ANS Adopting a practice change as a new standard of care
7. The review of literature is important to the research process for which reason-
ANS Guides all steps of the research process
, N580 EXAM STUDY GUIDE
8. Which of these electronic databases is the most relevant and frequently used sources
for nursing literature ANS CINAHL
9. A general timeline for a literature search for an academic paper or project is to go back
how fall in the literature ANS 3-5 years
10. Which website is an important source for clinical evidence but is limited as a provider
of primary documents for literature reviews ANS Cochran Library
11. How is a hypothesis related to theory ANS Hypotheses must be consistent with an
existing theoretical framework
12. What is the key difference between independent and dependent variable ANS The
dependent variable should change in response to manipulation by the independent
variable
13. A nurse's research questions is, "How does maternal employment among health care
professionals affect infant health during the first 6 months of life?" what is the
dependent variable ANS Infant health
14. A nurse has defined the research questions as, "Is there a relationship between self
esteem and body weight among post-menopausal women?" what type of research
question format is implied by this question ANS Correlational non-experimental
, N580 EXAM STUDY GUIDE
15 A nurse has defined a hypothesis as, "There will be no difference in the number of
adverse events among patients discharged 2 days after an abdominal hysterectomy
compared to patient discharged 4 days after abdominal hysterectomy." This is an example
of what type of hypothesis? ANS Null Hypotesis
16. In which way are theory and practice interrelated for the hospital based nurse
researcher ANS Practice provides the opportunity to test theory
17. How is a model related to a concept or concepts ANS Relationship between or among
concepts are demonstrated in a model
18. Which statement is an operational definition of a concept ANS Death anxiety is an
uncontrollable feeling on contemplation of ones own death measured by Templars Death
Anxiety Scale
19. Research report title suggests that theory was used as the framework for the study
rather than being generated as the outcome of the study ANS A randomized clinical trial
of education or motivational interviewing based coaching compared to usual care to
improve cancer pain management
