Test Bank for Essentials of Nursing Research:
Appraising Evidence for Nursing Practice, 10th
Edition by Denise F. Polit, Cheryl Tatano Beck, and
Fiona Timmins with verified 2025–2026 exam
questions and answers. Includes comprehensive
chapter-by-chapter
Which of the following is C. All alternative explanations to the independent
required for a study to be variable as the cause of outcomes can be ruled out
internally valid?
A. A strong counterfactual
was established
B. Intervention fidelity was
maintained
C. All alternative
explanations to the
independent variable as
the cause of out
comes can be ruled out
D. true experimental
design was used
,Which of the following is B. Selection
the most serious threat to
the internal validity of the
nonequivalent control
group quasi-experimental
designs?
A. Testing
B. Selection
C. History
D. Maturation
Which of the following is B. Mortality
the most serious threat to
the internal validity of
RCTs?
A. Selection
B. Mortality
C. Maturation
D. History
Which of the following A. History
refers to the threat to
internal validity that
occurs when external co-
occurring events or
conditions affect the
outcome variable?
A. History
B. Maturation
C. Testing
D. Selection
,The use of multiple sites D. The study's external validity
for selecting the study
participants might
promote ----------
A. The ability to use
blinding as a strategy
B. The ability to use
randomization
C. Replicability of the
study
D. The study's external
validity
The use of a random D. Selection threat
numbers generator for
randomly assigning the
study participants to
groups decreases which
of the following threats to
the study's internal
validity?
A. Attrition
B. Carryover effects
C. Intervention fidelity
D. Selection threat
, One of the primary B. Research results.
foundations for
evidence- based nursing
practice is
A. Medical knowledge.
B. Research results.
C. Everyday health care.
D. Textbook information
Within the process of C. Personal experiences and client values
providing evidence-based
nursing care, which types
of research results are
incorporated to ascertain
the plan of treatment?
A. Personal experiences
and medical knowledge
B. Client values and
medical knowledge
C. Personal experiences
and client values
D. Medical knowledge
and identified challenges
Appraising Evidence for Nursing Practice, 10th
Edition by Denise F. Polit, Cheryl Tatano Beck, and
Fiona Timmins with verified 2025–2026 exam
questions and answers. Includes comprehensive
chapter-by-chapter
Which of the following is C. All alternative explanations to the independent
required for a study to be variable as the cause of outcomes can be ruled out
internally valid?
A. A strong counterfactual
was established
B. Intervention fidelity was
maintained
C. All alternative
explanations to the
independent variable as
the cause of out
comes can be ruled out
D. true experimental
design was used
,Which of the following is B. Selection
the most serious threat to
the internal validity of the
nonequivalent control
group quasi-experimental
designs?
A. Testing
B. Selection
C. History
D. Maturation
Which of the following is B. Mortality
the most serious threat to
the internal validity of
RCTs?
A. Selection
B. Mortality
C. Maturation
D. History
Which of the following A. History
refers to the threat to
internal validity that
occurs when external co-
occurring events or
conditions affect the
outcome variable?
A. History
B. Maturation
C. Testing
D. Selection
,The use of multiple sites D. The study's external validity
for selecting the study
participants might
promote ----------
A. The ability to use
blinding as a strategy
B. The ability to use
randomization
C. Replicability of the
study
D. The study's external
validity
The use of a random D. Selection threat
numbers generator for
randomly assigning the
study participants to
groups decreases which
of the following threats to
the study's internal
validity?
A. Attrition
B. Carryover effects
C. Intervention fidelity
D. Selection threat
, One of the primary B. Research results.
foundations for
evidence- based nursing
practice is
A. Medical knowledge.
B. Research results.
C. Everyday health care.
D. Textbook information
Within the process of C. Personal experiences and client values
providing evidence-based
nursing care, which types
of research results are
incorporated to ascertain
the plan of treatment?
A. Personal experiences
and medical knowledge
B. Client values and
medical knowledge
C. Personal experiences
and client values
D. Medical knowledge
and identified challenges
