NR 511 Week 1 exam - A. Make decisions regarding nursing education b...

NR 511 Week 1 exam What is the goal of nursing research?

• Make decisions regarding nursing education based on published literature
• Determine topics that could develop nursing knowledge
• Gather information from published literature to make decisions about

application to clinical practice

• 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?

• What findings constitute evidence?
• How will the findings be used?
• Is this a randomized controlled trial?
• What theory is being utilized?

(ANS- B.

How will the findings be used?

Nursing research should be utilized by:

• Nurses at the bedside
• Advanced practice nurses
• Nurse researchers
• Nurses at all levels of practice

(ANS- D.

Nurses at all levels of practice 1 / 3

A clinical guideline may be found useful if the guideline was:

• Published 2 years ago
• Created using one group
• Authored by a relatively unknown source
• Funded by an anonymous source

(ANS- A.

Published 2 years ago

Practice guidelines are designed to:

• Be inflexible
• Be utilized in every circumstance
• Provide a reference point for decision making
• 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?

• There are no intended specific patients in the guideline.
• You are a primary-care provider and the guidelines were written for primary-

care providers.

• Your patients have a much lower prevalence of a condition than the patients in

the guideline.

• 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. 2 / 3

Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level I evidence?

• Single, well-designed, randomized clinical trial
• Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies
• Well-designed controlled trials without randomization
• Systematic reviews of descriptive or qualitative studies

(ANS- B.

Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level II evidence?

• Single descriptive or qualitative study
• Well-designed case control or cohort studies
• Single, well-designed, randomized clinical trial
• Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies

(ANS- C.

Single, well-designed, randomized clinical trial Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level III evidence?

• Well-designed controlled trials without randomization
• Systematic reviews of descriptive or qualitative studies
• Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies
• Opinion of authorities and expert committees

(ANS- A.

Well-designed controlled trials without randomization

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