Evidenced -based Research review

The most important initial step when developing a research study is to:

A review of empirical literature will yield information obtained from:

Which situation will involve the use of inferential statistics?

Which research discipline seeks to develop practical applications based on research knowledge?

What is the key construct in Donabedian’s theory of outcomes research?

The author of a research report describes the research problem in order to:

All nurses need to have expertise in which skill regarding research?

Which government agency supports research to improve the outcomes and quality of health care?

Which method will a researcher use to evaluate a group of qualitative studies?

The lowest level of measurement is:

Which is a type of nonprobability sampling?

For a study to be considered current, it should be published within the last:

An appropriate level of significance for nursing research is either:

A researcher might carry out a smaller-scale study. This smaller-scale study is known as a/an:

In a refereed journal, the nurse researcher is assured that the article:

To develop a clinical question, nurse will use which format?

When a data set has a normal distribution curve, which statement is true about the data?

An initial step when preparing to conduct a literature review is to:

What is true about a meta-analysis?

Statements that will be scientifically tested as part of a research study are called:

Which is true about a sample that is heterogeneous?

The goal of appropriate sampling in research is to:

In outcomes research, a Magnet-designated hospital is an example of which type of variable?

What study design involves no intervention on the part of the researcher?

Which study is an example of an unethical study?

Which is an important characteristic of a variable?

Which of these sampling techniques is least likely to produce findings that are generalizable?

In which type of study design would you expect to find a discussion of extraneous variables?

The N-clex exam is an example of which level of measurement?

What does the IRB do?

How do practicing nurses participate in critical appraisal of research?

Which type of study design is commonly used in outcomes studies?

A researcher calculates a Pearson product-moment coefficient of 0.2. This value represents:

When a researcher concludes that study findings are applicable to the total population:

Which type of study is considered strongest for testing the effectiveness of an intervention?

The reviewer will expect the methods section of the research report to include:

Which type of scale is most commonly used in a survey of patient satisfaction?

What type of sample is generally used in outcomes studies?

the experiences that women have when breastfeeding their infants in the workplace. What study?

When critically appraising the dependability of qualitative research, the reviewer evaluates:

Which of the following is not one of the components of power analysis?

Which type of research design focuses on implementation of a treatment by the researcher?

How are subjects selected for qualitative research studies?

What is the purpose of using exploratory analysis in a research report?

An operational definition of a variable or concept ensures the variable or concept will be:

Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?