EBP Practice exam one

Extraneous variables that influence the dependent variable are known as…

And non-experimental designs researchers, manipulate the IV to determine cause-and-effect relationships

Informed consent is the hallmark of the declaration of Helsinki

It is possible for a descriptive, qualitative study to be applied to practice

Both research and EBP evolve analysis of data

When reading a quantitative research article, you would expect to see words being analyzed as data

The purpose of non-experimental designs are you describe explain in predict relationships

Which of the following is not a type a barrier to EBP

QI projects primarily involves strategies to improve the way care is delivered to patients

Which of the following quasi experimental designs have the advantage of a pre-test group?

What is the researchers ability to influence or regulate, extraneous, variables, known as?

Descriptive data are usually cross-sectional and can be collected through surveys and questionnaires

Research involves participants while EBP involves patients

Nursing research popular in the 1950s involves the study of nursing students

Non experimental designs types

Which of the following pieces of evidence is found at the top of the hierarchy of evidence?

Which of the following is not a component of the definition of EBP.

Which of the following can be used to identify researchable problems? Select all that apply.

One of variable influences the relationship between variables, it is known as…

There are no differences between research questions and EBP questions

Research is defined as the process of moving research in the practice

When a researcher, assigns purchase offense to a group, by tossing a coin, the researcher is using which technique?

The three main sources of data and qualitative research are in-depth, interviews, direct, observation, and artifacts

Experimental purpose

Keeping a folder for every participant that contains a sign consent form and raw data

Experimental studies, the intervention is the independent variable

Cycle of science continues. More middle range, and practice theories will merge to be useful in clinical setting.

When a student nurse performs a dressing change as instructed by nurse, the evidence for this practice was derived from

A qualitative study of adults that only involve tape recording interviews would likely receive an expedited review

Non-experimental designs can be used to develop, then test theories

During a crossover design study, data are collected at one point in time

Researchers must have at least two IVs in a crossover design

In the 1980s DRGs where is driving force, because they focused nursing research on cost effectiveness

The statement is an example of… The study aims to examine, the effects of guided imagery on postoperative pain in adults

Which ethical issues are associated with the development of research questions? Select all that apply.

No ethical concerns can arise from implementing EBP

Which of the following pieces of evidence is found at top of the hierarchy of evidence?

How can nurses who use EBP best be described?

The four main purposes of designs are describe phenomenon, explain relationships, predict, relationships, or examine cau

Causal hypothesis

What is the purpose of experimental design?

The ANA code of ethics with interpretive statements has no bearing on whether nurses should provide care that is EB.

Panel, Trend and follow-up studies are different types of cross – sectional design

Nurses are expected to be competent at using research findings to guide practice

What are the four major concepts of the theory of diffusion of innovation? Select all that apply.

Only regional levels have an ethical responsibility for quickly and effectively disseminating information

Solomon for group design is more effective at controlling for the threat of testing than the two group pretest-posttest

Which of the following are quasi-experimental designs? Select all that apply

The letter P in PICOT STANDS FOR PATIENT

Researchers must explain the risks and benefits of being in a study to the participants

When there is a conflict, the therapeutic imperative takes precedence over the research imperative

Applied research is designed to find answers to problems in clinical practice

Retrospective Design

A hierarchy is a

Research is defined as the process of moving research into practice.

Quasi experimental designs include which of the following essential components

Researchers use correlations determine if there are differences between two groups

Applied research is designed to find answers to problems in clinical practice

The purpose of research is to prove something true

When appraising a study design, one aspect to consider is that the study is addressing a gap in the literature

Experimental designs have control groups. Quasi experimental designs have which of the following?

Using AND and OR is known as truncation

An ethical rule, stating that nurses should perform actions that benefit the patients

Which of the following is the purpose of synthesizing data from qualitative studies?

Experimental designs have control groups. Quasi-experimental designs have which of the following

Both research and EBP involve analysis of data

Research article, you would expect to see a description of the sample in the review of literature section

Patients who are not in the intervention group, must receive standard care

What are the four main purposes of research?

Access to data bases is critical to link research to EBP

The four main purposes of research are to describe, explain, predict, and examine cause

To promote EBP which of the following must be addressed? Select all that apply.

Grand nursing theories were first introduced in the 1980s

The four main purpose of research are to describe, explain, predict, and examine cause

In repeated measures studies, data are collected over shorter periods of time compared to longitudinal studies