NURS 4325 Nursing Research Knowledge Check 2 |Result 96%
I got a 96%
1. One of the 2020 goals of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) is that ________ of all clinical decisions be evidence-based.
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NURS 4325 Nursing Research Knowledge Check 2 |Result 96%
I got a 96%
1. One of the 2020 goals of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) is that ________ of all clinical decisions be evidence-based.
80%
60%
90%
70%
2.
Which type of reliability is the consistency of measurement of two or more raters?
Content
Accuracy
Test-retest
Interrater
3. Which of the following types of studies would require the largest sample size?
Phenomenological
Grounded theory
Ethnography
Correlational
4. You are examining results that are comparing three different educational degrees in nursing (diploma, ADN, and BSN) to their reported levels of commitment to the profession. The researcher set the alpha level (the level of statistical significance) prior to the study at p< 0.05.
Which of the findings below demonstrate statistical significance, based on the researcher's alpha level?
No decision can be made as to whether a significant difference was found among diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate graduates' scores.
A significant difference was found among diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate graduates' scores (r =.112, p = .24).
A significant difference was found among diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate graduates' scores (r =.40, p = .001).
5. What statistical test would you use to determine a relationship between hours worked by nurses in a week and medication errors?
6. Which of the following measures of central tendency would be appropriate to describe the average pulse rates of a group of hospitalized patients?
7. In this example of a PICO question: “In elderly hospitalized patients, what is the effect of hourly nursing rounds on reducing falls compared with the standard practice of bedside call lights and low bed positioning?” Hourly nursing rounds represent what element of the PICO format?
O - outcome
P- population
C - comparison
I - intervention
8. According to Groves, Gray and Burns (2015), which one of the following are considered barriers to evidence-based practice?
The potential for improved outcomes for patients, providers, and healthcare agencies.
There is a need to implement a pilot study as a part of following the Iowa model.
There may be inadequate research evidence to support certain nursing interventions in practice.
There are adequate resources for implementation of the Evidence Based Practice by nurses.
9. According to Melnyk et al (2012), what specifically is the role of the EBP mentor?
to remove the barriers of EBP for staff nurses and nurse leaders
to create clearinghouses of evidence-based practice information
to work with staff nurses to consistently implement and sustain EBP
10. Identify the type of sampling method used in the following example: To obtain mothers of children with cystic fibrosis, a researcher contacted one such mother who lived in her neighborhood and asked her if she knew any other mothers of children with cystic fibrosis.
11. According to Melnyk et al (2012), what specifically is the role of the EBP mentor?
to remove the barriers of EBP for staff nurses and nurse leaders
to create clearinghouses of evidence-based practice information
to work with staff nurses to consistently implement and sustain EBP
12. A sample of 75 subjects was asked by a nurse researcher to participate in a study at an immunization booth in the mall. What type of sampling method is the researcher using?
Network sampling
Systematic sampling
Stratified random sampling
Convenience sampling
13. Descriptive statistics should be reported in every study for which of the following reasons?
To determine validity
To provide a powerful analysis of data
As an indication of reliability
To show the sample characteristics
14. Open-ended questions provide primarily ________ data.
15. According to Makic et al (2014) what is the best way to confirm placement of a feeding tube when radiography is not available in a pediatric population?
16. According to Makic et al (2014), which one of these is NOT an intervention suggested for critically ill patients and frequent turning and the prevention of skin breakdown?
17. In the Iowa Model of Evidence Based Practice, if a nurse brings forward a new research article with ideas that she/he would like to consider implementing on the unit, this would be considered to be:
18. The level of significance usually set in nursing studies is at either
19. Content validity is defined as:
20. According to Peterson et al (2014), what type of evidence is considered to be the strongest?
21. A researcher notes that although no statistical significance was found, some elderly nursing home residents with dementia who were exposed to soothing music for 6 hours daily exhibited lower heart rates and less agitation. This finding would have which type of significance?
22. A power analysis is conducted to:
23. According to Makic et al (2014), which of these is NOT a role of the nurse in the prevention of venothromboembolism (VTE)?
24. A nursing student critiquing a study for her nursing research class, she feels like the study findings are generalizable to together settings and populations because
25. Cronbach’s alpha is used to determine:
26. According to Peterson et al (2014), in AACN’s 2012 rating scale level system, grouping together A, B & C levels of evidence would result in
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