Evidence-Based Practice (Sherpath) Exam Questions and Answers
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Evidence-Based Practice (Sherpath) Exam Questions and Answers
Which finding is a nursing-sensitive outcome that can be measured?
Incidence of asthma among children of parents who smoke
Frequency of episodes of low blood sugar in children at a local school
Number of patients who fall and exper...
Evidence-Based Practice (Sherpath) Exam
Questions and Answers
Which finding is a nursing-sensitive outcome that can be measured?
Incidence of asthma among children of parents who smoke
Frequency of episodes of low blood sugar in children at a local school
Number of patients who fall and experience subsequent injury on the evening shift
Percentage of sexually active adolescent girls who attend the nurses' teaching sessions for birth
control
Number of patients who fall and experience subsequent injury on the evening shift
Which topic is best suited for quantitative research?
The perception of a patient with chronic back pain on quality of life
The parent's perception of nursing care on a pediatric unit
The caregiver's perception of stress while caring for patients with dementia
The different types of dressings to measure the extent of surgical wound healing
The different types of dressings to measure the extent of surgical wound healing
Which element is described when the researcher provides complete information about the purpose
of the study and gives patients the choice to participate or not participate in the study?
The terms "diagnosis of breast cancer" and "roles of the family" are examples of which elements in
the research question, "What is the effect of the diagnosis of breast cancer on the roles of the
family?"
Surveys
The sample
Variables
Data collection
The sample
Which element does the C stand for in a PICOT question?
Comparison of interest
Client who is admitted
Care provided
Current diagnosis
Comparison of interest
Which type of research study represents the nurse designing and conducting an informational health
campaign and then measuring the outcomes of the campaign?
Evaluation
Descriptive
, Exploratory
Experimental
Evaulation
Which type of research study describes when the nurse researcher randomly assigns 100 patients
who smoke and attend a wellness clinic into two groups and plans to compare the effectiveness of the
standard treatment with the educational program?
Which activity regarding the research process would the nurse conduct to determine what has
already been studied about the research problem of interest?
Construct a theoretical framework
Identify variables
Formulate a hypothesis
Review the literature
Review the literature
Which step would a group of nurses take next after implementing an evidence-based practice (EBP)
change and evaluating the effectiveness of the change?
Search the literature
Share the findings with others
Conduct a statistical analysis
Create a well-defined PICOT questsion
Share the findings with others
Which section of an evidence-based article includes a brief summary about the major themes or
findings and the implications for nursing practice?
Abstract
Introduction
Literature review
Manuscript narrative
Abstract
When preparing a research project, which level of evidence is highest for a scientific study?
Single nonexperimental cohort study
Controlled trial without randomization
Systematic review of a qualitative study
Meta-analysis of a randomized clinical trial
Meta-analysis of a randomized clinical trial
Which type of research explores the interrelationships among variables of interest without any active
intervention by the researcher?
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