NURS307 EXAM 1 VOCAB EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1. **What is nursing research?**
- A. A general study about health
- B. Systematic inquiry to develop evidence on problems important to nurses
- C. Research done by patients in hospitals
- D. A survey about nurse job satisfaction
**Answer:** B. Systematic inquiry to develop evidence on problems important to nurses
2. **What is evidence-based practice (EBP)?**
- A. Using old medical practices
- B. A practice where nurses use the best evidence in decisions about patient care
- C. A form of patient survey
- D. A method to document patient satisfaction
**Answer:** B. A practice where nurses use the best evidence in decisions about patient care
3. **Why is knowledge of nursing research beneficial?**
- A. It improves hospital administration
- B. It enhances the professional practice of all nurses
- C. It helps nurses become doctors
- D. It is required for certification exams
**Answer:** B. It enhances the professional practice of all nurses
4. **What is clinical nursing research?**
- A. Research done on patients' medical bills
- B. Research focusing on problems related to clinical practice
- C. Research on hospital management
- D. A survey on nurse satisfaction
**Answer:** B. Research focusing on problems related to clinical practice
5. **What is the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)?**
- A. An institute to train new nurses
- B. A research body established in 1993 at the US National Institutes of Health
- C. An international nurse certification program
- D. A nursing education program
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**Answer:** B. A research body established in 1993 at the US National Institutes of Health
6. **What are systematic reviews?**
- A. A medical journal review
- B. A method of integrating research information on a topic
- C. A nursing handbook
- D. A legal document about patient care
**Answer:** B. A method of integrating research information on a topic
7. **What is clinical significance?**
- A. When research findings are useful and meaningful to real-world problems
- B. An academic award for research
- C. A healthcare management term
- D. A method of patient diagnosis
**Answer:** A. When research findings are useful and meaningful to real-world problems
8. **What will be the future focus of nursing research?**
- A. Nurse satisfaction surveys
- B. EBP projects, research replication, and health disparities
- C. Healthcare technology advancements
- D. Research on hospital economics
**Answer:** B. EBP projects, research replication, and health disparities
9. **What is disciplined research?**
- A. Research conducted by doctors
- B. Research that follows rigorous standards and techniques for gaining reliable knowledge
- C. Research done by nurses without formal training
- D. A nursing student project
**Answer:** B. Research that follows rigorous standards and techniques for gaining reliable
knowledge
10. **What is a paradigm?**
- A. A hospital policy
- B. A type of medical treatment
- C. A worldview or general perspective on the world's complexities
- D. A nursing skill
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