NSG 351 CH 6 Exam 2 Questions With Complete Solutions
A nurse appraising a research article should perform which
action to critically evaluate the literature review? Correct
Answer note the number of data-based and theoretical sources
cited in the reference list
A researcher conducts a study using dependent and independent
variables used in a previous study, but uses a different
population of subjects. What type of study is this? Correct
Answer replication
A researcher performs a critical appraisal of a group of studies
measuring the effects of a home care education program on
confidence levels of caregivers of older family members. The
critical appraisal will include: Correct Answer making value
judgments about the credibility and validity of concepts
A review of empirical literature will yield information obtained
from: Correct Answer research studies
Rationale:
Empirical literature refers to knowledge derived from research
and is based on data from research.
A reviewer reading a proposal for a qualitative research study
notes that the author has not included a literature review. The
reviewer understands that a literature review may have been
omitted in this case because: Correct Answer some researchers
feel that previous studies may bias data collection in qualitative
studies
, A step just prior to beginning a literature search using an
electronic database is to; Correct Answer identify keywords for
search `
After a literature search has yielded a list of articles, an efficient
way to identify relevant studies during a literature search is to
review? Correct Answer study abstracts
An author uses an electronic source in portable document format
PDF. Which is true about citing this source in a literature
review? Correct Answer It is not treated differently than a print
version of the article
An initial step when preparing to conduct a literature review is
to: Correct Answer clarify the purpose of the review
For a study to be considered current, it should be published
within the last: Correct Answer 5 years
In a literature review, the author identifies themes present in
articles under review and describes connections among these
themes. This is an example of: Correct Answer synthesis
In the following APA-formatted reference, what is indicated by
the italicized words? Correct Answer BOOK TITLE -
ITALICIZED
Once relevant studies have been identified, the researchers next
step is to Correct Answer OBTAIN FULL-TEXT COPIES of
each of these articles
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