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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Identify a clinical question, muddle around in CINAHL or PubMed to get a sense for the issues involved, focus the question, then ask a healthcare librarian to conduct searches
B Identify a clinical question and search CINAHL and PubMed for systematic reviews on the topic
C Identify a focused clinical question and give it to a healthcare librarian to search CINAHL, PubMed, and other electronic databases as s/he thinks appropriate
D Identify a clinical question and have each team member conduct a search on a different database.
Question #2
A Using a CINAHL Heading limits the retrieval to research articles
B Using a CINAHL Heading retrieves all articles about the heading topic, not just those with the exact word or phrase
C Using a CINAHL Heading allows you to use a Boolean operator
D You can use it when you don’t know how to correctly spelling something
Question #3
A Registered Nurses Association of Ontario and American Nursing Association
B Registered Nurses Association of Ontario and Joanna Briggs Institute
C National Institute of Nursing Research and American Nursing Association
D National Institute of Nursing Research and Joanna Briggs Institute
Question #4
A A study with a large sample that tests an intervention
B A randomized clinical trial
C An evidence-based clinical practice guideline
D A qualitative study
Question #5
A A computerized database search was conducted before the recommendations were developed
B The evidence for each recommendation is summarized and referenced
C The producers of the guideline will say so and a reference list is provided
D The producers used a levels of evidence hierarchy to characterize the types of supporting evidence
Question #6
A The more focused the guideline, the more useful it is
B Broad guidelines and focused guidelines can both be useful
C An intermediate scope is most useful
D The broader the scope of the guideline, the more useful it is
Question #7
A To guide agencies in developing protocols specific to their setting
B As a standard for nurse performance appraisal
C As a educational tool for nurses and other providers
D To inform patients of the care they should expect
Question #8
A Systematic review with narrative synthesis
B Systematic review with qualitative synthesis
C Systematic review with random selection synthesis
D Systematic review with statistical synthesis
Question #9
A One type of SR is a meta-synthesis
B The goal of SRs is to reach conclusions that represent the findings of a body of individual studies
C SR is another name for a literature review
D At the onset of conducting an SR, a decision is made to exclude studies based on quality, research design, and/or years of publication
Question #10
A Findings represent conclusions arrived at across studies
B It can lead to conclusions based on findings from studies with diverse designs
C Adhering to widely accepted methods reduces bias
D It is best done by one person to control conflicting views