Week 1 Knowledge Check

A  Throughout the article

B  Results

C  Introduction

D  Discussion

A  Formats of research articles are identical from journal to journal

B  There are internationally agreed upon formats

C  Researchers choose a format that best fits their study

D  Formats of research articles are similar from journal to journal but vary somewhat

A  Conclusions or Discussion

B  A description of how the sample was obtained

C  Specification of the target population

D  A quality performance target

A  The findings of a single, original study are dependable if quantitative analysis was done

B  The findings of a single, original study should be brought together and integrated with the findings of other studies of the same issue

C  The findings of a single, original study are dependable if the sample size was large

D  The findings of a single, original study are meaningless

A  The findings of original studies, conclusions of systematic reviews, and recommendations of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines

B  The findings of original studies with large samples

C  The conclusions of meta-analyses

D  The findings of studies with statistically significant results

A  Understand the experience of persons

B  Test a hypothesis about a nursing intervention

C  Develop a theory

D  Describe how a healthcare subculture works

A  A research study report

B  A systematic review

C  An evidence-based clinical practice guideline

D  An article about how to do clinical research

A  Research findings

B  Information from Wikipedia

C  Quality monitoring data

D  Expert opinion

A  EBN was started by physicians involved in Evidence-based Medicine

B  EBN is the most recent development in Nursing’s long history of applying research findings to clinical practice

C  The United States is the world leader in EBN

D  EBN is the first initiative by Nursing to apply research findings to clinical practice

A  Orient new nurses

B  Protect against law suits

C  Increase hospital revenue

D  Set standards of care