NUR 4775 ~ Applications in Evidence-Based Practice for BSNs
APA Quiz
Question 1
What does this APA entry represent?
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). (2015). Most influential theories of learning.Retrieved from http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/strengthening-education-systems/quality-framework/technical-notes/influential-theories-of-learning
A doctoral thesis
Journal article with a doi
Article from a university
An article with an organization as author
Question 2
What does this APA entry represent?
Fleming, O. (2012). Meet the 14TH century African king who was the richest man in the world of all time (adjusted for inflation!).Retrieved from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218025/Meet-14th-Century-African-king-richest-man-world-time-adjusted-inflation.html
Chapter in a book with editor(s)
A news article
Government agency publication
A professional paper
Question 3
What does this APA entry represent?
Graham, D. W. (2011). Heraclitus. In Edward N. Zalta (Ed.), The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved from http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/heraclitus/
An article by an author in an online book with an editor
Web article only (not in a journal)
Journal article with a volume only (no issue; has pages)
An entry from a website as author
Question 4
What does this APA entry represent?
First, S., Tomlins, L., & Swinburn, A. (2012). From trade to profession – the professionalisation of the paramedic workforce. Journal of Paramedic Practice, 4(7), 378-381. Retrieved from http://www.paramedicpractice.com/cgi-bin/go.pl/library/abstract.html?uid=92927
Journal article without doi (has volume, issue, pages)
Article from a university
An article with an organization as author
Article with more than seven authors
Question 5
What does this APA entry represent?
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. (2003). Managing asthma: A guide for schools (NIH Publication No. 02-2650). Retrieved from http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/lung/asthma/asth_sch.pdf (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Chapter in a book with editor(s)
Government agency publication
Senate Legislation
A doctoral thesis
Question 6
What does this APA entry represent?
Gunevsel, O., Yesil, O., Ozturk, T. C., & Cevik, S. E. (2011). Perimortem cesarean section following maternal gunshot wounds. Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 16(8), 1089-1091. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3263088/
A book with an newer edition then the original
Article from National Institutes of Health database
An entry from a website as author
An article by an author in an online book with an editor
Question 7
What does this APA entry represent?
Maggiore, W. A. (2011). Liability for EMS licensing: Whose license is it, anyway? Journal of Emergency Medical Services, February 2, 2011. Retrieved from http://www.jems.com/articles/2011/02/liability-ems-licensing.html
Article from a university
An entry from a website as author
Article in an online journal (with only a date instead of volume & issue)
A Powerpoint® presentation
Question 8
What does this APA entry represent?
Meaney, P. A., Bobrow, B. J., Mancini, M. E., Christenson, J., deCaen, A. R., Bhanji, F., . . . Leary, M. (2013). CPR quality: Improving cardiac resuscitation outcomes both inside and outside the hospital [AHA Consensus Statement]. Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, 1-19. doi:10.1161/CIR.0b013e31829d8654
Web article only (not in a journal)
A news article
Article with more than seven authors
An entry from the Library of Congress
Question 9
What does this APA entry represent?
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). (2007). The national EMS scope of practice model. Retrieved from http://www.ems.gov/education/EMSScope.pdf
Journal article with a volume only (no issue; has pages)
Article from a federal government regulatory agency
Senate Legislation
An entry from a website as author
Question 10
What does this APA entry represent?
Soloway, G. B. (2011). Preparing teacher candidates for the present: Exploring the praxis of mindfulness training in teacher education [Doctoral thesis]. Retrieved from https://oatd.org/oatd/record?record=handle%5C%3A1807%5C%2F31943
Article from a federal government regulatory agency
A doctoral thesis
Journal article with a doi
An article with an organization as author
Question 11
What does this APA entry represent?
Texas Legislature Online History. (2015a). SB 1899: Legislative session 84R. Retrieved from http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=84R&Bill=SB1899
An article by an author in an online book with an editor
Senate Legislation
A book with an newer edition then the original
A news article
Question 12
What does this APA entry represent?
Thomas, J. (1983). Cross-cultural pragmatic failure. Applied Linguistics, 4, 91-112. Retrieved from https://rodas5.us.es/file/a26cd06f-d80f-47b8-a5f0-fb23430aa5fc/1/thomas_failure_wimba_SCORM.zip/files/thomas_pragmatic_failure.pdf
Article from National Institutes of Health database
Web article only (not in a journal)
Journal article with a volume only (no issue; has pages)
A professional paper
Question 13
What does this APA entry represent?
Twibell, R., St. Pierre, J., Johnson, D., Barton, D., Davis, C., Kidd, M., & Rook, G. (2012). Tripping over the welcome mat: Why new nurses don’t stay and what the evidence says we can do about it. American Nurse Today, 7(6). Retrieved from http://www.americannursetoday.com/tripping-over-the-welcome-mat-why-new-nurses-dont-stay-and-what-the-evidence-says-we-can-do-about-it/
Journal article with the maximum number of authors allowed
Article from a federal government regulatory agency
Government agency publication
Article from a university
Question 14
What does this APA entry represent?
Terrell, E. (2012). History of the New York Stock Exchange. Retrieved from Library of Congress Business Reference Services at http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/hottopic/stock_market.html
An article with an organization as author
A Powerpoint® presentation
An entry from the Library of Congress
Web article only (not in a journal)
Question 15
What does this APA entry represent?
Papathanasiou, I. V., Kleisiaris, C. F., Fradelos, E. C., Kakou, K., & Kourkouta, L. (2014). Critical thinking: The development of an essential skill for nursing students [Professional paper]. ACTA Inform Med, 22(4), 283-286. doi:10.5455/aim.2014.22.283-286.
A news article
Web article only (not in a journal)
Journal article with a volume only (no issue; has pages)
A professional paper
Question 16
What does this APA entry represent?
Sticht, T. (2015). Functional context theory (Sticht). Retrieved from http://www.learning-theories.com/functional-context-theory-sticht.html
An entry from the Library of Congress
An article from JStor
Web article only (not in a journal)
Journal article with a doi
Question 17
What does this APA entry represent?
Stringer, E. T. (2014). Action research (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
An entry from a website as author
Article from a university
Article from a federal government regulatory agency
A book with an newer edition then the original
Question 18
True or False: If you are using more than one reference by the same author (or the same group of authors listed in the same order) published in the same year, organize them in the reference list alphabetically by the title of the article or chapter. Then assign letter suffixes to the year.
Example:
U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). (1998a). National highway traffic safety administration: EMT – paramedic: Diagram of educational model. Retrieved from http://icsw.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/ems/EMT-P/disk_1[1]/Intro-B.pdf
U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). (1998b). National highway traffic safety administration: EMT – paramedic: Functional job analysis. Retrieved from http://icsw.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/ems/EMT-P/disk_1[1]/Intro-C.pdf
U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). (1998c). National highway traffic safety administration: National standard curriculum EMT – paramedic. Retrieved from http://www.ems.gov/pdf/NSCparamedic1998.pdf
True
False
Question 19
Explore the following resource as a scholarly resource for a research paper. You could use this resource as a scholarly resource–True or False?
Shuttleworth, M. (2008). Purpose of research. Retrieved from https://explorable.com/purpose-of-research
True
False
Question 20
Explore the following resource as a scholarly resource for a research paper. You could use this resource as a scholarly resource–True or False?
Stringer, E. T. (2014). Action research (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
True
False
Question 21
Explore the following resource as a scholarly resource for a research paper. You could use this resource as a scholarly resource–True or False?
Odom, S. L., Brantlinger, E., Gersten, R., Horner, R. H., Thompson, B., & Harris, K. R. (2005). Research in special education: Scientific methods and evidence-based practices. Exceptional Children, 71(2), 137-148. Retrieved from ProQuest database.
True
False
Question 22
Explore the following resource as a scholarly resource for a research paper. You could use this resource as a scholarly resource–True or False?
Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI]. (2013). Crime in the United States 2012. Retrieved from http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2012/crime-in-the-u.s.-2012
True
False
Question 23
Explore the following resource as a scholarly resource for a research paper. You could use this resource as a scholarly resource–True or False?
Wolf, K. S. (2005). The future for Deaf individuals is not that bleak [Peer commentary on the paper “Decrease of Deaf potential in a mainstreamed environment” by K. S. Wolf]. Retrieved from http://www.personalityresearch.org/papers.hall.html#wolf (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
True
False
Question 24
The APA format of the following citation is correct–True or False?
Balderston, Nathan, Schultz, David, Baillet, Steve, and Helmstetter, Frank J. (2014). Rapid amygdala responses during trace fear conditioning without awareness. PLoS ONE, 9(5), 1-11. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0096803
True
False
Question 25
The APA format of the following citation is correct–True or False?
Banaji, M. (2013). Outsmarting our Brains: Overcoming Hidden Biases to Harness Diversity’s True Potential [Ernst & Young, Royal Bank of Canada Leadership Event]. Retrieved from http://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/Outsmarting-our-brains/$FILE/EY-RBC-Overcoming-hidden-biaises-to-harness-diversity.pd
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False
Question 26
The APA format of the following citation is correct–True or False?
Colomb, J., & Brembs, B. (2010). The biology of psychology: Simple conditioning. Communicative & Integrative Biology, 3(2), 142-145. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2889970/?tool=pmcentrez
True
False
Question 27
The APA format of the following citation is correct–True or False?
Bergman, P. (2007). Emergency!: Send a TV show to rescue paramedic services! University of Baltimore Law Review, 36(3), 347-369. Retrieved from http://scholarworks.law.ubalt.edu/ublr/vol36/iss3/5
True
False
Question 28
The APA format of the following citation is correct for an electronic reference–True or False?
Berry, J. W. (2005). Acculturation: Living successfully in two cultures. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 29(2005), 697-712.
True
False
Question 29
The APA format of the following citation is correct–True or False?
Thompson, C. (2011). Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum: Process Over Output [Special issue]. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 1(9), Retrieved from http://www.ijhssnet.com/journals/Vol._1_No.9_Special_Issue_July_2011/1.pdf
True
False
Question 30
The APA format of the following citation is correct–True or False?
Dil, S., Uzun, M., & Aykanat, B. (2012). Innovation in nursing education. International Journal of Human Sciences, 9(2), 1217-1228. Retrieved from https://www.j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/1914
True
False
NUR 4775 ~ Applications in Evidence-Based Practice for BSNs
Chapter 8 Quiz
Question 1
What is a set of related statements that describes or explains phenomena in a systematic way
Theory
Concept
Proposition
Construct
Question 2
The staff nurse notices that newly admitted patients appear calmer after the nurse has completed their admission interview and physical assessment and has discussed their plan of care. The nurse wonders if this is related to alleviation of fear of the unknown. What kind of thinking is this nurse pursuing?
Deductive
Review
Inductive
Extension
Question 3
A nurse is reading a research study that is based on Martha Rogers’ Science of Unitary Being model. The nurse notices that Rogers is not listed in the article references. How should the nurse interpret this finding?
The researcher erroneously identified Martha Rogers as the developer of that model.
Since Martha Rogers is no longer living, it is not necessary to include her in the reference list.
This is likely a simple error of omission in the reference.
The researcher used secondary sources to learn about Rogers’ theory.
Question 4
What is TRUE regarding testing of theory in a nursing research study?
This is not a purpose of nursing research.
An entire theory is rarely tested in a single research study.
Studies generally test several theories at one time.
Theories are only tested in qualitative studies.
Question 5
A beginning nurse researcher is having difficulty applying nursing theory to practice and learns that this problem is called the theory-practice gap. The nurse determines to focus personal research on closing this gap. The nurse should focus on studies that use which types of theories? Select all that apply.
Grand theories
Theories from outside the discipline
Middle-range theories
Practice theories
Theories from nursing theorists only
Question 6
A nurse is caring for a client who has just been transferred from the intensive care unit after having open heart surgery. The nurse wants to use a nursing model, focusing on the person as a total being, as opposed to a medical model, which focuses on the client’s disease process. Which nursing model theorist should the nurse reference?
Orem
Rogers
Neuman
Roy
Question 7
A nursing student is learning the difference between theoretical and conceptual frameworks. Which statement, if made by the student, indicates the need for further teaching?
A theoretical framework is based on many existing theories.
A theoretical framework presents a broad, general explanation of the relationships between the concepts of interest in a research study
A conceptual framework is a less well-developed structure than a theoretical framework but may serve as the impetus for the formulation of a theory.
A conceptual framework helps to explain the relationship between concepts.
Question 8
The nurse researcher is conducting research on the effect of homelessness on how often a woman performs self-breast examinations. Which theory would be of greatest interest to this nurse?
Pender’s Health Promotion Theory
Benner’s model on novice to expert
Melzack’s Gate Control Theory of Pain
Mishel’s Uncertainty in Illness Theory
Question 9
The nurse researcher is considering the relationship between the two variables in a study. What predicts this relationship?
A concept
A hypothesis
A proposition
A theory
Question 10
The nurse’s research focuses on how a person defends himself or herself from daily stressors. Which theorist’s work would likely be fundamental to this researcher’s work?
Rogers
Roy
Orem
Neuman
NUR 4775 ~ Applications in Evidence-Based Practice for BSNs
Chapter 12-14 Quiz
Question 1
Which statement best describes a population?
Trauma clients hospitalized in an intensive care unit during January 2010
This statement describes a population because it describes a complete set of persons that possess a common characteristic (i.e., clients who have experienced trauma requiring hospitalization in an intensive care unit).
Four hundred nurses selected from a membership list of American Nurses’ Association (ANA) members
Members of a cult identified by other members of the same cult
Members of families of clients undergoing surgery, sitting in the waiting room of St. Francis Hospital
Question 2
Which sampling method would be most practical and provide the most reliable data to study the ethical conflicts experienced by registered nurses who work in city, county, and federal prisons?
Simple random sampling
Cluster random sampling
Cluster random sampling would be the most practical and yield the most reliable data because systematic selection of location for participants will improve reliability of data, and because the volume and locations of city, county, and federal prisons presents an impractical, expensive, and time-consuming approach.
Quota sampling
Purposive sampling
Question 3
The study design proposes advertising in the local newspaper to attract subjects for a study. The subjects would be paid $75 for their participation in the study. How should the nurse interpret this plan?
It is not ethical to reimburse study subjects for participation.
The reimbursement offered is not enough to attract subjects.
The results of this study may not be generalizable.
When subjects are drawn into a study for a specific reason, the results are not generalizable to other groups.
Most studies do not have sufficient funding to use this design.
Question 4
A researcher asks another nurse to use a study instrument to score a questionnaire completed by study participants. The researcher has previously used the instrument to score the questionnaire and will compare the two results. Which type of reliability is this researcher trying to establish?
Homogeneity
Internal consistency
Equivalence
Stability
Stability measures the consistency of a measurement over time.
Question 5
According to the research report, the nurse researcher tested a study instrument’s validity using the technique of factor analysis. What other test could the researcher have used to test the same type of validity?
Scale homogeneity
Known-groups procedure
Factor analysis and know-groups procedure both test construct validity.
Interrater
Test-retest
Question 6
A study was conducted to evaluate shivering in the post-operative patient. The study measures subjects’ weight in pounds and temperature in centigrade degrees. What should the reader consider about the level of measurement of these two parameters?
Additional information is needed before any determination of level of measurement can be made.
Temperature is measured at ratio level.
Weight is usually consider to be measured at the ratio level.
Weight is generally considered to be measured at ratio level, which is the highest level of measurement. Ratio level of measurement includes data that can be categorized and ranked; in addition, the distance between ranks can be specified, and a “true” or natural zero point can be identified.
Both of these measurements are at interval level.
Question 7
A question asks subjects to respond to the following statement: “The nursing care I received during my hospital stay considered my needs as an individual.” They were asked to identify, on a five-point scale, the degree to which they agreed or disagreed with the statement. This is an example of which scale?
Semantic differential scale
Sort scale
Likert scale
A Likert scale is a five-point to seven-point scale on which respondents are asked to indicate the extent/degree to which they agree or disagree with a neutrally worded statement.
Visual analog scale
Question 8
The nurse educator is reading a published study conducted to collect data on the process by which student nurses are evaluated during a clinical rotation. Which data collection method would this educator recognize as appropriate for this study?
Q sort
Questionnaire
A questionnaire would be the best way to collect the data because the data are sensitive in nature and a questionnaire would allow the data to be collected in a way that the subjects are anonymous.
Observation
Interview
Question 9
Which question is correctly stated for use in a research study questionnaire?
Do you believe that being fat is an illness?
Do you generally eat breakfast?
What are you least likely to purchase, medicine or food?
Where do you plan to work after graduation?
This question is straightforward, easily understandable, and is open-ended.
Question 10
A nurse researcher is trying to decide on the best method of data collection in a study. What is the advantage of an interview over a questionnaire as a method of data collection in a study?
They are less time-consuming
In-depth responses can be obtained
There is less bias
Response rate is low