Reference no: EM133315954
Questions
1. Evidence-based practice includes which one of the following?
1) patient values and preferences
2) empirical evidence
3) clinical judgment
4) all of the above
2. PICOT questions are useful for:
1) teaching nursing staff how to write research questions
2) measuring reliability of a tool
3) ensuring credibility of a study
4) evaluating strength of evidence
3. Empirical evidence can be found:
1) in newspapers
2) in systematic literature reviews
3) in patient records
4) all of the above
4. Building a culture of evidence-based practice:
1) means getting all nursing staff conducting research projects
2) happens from the top (administration) down to staff
3) encourages everyone to focus on patient outcomes
4) all of the above
5. If a patient has the option to answer "both" or "neither", what level of measurement is this?
1) Nominal
2) Ordinal
3) Ratio
4) Interval
6. If a patient rates their level of satisfaction as "low, medium, or high", what type of measurement is this?
1) Nominal
2) Ordinal
3) Interval
4) Ratio
7. If you incorrectly reject the null, what type of error will occur?
1) Type II
2) Type I
3) Both
4) No error
8. What type of error occurs when a researcher incorrectly accepts the null?
1) Type II
2) Type I
3) Both
4) Neither
9. In Stresstown, 1000 citizens total. Half of the citizens (500) became sick from contaminated water, while 468 of the citizens were exposed to the bacteria, 63 did not get sick. Which of the following statements is true?
1) You cannot determine from the information given.
2) The relative risk of getting exposed to contaminated water is 12.6 times more likely than those who lived elsewhere.
3) 15% of the cases can be attributed to contaminated water .
4) Only half of the citizens are at risk.
10. The relative risk of CVD for smokers compared to nonsmokers was 1.12. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
1) Because the relative risk was close to 1, there was no increased risk of CVD for smokers.
2) The incidence of CVD is 1.12 times higher among smokers compared to nonsmokers.
3) Only 0.0112% of the participants were smokers with CVD.
4) Need more information to determine.