Title: Nursing Research: Reading, Using, and Creating Research
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1:  Which of the following is not a method for aggregating results of research studies?
A: Integrative review
B: Systematic review
C: Practice guideline
D: Review of the literature

2:  What is one of the most highly regarded sources for high-quality aggregated reviews?
A: Cochrane Library
B: The Library of Congress
C: American Medical Association
D: CINAHL

3:  Why is a systematic review considered a strong base for practice recommendations?
A: It's rigorous methodology.
B: It's inclusion of research and anecdotal material.
C: It's inclusion of quantitative and qualitative studies.
D: It's attention to the whole person.

4:  Which statement most accurately describes a meta-analysis?
A: It is a method of conducting a power analysis for a systematic review.
B: It is a method to summarize in detail findings from a series of qualitative studies.
C: It is a method of critically evaluating a sample of research studies.
D: It is a statistical method of determining an overall effect size for a given intervention from a group of studies.

5:  What is a benefit from conducting a meta-synthesis?
A: It synthesizes both quantitative and qualitative research findings.
B: It produces aggregate effect sizes.
C: It develops new knowledge from existing qualitative findings.
D: It recommends standards for practice.

6:  What is a key element of the John Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Model?
A: There is clinical and academic collaboration.
B: It is based primarily on practice guidelines.
C: A physician is usually assigned to lead the project.
D: Only quantitative studies are used to consider a practice issue.

7:  Which of the following statements most accurately describes Magnet recognition of hospitals?
A: Magnet hospitals have diversity in the nursing staff.
B: Magnet hospitals have operational evidence-based practices.
C: Magnet hospitals have a teaching focus.
D: Magnet hospitals are non-profit organizations.

8:  Creation of a journal club on a nursing unit is an example of:
A: research utilization
B: creating internal expertise
C: evidence-based practice
D: Magnet status

9:  Which of the following is not a component of the Iowa Model of Evidenced-Based Practice?
A: Conducting a literature search
B: Performing a meta-analysis of pertinent intervention studies.
C: Identifying high priority issues in the organization.
D: Assembling a team to implement the project.

10:  Which statement is true about practice guidelines?
A: They are developed by a group of clinical experts.
B: They are based on clinical expertise rather than aggregate studies.
C: They are developed by a group of academic researchers
D: They are applicable to medicine but not nursing.

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