Title: Nursing Research: Reading, Using, and Creating Research
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1:  A researcher must choose carefully the scope of the literature review. Which statement most accurately describes a criteria used by researchers to determine when to stop searching?
A: The list of studies is too lengthy.
B: Nothing new is being revealed in the literature sources.
C: Conflicting information is being obtained from sources.
D: The researcher disagrees with the information obtained.

2:  Which of the following is an example of a seminal piece of research literature?
A: An article describing findings from a quality improvement study.
B: An article describing findings from a recent masters thesis.
C: An article describing findings from a nurse theorist's original work.
D: An article describing findings from a feasibility study.

3:  All of the following statements are true about concept mapping, except:
A: It helps the researcher plan systematically how the literature review will proceed.
B: It identifies all relevant concepts that are pertinent to a research question.
C: It helps reduce researcher bias in the literature review process.
D: It identifies primary and secondary sources of literature.

4:  What is the most important reason for a researcher to identify search terms and sources of information a priori in a literature review?
A: It reduces researcher bias.
B: It increases the ease of the review.
C: It reduces the time spent performing the review.
D: It increases the amount of primary sources in the review.

5:  What two methods are used to assess the impact of findings from a published research study?
A: Peer review and journal impact
B: Citation analysis and journal impact
C: Peer review and citation analysis
D: Citation analysis and credibility assurance

6:  A nurse is proficient in database searching when looking for research studies. This skill is an example of:
A: Information literacy
B: Citation analysis
C: Citation literacy
D: Evidence-based practice

7:  Which statement is true about the difference between a literature review for a qualitative study and a quantitative study?
A: The number of primary sources included.
B: The scope of the review.
C: The number of secondary sources.
D: The timing of the literature review.

8:  CINAHL is an example of:
A: A method of concept mapping.
B: An electronic database of journals.
C: An interlibrary loan system.
D: A database of full text journals.

9:  Which database can be specifically targeted by the nurse for clinical evidence to be used in evidence-based practice?
A: MEDLINE
B: Ovid
C: Cochrane Library
D: EBSCOhost

10:  In a strong literature review, the researcher synthesizes the literature. Which statement most accurately describes this process?
A: The researcher produces something new from existing knowledge.
B: The researcher describes each study in detail.
C: The researcher includes systematic reviews of the literature.
D: The researcher includes both primary and secondary sources of literature.

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