Understanding Research Findings
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- Integrating Research, Evidence-Based Practice, and Quality Improvement ProcessesResearch Questions, Hypotheses, and Clinical QuestionsGathering and Appraising the LiteratureTheoretical Frameworks for ResearchIntroduction to Qualitative ResearchQualitative Approaches to ResearchAppraising Qualitative ResearchIntroduction to Quantitative ResearchExperimental and Quasi-Experimental DesignsNonexperimental DesignsSystematic Reviews and Clinical Practice GuidelinesSamplingLegal and Ethical IssuesData Collection MethodsReliability and ValidityData Analysis: Descriptive and Inferential StatisticsUnderstanding Research FindingsAppraising Quantitative ResearchStrategies and Tools for Developing an Evidence-Based PracticeDeveloping an Evidence-Based PracticeQuality Improvement
Question 1
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The results section of a research report includes what?
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Instruments
Data
Design
Theory
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Question 2
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If a study's results are not supported statistically or are only partially supported, research consumers should conclude that the study is what?
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Irrelevant
Important to review
Proven
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Question 3
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Which section of the report allows a nurse researcher to review critical summary numbers for each test?
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Results
Discussion
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Question 4
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Which section of the report allows a nurse researcher to review reduction of data in the form of tables and figures?
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Question 5
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Which section of the report allows a nurse researcher to report unforeseen events that occurred during the course of the study?
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Question 6
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Which section of the report allows a nurse researcher to review all data, including data that are not significant?
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Question 7
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Which section of the report allows the nurse researcher to address limitations or weaknesses of the study?
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Question 8
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Which section of the report will allow the nurse researcher to determine what contribution the study makes to nursing?
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Question 9
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Which section of the report will allow the nurse researcher to determine the strength, quality, and consistency of the evidence provided by the findings?
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Question 10
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Which section of the report allows the researcher to determine if evidence provided in the findings validates current practice or supports the need for change?
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Question 11
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When reporting results, investigators should demonstrate what?
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Subjectivity
Appropriateness
Objectivity
Inference
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Question 12
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Which section of the report allows the nurse researcher to determine if bias arose during the study?
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Question 13
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How should researchers and reviewers accept statistical significance?
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With the belief that statistically significant results are the final word
With the cautious regard for how results might apply to practice
With the view that careful appraisal is necessary to apply results to theory
With the idea that additional testing is not necessary
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Question 14
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Which section of the report allows the nurse researcher to address support of the theoretical framework?
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Question 15
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When researchers write the Discussion section of a study, which section of the report is used to evaluate the findings?
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Method
Introduction
Theoretical framework
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Question 16
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Which section of the report allows the nurse researcher to determine if data collection was consistent?
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Question 17
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A researcher makes generalizations beyond the population being studied. This is known as what?
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Accurate
Appropriate
Inappropriate
Supportable
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Question 18
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The nurse researcher questions the strength, quality, and consistency of the evidence provided by the findings. This is described in which part of the discussion section?
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Inferences
Summary
Limitations
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Question 19
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In which section of the report will the nurse researcher address applicability to practice and future research?
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Question 20
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The section of the report in which the nurse researcher determines if the theoretical thinking used was correct is called what?
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