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Question 17
Type: MCSA
Knowledge discovery in databases (KDD) is a term used in other industries that is now seen in health care circles.
Which of the following statements about KDD is accurate?
1. It is a powerful tool suitable for the analysis of large or small amounts of data.
2. It is not available commercially, but platforms can be custom built to suit the facility.
3. The confidentiality of individual records may be protected through the use of data perturbation.
4. The lack of bias is guaranteed by the vendor related to the complex patterns in collected data.
Question 18
Type: MCSA
Sigma Theta Tau International completed a landmark EBP study in 2006. Which of the following was included in
the findings?
1. Nurses are comfortable seeking information to provide EBP patient care and had sufficient access to
appropriate materials to personally engage in EBP.
2. Nurses who entered practice less than two years earlier were least comfortable with providing EBP patient care.
3. Nurses who entered practice five or more years earlier were most comfortable with providing EBP patient care.
4. Nurses lacked access to appropriate materials to personally engage in EBP.
Question 19
Type: MCSA
Clinical researchers have experienced barriers due to HIPPA. These researchers need to be aware of HIPAA's
Privacy Rule because it establishes the conditions under which covered entities can use or disclose PHI. Which of
the following statements about HIPPA covered entities is accurate?
1. Researchers are not covered entities unless they are also health care providers or employed by a covered entity
or engage in any of the electronic transactions covered under HIPAA.
2. Researchers are always considered to be covered entities for transactions covered under HIPAA so long as they
are conducting a valid study.
3. When difficulties arise with small sample size, covered entities are not allowed to disclose PHI to researchers to
aid in study recruitment.
4. Covered entities do not include providers that transmit health information electronically for HIPAA
transactions, health plans, and clearinghouses unless they are certified via a national examination.
Question 20
Type: MCSA
Standardized languages provide a mechanism to ensure common meanings to terms, facilitate data collection, and
aid research. Which of the following languages includes all nursing specialties and demonstrates the ability to
encompass other standardized nursing languages?
1. ICNP
2. NANDA
3. NIC
4. NOC
Question 21
Type: MCSA
Which of the following best supports the need for translational research in health care?
1. More emphasis will be placed on interdisciplinary translation of research in the coming decade.
2. Nurses are the only health care provider capable of understanding best practice models.
3. There is not as much demand for translational research today as there was five years ago.
4. Translational research is a new concept in health care.
Question 22
Type: MCSA
Which of the following provides an effective means of researching primary research in a logical and systematic
manner, providing a more efficient and effective means to find credible scientific information than if one were
doing a general Web search?
1. Wikis
2. Systematic literature searches
3. Blogging
4. Telehealth
Question 23
Type: MCMA
Data collection via the Internet can offer special advantages. Which of the following tools also facilitates
research?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Electronic databases
2. Online group discussions
3. Privacy standards
4. Cookies
5. Digital libraries
Question 24
Type: FIB
____________________________________ have the capacity to locate a plethora of research, data, and
information in a rapid period of time.
Standard Text:
Question 25
Type: MCSA
Which of the following is essential to provide the means to search the literature and apply clinical knowledge,
improving practice and safety as well as meeting the standards of excellence required for regulatory and
credentialing standards and Magnet status?
1. Information technology tools
2. Computerized databases
3. Technology websites
4. Online libraries
Hebda, Handbook of Informatics, 5/e Test Bank
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Question 26
Type: FIB
__________________________ is an approach to providing care that integrates nursing experience and intuition
with valid and current clinical research to achieve the best patient outcomes
Standard Text:
Question 27
Type: MCSA
Which of the following methods is not useful in the facilitation of both evidence-based practice and research
through the identification of questions, location of literature, systematic reviews, and resources?
1. Electronic literature searches
2. Online discussion groups
3. Comparative effectiveness research (CER)
4. Digital libraries
Question 28
Type: MCSA
A busy, inner city CCU has had a record number of nosocomial infections during the month of December. The
head nurse held a meeting with the department to begin a systematic review process of all of the infected patients.
In order to facilitate the collection of relevant data, she can eliminate a barrier to the collection of data by the
point of care staff through which of the following?
1. Allowing nurses who are comfortable with the research process to collect data
2. Hiring a consultant to create the research process and collect data
3. Providing workshops and preceptors to guide the nurses
4. Asking the staff to work an extra hour per week to facilitate collection
Question 29
Type: MCSA
Which of the following technologies does collaborative computing not use to achieve its goals?
1. E-mail and desktop videoconferencing
2. Digital libraries
3. Handheld devices
4. Shared databases
Question 30
Type: MCMA
Which of the following activities are involved in producing a thorough and comprehensive review of research
databases?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Understanding the process of comprehensive and systematic search of databases
2. Selecting and appraising relevant studies
3. Extracting relevant information from the research articles that have been found to be scientifically rigorous and
meritorious
4. Developing competency and skills in extracting relevant information
5. Structuring the results of the systematic review in a clear and succinct manner
Question 31
Type: MCSA
Which form of technology has recently been designated as useful at the point of care?
1. Computer on wheels
2. Monitoring DVDs
3. Portable Dynamap
4. Personal digital assistant
Question 32
Type: MCSA
The electronic health record (EHR) provides the database needed to support research and evidence-based practice.
Which of the following best depicts the use of the EHR in the collection of data?
1. Only experienced clinicians understand the usage of EHR data.
2. Incorporation of evidence-based guidelines into the EHR can improve the quality of care.
3. Extrapolating data from an EHR can be a lengthy process and counterproductive.
4. The EHR can be a reservoir for research studies.
Question 33
Type: FIB
_______________________ provide up-to-date information from peer-reviewed data-based research.
Standard Text:
Question 34
Type: MCSA
It is important for nurses to bridge the gap between practice and research to promote safe, evidence-based nursing
care. One of the best ways to close this gap is by which of the following?
1. Extrapolate data from the electronic health record (EHR).
2. Write all patient data in the nurse's station notebook.
3. Analyze singular pieces of data and note its relevance to all patients.
4. Keep data that seem irrelevant from the research committee.
