Chapter 27 2 Rationale Electronic Literature Searches Online Discussion Groups

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

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.