Chapter 14 Flashcards
The nurse researcher is critically appraising a prospective cohort study where one group was exposed to an intervention and the control group was not exposed. What question would the research seek to answer to determine if the outcomes were the same or different for each group?
Were the circumstances and methods for detecting the outcome similar?
The nurse researcher is conducting an outcomes study that spans over 3 years and would like to analyze data before the end of the study. In measuring outcomes, what would be an alternative method to obtaining information that the researcher can use before the end of the study?
Intermediate end points
The nurse researcher is interested in following a cohort of women who had received a mastectomy for breast cancer, or of patients in whom a urinary bladder catheter was placed, during and after surgery. These are examples of which type of research strategy used for outcome studies?
Retrospective cohort studies
A study examined the effectiveness of communication between inpatient discharge planners and the nursing staff of extended care facilities. This is an example of which type of nursing-sensitive outcome measure?
Interdependent role function
Which of the following are major focuses of the American Nurses’ Association (ANA) national database of nursing quality indicators (NDNQI) program? Select all that apply.
Provide hospitals with comparative reports
Inform the public regarding safe practice and patient satisfaction
Evaluate specific nursing interventions for best practice
The nurse researcher is conducting an outcomes study and decides to use records that are currently used in the practice setting. What source is the nurse researcher using for this study?
the hospital database
A nursing researcher in the preoperative setting would like to study the quality of care generated in the outpatient perioperative setting. Which of the following would be considered a nursing-sensitive outcome from this study?
Staff mix of advanced practice nurses, RNs, nursing assistants
In the critical appraisal of mixed-methods studies, the criterion addressing if the researcher or research team possess the necessary skills and experience to rigorously implement the study is known as which of the following?
expertise
The nurse researcher is soliciting volunteers for an outcomes study researching comfort measures related to nursing care and pain management. When creating samples for outcomes research, which of the following is a generally accepted guideline to follow?
Heterogeneous samples are preferred.
The nurse researcher is considering conducting an outcomes research study. Which of the following best describes the major focus of outcomes research?
Focuses on the end results of patient care
The nurse researcher is implementing a standard of care and is examining the implementation by employing an outcomes study. Which of the following best relates to standards of care?
Care maps
home care nurse is interested in conducting an outcomes study on the geriatric population in the community. Which type of outcomes study would the nurse conduct?
Population-based study
Which of the following are included in Donabedian’s theory of evaluation in appraising quality? Select all that apply.
Structure
Process
Outcomes
According to Donabedian, which of the following are identified as components of the process of outcomes research? Select all that apply.
Out-of-pocket costs
Common practices of health care
Clinical guidelines for care
The nurse researcher is conducting an outcomes study to examine the effects of duplicated services between three local hospitals. Which of the following research strategies was most likely used in this study?
Economic studies
Which of the following is an accurate statement about the challenges of mixed-methods designs?
Seeking and receiving funding may be needed to ensure that the mixed-methods study is completed.
A researcher wants to study the incidence of falls in extended care facilities. Which of the following is an example of an independent nursing role function sensitive outcome measure?
Assessment of individuals at risk for falling
The nurse researcher wants to expand on what is known about a phenomenon and does not want the content of the quantitative instruments to bias data collected qualitatively. This mixed-methods design strategy is known as which of the following?
Exploratory sequential strategy
The nurse researcher is using Donabedian’s theory as a guide to evaluating the results of an outcomes study on an existing standard of care. The nurse researcher would be evaluating which of the following?
Identifying the outcomes related to the standard of care
A researcher wishes to examine the effectiveness of an outpatient surgical center with an inpatient 24-hour short-stay surgery. This is an example of evaluating which of the following?
Structure
The nurse researcher is examining nursing-sensitive outcomes. Which of the following variables is a common component of nursing-sensitive outcomes? Select all that apply.
Assignment and staff mix
Health status of patients
Patient outcomes
Which statement best describes a convergent concurrent strategy?
It is used when the researcher collects quantitative and qualitative data at the same time, analyzes each set of data, and integrates the findings.
A nurse researcher wishes to study the triage assessment skills of new graduates employed in the emergency room. This is an example of which type of nursing-sensitive outcome measure?
Independent role function
The nurse researcher is discussing mixed-methods research to a group of prelicensure nursing students. Which statement best describes a mixed-methods approach?
Mixed-methods research combines quantitative and qualitative research methods to answer a research question with a pragmatic focus.
