Question 1

What mechanism does the MEDLINE database use to provide consistency in information retrieval?

Accepted Answer

A)   Textwords
B)   MeSH terminology
C)   Boolean operators
D)   Scopus reviews B

Question 2

What is the primary purpose in documenting the literature retrieval process?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ensuring approval by the Institutional Review Board (IR
B)  
B)   Preventing duplication of located references
C)   Providing a history of useful search words
D)   Simplifying preparation of the reference list

Question 3

What term is given to unique symbols that expand search results and allow for a simultaneous search of numerous words of the same root within an electronic database?

Accepted Answer

A)   Textword search
B)   Keywords
C)   Wildcard characters
D)   Expanders

Question 4

What is the primary purpose of the review of literature in a research report?

Accepted Answer

A)   Reporting on the state of the current evidence about the problem under study
B)   Demonstrating the research capabilities of the authors
C)   Focusing on the gaps in research related to the problem under study
D)   Making recommendations about future study designs

Question 5

Which verbiage is most likely found in a well-written research review?

Accepted Answer

A)   "The hypothesis in this study was supported by the research findings."
B)   "Results from this study proved that nursing actions were instrumental to improved patient outcomes."
C)   "All of these studies verify that levels of understanding cannot be changed easily."
D)   "It is clear that the presence of nurses improves the health status of patients in the clinical setting."

Question 6

When doing a computerized search for quantitative studies on a topic, which of the following statements is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)   The best place to begin is to use a search engine such as Yahoo or Google
B)   The primary keyword to use in the search typically would be the population
C)   The keywords to start the search typically would be the independent and dependent variables
D)   The specific subject headings used in each bibliographic database would have to be learned C

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   The MEDLINE database can only be accessed through subscriptions with a commercial vendor
B)   PubMed provides access to MEDLINE free of charge
C)   PubMed does not allow users to find "related citations" for a previously identified record in MEDLINE
D)   A search in MEDLINE and CINAHL for a given keyword would yield identical results

Question 8

At what point in the research process do grounded theory qualitative researchers conduct a literature review?

Accepted Answer

A)   Prior to data collection
B)   After beginning to collect data
C)   At the conclusion of the study
D)   Prior to sample selection

Question 9

Which of the following is an important characteristic of a high-quality literature review?

Accepted Answer

A)   Restricted to articles written in nursing journals
B)   Restricted to recent studies
C)   Full of opinions
D)   Reproducible, with justifiable decision rules

Question 10

In the following CINAHL citation, to what does the "6" refer? Nursing Research 2012 Nov/Dec; 61(6) : 405-411.

Accepted Answer

A)   Journal volume
B)   Journal issue in a given year
C)   Month of issue
D)   A page number

Question 11

You have identified 66 potential references through electronic database searches for your review of literature. Which action in the screening process would be the most appropriate next step in identifying the most useful articles?

Accepted Answer

A)   Comparing databases for duplicate-referenced reports
B)   Evaluating the heading terms
C)   Reading each article in detail
D)   Reviewing the abstracts

Question 12

What is the most important type of information that should be included in a literature review?

Accepted Answer

A)   Clinical anecdotes
B)   Opinion articles
C)   Case reports from applicable clinical settings
D)   Findings from prior studies

Question 13

Which of the following would be a primary source for a research literature review?

Accepted Answer

A)   A meta-analysis appearing in the Cochrane Reviews
B)   A metasynthesis published in the journal Qualitative Health Research
C)   An experimental study published in the journal Research in Nursing & Health
D)   A systematic review published in the journal Nursing Research

Question 14

The electronic database that focuses on the nursing and allied health literature is:

Accepted Answer

A)   CINAHL
B)   EMBASE
C)   Web of Knowledge
D)   MEDLINE A

Question 15

Which electronic database would you first use to access nursing and allied health literature?

Accepted Answer

A)   CINAHL
B)   MeSH
C)   Google
D)   MEDLINE

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   The CINAHL database includes only journals
B)   The CINAHL database includes about 15 million records
C)   The CINAHL database uses the controlled vocabulary called MeSH to index entries
D)   Subject headings in CINAHL include substantive and methodologic topics

Question 17

What term is used to describe accounts of research in the literature prepared by someone other than the researchers who conducted the study?

Accepted Answer

A)   Primary sources
B)   Secondary sources
C)   Ghost writer studies
D)   Literature reviews

Question 18

Which search strategy selects an important early study and locates subsequent citations in the literature?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ancestry approach
B)   Database search
C)   Descendancy approach
D)   Footnote chasing

Question 19

What is the primary question that should be addressed when evaluating published research reports in a literature review?

Accepted Answer

A)   To what extent do the findings reflect the truth (the true state of affairs) ?
B)   Have the authors conducted an adequate literature review in their research report?
C)   Did the authors cite appropriately from the previously published literature related to the problem under study?
D)   Was the research question appropriate considering the available evidence at the time of the study?

Question 20

Which of the following is an appropriately worded sentence for a research review?

Accepted Answer

A)   Five recent studies have proved that men are less well able to cope with the loss of a spouse than women.
B)   The HIV-epidemic has been the cause of considerable anxiety in the gay community.
C)   Nurses and physicians struggle with the decision about whether to work in environments where abortion services are offered.
D)   Research has consistently found that infant's sleeping position is related to the risk of sudden infant death syndrome.

Exam 7: Understanding Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks

What mechanism does the MEDLINE database use to provide consistency in information retrieval?

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What is the primary purpose in documenting the literature retrieval process?

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What term is given to unique symbols that expand search results and allow for a simultaneous search of numerous words of the same root within an electronic database?

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What is the primary purpose of the review of literature in a research report?

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Which verbiage is most likely found in a well-written research review?

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When doing a computerized search for quantitative studies on a topic, which of the following statements is most accurate?

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Which of the following statements is true?

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At what point in the research process do grounded theory qualitative researchers conduct a literature review?

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Which of the following is an important characteristic of a high-quality literature review?

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In the following CINAHL citation, to what does the "6" refer? Nursing Research 2012 Nov/Dec; 61(6) : 405-411.

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You have identified 66 potential references through electronic database searches for your review of literature. Which action in the screening process would be the most appropriate next step in identifying the most useful articles?

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What is the most important type of information that should be included in a literature review?

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Which of the following would be a primary source for a research literature review?

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The electronic database that focuses on the nursing and allied health literature is:

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Which electronic database would you first use to access nursing and allied health literature?

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Which of the following statements is true?

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What term is used to describe accounts of research in the literature prepared by someone other than the researchers who conducted the study?

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Which search strategy selects an important early study and locates subsequent citations in the literature?

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What is the primary question that should be addressed when evaluating published research reports in a literature review?

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Which of the following is an appropriately worded sentence for a research review?

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