Nurse Executive Test Research & Evidence-Based Practice 3

Question 1

A nurse executive wants to measure inter-rater reliability for a newly developed nursing assessment tool. Which statistic is MOST appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Cohen's kappa

Answer

Cohen's kappa is the standard statistic for measuring inter-rater agreement on categorical data, accounting for agreement due to chance.

Question 2

Which EBP model explicitly incorporates organizational context and facilitation as key drivers of successful implementation alongside evidence?

Accepted Answer

PARIHS (Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services)

Answer

The PARIHS framework positions successful implementation as a function of evidence, context, and facilitation working together.

Question 3

A nurse executive is assessing the validity of a diagnostic screening tool used on the unit. A test with high sensitivity will have:

Accepted Answer

Few false negatives

Answer

High sensitivity means the test correctly identifies most true cases, resulting in few false negatives.

Question 4

When translating research findings into practice, the final step in the Iowa Model of Evidence-Based Practice is to:

Accepted Answer

Disseminate results and consider adoption broadly

Answer

After piloting and evaluating, the Iowa Model concludes with disseminating results and deciding whether to adopt the change organization-wide.

Question 5

In a cohort study examining catheter-associated UTI rates, researchers follow two groups of patients — those exposed to a new catheter care bundle and those receiving standard care — over 6 months. This design is BEST described as:

Accepted Answer

Prospective cohort study

Answer

Following defined groups forward in time from exposure to outcome describes a prospective cohort design.

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Nurse Executive Test Research & Evidence-Based Practice 3