Nursing Research and Informatics Flashcards

Flashcards for Nursing Research and Informatics

What is the primary purpose of reviewing literature in a research project?

D) All of the above. Literature review helps to understand the research problem's background, ensure validity and scope, and identify gaps and inconsistencies in existing knowledge.

What role do literature reviews play in helping researchers?

D) All of the above. Literature reviews help researchers determine gaps in a specific topic, identify inconsistencies in research findings, and build a foundation for the research study.

Which of the following are major research databases commonly used by nurse researchers?

D) All of the above. CINAHL Plus with Full Text, Cochrane Library, and EMBASE are major research databases commonly used by nurse researchers.

What is the primary focus of the CINAHL database?

B) Literature related to nursing. The CINAHL database primarily focuses on literature related to nursing and allied health professions.

What is the main characteristic of the Cochrane Library?

A) Containing independent evidence for clinical treatment decisions. The Cochrane Library is known for containing independent evidence for clinical treatment decisions, especially through systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

What does CENTRAL represent within the Cochrane Library?

A) A database of clinical trials. CENTRAL within the Cochrane Library represents a database of clinical trials, making it a key resource for evidence-based practice.

What is the primary focus of the EMBASE database?

C) Biomedicine, particularly pharmaceutical research. The EMBASE database primarily focuses on biomedicine, with a strong emphasis on pharmaceutical research.

When did the EMBASE excerpt Medica Database start?

A) 1974. The EMBASE excerpt Medica Database started in 1974, providing comprehensive coverage of biomedical literature.

What is EBSCOhost?

C) An intuitive online research platform. EBSCOhost is an intuitive online research platform that provides access to a variety of databases and journals.

What does EBSCOhost offer?

B) High-quality articles licensed from reputable publishers. EBSCOhost offers access to high-quality articles licensed from reputable publishers, ensuring reliable and scholarly content.

What type of information is found on HAPI: Health and Psychosocial Instruments?

A) information on measurement instruments like questionnaires and interview schedules. HAPI: Health and Psychosocial Instruments provides information on measurement instruments such as questionnaires and interview schedules used in health and psychosocial research.

What fields does the MEDLINE database cover?

D) A and B. The MEDLINE database covers fields related to medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences.

What does MEDLINE contain?

A) Bibliographic citations and author abstracts from biomedical journals. MEDLINE contains bibliographic citations and author abstracts from biomedical journals, making it a key resource for medical literature.

What is PubMed?

C) A service of the National Library of Medicine that provides access to MEDLINE citations and additional life sciences books and databases. PubMed is a service of the National Library of Medicine that provides access to MEDLINE citations and additional life sciences books and databases, offering a broad range of biomedical information.

What does Nursing Reference Center Plus provide?

C) Evidence-based information designed specifically for nurses. Nursing Reference Center Plus provides evidence-based information designed specifically for nurses, supporting clinical decision-making and best practices.

What does PsycINFO contain?

A) Bibliographic citations and abstracts from materials in the field of psychology and related disciplines. PsycINFO contains bibliographic citations and abstracts from materials in the field of psychology and related disciplines, offering comprehensive coverage of psychological literature.

What information does SAGE Research Methods contain?

A) Information on research methods including SAGE books, journals, and reference content. SAGE Research Methods contains information on various research methods, including books, journals, and reference content from SAGE publications.

How many titles does Scopus contain, and from how many publishers worldwide?

A) Over 20,500 titles from 5,000 publishers worldwide. Scopus contains over 20,500 titles from 5,000 publishers worldwide, making it a comprehensive source of scholarly literature.

What does Web of Science provide access to?

D) A and B. Web of Science provides access to the Web of Science Core Collection, which is a large citation database covering science, engineering, medicine, technology, social sciences, arts, and humanities.

What is the focus of Google Scholar?

A) academic output. Google Scholar primarily focuses on indexing and providing access to academic output, including scholarly articles and theses.

What scholarly information does Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition focus on?

D) B and C. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition focuses on scholarly information related to nursing and allied health sciences.

What type of literature does Sociological Abstracts index?

D) A and C. Sociological Abstracts indexes international literature in sociology and related disciplines and includes abstracts from journals and other sources.

What are some features of the Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library?

D) A and B. The Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library offers free registration, abstracts from nursing conferences, investigator-entered information, and access to full-text articles.

Why is it important to review basic concepts involving data?

D) A and B. Reviewing basic concepts involving data is important to ensure data is collected and processed properly, and to apply appropriate statistical formulas.

What are qualitative variables?

C) Variables that represent differences in quality, character, or kind but not in amount. Qualitative variables represent non-numerical characteristics or categories.

What are quantitative variables?

D) A and B. Quantitative variables represent quantity and are numerical in nature.

What are discrete variables?

D) A and B. Discrete variables are counted using integral (non-decimal) values and are numerical in nature.

What are continuous variables?

D) A and B. Continuous variables are counted using decimals or fractions and represent a numerical difference over an interval.

What is measurement in the context of data?

A) the process of assigning a numerical value to a variable. Measurement, in the context of data, is the process of assigning a numerical value to a variable, allowing for quantitative analysis.

What are nominal data?

D) A and B. Nominal data are categorical data used for identifying name or membership to a specific group.

What does ordinal data imply?

C) imposition of ranks or inequalities, where one category is higher than the other. Ordinal data implies the imposition of ranks or inequalities, indicating a hierarchy among categories.

What do interval data indicate?

D) A and C. Interval data indicate an actual amount with an equal unit of measurement separating each value at equal intervals.

How do ratio data differ from interval data?

D) A and B. Ratio data differ from interval data because ratio data have an absolute zero, and multiples have meanings.

What is a popular method of quantitative data collection discussed in the notes?

A) Online Questionnaires. Online questionnaires is a popular method of quantitative data collection discussed in the notes.

What are the primary functions of Google Forms and Microsoft Forms?

D) A and B. The primary functions of Google Forms and Microsoft Forms are collecting and organizing survey data.

What feature does Google Forms offer that Microsoft Forms lacks regarding question types?

A) wider range of question types, including multiple choice, checkboxes, linear scales, and text-based answers. Google Forms offers a wider range of question types compared to Microsoft Forms.

What feature do both Google Forms and Microsoft Forms offer for surveys?

D) A and B. Both Google Forms and Microsoft Forms offer conditional logic, commonly referred to as Branching, for surveys.

What is a significant sharing feature offered by Google Forms but not the standard version of Microsoft Forms?

A) The ability to add collaborators with working email addresses. Google Forms offers the ability to add collaborators with working email addresses, a feature not standard in Microsoft Forms.

What distinctive range does Google Forms provide?

D) All of the above. Google Forms provides a distinctive range of templates that users can utilize to create surveys.

What does Microsoft Forms use to compensate for lack of templates?

B) Themes. Microsoft Forms uses Themes to compensate for the lack of templates, allowing users to customize the look and feel of their surveys.

What type of media embedding do Google Forms perform?

D) A and B. Google Forms allows embedding videos and photos as part of questions, and videos can also be included in separate sections.

What is a unique uncommon feature of Microsoft Forms?

C) QR Code. One unique uncommon feature of Microsoft Forms is its ability to generate a QR Code for easy survey sharing.

What does Google Forms have that Microsoft Forms lacks regarding files?

A) The File Upload feature. Google Forms has a File Upload feature that Microsoft Forms lacks, allowing respondents to upload files as part of their survey responses.

Both Google Forms and Microsoft Forms have support for spreadsheets, what are their differences?

D) A and B. Google Forms stores everything in the cloud, while Microsoft Excel would need to download the spreadsheet for processing.

What is Response Validation?

B) check the answers before submission. Response Validation helps to check the answers before submission, ensuring the data meets specific criteria.

What does Google Forms provides for collecting responses?

C) which lets you collect email addresses of your form respondents. Google Forms provides a feature which lets you collect email addresses of your form respondents, facilitating follow-up and identification.

What is the use of Digital Polls?

D) A and C. Digital Polls allow people to see the responses and the votes of other people toward a topic or an issue in real-time.

What are some of the common features of Survey Monkey?

D) A and B. Some of the common features of Survey Monkey are ready-made templates and an easy-to-use interface, making survey creation simple.

What is the objective after chosen and designed data collection instrument?

D) A and B. After choosing and designing a data collection instrument, the objective is to ensure both RELIABILITY and VALIDITY of the data.

What does processing data mean?

D) All of the above. Processing data means to think of a statistical formula appropriate for the type of data to be processed.

What are some popular spreadsheets for data processing?

D) A and B. Some popular spreadsheets for data processing are Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets, providing basic data manipulation and analysis capabilities.

What is the use of the IBM SPSS software?

D) All of the above. The IBM SPSS software is used for advanced statistical analysis, has a vast library of machine learning algorithms, text analysis, and open-source extensibility.

What is a freeware alternative for SPSS?

B) PSPP. PSPP is a freeware alternative for SPSS, offering similar statistical analysis capabilities.

What does SAS stand for?

C) Statistical Analysis Software. SAS stands for Statistical Analysis Software, a comprehensive statistical analysis system.

What is the description of using NVivo?

D) B and C. NVivo is a Qualitative data analysis software that organizes and manages qualitative data, aiding in the analysis of non-numerical information.

What three general forms are the data are presented in?

D) All of the above. Data are generally presented in three forms: text, tables, and graphics, each serving different purposes in conveying information.

What is IMRAD format paper?

D) All of the above. IMRAD format papers include Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion sections, providing a structured approach to research reporting.

What is the purpose of the introduction in an IMRAD report?

A) To explain why the research is important or necessary. The purpose of the introduction in an IMRAD report is to explain why the research is important or necessary, providing context for the study.

What information goes in the methods section of IMRAD report?

D) All of the above. The methods section of an IMRAD report includes how the study was conducted, information about the population, sample, methods, and equipment.

What should be only found in the result section of the IMRAD report?

B) Findings. Only findings should be reported in the results section of the IMRAD report, presenting the outcomes of the study.

What is explained in the summary of the discussion section?

D) All of the above. The summary of the discussion section explains findings, limitations, and areas for future research.

What is the purpose of the abstract?

D) All of the above. The purpose of the abstract is to present the main findings, results, limitations, and an overview of the study.

What is reported in the results section of IMRAD report?

C) State the main trend data. In the results section of an IMRAD report, it is important to state the main trend data observed in the study.

What are two types of variables or data?

D) A and B. The two types of variables or data are qualitative data and quantitative data, representing non-numerical and numerical information, respectively.

In IMRAD format paper, what should the Abstract provide?

D) All of the above. In an IMRAD format paper, the Abstract should provide main findings, limitations, and a clear statement of the main findings.

What is a key outcome of the evolution of information use in healthcare?

D) A and B. A key outcome of the evolution of information use in healthcare is transforming care delivery and enhancing communication between health professionals and patients.

What impact does ICTs have?

D) All of the above. ICTs are creating more opportunities to deliver care virtually and improving communication between health professionals and patients.

What are applications of nursing informatics?

D) All of the above. Applications of nursing informatics include transforming care delivery, improving communication between health professionals and patients, and assessing and improving patient care.

How digitalization assist for each data patients?

D) B and C. Digitalization assists in improving care delivery and helps in gathering and storing data about patients.

Physiological measures that are documented through patients?

D) All of the above. Physiological measures that are documented through patients include transforming care delivery and utilizing monitoring systems.

How the largest source of assessment data is obtained?

D) All of the above. The largest source of assessment data is obtained through ongoing nursing and the use of monitoring systems.

Patient monitoring allows what?

D) A and B. Patient monitoring allows measuring, recording, distributing, and displaying combinations of vital signs.

What does modern and sophisticated monitoring systems includes?

D) B and C. Modern and sophisticated monitoring systems include parameters like patients’ temperature, heart rates, respiratory rate, and arterial blood pressure.

What happens to the nurses when it comes to automated patients?

D) A and B. Nurses are freed from the technician role of watching machinery, allowing them to focus on patient care with automated patient monitoring.

Accessing research data directly from Electronic Health Records (EHRs), known as?

B) Electronic source data capture (eSource). Accessing research data directly from Electronic Health Records (EHRs) is known as Electronic Source Data Capture (eSource).

FDA priority for has been?

D) Electronic source data capture (eSource) from EHRs. FDA priority for EHR integration has been Electronic source data capture (eSource) from EHRs.

Where has the nurses to document care?

D) A and C. Nurses need to document care wherever patients are found, and computer data entry must occur to ensure accurate records.

Identify one of the goals for what?

D) A and B. One of the goals is moving to point of care systems to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

What is the first step in reducing the time nurses spend on documentation of care?

A) Source data capture. The first step in reducing the time nurses spend on documentation of care is source data capture at the point of care.

What data do Point of care systems use?

D) A and B. Point of care systems use digital hardware and software to improve care delivery and documentation.

Point of care systems allows what?

D) A and B. Point of care systems allow the nurse to interact with the main information system.

Point of care systems should have what concept for the machines?

D) A and B. Point of care systems should have the concept of an open system to interact with the main information system.

Bedside terminals allows what for the nurses

D) A and C. Bedside terminals allow nurses to improve documentation and access and input data without turning on the lights or disturbing the patient.

What do keyboards require some

A) Typing Skills. Keyboards require some typing skills for effective data entry.

Mobile notebook offers?

D) All of the above. Mobile notebooks offer documentation of care and improve communications.

What is needed when the information is urgently needed?

D) All of the above. Nursing data, care systems, and key data are needed when information is urgently required.

Nurses notes have what?

B) Problem focused narrative. Nurses' notes have problem-focused narratives that document patient care.

There is what for recording nursing observations

A) Automated Methods. There are automated methods for recording nursing observations, improving accuracy and efficiency.

What is it called when there is access to immediate data?

C) Expanded Accessibility. Access to immediate data is often termed as expanded accessibility, improving the speed and quality of care.

What are Potential benefits for patients after using system?

D) B and C. Potential benefits for patients after using a system include quick access to health information and better handling of medical emergencies.

Nurses should what data that can involved is to

A) Principle gather essential information. Nurses should gather essential information to provide effective care.

Paper records are ?

A) Episode oriented. Paper records are often episode oriented, focusing on specific encounters or events.

Legal record that describes as the single encounter?

A) EMR. A legal record that describes the single encounter is called an Electronic Medical Record (EMR).

What does promise with EHR data?

B) Make a positive impact on the quality of patient care. EHR data promises to make a positive impact on the quality of patient care through improved information access.

What is one of the unique feature in?

B) All patient’s information into one record. A unique feature in EHRs is the consolidation of all patient’s information into one record.

What is the most efficient of following safety in care

D) All of the above. The most efficient way of following safety in care involves a combination of logical restrictions and physical restrictions to protect information.

What measure is included in logical?

D) All of the above. A logical measure includes Automatic Sign off.

What safety measure can include by protecting private safety network?

D) All of the above. Safety measures can include a firewall to protect the private safety network.

Physical safety measure is by using

D) All of the above. Physical safety measures can include private filters to protect sensitive information.

What measure do have to prevent and detect theft?

D) All of the above. Measures to prevent and detect theft include using motion detectors or alarms.