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1. Time lag in research utilization refers to:

a. Length of time from identification of the problem to data collection
b. Time from knowledge identification to use in practice
c. Process used to measure value of research findings
d. Period of time from first study to the next replication

2. Which of the following is NOT a main consideration in quality research studies?

a. Subject's income status
b. Communication channels
c. Time
d. Research process

3. Which of the following is the FIRST step in continuous quality monitoring decision process?

a. Confirmation
b. Decision
c. Implementation
d. Knowledge
e. Persuasion

4. Which of the following processes are best to use when leading change for quality improvement?

a. Diffusion
b. Replication
c. Persuasion
d. Research utilization

5. Which of the following major nursing project resulted in findings that improved quality of nursing care?

a. The Conduct and Utilization of Research in Nursing Project (CURN)
b. The Nursing Child Assessment Satellite Training Project
c. The Iowa Intervention Taxonomy Project
d. WCHEN Regional Program for Nursing Research Development

6. Triangulation is an important consideration for quality outcomes research. Triangulation is least often used in:

a. Data collection
b. Comparative measures
c. Qualitative methods
d. Theory testing

7. Member check is one in quality outcomes research. Member check is:

a. Analysis
b. Comprehension
c. Comparison
d. Evaluation

8. When conducting research on quality outcomes there is no need to use which of the following procedures:

a. Analysis
b. Conceptual clustering
c. Comparison
d. Evaluation

9. In research on quality outcomes which of the following criteria should not be used?

a. Descriptive vividness
b. Theoretical connectedness
c. Intuitive logic
d. Methodological congruence