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brutforce

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Which term is used to describe the reduction of risk because of an experimental treatment?
 
  a. Relative risk reduction
  b. Number needed to treat
  c. Control event rate
  d. Absolute risk reduction

Question 2

Which database is most likely to yield the highest-level evidence for a nurse researcher?
 
  a. Psychological abstracts
  b. Google.com
  c. Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL)
  d. Cochrane Review



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D

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A Relative risk ratio is the risk of the event after the experimental treatment as a percentage of the original risk.
B Number needed to treat is the estimated number of treatment patients needed versus standard treatment for one patient to benefit.
C Control event rate is the proportion of patients in whom an event is observed in the control group.
D Absolute risk reduction is the description of risk in absolute terms because it is the difference between risk observed in those who did and did not experience the event.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D

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A Psychological abstracts will not necessarily target the topical area or have systematic reviews.
B Google is a search engine on the Internet and would not contain systematic research reviews.
C CINAHL may have studies on this topic but not necessarily meta-analyses or systematic reviews.
D The Cochrane Review database provides systematic reviews that are primarily meta-analyses of interventions for health-related disorders.



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