NURS 547 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS &
ACTUAL CORRECT ANSWERS
tradition - CORRECT ANSWER the way things have been done
authority - CORRECT ANSWER from experts
research - CORRECT ANSWER systematic inquiry to develop knowledge or solve a
problem
nursing research - CORRECT ANSWER systematic inquiry to develop knowledge
about issues of importance to the nursing profession
who started research in nursing - CORRECT ANSWER Florence nightingale
first organization to fund nursing research - CORRECT ANSWER sigma theta tau
international nursing society
first things studied in nursing research - CORRECT ANSWER educational prep of
nurse teachers, admins, public health nurses, and clinical experience of nursing
students
focus of nursing research in 1950s - CORRECT ANSWER nurses: who, what, why,
characteristics, perception
nursing research journal began publigaiton in 1952 - CORRECT ANSWER nursing
research
1960s nursing research - CORRECT ANSWER practice-oreientation research on
clinical topics
further nursing research in 1970s - CORRECT ANSWER scientific base for practice
2 major 1980s developments - CORRECT ANSWER research priorities, research
utilization
major development of 1990s - CORRECT ANSWER establishment of national institute
of nursing research
NINR supports what - CORRECT ANSWER health lifestyles, quality of life, etc.
, NINR grants - CORRECT ANSWER research grants, traning grants, career
development grants, center grants
R grants - CORRECT ANSWER research grants
T grants - CORRECT ANSWER training grants
F grants - CORRECT ANSWER training grants
K grants - CORRECT ANSWER career development grants
purposes of nursing research - CORRECT ANSWER basic, applied, identification,
description, exploration, explanation, prediction
research utilization - CORRECT ANSWER more narrow than evidence based practice
use of study findings in a practical application
evidence based practice - CORRECT ANSWER broader than research utilization
basing clinical decisions on best possible evidence
systematic review - CORRECT ANSWER collection of relevant primary papers that
deal with a focused question
class of recommendation - CORRECT ANSWER indicates strength of a
recommendation and requires judgement about strenghts and weakness of study data
class 1 > class 3
levels of evidence - CORRECT ANSWER combines an objective description of the
existence and the types of studies supporting the recomendation and expert concensus
level a - multiple random
level b - single random
level c - opinions
hierarchy of evidence - CORRECT ANSWER level VII (lowest) to level 1
barriers to using research in nursing practice - CORRECT ANSWER research related,
nursing related, organizaitonal
model for knowledge transfer - CORRECT ANSWER discover -> summary ->
translation -> integration -> evaluation
discovery - CORRECT ANSWER knowledge generating stage
summary - CORRECT ANSWER evidence summary, task to synthesize research
knowledge
ACTUAL CORRECT ANSWERS
tradition - CORRECT ANSWER the way things have been done
authority - CORRECT ANSWER from experts
research - CORRECT ANSWER systematic inquiry to develop knowledge or solve a
problem
nursing research - CORRECT ANSWER systematic inquiry to develop knowledge
about issues of importance to the nursing profession
who started research in nursing - CORRECT ANSWER Florence nightingale
first organization to fund nursing research - CORRECT ANSWER sigma theta tau
international nursing society
first things studied in nursing research - CORRECT ANSWER educational prep of
nurse teachers, admins, public health nurses, and clinical experience of nursing
students
focus of nursing research in 1950s - CORRECT ANSWER nurses: who, what, why,
characteristics, perception
nursing research journal began publigaiton in 1952 - CORRECT ANSWER nursing
research
1960s nursing research - CORRECT ANSWER practice-oreientation research on
clinical topics
further nursing research in 1970s - CORRECT ANSWER scientific base for practice
2 major 1980s developments - CORRECT ANSWER research priorities, research
utilization
major development of 1990s - CORRECT ANSWER establishment of national institute
of nursing research
NINR supports what - CORRECT ANSWER health lifestyles, quality of life, etc.
, NINR grants - CORRECT ANSWER research grants, traning grants, career
development grants, center grants
R grants - CORRECT ANSWER research grants
T grants - CORRECT ANSWER training grants
F grants - CORRECT ANSWER training grants
K grants - CORRECT ANSWER career development grants
purposes of nursing research - CORRECT ANSWER basic, applied, identification,
description, exploration, explanation, prediction
research utilization - CORRECT ANSWER more narrow than evidence based practice
use of study findings in a practical application
evidence based practice - CORRECT ANSWER broader than research utilization
basing clinical decisions on best possible evidence
systematic review - CORRECT ANSWER collection of relevant primary papers that
deal with a focused question
class of recommendation - CORRECT ANSWER indicates strength of a
recommendation and requires judgement about strenghts and weakness of study data
class 1 > class 3
levels of evidence - CORRECT ANSWER combines an objective description of the
existence and the types of studies supporting the recomendation and expert concensus
level a - multiple random
level b - single random
level c - opinions
hierarchy of evidence - CORRECT ANSWER level VII (lowest) to level 1
barriers to using research in nursing practice - CORRECT ANSWER research related,
nursing related, organizaitonal
model for knowledge transfer - CORRECT ANSWER discover -> summary ->
translation -> integration -> evaluation
discovery - CORRECT ANSWER knowledge generating stage
summary - CORRECT ANSWER evidence summary, task to synthesize research
knowledge
