NURS 328: NURSING RESEARCH- ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY
LATEST 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH FULL
RATIONALES | INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
Research - correct answer -systematic inquiry that uses structured methods to answer
questions and solve problems
Nursing Research - correct answer -systematic inquiry designed to develop trustworthy
evidence about issues of importance to nurses and their clients
Clinical Nursing Research - correct answer -Research designed to guide nursing practice.
Typically begins with questions that are raised in day- to- day clinical practice- problems that
you may have already encountered.
evidence-based practice - correct answer -The use of the best evidence in making patient care
decisions. Such evidence typically comes from research conducted by nurses and other health
care professionals.
consumers of nursing research - correct answer -nurses who read research report to keep up to
date on findings that may effect their practice.
producers of nursing research - correct answer -nurses who actively design and undertake
studies
translational research - correct answer -research on how findings from studies can best be
translated into practice
clinical significance - correct answer -The practical importance of research results in terms of
whether they have genuine, palpable effects on the daily lives of patients or on health care
decisions made on their behalf
,benchmarking data - correct answer -provides information on such issues as the rates of using
various procedures or rates of clinical problems
quality improvement - correct answer -systematic efforts to improve practices and processes
within a specific organization or patient groups. ie. medication error reports. Can be used to
assess practices and determine the need for practice changes.
Paradigm - correct answer -a worldview, a general perspective to explain the world's
complexities. A way of looking at natural phenomena that encompasses a set of philosophical
assumptions and that guides one's approach to inquiry.
assumption - correct answer -A principle that is believed to be true without solid proof
determinism - correct answer -refers to the positives' belief that phenomena do not happen by
chance but they are controlled and produced by antecedent causes
positivist paradigm - correct answer -research activity often aimed at understanding the
underlying causes of natural phenomena. Closely related to quantitative research.
probabilistic evidence - correct answer -learning what the true state of a phenomenon
probably is.
constructivist paradigm - correct answer -An alternative paradigm (also called naturalistic
paradigm) to the positivist paradigm that holds that there are multiple interpretations of reality,
and that the goal of research is to understand how individuals construct reality within their
context; associated with qualitative research.
Research Methods - correct answer -The techniques researchers use to design a study and to
gather and analyse relevant information
,Scientific Method - correct answer -Involves using a set of orderly procedures to acquire
Empirical evidence - correct answer -evidence that is rooted in objective reality and gathered
directly or indirectly through the senses rather than through personal beliefs or hunches
Generalizability - correct answer -the degree to which the research methods justify the
inference that the findings are true for a broader group than study participants; in particular,
the inference that the findings can be generalized from the sample to the population.
constructivist traditions - correct answer -emphasize the inherent complexity of humans, their
ability to shape and "construct" their own experiences, and the idea that truth is a collection of
realities.
reductionist - correct answer -reduces human experience to only the few concepts that are
defined in advance by researchers rather than naturally emerging from the experiences of those
under study
fallibility - correct answer -the tendency to make mistakes or be wrong
cause probing - correct answer -studies designed to illuminate the underlying causes of
phenomena
descriptive studies - correct answer -researchers count, delineate and classify
descriptive research - correct answer -research that typically has as its main objective the
accurate portrayal of people's characteristics or circumstances and/ or the frequency with which
certain phenomena occur.
, Exploratory Research - correct answer -Begins with a phenomena of interest; but rather than
simply describing it, researchers examine the nature of the phenomenon, the manner in which
it is manifested, and other factors to which it is related- including factors to which it is related.
explanatory research - correct answer -seeks to understand the underlying causes or full nature
of a phenomenon
evidence- based practice - correct answer -the integration of best research evidence with
clinical expertise and patient values
evidence- based practise - correct answer -the ongoing process that incorporates evidence
from research, clinical expertise, client preferences and other available resources to make
nursing decisions about clients. Decision making in nursing practise is influenced by evidence
and also by individual values, client choice, theories, clinical judgement, ethics, legislation,
regulation, health- care resources and practice environments.
Key ingredient of evidence based practice - correct answer -the effort to personalize "best
evidence" to a specific patient's needs within a particular clinical context.
Basic feature of EBP - correct answer -it de- emphasizes decisions based on custom, authority,
or ritual
Emphasis of EBP - correct answer -identifying the best available research evidence and
integrating it with other factors in making clinical decisions
Research utilization - correct answer -the use of findings from studies in a practical application
that is unrelated to the original research
emphasis of research utilization - correct answer -translating new knowledge into real world
applications
LATEST 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH FULL
RATIONALES | INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
Research - correct answer -systematic inquiry that uses structured methods to answer
questions and solve problems
Nursing Research - correct answer -systematic inquiry designed to develop trustworthy
evidence about issues of importance to nurses and their clients
Clinical Nursing Research - correct answer -Research designed to guide nursing practice.
Typically begins with questions that are raised in day- to- day clinical practice- problems that
you may have already encountered.
evidence-based practice - correct answer -The use of the best evidence in making patient care
decisions. Such evidence typically comes from research conducted by nurses and other health
care professionals.
consumers of nursing research - correct answer -nurses who read research report to keep up to
date on findings that may effect their practice.
producers of nursing research - correct answer -nurses who actively design and undertake
studies
translational research - correct answer -research on how findings from studies can best be
translated into practice
clinical significance - correct answer -The practical importance of research results in terms of
whether they have genuine, palpable effects on the daily lives of patients or on health care
decisions made on their behalf
,benchmarking data - correct answer -provides information on such issues as the rates of using
various procedures or rates of clinical problems
quality improvement - correct answer -systematic efforts to improve practices and processes
within a specific organization or patient groups. ie. medication error reports. Can be used to
assess practices and determine the need for practice changes.
Paradigm - correct answer -a worldview, a general perspective to explain the world's
complexities. A way of looking at natural phenomena that encompasses a set of philosophical
assumptions and that guides one's approach to inquiry.
assumption - correct answer -A principle that is believed to be true without solid proof
determinism - correct answer -refers to the positives' belief that phenomena do not happen by
chance but they are controlled and produced by antecedent causes
positivist paradigm - correct answer -research activity often aimed at understanding the
underlying causes of natural phenomena. Closely related to quantitative research.
probabilistic evidence - correct answer -learning what the true state of a phenomenon
probably is.
constructivist paradigm - correct answer -An alternative paradigm (also called naturalistic
paradigm) to the positivist paradigm that holds that there are multiple interpretations of reality,
and that the goal of research is to understand how individuals construct reality within their
context; associated with qualitative research.
Research Methods - correct answer -The techniques researchers use to design a study and to
gather and analyse relevant information
,Scientific Method - correct answer -Involves using a set of orderly procedures to acquire
Empirical evidence - correct answer -evidence that is rooted in objective reality and gathered
directly or indirectly through the senses rather than through personal beliefs or hunches
Generalizability - correct answer -the degree to which the research methods justify the
inference that the findings are true for a broader group than study participants; in particular,
the inference that the findings can be generalized from the sample to the population.
constructivist traditions - correct answer -emphasize the inherent complexity of humans, their
ability to shape and "construct" their own experiences, and the idea that truth is a collection of
realities.
reductionist - correct answer -reduces human experience to only the few concepts that are
defined in advance by researchers rather than naturally emerging from the experiences of those
under study
fallibility - correct answer -the tendency to make mistakes or be wrong
cause probing - correct answer -studies designed to illuminate the underlying causes of
phenomena
descriptive studies - correct answer -researchers count, delineate and classify
descriptive research - correct answer -research that typically has as its main objective the
accurate portrayal of people's characteristics or circumstances and/ or the frequency with which
certain phenomena occur.
, Exploratory Research - correct answer -Begins with a phenomena of interest; but rather than
simply describing it, researchers examine the nature of the phenomenon, the manner in which
it is manifested, and other factors to which it is related- including factors to which it is related.
explanatory research - correct answer -seeks to understand the underlying causes or full nature
of a phenomenon
evidence- based practice - correct answer -the integration of best research evidence with
clinical expertise and patient values
evidence- based practise - correct answer -the ongoing process that incorporates evidence
from research, clinical expertise, client preferences and other available resources to make
nursing decisions about clients. Decision making in nursing practise is influenced by evidence
and also by individual values, client choice, theories, clinical judgement, ethics, legislation,
regulation, health- care resources and practice environments.
Key ingredient of evidence based practice - correct answer -the effort to personalize "best
evidence" to a specific patient's needs within a particular clinical context.
Basic feature of EBP - correct answer -it de- emphasizes decisions based on custom, authority,
or ritual
Emphasis of EBP - correct answer -identifying the best available research evidence and
integrating it with other factors in making clinical decisions
Research utilization - correct answer -the use of findings from studies in a practical application
that is unrelated to the original research
emphasis of research utilization - correct answer -translating new knowledge into real world
applications
