byLMinaLSingh,LRN,LRP,LBSc,LBScNLMEd,LPhD,LI-
FCNEI,LCherylynLCameron,LRN,LPhD,LGeriLLoBiondo-
Wood,LPhD,LRN,LFAANLandLJudithLHaber,LPhD,LRN,LFAAN
TABLELOFLCONTENT
PartLI:LResearchLOverviewLResearchLVignette:LALProgramLofLResearchLinLTransculturalLNursing
1. TheLRoleLofLResearchLinLNursing
2. TheoreticalLFramework
3. CriticalLReadingLStrategies:LOverviewLofLtheLResearchLProcess
4. DevelopingLResearchLQuestions,LHypotheses,LandLClinicalLQuestions
5. FindingLandLAppraisingLtheLLiterature
6. LegalLandLEthicalLIssues
PartLII:LQualitativeLResearchLResearchLVignette:LCreatingLQualitativelyLDerivedLKnowledgeLforLaLPracticeLDiscipline
7. IntroductionLtoLQualitativeLResearch
8. QualitativeLApproachesLtoLResearch
PartLIII:LQuantitativeLResearchLResearchLVignette:LTacklingLtheLPreventionLofLFallsLAmongLOlderLAdults
9. IntroductionLtoLQuantitativeLResearch
10. ExperimentalLandLQuasiexperimentalLDesigns
11. Non-experimentalLDesigns
PartLIV:LProcessesLRelatedLtoLResearchLResearchLVignette:LPartneringLwithLparentsLtoLreduceLnewbornLpainL-
LevidenceLandLimplementation
12. Sampling
13. DataLCollectionLMethods
14. RigourLinLResearch
15. QualitativeLDataLAnalysis
16. QuantitativeLDataLAnalysis
17. PresentingLtheLFindings
PartLV:LCritiquingLResearchLResearchLVignette:LALProgramLofLResearch
18. CritiquingLQualitativeLResearch
19. CritiquingLQuantitativeLResearch
PartLVI:LApplicationLofLResearch:LEvidence-InformedLPracticeLResearchLVignette:LFromLmyLPh.D.LtoLherLPost-
DoctoralLstudies:LBuildingLaL SurvivorshipLCancerLCareLProgram
20. DevelopingLanLEvidence-InformedLPracticeLResearchLVignette:LSocialLSupportLNeedsLofLOlderLAdults
,ChapterL01:LTheLRoleLofLResearchLinLNursing
LoBiondo-Wood:LNursingLResearchLinLCanada,L4thLEdition
MULTIPLELCHOICE
1. ALkeyLstepLtoLtheLdevelopmentLofLnursingLresearchLwas
a. theLendowmentLofLnursingLresearchLchairs.
b. universitiesLofferingLbaccalaureateLnursingLprograms.
c. aLbaccalaureateLdegreeLbecomingLtheLentryLtoLpractice.
d. theLCanadianLNursesLAssociationLdevelopingLaLresearchLmandate.
ANS:L B
Feedback
A EndowmentLofLnursingLresearchLchairsLdidLnotLoccurLuntilLtheLnumberLofLnurs
esLwithLPhDLdegreesLincreased.
B UniversitiesLofferingLbaccalaureateLnursingLprogramsLprovidedLanLintroductionL
toLresearchLwithinLtheLBScNLprogramsLandLledLtoLfurtherLnursingLeducationLat
Lthe
MSNLandLPhDLlevels.
C BaccalaureateLdegreesLbecomingLtheLentryLtoLpracticeLdidLnotLoccurLuntil
LtheLtwenty-firstLcentury.
D TheLCanadianLNursesLAssociationLdidLnotLdevelopLaLresearchLmandateLuntilLth
e
endLofLtheLtwentiethLcentury.
DIF: CognitiveLLevel:LApplication
MSC:L NCLEXLClientLCareLNeedsLCategory:LSafeLandLEffectiveLCareLEnvironment;LHealthLProm
otionLandLMaintenance
2. HowLisLnursingLresearchLsignificantLtoLtheLprofessionLofLnursing?
a. ResponsibilityLisLmoreLspecificallyLdefined.
b. LiabilityLwithinLtheLpracticeLofLnursingLisLdecreased.
c. ALspecializedLbodyLofLknowledgeLisLgeneratedLforLuseLinLtheLdeliveryLofLhealthLcare.
d. TheLscopeLofLnursingLpracticeLisLexpandedLintoLareasLformerlyLreservedLforL
otherLdisciplines.
ANS:L C
Feedback
A ResearchLaidsLinLdocumentingLaccountabilityLofLnurses,LbutLprofessional
guidelinesLregardingLresponsibilityLalreadyLexist.
B LiabilityLisLaLlegalLconcept.LResearchLdoesLnotLpromoteLliability.
C Theory-basedLnursingLresearchLprovidesLaLfoundationLforLevidence-
informedLnursingLcare.
D NursingLresearchLexpandsLtheLdisciplineLofLnursingLasLitLpertainsLtoLnursingLpr
actice.
DIF: CognitiveLLevel:LComprehension
MSC:L NCLEXLClientLCareLNeedsLCategory:LSafeLandLEffectiveLCareLEnvironment;LHealthLProm
otionLandLMaintenance
, 3. WhyLareLnursingLpractice–
orientedLscientificLinvestigationsLvaluable?
a. TheyLvalidateLtheLeffectivenessLofLparticularLnursingLinterventions.
b. TheyLencourageLconsumersLtoLquestionLtheLqualityLofLhealthLcare.
c. TheyLlimitLtheLtheoryLbaseLforLclinicalLdecisionLmaking.
d. TheyLmandateLhealthLcareLreform.
ANS:L A
Feedback
A Practice-
focusedLresearchLsupportsLtheLeffectivenessLofLnursingLinterventionsLand
reinforcesLqualityLofLnursingLcare.
B OnLtheLcontrary,LtheyLhelpLreassureLconsumersLaboutLtheLqualityLofLhealthLcar
e.
C TheyLsupportLtheLdevelopmentLofLtheLtheoryLbaseLforLclinicalLdecisionLmaking
.
D TheyLreinforceLtheLeffectivenessLofLcurrentLnursingLpractice.
DIF: CognitiveLLevel:LComprehension
MSC:L NCLEXLClientLCareLNeedsLCategory:LSafeLandLEffectiveLCareLEnvironment;LHealthLProm
otionLandLMaintenance
4. WhenLaLchangeLinLnursingLpracticeLresultsLinLdecreasedLcostLofLcare,LwhatLadditionalL
factorLmustLbeLconsideredLbeforeLgeneralLimplementationLofLthisLchange?
a. EnsuringLcomplianceLofLtheLchangeLbyLnursesLwithLdiverseLeducati
onalLbackgrounds
b. MaintainingLorLimprovingLtheLqualityLofLcareLresultingLfromLtheLchangeLinLpractice
c. EncouragingLpatientsLtoLbeLactiveLpartnersLinLtheirLhealthLcareLdecisions
d. DisseminatingLtheLchangeLbeyondLtheLdisciplineLofLnursing
ANS:L B
Feedback
A NotLallLnursesLareLresponsibleLforLsupervisingLcomplianceLwithLnewLmeasures.
B NursesLareLaccountableLtoLmaintainLqualityLpatientLcareLdespiteLcost-cutting
measures.
C NursesLshouldLencourageLpatientLparticipationLinLcareLdespiteLcost-
cuttingLmeasures.
D NursesLareLnotLresponsibleLforLreformingLotherLdisciplines.
DIF: CognitiveLLevel:LAnalysis
MSC:L NCLEXLClientLCareLNeedsLCategory:LSafeLandLEffectiveLCareLEnvironment;LHealthLProm
otionLandLMaintenance
5. WhyLdoLnursesLwhoLdoLnotLconductLresearchLneedLtoLunderstandLtheLnursingLresearchLpro
cess?
a. ToLidentifyLpotentialLparticipantsLforLclinicalLresearchLstudies
b. ToLassistLinLcollectingLaccurateLdataLforLclinicalLresearchLstudies
c. ToLteachLpatientsLandLfamiliesLaboutLtheLusefulnessLofLparticipationLinLresearch
d. ToLbeLableLtoLevaluateLnursingLresearchLreportsLforLrelevanceLtoLtheirLownLcli
nicalLpractice
ANS:L D