Test Bank for Burns and Groves The Practice
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of Nursing Research 9th Edition by Gray.
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,Chapter 1: Discovering the World of Nursing Research Tes
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MULTIPLE CHOICE s!
1. Nurses with a bachelor’s degree in nursing can participate in the implementation of evidence-
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s! based protocols in practice. This means that the BSN nurse
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a. Develops evidence-based guidelines s! s!
b. Designs research studies, on which protocols may be based s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s!
c. Evaluates and revises evidence-based protocols s! s! s! s!
d. Contributes practice wisdom when applying protocols in patient settings s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s!
e. Mentors PhD researchers in the clinical setting during protocol development
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ANS: D s!
Nurses with a BSN degree have knowledge of the research process and skills in reading and cri
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tically appraising studies. They assist with the implementation of evidence-
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based guidelines, protocols, algorithms, and policies in practice. This implies that nurses provi
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de their point of view, from the clinician’s vantage, when new protocols are being put into pra
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ctice, and continue to provide feedback, regarding the positive and negative aspects of those p
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rotocols.
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2. Research is designed to test the idea of providing companion dogs to elders in a major hospita
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l, in order to determine the effect upon the elders’ level of orientation. (The dogs’ level of orien
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tation will not be a focus of the research.) This type of study can do which of the following?
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a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
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Control is the ability to manipulate the situation to produce the desired outcome. Description i
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nvolves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and, sometimes, the re
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lationships among them. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identif
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ies the reasons why certain events occur. The ability to estimate the probability of a specific o
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utcome in a given situation in nursing practice is known as prediction. The researcher’s focus
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is on predicting what is likely.
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3. A researcher wants to find out whether children with autism who are hospitalized on a pediatr
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ic ward will require more hours of nursing care than average children when the parents or care
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givers are not present. What type of research outcome does this provide?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explantation
d. Prediction
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Control is the ability to manipulate the situation to produce the desired outcome. Description i
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nvolves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and, sometimes, the re
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lationships among them. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identif
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ies the reasons why certain events occur. The ability to estimate the probability of a specific o
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utcome in a given situation in nursing practice is known as prediction. The researcher’s focus
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is on predicting what is likely.
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4. A researcher who desires to determine the cause-and-
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effect relationship between requiring that all children under the age of 8 will ride in special c
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are harnesses and the subsequent rate of children’s spinal cord injury will consequently utiliz
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e which form of nursing research?
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a. Descriptive research s!
b. Outcomes research s!
c. Qualitative research s!
d. Quantitative research s!
ANS: D s!
Quantitative research, the most frequently used method, is a formal, objective, systematic met
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hodology to describe variables, test relationships, and examine cause-and-
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effect interactions. Quantitative research includes experimental research, which is the method
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for testing cause-and-
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effect relationships between and among specific variables. Qualitative research methods are u
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sed for explaining meanings and describing experiences in context. Descriptive research invol
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ves identifying and understanding the nature of phenomena and, sometimes, the relationships
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among them. Outcomes research examines the end result of care in huge populations, most ofte
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n retrospectively, using a database.
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5. Despite the presence of an intraventricular drain, the intracranial pressure of an ICU neuro pati
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ent remains increased. The nurse recalibrates the machine, makes sure the monitor is on the sa
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me level as the drain, checks all connections, and then notifies the physician, who comes to the
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unit and inserts a new drain. What type of reasoning prompts the nurse to recalibrate, ensure p
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roper placement, and check connections?
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a. Abstract reasoning s!
b. Concrete thinking s!
c. Logistic reasoning s!
d. Reality testing s!
ANS: C s!
Logistic reasoning is used to break a whole into parts that can be carefully examined. Concret
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e thinking is oriented toward and limited by tangible things or by events that are observed and
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experienced in reality. Abstract reasoning is oriented toward the development of an idea witho
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ut application to, or association with, a particular instance. Reality testing is used to validate w
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hat is observed in the empirical world.
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6. A nurse with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing agitated patients i
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n the emergency department. The resultant policy emanates from
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b. Concrete thinking s!
c. Logistic reasoning s!
d. Reality testing s!
ANS: A s!
Abstract reasoning is oriented toward the development of an idea without application to, or as
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sociation with, a particular instance. Concrete thinking is oriented toward and limited by tangi
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ble things or by events that are observed and experienced in reality. Logistic reasoning is used t
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o break a whole into parts that can be carefully examined. Reality testing is used to validate w
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hat is observed in the empirical world.
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7. A nurse with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing agitated patients i
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n the emergency department. The type of reasoning the nurse uses to do this is
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s! reas
oning.
a. Problematic
b. Operational
c. Logistic
d. Inductive
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Inductive reasoning involves reasoning that moves from the specific to the general, whereby p
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articular instances are observed and then combined into a larger whole or general statement. Pr
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oblematic reasoning involves (1) identifying a problem and factors influencing it, (2) selecting
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solutions to the problem, and (3) resolving the problem. Operational reasoning involves the i
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dentification of and discrimination among many alternatives and viewpoints.
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Logistic reasoning is used to break the whole into parts that can be carefully examined, as the r
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elationships among the parts can also be. s! s! s! s! s! s!
DIF: Cognitive Level: Synthesis s! s! REF: Page 7 s ! s!
8. What is the best explanation of intuition that forms a legitimate source of knowledge in
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nursing?
a. It is based on knowledge thoroughly incorporated into thought but seldom
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articulated.
b. It is based on a gift from the universe and should be honored when it arrives.
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c. It is never inaccurate.
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d. It is a revisiting of old knowledge, accompanied by deep reflection.
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ANS: A s!
Intuition is the revisiting of old knowledge accompanied by deep reflection.
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9. Why is operational reasoning necessary for research?
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a. Abstract concepts are of no use to nursing. s! s! s! s! s! s! s!
b. Standard interventions are obtained from operational reasoning. s! s! s! s! s! s!
c. It allows the researcher to measure the concepts studied.
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d. It facilitates the researcher’s rapport with families.
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of Nursing Research 9th Edition by Gray.
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,Chapter 1: Discovering the World of Nursing Research Tes
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t Bank
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MULTIPLE CHOICE s!
1. Nurses with a bachelor’s degree in nursing can participate in the implementation of evidence-
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s! based protocols in practice. This means that the BSN nurse
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a. Develops evidence-based guidelines s! s!
b. Designs research studies, on which protocols may be based s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s!
c. Evaluates and revises evidence-based protocols s! s! s! s!
d. Contributes practice wisdom when applying protocols in patient settings s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s!
e. Mentors PhD researchers in the clinical setting during protocol development
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ANS: D s!
Nurses with a BSN degree have knowledge of the research process and skills in reading and cri
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tically appraising studies. They assist with the implementation of evidence-
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based guidelines, protocols, algorithms, and policies in practice. This implies that nurses provi
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de their point of view, from the clinician’s vantage, when new protocols are being put into pra
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ctice, and continue to provide feedback, regarding the positive and negative aspects of those p
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rotocols.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis s! s! REF: Page 4 s ! s!
2. Research is designed to test the idea of providing companion dogs to elders in a major hospita
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l, in order to determine the effect upon the elders’ level of orientation. (The dogs’ level of orien
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tation will not be a focus of the research.) This type of study can do which of the following?
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a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
ANS: A s!
Control is the ability to manipulate the situation to produce the desired outcome. Description i
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nvolves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and, sometimes, the re
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lationships among them. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identif
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ies the reasons why certain events occur. The ability to estimate the probability of a specific o
s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s!
utcome in a given situation in nursing practice is known as prediction. The researcher’s focus
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is on predicting what is likely.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application s! s! REF: Page 13 s ! s!
3. A researcher wants to find out whether children with autism who are hospitalized on a pediatr
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ic ward will require more hours of nursing care than average children when the parents or care
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givers are not present. What type of research outcome does this provide?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explantation
d. Prediction
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Control is the ability to manipulate the situation to produce the desired outcome. Description i
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nvolves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and, sometimes, the re
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lationships among them. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identif
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ies the reasons why certain events occur. The ability to estimate the probability of a specific o
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utcome in a given situation in nursing practice is known as prediction. The researcher’s focus
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is on predicting what is likely.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application s! s! REF: Page 16 s ! s!
4. A researcher who desires to determine the cause-and-
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effect relationship between requiring that all children under the age of 8 will ride in special c
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are harnesses and the subsequent rate of children’s spinal cord injury will consequently utiliz
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e which form of nursing research?
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a. Descriptive research s!
b. Outcomes research s!
c. Qualitative research s!
d. Quantitative research s!
ANS: D s!
Quantitative research, the most frequently used method, is a formal, objective, systematic met
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hodology to describe variables, test relationships, and examine cause-and-
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effect interactions. Quantitative research includes experimental research, which is the method
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for testing cause-and-
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effect relationships between and among specific variables. Qualitative research methods are u
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sed for explaining meanings and describing experiences in context. Descriptive research invol
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ves identifying and understanding the nature of phenomena and, sometimes, the relationships
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among them. Outcomes research examines the end result of care in huge populations, most ofte
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n retrospectively, using a database.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application s! s! REF: Page 3 s ! s!
5. Despite the presence of an intraventricular drain, the intracranial pressure of an ICU neuro pati
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ent remains increased. The nurse recalibrates the machine, makes sure the monitor is on the sa
s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s!
me level as the drain, checks all connections, and then notifies the physician, who comes to the
s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s!
unit and inserts a new drain. What type of reasoning prompts the nurse to recalibrate, ensure p
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roper placement, and check connections?
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a. Abstract reasoning s!
b. Concrete thinking s!
c. Logistic reasoning s!
d. Reality testing s!
ANS: C s!
Logistic reasoning is used to break a whole into parts that can be carefully examined. Concret
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e thinking is oriented toward and limited by tangible things or by events that are observed and
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experienced in reality. Abstract reasoning is oriented toward the development of an idea witho
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ut application to, or association with, a particular instance. Reality testing is used to validate w
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hat is observed in the empirical world.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application s! s! REF: Page 6 s ! s!
6. A nurse with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing agitated patients i
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n the emergency department. The resultant policy emanates from
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, a. Abstract reasoning s!
b. Concrete thinking s!
c. Logistic reasoning s!
d. Reality testing s!
ANS: A s!
Abstract reasoning is oriented toward the development of an idea without application to, or as
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sociation with, a particular instance. Concrete thinking is oriented toward and limited by tangi
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ble things or by events that are observed and experienced in reality. Logistic reasoning is used t
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o break a whole into parts that can be carefully examined. Reality testing is used to validate w
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hat is observed in the empirical world.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application s! s! REF: Page 7 s ! s!
7. A nurse with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing agitated patients i
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n the emergency department. The type of reasoning the nurse uses to do this is
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s! reas
oning.
a. Problematic
b. Operational
c. Logistic
d. Inductive
ANS: D s!
Inductive reasoning involves reasoning that moves from the specific to the general, whereby p
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articular instances are observed and then combined into a larger whole or general statement. Pr
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oblematic reasoning involves (1) identifying a problem and factors influencing it, (2) selecting
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solutions to the problem, and (3) resolving the problem. Operational reasoning involves the i
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dentification of and discrimination among many alternatives and viewpoints.
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Logistic reasoning is used to break the whole into parts that can be carefully examined, as the r
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elationships among the parts can also be. s! s! s! s! s! s!
DIF: Cognitive Level: Synthesis s! s! REF: Page 7 s ! s!
8. What is the best explanation of intuition that forms a legitimate source of knowledge in
s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s! s!
nursing?
a. It is based on knowledge thoroughly incorporated into thought but seldom
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articulated.
b. It is based on a gift from the universe and should be honored when it arrives.
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c. It is never inaccurate.
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d. It is a revisiting of old knowledge, accompanied by deep reflection.
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ANS: A s!
Intuition is the revisiting of old knowledge accompanied by deep reflection.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application s! s! REF: Page 5 s ! s!
9. Why is operational reasoning necessary for research?
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a. Abstract concepts are of no use to nursing. s! s! s! s! s! s! s!
b. Standard interventions are obtained from operational reasoning. s! s! s! s! s! s!
c. It allows the researcher to measure the concepts studied.
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d. It facilitates the researcher’s rapport with families.
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