Test Bank For Nursing Research In Canada,
5th Edition by Mina Singh Chapters 1-chapter
21 with 195 Questions and Answers arranged
chapter by chapter
Nursing research is the systematic inquiry designed to develop trustworthy
evidence about issues of importance to the nursing profession, including
nursing practice, education, administration, and informatics. Within the
Canadian healthcare context, mastering research methods, critical appraisal,
and evidence-informed utilization is vital for undergraduate and graduate
nurses alike
Part I: Research Overview & Foundations (Chapters 1–6)
Chapter 1: The Role of Research in Nursing
1. Q: What was a key foundational step to the development of modern nursing research?
A: Universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs.
2. Q: How is nursing research primarily significant to the nursing profession?
A: It generates a specialized body of knowledge for use in the delivery of health care.
3. Q: Why are nursing practice-oriented scientific investigations valuable?
A: They validate the effectiveness of particular nursing interventions.
4. Q: When a change in nursing practice results in decreased cost, what additional factor
must be prioritized?
A: Maintaining or improving the quality of care resulting from the change.
5. Q: Why do clinical bedside nurses who do not conduct studies need to understand the
research process?
A: To be able to evaluate nursing research reports for relevance to their own clinical
practice.
6. Q: Which historical figure established the foundational approach to modern nursing
research through systematic data collection on soldiers during the Crimean War?
A: Florence Nightingale.
7. Q: What is the primary role of a staff registered nurse regarding ethical research?
A: Protecting human participants by promoting the ethical principles of research.
8. Q: What core relationship exists between nursing theory and nursing research?
A: Both advance the knowledge base of nursing.
9. Q: What is the main responsibility of an intelligent consumer of nursing research?
A: Evaluating the credibility of the research findings.
, 10. Q: Which level of nurse is primarily expected to design, lead, and secure funding for an
independent clinical nursing research study?
A: A nurse prepared at the doctoral (PhD) level.
Chapter 2: Theoretical Frameworks
11. Q: What is the primary function of a conceptual framework in a quantitative research
study?
A: To map out the relationships among abstract variables and provide a context for
interpreting results.
12. Q: How do grand theories differ from middle-range theories in nursing research?
A: Grand theories are extremely broad and abstract, whereas middle-range theories focus
on specific phenomena of clinical interest.
13. Q: What term describes a symbolic representation of phenomena or concepts created to
explain complex relationships?
A: A model or conceptual diagram.
14. Q: In deductive quantitative research, what is the role of existing nursing theory?
A: To generate hypotheses that are subsequently tested through empirical observation.
15. Q: What is the term for a concept that is deliberately created or constructed by
researchers for a specific study (e.g., "coping self-efficacy")?
A: A construct.
16. Q: Why must qualitative researchers be cautious about using rigid theoretical
frameworks too early?
A: It can bias the researcher and constrain the discovery of emic (insider) meanings.
17. Q: What is the primary building block of a theory?
A: Concepts.
18. Q: Which type of theory offers direct guidance for nursing interventions and clinical
decision-making?
A: Middle-range theory.
19. Q: How does a schematic model assist the reader of a research report?
A: It visually clarifies complex interactions among study variables.
20. Q: What is the philosophical underpinning of qualitative research frameworks?
A: Interpretivism, constructivism, or phenomenology.
Chapter 3: Critical Reading Strategies: Overview of the Research Process
21. Q: What is the primary purpose of a research critique?
A: To carefully and objectively evaluate a study's strengths, weaknesses, credibility, and
clinical significance.
22. Q: What distinguishes primary research sources from secondary research sources?
A: Primary sources are written by the original investigators who conducted the study;
secondary sources are descriptions written by someone else.
23. Q: What is the initial step when undertaking a critical appraisal of a quantitative research
report?
A: Comprehending the terms and major sections of the report.
5th Edition by Mina Singh Chapters 1-chapter
21 with 195 Questions and Answers arranged
chapter by chapter
Nursing research is the systematic inquiry designed to develop trustworthy
evidence about issues of importance to the nursing profession, including
nursing practice, education, administration, and informatics. Within the
Canadian healthcare context, mastering research methods, critical appraisal,
and evidence-informed utilization is vital for undergraduate and graduate
nurses alike
Part I: Research Overview & Foundations (Chapters 1–6)
Chapter 1: The Role of Research in Nursing
1. Q: What was a key foundational step to the development of modern nursing research?
A: Universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs.
2. Q: How is nursing research primarily significant to the nursing profession?
A: It generates a specialized body of knowledge for use in the delivery of health care.
3. Q: Why are nursing practice-oriented scientific investigations valuable?
A: They validate the effectiveness of particular nursing interventions.
4. Q: When a change in nursing practice results in decreased cost, what additional factor
must be prioritized?
A: Maintaining or improving the quality of care resulting from the change.
5. Q: Why do clinical bedside nurses who do not conduct studies need to understand the
research process?
A: To be able to evaluate nursing research reports for relevance to their own clinical
practice.
6. Q: Which historical figure established the foundational approach to modern nursing
research through systematic data collection on soldiers during the Crimean War?
A: Florence Nightingale.
7. Q: What is the primary role of a staff registered nurse regarding ethical research?
A: Protecting human participants by promoting the ethical principles of research.
8. Q: What core relationship exists between nursing theory and nursing research?
A: Both advance the knowledge base of nursing.
9. Q: What is the main responsibility of an intelligent consumer of nursing research?
A: Evaluating the credibility of the research findings.
, 10. Q: Which level of nurse is primarily expected to design, lead, and secure funding for an
independent clinical nursing research study?
A: A nurse prepared at the doctoral (PhD) level.
Chapter 2: Theoretical Frameworks
11. Q: What is the primary function of a conceptual framework in a quantitative research
study?
A: To map out the relationships among abstract variables and provide a context for
interpreting results.
12. Q: How do grand theories differ from middle-range theories in nursing research?
A: Grand theories are extremely broad and abstract, whereas middle-range theories focus
on specific phenomena of clinical interest.
13. Q: What term describes a symbolic representation of phenomena or concepts created to
explain complex relationships?
A: A model or conceptual diagram.
14. Q: In deductive quantitative research, what is the role of existing nursing theory?
A: To generate hypotheses that are subsequently tested through empirical observation.
15. Q: What is the term for a concept that is deliberately created or constructed by
researchers for a specific study (e.g., "coping self-efficacy")?
A: A construct.
16. Q: Why must qualitative researchers be cautious about using rigid theoretical
frameworks too early?
A: It can bias the researcher and constrain the discovery of emic (insider) meanings.
17. Q: What is the primary building block of a theory?
A: Concepts.
18. Q: Which type of theory offers direct guidance for nursing interventions and clinical
decision-making?
A: Middle-range theory.
19. Q: How does a schematic model assist the reader of a research report?
A: It visually clarifies complex interactions among study variables.
20. Q: What is the philosophical underpinning of qualitative research frameworks?
A: Interpretivism, constructivism, or phenomenology.
Chapter 3: Critical Reading Strategies: Overview of the Research Process
21. Q: What is the primary purpose of a research critique?
A: To carefully and objectively evaluate a study's strengths, weaknesses, credibility, and
clinical significance.
22. Q: What distinguishes primary research sources from secondary research sources?
A: Primary sources are written by the original investigators who conducted the study;
secondary sources are descriptions written by someone else.
23. Q: What is the initial step when undertaking a critical appraisal of a quantitative research
report?
A: Comprehending the terms and major sections of the report.
